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The attack on two members of the National Guard in Washington last week has shaken the US to its core. The victims were a young woman who gave her life in service to her country and a man now fighting to survive. This violent assault exposed the deep and growing fractures pulling America apart from within. It brought two urgent realities into sharp focus and pushed the nation toward swift and, for some, controversial changes in immigration policy.
First, the attack is a stark reminder that radicalism has not vanished. For years, many political leaders and commentators claimed extremist ideology was in decline or even defeated. But recent events prove otherwise.
A day before the attack, the Department of Homeland Security revealed that investigators had arrested an Afghan national in Texas after he posted a video on TikTok showing materials for a bomb and threatening to blow up a building in Fort Worth.
And, in October, federal agents in Michigan detained several young people inspired by Daesh who were planning violence around Halloween. Their plans were stopped just in time after authorities noticed troubling signs online. These cases show how extremist ideas still find their way into communities.
