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demmiblue

(37,854 posts)
Sat Oct 10, 2020, 11:30 AM Oct 2020

WDIV Detroit: ... we will be using the term "domestic terrorism" or "domestic terrorist," rather...

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.



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WDIV Detroit: ... we will be using the term "domestic terrorism" or "domestic terrorist," rather... (Original Post) demmiblue Oct 2020 OP
Big K&R! nt tblue37 Oct 2020 #1
About time! Hope this catches on.... unblock Oct 2020 #2
Agreed Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #4
One Hopes It is the Start Of a Trend, Ma'am The Magistrate Oct 2020 #3
Clearly they are not a Sinclair owned station! Nt Fiendish Thingy Oct 2020 #5
Sinclair station would be spinning it as a secret Antifa group or even BLM KS Toronado Oct 2020 #9
It's about time. Thank you, WDIV. louis-t Oct 2020 #6
This is a big f**king deal. Another form of white privilege is escaping the "Terrorist" label. flibbitygiblets Oct 2020 #7
Malcolm Nance called them "Vanilla Isis" Generic Brad Oct 2020 #8
Y'all Qaeda? muntrv Oct 2020 #14
xlnt news, hope it catches on bigly. nt msongs Oct 2020 #10
And the right will say there is no such thing as domestic terrorism in the law ToxMarz Oct 2020 #11
Definitely not a station owned by the Sinclair Group. Good for them. Fla Dem Oct 2020 #12
Finally. Let's see this get traction as it should. yonder Oct 2020 #13
About damn time. cayugafalls Oct 2020 #15
It took "much discussion" to call terrorism what it is? lambchopp59 Oct 2020 #16
About time nt Nululu Oct 2020 #17
Great...but I also wish tazmaniac Oct 2020 #18
2020 really is a wild and crazy year IronLionZion Oct 2020 #19
yeah, so they have always been llashram Oct 2020 #20
Use both Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2020 #21
TY WDIV Detroit! That's what they are! Rt! Cha Oct 2020 #22

louis-t

(23,721 posts)
6. It's about time. Thank you, WDIV.
Sat Oct 10, 2020, 12:11 PM
Oct 2020

I hope the term spreads like wildfire. A suggestion though, please precede those terms with "right-wing".

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
7. This is a big f**king deal. Another form of white privilege is escaping the "Terrorist" label.
Sat Oct 10, 2020, 12:48 PM
Oct 2020

That needs to be called out and stamped out.

ToxMarz

(2,249 posts)
11. And the right will say there is no such thing as domestic terrorism in the law
Sat Oct 10, 2020, 01:08 PM
Oct 2020

but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be called what it is. And whatever it is called needs to include "terrorism".

lambchopp59

(2,809 posts)
16. It took "much discussion" to call terrorism what it is?
Sat Oct 10, 2020, 01:37 PM
Oct 2020

WTF is some of the media rhetoric with "fine people on both sides" shit all about anyway? Foda-se isso. Kudos, channel 4 Detroit for reporting realism. For that matter, any these call-outs of "fake news" echoing DT's bullshit-o-sphere needs the emergency brakes pulled as well.
Fox and hate radio need to be relegated to the media halls of shame forever.

tazmaniac

(114 posts)
18. Great...but I also wish
Sat Oct 10, 2020, 02:01 PM
Oct 2020

they'd tie it every time it's talked about to the orange devil's "Liberate Michigan" order!

IronLionZion

(46,987 posts)
19. 2020 really is a wild and crazy year
Sat Oct 10, 2020, 02:05 PM
Oct 2020

when news media finally acknowledges white terrorism. I remember all those lone wolves going back to Timothy McVeigh and before who supposedly had no political agenda. I was waiting for some DUer to claim a plot to kidnap an American governor isn't political either. Maybe they're just incels.

Good for Local 4 WDIV Detroit for doing the right thing here.

llashram

(6,269 posts)
20. yeah, so they have always been
Sat Oct 10, 2020, 02:38 PM
Oct 2020

what now? Proper investigative procedure to start telling the truth? GOP are demagogues bent on total domination of state now religion next with Roe v Wade looming on the horizon. Gov Whitmer is the Governor of all. Her leadership says she has allies that will make things happen for the good of her state while still observing necessary health protocols.

Her clown assassin(s) failed. Thank God...whomever. They are and have always been white supremacist terrorists as correctly defined in DIV decision.

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