that’s part of her point but there is also a larger point to be made, which was my main point. that being that violence and attacks by right-wing groups are being virtually ignored while violence from left-wing groups and by people with ties to other countries, either political or familial, is immediately investigated and frequently labeled as terrorists, often before there is enough information to make a full determination. my take on aoc’s questions and statements lead me to feel that she brought up the terrorism angle to demonstrate the difference in how federal law enforcement deals with right-wing versus left-wing threats and groups.
while the discussion of the “terror” label might have been the primary point of her questioning, the collateral point of the distinctions federal agencies make between right-wing and left-wing violence and/or groups is there as well and that represents the starting point of my commenting here. i haven’t hidden the basis of my comments and i’m trying to make sure that i’m not moving the goalposts in my discussion of the issues. if you believe i’m making an argument in bad faith please point out where i went off the rails and i will be glad to either clarify my intentions or make a retraction.
