Warning about the great increase in political extremism in the United States

  While the case of the former President of the United States, Donald Trump, continues in parallel with the preparation of the country's presidential election in 2024, experts have warned about a large increase in political extremes among Americans. Threats against US government officials have been increasing frequently in recent years and have raised new challenges for law enforcement, civil rights and what is claimed to be American democracy. According to Politico magazine of the United States, one of the most recent threats is the confrontation of a 74-year-old man in the state of Utah with the officers of the Federal Investigation Department of the United States (FBI). The confrontation eventually led to the death of the old man. It is said that the old man had threatened on social media that he would kill President Joe Biden of the United States. Therefore, experts have warned about strengthening the extreme positions of the Americans along with the increase in violence with a political orientation.

 Last week, a 52-year-old man from the state of Texas was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for threatening to kill election workers in the state of Arizona. Four days before the incident, prosecutors announced the arrest of a 56-year-old Michigan woman who lied about buying a gun for her mentally disabled son, but intended to use it against Biden and the Democratic governor in that state. The Police Department in the United States Congress, Congress, announced in its report last year that the number of threats against lawmakers has more than doubled compared to four years ago. Gangs of radical supporters of Trump inside the Congress building, Capitol, trying to disrupt the announcements of the presidential election. the Democratic ruling party, especially between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, former and current presidents of the United States. These great divisions are increasing across the United States. In addition, the frequently conflicting views on domestic and foreign policy issues in the United States, which have caused confusion in decisions, are now fully evident. This has caused a great increase in political extremism and the emergence of unprecedented threats against federal and state authorities and institutions in the United States.

Increasing internal divisions, especially among people who are dissatisfied with state governments and the national government, have played a major role in exacerbating a new security threat, namely, a significant increase in threats and terrorist acts carried out by people with extreme right-wing positions. . Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security of the United States says: Domestic extremism is one of the biggest threats related to terrorism in the United States. Trump, who has strongly criticized the FBI and also questioned the reputation of the Department of Justice, which has been blamed by the former president since the announcement of the results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump's insistence that there was vote theft led Biden to win the last presidential election which has led to an increase in threats against election workers to the extent that one in six people working in the election department have reported receiving threats. At the same time, it is said that many managers with experience in conducting the election exercise have left their jobs or are considering leaving it.

Militant supporters of Trump Michael German, a former FBI official, says: The evidence shows that Trump and many members of the opposition Republican party, have basically started to promote violent gangs and encourage ordinary people to get involved in acts of violence. Experts have warned that the threats are not limited to harsh words as they have started to turn into a basis for violence and political chaos. Experts say that exaggerating the rhetoric, especially when approaching the 2024 election and with Trump's trial looming, could increase the risk of violence and civil unrest in the United States. Javed Ali, the FBI's former top counterterrorism officer, says: "The biggest concern is a premeditated attacker. Such an attacker is not like those who planned and carried out the attack on the Congress building in the mass violence of January 6, 2021 . Suicide attacks are more dangerous because someone can carry out an attack very quickly and without prior notice."