Time to Rebuild an American Political System Consumed by Hate
Stephen M. Apatow
Founder, CEO, Humanitarian Resource Institute: H-II OPSEC Expeditionary Operations, Director: Global Special Operations Network, War Crimes Committee, International Bar Association, Ordained Licensed Ministry Chaplain.
15 October 2023
Apolitical is now the Gold Standard
Since 1990, and as CEO of Humanitarian Resource Institute (1994-present), I have coordinated all inclusive projects, during 6 Administrations. We are proud to be apolitical and interfaith focused, on solution oriented strategic planning and development, for complex humanitarian and security emergencies.Stephen M. Apatow is CEO, Humanitarian Resource Institute: H-II OPSEC Expeditionary Operations, Anti-Terrorism Officer: Director, Global Special Operations Network, Member of the War Crimes Committee, International Bar Association, and an Ordained Licensed Ministry Chaplain.
18 February 2018
Parkland School Shooting - Ex-FBI official breaks down over school shooting - CNN
1999 -?The Columbine Massacre: It appears we learned nothing...
Cruz had been diagnosed with the neurological disorder autism. -- “He was ostracized his whole life,” -- To Cruz, the campus’ sun-splashed courtyards were a dark place where he was mocked and ridiculed for his odd behavior, according to interviews with close family friends, students and recently released police and mental health reports. -- “Someone could have approached a faculty member, a guidance counselor, a teacher and said, ‘This kid gets bullied a lot, someone should do something,” said student Manolo Alvarez, 17, who had history class with Cruz. “I regret definitely not saying anything.” -- To longtime friend, school shooter Nikolas Cruz was lonely, volatile, ostracized: Miami Herald, 17 February 2018, 6:44 pm.
We need to care, we need to be aware, we need to respond when a need presents itself.
6 November 2017 Updated: 8 July 2021
Texas Church Massacre
Preliminary discussion focuses on a domestic family dispute, triggers that caused the shooter to snap, and target the church where the family members attended.
Questions: What happens when we have someone who has mental illness, who spends a year in a military prison and is dishonorably discharged (but not communicated to the national civilian FBI database), gets a security officer license and purchases firearms, used in the Texas church massacre?
What happens when hate speech is communicated by a family member, bully, media, specifically to a mentally ill person??How do these variables escalate vs deescalate the threat posed by these individuals??The answers to these questions need to be a national discussion.
Every year, about 42.5 million American adults (or 18.2 percent of the total adult population in the United States) suffers from some mental illness, enduring conditions such as depression, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, statistics released Friday reveal. -- Nearly 1 in 5 Americans Suffers From Mental Illness Each Year: Newsweek, 28 February 2014.
5 October 2017
CBS fires vice president who said Vegas victims didn't deserve sympathy because country music fans 'often are Republican': Fox News, 2 October 2017.
Narrative Operationalization for Destruction
Focus moves to motives for the Las Vegas Shooting, Timeline of the 2016 Presidential Election, destructive campaign narrative, mobilization of grassroots America, Russia's role in dividing the United States, causing Americans to destroy themselves, weakening the global superpower.??-- How American politics became consumed with hate: The Week, 14 June 2017.
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When are we going to cover the depth of political hate and division, facilitating violence?
If we ended all gun sales today, America is the most heavily armed nation on the planet earth. We need to address the root causes of violence.
FBI called to focus on historical analysis of all bump stocks purchased, in possession and operational... on a fully automatic weapon.
Do these political leaders think they are going to shut down illegal arms sales? The dark web? We can't even stop the flow of counterfeit goods, drug, human trafficking, arms....
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Let's take a look at WMD's entering the United States, follow the background discussion: Global Maritime Interdiction Operations - Strategic Planning Discussions: HRI: H-II OPSEC, Last Updated 2 September 2017.
The CBRNE WMD transfer threat, is proportional to all Counterfeit Goods, Drugs, Human Trafficking, Arms that enter the United States undetected.
"[Now] well over 95% of the drugs are moving on the water via container ships, non-commercial vessels, pleasure boats, sail boats, fishing boats. They also have fast boats which try to outrun our law enforcement assets. "We cover over 40 million square nautical miles, and reach well out into the Atlantic, throughout north, central and south America as well as all the way out into the eastern Pacific. -- How do cartels get drugs into the US?: BBC, 3 December 2015.
According to the United Nations (UN) Office on Drugs and Crime, about 90% of all international trade is moved around the world in more than?500 million?containers on 89,000 maritime vessels. While this represents approximately 90% of all international trade, UNODC says that less than 2% of these containers are inspected to verify their contents. -- Brand and transport leaders sign historic declaration to stop maritime shipping of counterfeit goods: International Chamber of Commerce, 30 November 2016.
Russian Information Operations
Let's discuss politically motivated hate speech, who is dividing the United States, not uniting it. How many dead will it take 100, 1000, 10,000, a million. Anyone want to talk about Russian information operations working to divide America, helping the country destroy itself?
CNN Reports: Senate and Congressional Intelligence Committees find that Russia is striving to destabilize the United States of America.
This scratches the surface or substantive, national security discussions associated with the largest mass shooting in United States history...
Narrative Operationalization for Extreme Collaboration
Today, communication gaps are larger than post 9.11.01, proportional to advances in technology, prompting the need for rapid Information Operations (IO) response capabilities, military/civilian skills development for Force Multiplication. -- Narrative Operationalization for Extreme Collaboration: HRI:H-II OPSEC, Last Updated 5 October 2017.
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Stephen M. Apatow
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