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Far-right extremists are the government
Yea, why are right-wing terrorists doing this when they've already won? Have they not seen what is happening?
A serious answer: there are some far-right groups who are extremely anti-government and would like to see it overthrown regardless of their current political leanings, for a multitude of different reasons; some assume they will seize power for themselves, some hold perceived grievances against the state and feel it must be destroyed in retribution, and some wish to usher in some kind of libertarian utopia.
From my understanding they aren’t really that large in number, but the concern is that high tech weaponry could mean the size of their ranks is less of a limiting factor as to how much damage they can cause.
Imagine they bomb electrical substations, or take out every fuel tank at a natural gas depot at once, or fly a shape charge into a politicians head at 200km/hr like in that one Black Mirror-like short video someone did.
Golly, if only there was a way to arrest people like that. Too bad that's a violation of the first amendment as long as it's right wing white men.
At worst they will get a talking to
Our 3 letter agencies don’t even follow up on reports to them about eventual mass shooters, so I’m not sure why they’d do anything here either.
Example 1
Example 2
Even the most diehard right-wing jihadists ~~running~~ ruining the government are subject to inspiring splinter ultra-right-wing super-jihadists. I can't wait to see them get wrecked. At least then the ghouls in charge will be doing something useful. Even if they'll say the enemy is woke and sweep it under the rug.