Remember when dissent was patriotic? It wasn’t even five years ago, and persisted until just six months ago. But now, according to the Department of Fatherland Homeland Security — perhaps it would sound better as Abteilung für Vaterlandssicherheit — I am a potential domestic terrorist!

DHS Issues New Terrorism Threat Alert as 9/11 Anniversary Approaches

Foreign groups are upping their attempts to inspire homegrown terrorists, and racially and ethnically motivated extremists continue to pose a threat as the 9/11 anniversary looms.

By Claire Hansen | August 13, 2021 | 4:58 PM EDT

The Department of Homeland Security on Friday issued a new National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin warning of the threat of extremist violence as the coronavirus spreads widely again and the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks approaches.

“The Homeland continues to face a diverse and challenging threat environment leading up to and following the 20th Anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks as well religious holidays we assess could serve as a catalyst for acts of targeted violence,” the bulletin says. “These threats include those posed by domestic terrorists, individuals and groups engaged in grievance-based violence, and those inspired or motivated by foreign terrorists and other malign foreign influences.”

The threats are “exacerbated by impacts of the ongoing global pandemic, including grievances over public health safety measures and perceived government restrictions,” DHS said. . . . .

“These extremists may seek to exploit the emergence of COVID-19 variants by viewing the potential re-establishment of public health restrictions across the United States as a rationale to conduct attacks. Pandemic-related stressors have contributed to increased societal strains and tensions, driving several plots by domestic violent extremists, and they may contribute to more violence this year,” the bulletin says.

I have stated previously that yes, I took the vaccine. I have stated that I think everyone should. But I have been adamant in my belief that the government should have no authority to force people to accept vaccination, to punish them is they don’t, or require some form of ‘vaccine passports’ — Wir müssen Ihre Dokumente sehen! — to engage in normal life or occupations.

Philadelphia has imposed new mask mandates, then tweaked them some because the vaccines haven’t been approved for children under 12, and teh city is trying to push “Ve need to see your papers”:

Businesses seeking to avoid the mask mandate should have clear signage at their entrances indicating they will be verifying customers’ vaccination status, (Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole) said. Those found out of compliance will first be warned and given time to correct, then could be forced to close and pay a $315 fine for re-inspection.

We have, of course, noted how the government are using fear to break the resistance of the people to draconian measures, mostly imposed by an authoritarian executive, that no free people should ever accept.

So, naturally, the Department of Fatherland Homeland Security want to oppose any resistance! Resistance is futile!

Two weeks, we were told, two weeks to flatten the curve, and so very many people accepted it, because, after all, it was necessary, don’t you know, and hey, sure it was a pain, but it was for only two weeks!

Two weeks metastasized into fourteen months, and now the authoritarians want to impose restrictions again, for our own good, of course!

Well, not just no, but Hell no! The virus is serious, but the threat to our freedom, to our liberty, to our constitutional rights is far, far worse. If the Abteilung für Vaterlandssicherheit — or would that be the Reichssicherheitshauptamt? — wants to call me a potential domestic terrorist, let them. But at least they’ll never be able to call me a sheep!