It has occurred almost without notice. While the U.S. continues to claim its foremost world status as a democracy, since 9/11 it has shifted its model of government to something far more concerning. This shift is instanced perfectly in a story that appeared in very few of the news media outlets during the last week of July: two animal rights activists were charged with “domestic terrorism” and jailed for freeing caged animals on a fur farm and for vandalizing the property of the corporation that ran it. Federal law now makes it a crime of terrorism to engage in acts that threaten the ability of a business or a corporation to make a profit.
This speaks directly to a shift that has occurred in the model of government on the federal level, from what the lawyer and philosopher David Luban calls “the war model” to an even more force-oriented model: what we will call “the terrorist model.” We will show the structures of such a model by first defining “terrorism.” Then we can apply that definition to U.S. actions and policies. This will allow us to see the shift in the governing model the U.S. now uses, both abroad and domestically.
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http://www.globalresearch.ca/americas-transition-to-the-state-terrorist-model-of-government/5467923
Whether it be firebombing of German and Japanese cities, "mutual assured destruction", drone attacks, or SWAT teams as public theater, the US has been in the state-sponsored terrorism business for a long time. You might even say the US wrote the book on how to use terrorism to further national goals. I'm sure it's in the CIA library somewhere.
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