- Project Veritas reveals the FBI views many symbols beloved by conservatives as signs of domestic terrorists.
- According to PV, an internal FBI document shared by a whistleblower indicates how the FBI “classifies American citizens it deems to be potential ‘Militia Violent Extremists,’” or MVEs.
- The list of alleged right-wing terrorist symbols includes the “Don’t Tread on Me” and Betsy Ross flags, the image of the Revolutionary War Minuteman, or the sign “2A,” for the Second Amendment.
- Also, a sign of an MVE is Thomas Jefferson’s famous quote, “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”
The “Unclassified/Law Enforcement Sensitive” document says it is for “FBI Internal Use Only.”
Of note, under the “Symbols” section, is a prominent citation of the Second Amendment, where it explains that “MVEs justify their existence with the Second Amendment, due to the mention of a ‘well regulated Militia,’ as well as the right to bear arms.”
Right below that, under the “Commonly Referenced Historical Imagery and Quotes” section, Revolutionary War images such as the Gadsden Flag and the Betsy Ross Flag are listed. Each flag displayed in the document comes with a brief description of what it means.
Under the “Common Phrases and References” section of the leaked document, Ashli Babbitt is cited as a person that MVEs consider to be a Martyr.
The same document also refers to Ruby Ridge, Waco, and even Timothy McVeigh, tying in traditional American ideas and symbols with radical and/or violent events in the past.
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