Ep. 336 - Why aren't these men being called terrorists?

The Breakdown with Shaun King

The North Star

News, Society & Culture

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2020

⏱️ 18 minutes

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These white men, who were buying explosives and plotting to overthrow the government of Michigan, fit the literal definition of terrorists. Yet they aren't being labeled as such for two fundamental reasons that I want to share with you today. Let me unpack and explain it. ---- If you listen to The Breakdown and want to help support the work we do, consider becoming a member of our Patreon at www.patreon.com/thebreakdown for exclusive members perks and early access to content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everybody. On today's episode of the breakdown, I'm going to play a segment of yesterday's episode of the breakdown live,
0:08.0	where I really try to take a deep dive into the threats, not really just threats, the plot of a white supremacist
0:17.8	group in Michigan to kidnap Michigan's governor, to blow up bridges, to take over the state government, and
0:28.8	why the media has not been calling it terrorism. Let me unpack and explain it. This is
0:34.8	Sean King and you are listening to the breakdown.
0:38.3	The breakdown.
0:40.3	The breakdown. The breakdown.
0:43.0	The breakdown.
0:45.0	The breakdown. The breakdown.
0:47.0	The breakdown.
0:48.0	Again, what you're about to hear is a pre-recorded segment from yesterday's episode of the
0:58.4	breakdown live.
0:59.4	I just really wanted you to hear it. I just really wanted you to hear it. I want to talk about this because the FBI just
1:11.9	thwarted a plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan.
1:18.0	I'm gonna move some of my stuff around here.
1:20.0	Just stopped a plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan and oh you got I see somebody got to make
1:29.1	change sweatshirt super cool so send me a. I want us to talk about this because I just
1:36.4	watched the press conference and I'm looking at all the news articles and I
1:41.6	don't see anybody calling it terrorism.
1:44.0	Let's just have a full stop.
1:47.0	The FBI just arrested six men they were charged in a plot here's the AP article charged
1:59.2	and a plot to kidnap the governor at her vacation home.
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