(Download) "Terror Begins at Home: Will the Obama Years See Another Militia Scare? (America)" by The American Conservative # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Terror Begins at Home: Will the Obama Years See Another Militia Scare? (America)
- Author : The American Conservative
- Release Date : January 23, 2009
- Genre: Politics & Current Events,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 60 KB
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SINCE THE NEW DEAL, fears of terrorism and subversion have played a central role in U.S. political life. But the ways in which government and media conceive those menaces can change with astonishing speed. Such tectonic shifts usually occur because of the ideological bent of the administration in power. When a strongly liberal administration takes office, it brings with it a new rhetoric of terrorism, and new ways of understanding the phenomenon. Based on the record of past Democratic administrations, in the near future terrorism will almost certainly be coming home. This does not necessarily mean more attacks on American soil. Rather, public perceptions of terrorism will shift away from external enemies like al-Qaeda and Hezbollah and focus on domestic movements on the Right. We will hear a great deal about threats from racist groups and right-wing paramilitaries, and such a perceived wave of terrorism will have real and pernicious effects on mainstream politics. If history is any guide, the more loudly an administration denounces enemies on the far Right, the easier it is to stigmatize its respectable and nonviolent critics.