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Homeland Security-Funded Study Lists People ‘Reverent of Individual Liberty’ as Terrorists
The Blaze ^ | July 3, 2012 | Jason Howerton

Posted on 07/04/2012 12:25:22 AM PDT by Errant

Are you “reverent of individual liberty?“ Are you ”suspicious of centralized federal authority?“ Do you think there is a ”grave threat to national sovereignty and/or personal liberty?”

Well, then you fall into the category of “extreme right-wing” terrorist, according to a new study out of the University of Maryland, which was funded in part by the Department of Homeland Security.

(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: dhs; libertylovers; rightwing; rightwingextremeists
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To: Errant

The report takes its definitions from a 2011 study entitled Profiles of Perpetrators of Terrorism, produced by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, in which the following characteristics are used to identify terrorists.

- Americans who believe their “way of life” is under attack;

- Americans who are “fiercely nationalistic (as opposed to universal and international in orientation)”;

- People who consider themselves “anti-global” (presumably those who are wary of the loss of American sovereignty);

- Americans who are “suspicious of centralized federal authority”;

- Americans who are “reverent of individual liberty”;

- People who “believe in conspiracy theories that involve grave threat to national sovereignty and/or personal liberty.”

The report also lists people opposed to abortion and “groups that seek to smite the purported enemies of God and other evildoers” as terrorists.

http://www.whptv.com/news/local/story/Homeland-Security-report-lists-Liberty-Lovers-as/9UDvfSs0mkaUyVDmHTpz3g.cspx


41 posted on 07/04/2012 10:54:40 AM PDT by yorkie
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To: Errant
The left is big on 'thought crimes'.

All totalitarians are - liberal elites are no exception.

Fast and Furious was about making those on the right look like the criminals the left tells Hollywood, the press, and others with 'more money than brains' ( inherited wealth) types that we are..

Liberal elites tell their 'funders' how awful conservatives are - but every now and then one of them will ask for proof. Where are all the killings the left talks about? Where are the crazed right wingers? Show us the pictures. Show us the guns. Show us the crimes. Why do Tea Party people look so normal?

And since we're NOT doing the crap they say we're doing, they make it up.

They make up the hate crimes - make up the crimes - write hate mail as if it was written by a conservative. Scribble hate on a dorm room - and blame a right winger. Find American guns in the hands of Mexican drug cartels and blame right wingers. Problem is the kid wrote the hate on the dorm wall - the leftist gave the guns to the cartels - and we (conservatives) didn't do any of it.

The left is made up of liars.

The press is so ready to buy the lies that they keep falling for stuff - but even they're stating to wise up.

Just telling their idiots that we're dangerous doesn't work when there are endless pictures of 'the neighbor next door' at Tea Parties. It's hard to paint conservatives as 'crazy' if people can see with their own eyes that we're not.

So, dems lie.

Liberals send themselves hate mail and pretend it from a conservative. They call the ever so ready press... They scribble hate messages on dorm rooms and act like a 'right winger' broke in and did it... cameras catch the liberals in their little lies - and the MSM looks away. Too cowardly to look at the truth - too craven to see the pattern.

42 posted on 07/04/2012 11:17:22 AM PDT by GOPJ (Way to go Kraft Foods. I now associate your brand with anal sex.(Oreo cookies) Freeper agere_contra)
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To: Pontiac

The Islam doesn’t have to be “Radical.” Just plain old Islam and Sharia Law fits those definitions perfectly. Maybe better than any other.


43 posted on 07/04/2012 12:34:36 PM PDT by upchuck (FACEBOOK... Share pointless stuff with friends you don't know. Beg for intrusion into your life.)
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To: Wurlitzer

Well said!!!
Until conservatives get this, we are going to just keep on keeping this country on life support, we are never going to be healed as a nation of the communist disease.


“Where have these “scholars” been going to school?


Perfect question you pose.

The answer is: Public schools infested with union communist scum teachers.

They have been following the communist manifesto to the letter, deconstructing everything the founders created and even destroying the founders themselves.

Once the public school commies dismantled our foundation it was a slam dunk to distort what is right or wrong about this country.

Even when current history shows a 100% failure rate of big government, central planning, dependent citizens, the public schools, followed my all too many communist professors have been able to convince our youth government is the source of all good and the private sector is to be avoided or destroyed at all costs.

Outside of secession, the only solution to bring this country back to greatness will be a long road starting with elimination of the current public school system and at bare minimum, vouchers for private competitive schools. It will take generations before we can flush this communist mentality out of the collective mindset.


44 posted on 07/04/2012 2:05:58 PM PDT by boxlunch
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To: jacknhoo
We had a chance to nominate a moral person to the office.

We had no choice. You do remember the primary battles and what happened ? One by one every top Conservative challenger was destroyed by the RINO/DINO MSM. Every single top conservative one at a time was viciously attacked. They even deployed their Gloria Alred WMD. The MSM selected both current candidates.

45 posted on 07/04/2012 2:33:28 PM PDT by justa-hairyape
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To: Errant

...meanwhile our government is helping terrorists and their sympathizers build the ground zero mosque....


46 posted on 07/04/2012 3:06:48 PM PDT by Tzimisce (THIS SUCKS)
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To: Errant

Put me on the list next to Thomas Jefferson, you goddamn bastards!


47 posted on 07/04/2012 3:13:47 PM PDT by Trod Upon (Obama: Making the Carter malaise look good. Misery Index in 3...2...1)
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To: Conservative Vermont Vet
What do you do when one of these show up, and they surely will. God help us all.


48 posted on 07/04/2012 5:09:28 PM PDT by itsahoot (The Political Elites are the modern Royals, and the king shall have his due.)
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To: Errant

To a would-be oppressive dictatorship, we are.


49 posted on 07/04/2012 5:13:04 PM PDT by ctdonath2 ($1 meals: http://abuckaplate.blogspot.com)
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To: justa-hairyape
We had no choice.

We had a choice, she let us down, so naturally we fall all over ourselves lining up to vote ABO.

Nothing will change as long as we have a corrupt congress and court system. Anyone posting here has already made a list, and they are checking it twice to find out who has been naughty, and who has been nice.

50 posted on 07/04/2012 5:32:53 PM PDT by itsahoot (The Political Elites are the modern Royals, and the king shall have his due.)
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To: itsahoot

IMHO - That was not a let down. That was a personal choice not to become corrupted. It is very difficult for a conservative, in good conscience, to accept running such a corrupt government infrastructure. And judging by how the Conservatives who did run were treated, she made a wise move. This country will never have a true Conservative President again. It is too corrupt to have someone honest at the helm. Time to rebuild.


51 posted on 07/04/2012 6:05:36 PM PDT by justa-hairyape
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To: Errant

I’m honored to be counted thus. Give me liberty or give me death.


52 posted on 07/04/2012 6:51:20 PM PDT by Vor Lady (Everyone should read The Importance of the Electoral College by Geo. Grant)
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To: pabianice

I have always been optimistic of taking back the senate and I remain so. I would bet money on it in fact. It is ours to lose. It has been ours to lose since 2008. The democratic legislative agenda is going to end in 2012.


53 posted on 07/04/2012 8:47:13 PM PDT by RC one (this space intentionally left blank)
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To: itsahoot

break contact and start looking for their families. Happy Independence Day!


54 posted on 07/04/2012 8:51:20 PM PDT by RC one (this space intentionally left blank)
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To: onona; Smokin' Joe; Pontiac; RC one; MCF; af_vet_rr; Conservative Vermont Vet; Diogenesis; ...
This report puts the government’s crosshairs directly on the people who are the heart of America. The lover of liberty, the independent business person, the God fearing help thy neighbor folks, and those individuals that see the signs of the times and are making preparations to defend liberty from an ever oppressive federal government.

But wait, there's more, they used 12 million dollars of our hard earned tax money to pay for this hideous compilation of lies and deceitful claims against the very people who keep this country going and make it great.

So it looks like it’s going to be up to us to protect and defend what liberty we have left, as well as secure our personal safety, since we are now being called terrorists.

Our elected representatives are asleep at the wheel.

IMO, It’s time to wake them the hell up!

55 posted on 07/04/2012 9:39:25 PM PDT by Errant
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To: Errant

Placemark.


56 posted on 07/04/2012 10:14:03 PM PDT by little jeremiah
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To: Errant
"Wake them up"

Good idea. Any suggestions as to 'how'?

57 posted on 07/04/2012 10:26:48 PM PDT by yorkie
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To: yorkie
I can tell you that I intend to contact every local, state and federal official that I have, voice my concerns and request an investigation into this and I expect a report back to me with the findings.

This is the real deal folks. Our safety, not to mention liberty is at stake. Are we going to just remain silent while we are picked off a few at a time?

I suggest instead, it's time to raise all matter of hell about this dangerous report that is an obvious attempt to paint heartland Americans as terrorists and about the excessive wasted funds used to put together.

If we don't all speak up now and loudly, then when?

58 posted on 07/04/2012 10:56:42 PM PDT by Errant
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To: Errant
So it looks like it’s going to be up to us to protect and defend what liberty we have left, as well as secure our personal safety, since we are now being called terrorists.

Our elected representatives are asleep at the wheel.

IMO, It’s time to wake them the hell up!


Plenty of those elected representatives helped support and fund the creation of the Department of Homeland Security.... Plenty of people on the right were raising warning flags, that it would be used against us or others like us at some point.
59 posted on 07/04/2012 11:50:35 PM PDT by af_vet_rr
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To: justa-hairyape
It is too corrupt to have someone honest at the helm. Time to rebuild

We get what we want at the risk of getting what we deserve. The Republic died this week and few even noticed.

60 posted on 07/05/2012 1:16:09 AM PDT by itsahoot (The Political Elites are the modern Royals, and the king shall have his due.)
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