{"id":1630944,"date":"2022-09-02T09:47:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T13:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1630944"},"modified":"2022-09-02T09:48:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T13:48:00","slug":"bidens-sinister-soul-of-the-nation-speech-wasnt-his-first-attempt-to-target-political-opponents%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-sinister-soul-of-the-nation-speech-wasnt-his-first-attempt-to-target-political-opponents%ef%bf%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden\u2019s Sinister \u2018Soul Of The Nation\u2019 Speech Wasn\u2019t His First Attempt To Target Political Opponents\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbidens-sinister-soul-of-the-nation-speech-wasnt-his-first-attempt-to-target-political-opponents%25ef%25bf%25bc%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1630944&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Never before has a president given a primetime address to the nation with a backdrop reminiscent of a 1930s authoritarian state to demonize half the country. With the blood-red lighting and two shadowy Marines flanking the President Joe Biden Thurday night, the message was clear: unity can only exist through submission.<\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s job is to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and our way of life. Given that solemn oath, what happens when the president and his administration view nearly half the country as \u201cthreats to democracy,\u201d intent on \u201cdestroying democracy\u201d to usher in an era of \u201csemi-fascism?\u201d If the president and his team truly believe \u201cMAGA\u201d and anyone who subscribes to the America First policies represents \u201can extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic,\u201d how long will it be before the president officially declares tens of millions of Americans as domestic terrorists?<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s speech was dark, gloomy, and filled with contradictions. The speech was not intended to unite Americans, nor was it meant to win over any new voters. While President Biden stated he \u201cwill not let anything tear us apart,\u201d the speech was intended to do just that \u2014 by instilling fear and targeting his political opposition.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone should pay attention because the Biden administration is not just targeting \u201cMAGA Republicans.\u201d They are targeting Republicans, Independents, Libertarians, and disaffected Democrats who support the former president\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n<p>In June 2021, the administration released the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/National-Strategy-for-Countering-Domestic-Terrorism.pdf\">National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism<\/a>.\u201d Unfortunately, it went completely ignored by most media outlets, including conservative organizations. This document is filled with vague terminology where anyone who expresses what the Biden administration deems as anti-government, anti-authority sentiment has the potential to be labeled a domestic violent extremist. For those who believe this document is not designed to target political opposition, look at the dangerous progression since the document was released.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2021, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona encouraged the National School Boards Association to write their now infamous <a href=\"https:\/\/defendinged.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Letter.pdf\">letter<\/a> requesting parents be investigated for complaining about mask mandates and critical race theory (CRT).<\/p>\n<p>Five days later, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a Department of Justice (DOJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-addresses-violent-threats-against-school-officials-and-teachers\">memorandum<\/a> doing just that. The Attorney General denied that this would target ordinary parents simply raising concerns and that it would only be reserved for actual threats. However, DOJ <a href=\"https:\/\/jordan.house.gov\/media\/blog\/whistleblower-fbi-putting-threat-tags-parents-protesting-school-boards\">whistleblowers<\/a> contradict Garland\u2019s claims as the FBI created a new threat tag system and opened dozens of investigations into parents.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone familiar with the \u201cNational Strategy\u201d should not be surprised. In Pillar 4, one of the ways to combat domestic terrorism over the long term is by introducing CRT and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs throughout education curriculums. Under the \u201cNational Strategy,\u201d it would make sense that those opposed to these programs would be considered potential threats.<\/p>\n<p>Three months later, in January 2022, the DOJ announced the creation of a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/11\/doj-creating-unit-focused-on-domestic-terrorism-amid-spike-in-threats\/\">specialized<\/a>\u201d domestic terrorism unit. To this day, very little is known about what this specialized unit does or why it\u2019s even necessary given the extraordinary powers that have already been granted to the government to combat international and domestic terrorism since 9\/11.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2022, DHS Secretary Mayorkas announced the newly created Disinformation Governance Board. Due to the enormous pushback, DHS put the program on hiatus. Last week, they announced the idea has been officially terminated, but do not be surprised if it is rebranded and repackaged under another name. Remember, former press secretary Jen Psaki <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/07\/15\/white-house-flagging-posts-for-facebook-to-censor-due-to-covid-19-misinformation\/\">admitted<\/a> that the White House flags what they consider as misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>A month later, in May 2022, Biden came out accusing his political opponents of belonging to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?c5013660\/president-biden-maga-most-extreme-political-organization-recent-american-history\">the most extreme political organization in history- recent American history<\/a>.\u201d The extremist label was intentional, and it is no coincidence that the words extremist and extremism appear 27-times in the \u201cNational Strategy.\u201d This is part of a sustained campaign to brand political opposition as domestic terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of August 2022, the FBI made the unprecedented decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/08\/29\/the-fbis-trump-raid-should-concern-every-american-including-his-detractors\/\">raid the home of a former President<\/a>. While there is a lot we don\u2019t know, many critics of the FBI remain skeptical of the raid given the increasing political weaponization of the agency. However, according to Garland\u2019s 2.5-minute statement on the raid, no one is allowed to question the professionalism and integrity of the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Biden dubbed the former president and those who support him as a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2022\/08\/26\/remarks-by-president-biden-at-a-at-a-democratic-national-committee-grassroots-rally\/\">threat to our very democracy<\/a>.\u201d At a closed-door fundraiser, Biden took it even further, accusing anyone who supports the former president and his policies of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/08\/25\/biden-touts-agenda-slams-maga-republicans-at-dnc-rally\/\">embrac[ing] political violence<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/08\/25\/biden-touts-agenda-slams-maga-republicans-at-dnc-rally\/\">semi-fascism<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At a campaign rally earlier this week, Biden warned \u201cbrave right-wing Americans\u201d that they will \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/biden-blasted-mocking-brave-second-amendment-defenders-you-need-f-15-fight-america-not-gun\">need an F-15, you need something a little more than a gun<\/a>.\u201d What kind of president threatens F-15\u2019s on their own population?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just the president, who simply reads the script, or his administration, allies in the media consistently use words like \u201cpurge,\u201d \u201creeducate,\u201d \u201ceradicate\u201d and \u201cdeprogram\u201d when talking about republicans and Trump supporters. Senior leaders within the bureaucracy, the self-appointed guardians of democracy, continue to abuse their power by pushing ideology over public service.<\/p>\n<p>This is a coordinated and sustained campaign to portray political opposition as an existential threat and enemies of the state. The timeline of events and the increasingly darker rhetoric indicates that we are heading towards an ominous period in American history.<\/p>\n<p>Too many continue to ignore the mounting evidence of the administration\u2019s sinister attempts to target their political opposition. Those that chalk this up to midterm election campaign rhetoric are delusional. If people had scrutinized the \u201cNational Strategy\u201d when it was released over a year ago, perhaps we wouldn\u2019t be in this position.<\/p>\n<p>If the Biden administration continues down this trajectory, it is only a matter of time before former President Trump and his supporters are officially designated as a domestic terrorist organization.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-comments mt-30 mt-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-comments-container d-flex flex-column align-items-center py-30\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fdrlst-mark.svg\" class=\"img-fluid mb-20\" alt=\"The Federalist logo eagle mark\" \/>    <\/p>\n<p>Unlock commenting by joining the Federalist Community.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/plans\/pricing\/\" class=\"btn btn-on-white\">Subscribe<\/a>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Never before has a president given a primetime address to the nation with a backdrop reminiscent of a 1930s authoritarian state to demonize half the country. 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