Please stop saying the #Capitol attack was "loosely organized online." The mob used to disguise the core terrorists was loosely organized online. The terrorists were trained ex-military militiamen, and highly organized. They were minutes away from success. apnews.com/article/ex-mil…
This is why people who don't understand terrorism should comment on these things less. The most dangerous of these groups have been recruiting and training ex-military and law enforcement for years. They are not a bunch of yahoos. They are very dangerous.
https://twitter.com/SulomeAnderson/status/1347992454499356674?s=20
Do you know how hard it is to storm the seat of our government, fight back the police that weren't sympathetic to them, and almost succeed in taking members of Congress hostage? That takes organization and discipline. Why would so many troops deploy against semi-organized trolls?
The FBI and military are clearly very aware that this is a major terror threat, and that's good. But it's important that each of you, in your daily lives, also take this seriously and don't shrug it off to go about your business. Be cautious. Take care until this dies down.
P.S. I'm not talking about "Zip-Tie [Plastic Restraints] Guy," either. Those were the poseurs. The others are the real deal. There were more than you think, they were not cosplaying and you know that why? Because many of you don't believe they were there.
https://twitter.com/MacWBishop/status/1349494523722936326?s=20
Wait! One more thing, while I have your attention. There is the matter of all the explosives found around the Capitol. Pipe bombs, regular bombs and homemade napalm aren't exactly something "loosely organized" mobs think to bring along with them to a riot. edition.cnn.com/2021/01/08/pol…
So what's more likely, that a bunch of goobers loosely organized online and almost managed to storm and occupy the Capitol; or that there are soldiers all over D.C. right now because there is a major terror threat from highly-organized domestic terrorist groups? Think on it.
Lastly: if you thought these people "loosely organized" online, please ask yourself why it's so hard for you to accept that people who want to destroy our government and everything we stand for aren't brown and Muslim. These are our fellow citizens. We need to really absorb that.
*not that brown Muslims aren't our fellow citizens. that was mostly directed at my white readership ok I'll stop now
I feel like this aged well literally 20 minutes later
https://twitter.com/Joyce_Karam/status/1350542521659760646?s=20
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