Homeland Security Discovers 'Domestic Terrorist' Label Perfect for Dead Woman
When Renee Good was killed by an ICE agent, the official narrative quickly pivoted. Instead of accountability, Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas jumped to label her a 'domestic terrorist.' This isn't just a misuse of a term, as the article suggests, but a politically expedient maneuver right out of the surveillance state playbook. Historically, 'terrorist' has been a magic word, transforming
dissent into a national security threat, justifying everything from Patriot Act infringements to extrajudicial killings. It’s particularly effective when the 'terrorist' can no longer speak for themselves. One might wonder if the criteria for 'domestic terrorist' expand or contract based on who is holding the gun and who is lying dead. It appears protesting against government actions, especially
when those actions are carried out by heavily armed state agents, can now retroactively qualify one for the label. (How convenient.) The real 'terror' for these agencies, it seems, is any challenge to their unchecked authority, quickly re-framed as a threat to the nation itself. It worked wonders post-9/11 for a decade, and it seems the script is still considered effective.