(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . What connects Neo-Nazis & Al-Qaeda [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-02-06 This Monday, federal authorities arrested a neo-Nazi & his girlfriend for plotting to attack power stations in Maryland. Both are charged with up to 20 years in prison. We’re lucky the heinous couple were stopped before they could commit such a despicable act. How despicable, are we talking? The couple subscribe to a neo-Nazi group bent on “ushering in the collapse of civilization” and they were plotting to attack Baltimore, a majority black city, to “completely destroy [the] whole city”. Had they succeeded, hundreds of thousands would’ve been stranded without power. Once again, words cannot explain how lucky we were that they failed. We weren’t so lucky before, and we may not be so lucky in the future. When thinking of the string of plots, both successful and not, against power grids I can’t help but think of Al-Qaeda. To be specific, how eerily the perpetrators resemble the terrorists who flew planes into the World Trade Center 22 years ago. When the band of monsters made the decision to murder nearly 3000 people from across the world, they were driven by hate: hate of Jews, atheists, Christians, non-Muslims, Muslims insufficiently in line with Bin Laden’s twisted orthodoxy, and especially Americans & Israelis. Hate drove them to commit acts of unspeakable evil. So much so they let themselves die for their hideous cause. How is that any different from Neo-Nazi groups & other adherents of white supremacy? They too are driven by hate: hate for the black community, the Jewish community, Muslims, atheists, Hispanics, indigenous communities, and white people who do not subscribe to their bigotry. They belief they are justified in committing acts of violence. Be it lynching, murder, or leaving nearly a million people stranded without electricity in freezing winters, they’ve rationalized their actions by dehumanizing the groups they hate as if they were mere insects to be squashed under a boot. One could say our power grids are all potential Twin Towers. We can’t rule out the possibility that as we speak, Neo-Nazi terrorists are lurking in the shadows plotting to bring power grids just as Al-Qaeda successfully plotted to bring down New York’s mighty skyscrapers. The world has become a much darker place these days. Stay safe & stay woke. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/2/6/2140259/-What-connects-Neo-Nazis-Al-Qaeda Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/