Trump Supporters Face White Supremacist Radicalization on Social Media | Opinion Bradley Martin, Liram Koblentz-Stenzler and Alexander Pack
, Near East Center for Strategic Studies; International Institute for Counter Terrorism On 1/25/21 at 7:30 AM EST
On January 6, supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol, invading chambers of Congress. Former Vice President Mike Pence and congressional leaders were evacuated by law enforcement. The ensuing riots resulted in the tragic deaths of five people. The striking images from the Capitol shocked Americans and the rest of the world. Such an event has only happened once before in 1814, when British troops captured and attempted to destroy the Capitol building. Trump supporters were called to action by their leader.
The purpose of this article is to alert others about a new phenomenon occurring in the United States. Far-right actors, specifically those in the white supremacist segment of the far-right, are attempting to leverage Trump supporters’ anger and resentment by engaging in a coordinated effort to spread their message and target radicalization efforts. This article will demonstrate how these activists are attempting to disseminate propaganda in cyberspace by intensifying the feeling of victimhood felt by Trump supporters. To increase this sense of victimhood, far-right actors are using two primary themes. First, they have attempted to intensify the belief that the 2020 elections were fraudulent, and that the election was stolen from President Trump. Second, they are producing content to highlight the differences in law enforcement agencies’ responses to the events on January 6 compared to the response of the same security services to the events following the murder of George Floy
New York [US], January 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), in partnership with several other agencies, on Tuesday launched a global program on countering terrorist threats against vulnerable targets to help UN member states deal with this scourge.
Across the globe, terrorists have repeatedly and cowardly targeted public spaces to cause mass casualties to instill fear and generate chaos, said UN Undersecretary-General Vladimir Voronkov, who heads the UNOCT.
Terrorist killings in urban centers have increased sharply since 2011. Attacks against religious sites are becoming more lethal; he told a virtual ceremony for the launch of the program. The horrible acts of terror are an attack against our values and way of life.
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Vietnam re-affirmed its commitment to joining common efforts of the international community in the fight against terrorism at a virtual open debate of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on January 12.
At the debate on the 20th anniversary of Resolution 1373 on counter-terrorism, chaired by the Foreign Minister of Tunisia, the UNSC adopted a presidential statement on combating international terrorism.
Speakers pointed out that over the last 20 years, terrorism risks around the globe have kept growing, international terrorist groups have ceaselessly sought new operating methods, stepped up using cyber space and information technology, and colluded with trans-national crimes.