Gov. Whitmer added her own voice to the debate.
They’re not “militias.” They’re domestic terrorists endangering and intimidating their fellow Americans. Words matter. Governor Gretchen Whitmer (@GovWhitmer) October 9, 2020
News outlets were soon to follow.
After much discussion in our newsroom, we ve decided that moving forward, we will be using the term domestic terrorism or domestic terrorist, rather than militia. We feel these words better define the subjects of the investigation. Local 4 WDIV Detroit (@Local4News) October 9, 2020
But there’s a problem with this simplistic trading of one term for another. The two militia and terrorist are not mutually exclusive. When both terms apply we have to use both terms. J.J. MacNab, a fellow at Georgetown University’s Program on Extremism explains why: “Militia” is just a useful indicator of what flavor the terrorist group is.
Parler Vindicated: Study Finds Facebook ‘Far and Away’ Most Used Social Media By Capitol Hill Rioters
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The coordinated Big Tech deplatforming of Parler is looking more and more suspect. Last month, I reviewed every arrest report the DOJ had made available at that time, and the overwhelming number of social media posts cited in these reports were those posted on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. There was barely any mention of Parler.
According to this assessment of DOJ arrest reports related to the events at the Capitol on January 6th, Facebook is the overwhelming “winner” in the violence-spreading, hate speech-permitting social media landscape. YouTube and Facebook-owned Instagram were close seconds and thirds.