10-4-2021
GOP lawmaker's God-invoking video sounds
like it was 'stripped from a jihadist playbook.
Cawthorn released a video that critics likened
to a call for Christian "holy war," where he
stated that "we are going to stand valiantly,
for God's, God's incredible inherent truths
that predate any version of government."
Meanwhile, Bannon is calling on a
"shock troop brigade," a term harkening back
to Nazi Germany's Stoßtrupp, which would
fight behind enemy lines.
Cawthorn "picks up on the themes that are not
just coming from the Steve Bannon level and
Donald Trump level but the Republican street
and that Republican street is armed, they're
angry,"
warned terrorism expert Malcolm Nance.
"They have been fed an entire line which
makes them believe that America and that
they no longer want the America that the
rest of us live in and they're willing to
take up arms for it."
Nance explained that if the words "Washington"
and "Christian" were removed from the speech,
that it would sound like the same videos he heard analyzing al Qaeda and ISIS communications from calls for jihad.
"The dictionary definition of the word terrorist
is someone or groups of people that use the
threat of violence or intimidation to try and
establish political goals," said Amandi.
"And I look at that Madison Cawthorn clip
and videos that look like they could be stripped
from a jihad playbook.
If it sounds like a domestic terrorist
and it acts like a domestic terrorist and
it's putting out videos that look like they could
be stripped from a jihadist playbook, swapping
in a word or two, it's domestic terrorism!"
Nance also explained that Trump isn't the
bringerof the extremism, he's nothing more
than "the windbag blowing that weather vain."
What he does find concerning are people
like Bannon who is actually working to
organize these people.
"When he made his statement about being
the shock troops, look, he is not taking the
Hitler brown shirt playbook he is absolutely
fascinated with Benito Mussolini and using
the black shirts of the fastest party.
They know they are supporting white
nationalists goals. They know that by
using these terms in a way that there is
some proof they can actually get away
with calling liberals Nazis."
He went on to say that if the U.S. saw this
happening in any other country in the world
we'd be seriously concerned and "we'd be
putting out critical reports and preparing to
do airstrikes."
Amandi said that the reason Bannon is going
to other countries is to prove that his war isn't
merely an American one. He closed by saying
simply that Americans should watch out or risk
becoming like Hungary or Brazil.
"Take this threat seriously," he begged.
"We are under tremendous danger.
And it's going to get worse."
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