FBI Asks Americans To Spy On Own Families And Friends To Prevent ‘Extremism’

Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC

The FBI fired out a tweet Sunday afternoon urging Americans to check on their own family members and make sure they aren’t planning any ‘extremism’, prompting a wave of comparisons to authoritarian communist governments.

The wording of the tweet, which links to a Department of National Intelligence (DNI) “booklet” about “homegrown violent extremism” is clear.

Family members and peers are often best positioned to witness signs of mobilization to violence. Help prevent homegrown violent extremism. Visit https://t.co/bql36iSbig to learn how to spot suspicious behaviors and report them to the #FBI. #NatSec pic.twitter.com/ZwJp5h5bWD

— FBI (@FBI) July 11, 2021

The 2019 document contains images commonly associated with radical Islamic terrorism and lists “mobilization indicators” including “communicating directly with violent extremists online.”

Yet there is a distinct ‘Hey Americans, spy on your families for the government’ vibe in the FBI tweet, as numerous detractors noted:

This is outrageous. The @FBI has a growing credibility problem and this type of sinister snitching is clearly unhelpful.

Why hasn’t the @fbi made more progress finding the BLM rioters from last summer? Why hasn’t the @fbi leadership apologized for the Russian hoax they pushed? https://t.co/twmZp7M1wI

— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) July 11, 2021

Here's the FBI encouraging people to monitor family members for signs of extremism so that they can "report them to the #FBI." https://t.co/mpC5nJ7N9y

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) July 11, 2021

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