Yahoo News Congressman says he's 'tired of playing defense' against conspiracy theories and domestic extremism

yahoo ^ | 2-22-21 | Jon Ward

[central_va]

A congressman who has been fighting conspiracy theories and disinformation believes that the Jan. 6 insurrection was a turning point, and that a critical mass of law enforcement and military institutions are now “playing offense” against right-wing extremism.

“The experience that we all had in the Congress ... on Jan. 6 — that strengthened my determination, our determination,” said Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-N.J. “I'm tired of playing defense. I'm tired of waiting for the next threat. We are now playing offense. We're going to go after these people. We're going to deal with this problem. I'm confident of that.”

[central_va]

Yahoo News reported last week that an internal report by the Department of Homeland Security said right-wing extremists were responsible for the majority of fatal domestic terrorist attacks last year. Top DHS officials and FBI Director Christopher Wray said last year that the biggest domestic terror threat came from right-wing extremists.

[Bogey78O]

If you don’t count crimes against rightwingers, or suspected rightwingers, it’s easy to claim rightwingers are the biggest threat.

[sonofagun]

The next step in Obama’s fundamental transformation of America!

[mdmathis6]

Well if congressmen and senators didn’t act like they had something to hide and use wrap around smear gaslighting, then all the conspiracy mongering would start to diminish.

If he is tired of having his motives questioned, he could always leave the congress!

[JonPreston]

Articles like this are the result of ZERO leadership from people on our political side. GOP’ers have been exposed as totally useless.

[AloneInMass]

Where do I sign up for all this right-wing extremism I keep reading about?

[Tench_Coxe]

They're trying to drum up the nerve to deploy the military/paramilitary domestically. Need to build up the illusion of some internal threat.
Merrick Garland, if confirmed, may well end up being the next Janet Reno. Any Republicans voting to confirm will also have any blood, if it occurs, on their hands as well.

[T.B. Yoits]

I saw the news story where Right-wingers set up an armed encampments in various cities around the country and tried to burn cities down. Oh, my bad, it was Leftists who did that.

[lwd]

"We are now playing offense. We're going to go after these people. We're going to deal with this problem. I'm confident of that."

Exactly who are "these people" he wants to "go after"?? Anyone who voted for Trump? Anyone who thinks the 2020 election was a sham?

[ilgipper]

Start with the adhesions collusion conspiracy and jail the participants. Including Obama and Biden and I will take this as a serious discussion.

[buckalfa]

To the victor goes the privilege of being able to define the narrative and write the history. Think what our outrage would have been if the questionable “insurrection” had happened against a Trump electoral victory. We would be demanding a purge of left wing extremists. Conservatives have assumed that leadership of law enforcement and the military are on our side. The correct assumption is that they are on the side of authority.

[ilgipper]

Adhesion = Russian.

(Terrible spellcheck functionality)

[hawkaw]

I think it is good to see people being charged and hopefully convicted for what went on during January 6, 2021 including looking at some of these groups a lot closer. Peaceful demonstrations are okay. But, destroying property, injuring officers and the rest of what happened was not.

[Irenic]

Congressman saying he’s going after people...

Such a nice country, so free and beautiful with the razor wire fences protecting the big mouths.

[Starboard]

A congressman who has been fighting conspiracy theories and disinformation...

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Gee, no bias there. /sarc

[Starboard]

The next step in Obama’s fundamental transformation of America!

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Its been “transforming” for a long time.

Sadly, I no longer recognize the country I grew up in.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Fun fact about Tom Malinowski. He was one of numerous Demonrats who won by voter fraud in 2020 (and quite probably 2018). Miraculous “victory” in a Republican district by 1% over State Sen. Tom Kean, Jr.

[StAnDeliver]

Gosh since the guy who filmed Ashli Babbitt's murder is actually BLM freakster John Earle "JaydenX" Sullivan, and he has indeed been re-arrested in conjunction with the protestor tours of the Capitol in addition to outstanding charges he has in Provo per BLM agitation earlier in the prior year, perhaps there is hope yet that the alphabets will crack down on Obama's Antifa Army...

[fieldmarshaldj]

Trump WAS the winner. January 6th was the official rubber-stamp of the treason by the Derp State.

[Ros42]

Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-N.J.

We question your mental capacities