The ‘Greatest Threat’ to American Freedom – RedState
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard issued a stark warning about radical Islamist ideology during her speech at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest conference this weekend.
Gabbard, in her explosive comments, warned that Islamist ideology, as a political force seeking to impose its principles through law or violence, poses the greatest threat to Western civilization and American freedom.
Which is quite a change of pace from one of his predecessors in Avril Haines, Biden’s DNI, who had an unhealthy obsession with “domestic extremism on social media” and “white extremism.”
It’s quite nice to return to a more realistic basis.
Back to the speech: Gabbard described radical Islam as a political ideology that seeks to impose its principles on others, either through laws or violence. This therefore makes it fundamentally incompatible with the American foundations of individual liberty and God-given liberty.
“There is a threat to our freedom that is not talked about often enough, and it is the greatest short-term and long-term threat to our freedom and security, and that is the threat of Islamist ideology,” she told the audience, who responded with applause.
“This is propagated by people who not only do not believe in liberty, but whose fundamental ideology is antithetical to the foundation we find in our Constitution and Bill of Rights, that our Creator has endowed us with unalienable rights, the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
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Gabbard cited concrete examples, noting that cities like Paterson, New Jersey, have proudly declared themselves “first Muslim city” while striving to implement Islamic principles. She said similar efforts are underway in places like Houston.
The director also spoke about Europe, where she claimed that Christmas markets in Germany were canceled due to security threats linked to this ideology.
“The threats from this Islamist ideology take many forms. As Christmas approaches, right now in Germany, they are canceling Christmas markets because of this threat. In places like Dearborn, Michigan and Minneapolis, Minnesota, Islamist clerics are openly pushing this Islamist ideology, trying to recruit and radicalize young people,” she explained.
“Earlier this year, a conference was held representing organizations like the Council on American Islam Relations, also known as CAIR, which issued a call to action to use American legal and political systems to implement Sharia law,” Gabbard added, drawing boos. “It’s already happening in some places. It’s already happening in places like Houston.”
“It’s not something that can maybe arrive. It is Already happening here, within our borders. Patterson, New Jersey is proud to call itself the premier Muslim town. They work to implement in their own governments those Islamic principles that are imposed on people through the use of laws or violence. »
Gabbard emphasized that in Islamist ideology, “there is no such thing as individual freedom,” framing it as a direct attack on Western civilization and urging Americans to recognize the severity of the threat already present within our borders.
Although the threat is very real, the DNI offers a path to combat radical Islam; a path that includes fighting for free speech, protecting the Constitution, and electing public officials who “not only believe in American values, but actually live them.”
There aren’t many floating around the halls of Congress these days, that’s for sure.
“As Americans, we must proudly defend freedom and understand that a free society cannot survive if it refuses to defend itself,” she said.
Gabbard’s speech is a much-needed wake-up call. The threat is not just outright terrorism, although that is obviously a huge aspect, but there is an active political movement seeking to impose Sharia principles by force.
At a time when too many leaders tiptoe around this incompatibility with individual liberty, his willingness to name the enemy is refreshing. This is precisely the kind of unvarnished truth that reality-based Americans demand from our leaders when it comes to national security.
Well done, Ms. Gabbard.
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