Boyscout Motto Now Makes You Terrorist Suspect

David Codrea at The Examiner:

“An FBI Denver Joint Terrorism Task Force handout being distributed to Colorado military surplus store owners lists the purchase of popular preparedness items and firearms accessories as ‘suspicious’ and ‘potential indicators of terrorist activities,’” an exclusive report by Oath Keepers reveals.

The levels of irony here are a little hard to keep track of, and also a little creepy. We’ve got the Federal Government classifying people who are prepared for disaster¹ as potential terrorist. That has tones reminiscent of a police state. It sorta makes me want to prepare (for the possibility of political instability). Adding to the irony, we have the Federal Government also telling us to be prepared for disaster. In fact there’s even a nice handy website at ready.gov.