Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Terrorists are in our midst

For decades, the Ku Klux Klan operated with near impunity in this country, burning down churches, committing lynchings, destroying entire Black communities and murdering countless people. Over 150 years later, white supremacist groups are again becoming more prevalent, some more violent than others but all with the same old agenda, a pre-Civil War America.

What happened Jan. 6 at the Capitol was a test run for these terrorists and a rude awakening for our country. They’re hiding in plain sight and claiming to be patriots while chanting “blue lives matter.” But after the attempted coup that left dozens of Capitol Police officers injured and one dead in the immediate aftermath, it would seem “blue lives matter” was just a catchphrase to rally support against “Black lives matter.”

America needs to wake up and see white domestic terrorists for what they are, a clear and present danger to our republic. People who are scared, uneducated and non-adapting make up these domestic terrorist groups. They are increasingly and consistently using violence as a means to an end, and because of this, should be prosecuted in the same vein as foreign terrorists.