Homeland Security Now Where 'Nazis.US' Redirects – How Convenient
The mainstream story reports this as a simple, if bizarre, technicality. What Newsweek conveniently omits is the historical context of how 'homeland security' has often functioned. The DHS was created post-9/11, consolidating agencies under the banner of combating terrorism—a term whose definition shifts with geopolitical winds. (Remember when critics of government policy were labeled 'domestic
extremists'?) One might almost appreciate the dark irony of a domain associated with hate groups now pointing to an agency that, at various times, has surveilled environmental activists, labor organizers, and racial justice protesters. Perhaps it's a digital 'friendly reminder' from the powers that be: the boogeymen are always out there, and sometimes, the line between who's being watched and
who's doing the watching just… well, redirects. How many times will we be told the threats are external, while ever-expanding surveillance apparatuses are built right here at home (using taxpayer dollars, of course)?