SPLC Right-Wing Rage: Hate Groups, Vigilantes & Conspiracists on Verge of Violence

[Story]

A fair and balanced report by Mark Potok, editor of the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Report.

http://www.alternet.org/belief/14586...e_of_violence/

The radical right has caught fire, as broad-based anger over the past year has ignited an explosion of new extremist groups and activism across the nation.

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Last year also experienced levels of cross-pollination between different sectors of the radical right not seen in years. Nativist activists increasingly adopted the ideas of the Patriots; racist rants against Obama and others coursed through the Patriot movement; and conspiracy theories involving the government appeared in all kinds of right-wing venues. A good example is the upcoming Second Amendment March in Washington, D.C. The Web site promoting the march is topped by a picture of a colonial militiaman, and key supporters include Larry Pratt, a long-time militia enthusiast with connections to white supremacists, and Richard Mack, a conspiracy-mongering former sheriff associated with the Patriot group, Oath Keepers.

What may be most noteworthy about the march, however, is its date -- April 19. That is the date of the first shots fired at Lexington in the Revolutionary War. And it is also the anniversary of the fiery end of the government siege in Waco and the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

[TheF00L]

Post deleted by poster, as I am, doing to almost all my posts.

[gator39]

Typical liberal double standard.

They are trying hard to demonize Patriotism.

They are very scared.

And they know the swingback is coming.

[Stooperzero]

Typical liberal double standard.

They are trying hard to demonize Patriotism.

They are very scared.

And they know the swingback is coming.

Yep...backpeddling when you know you're gonna get your ass stomped.

[Siobhra]

They are also trying very hard to split us. After reading that a lot of Jewish gun owners, Gay gun owners and Black gun owners might not want to go to the rally. I know I would not want to be part of a rally full of the very people who's whole life is centered around their hate of me.

[tes151]

A fair and balanced report by Mark Potok, editor of the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Report.

http://www.alternet.org/belief/14586...e_of_violence/

The radical right has caught fire, as broad-based anger over the past year has ignited an explosion of new extremist groups and activism across the nation.

Last two paragraphs

Last year also experienced levels of cross-pollination between different sectors of the radical right not seen in years. Nativist activists increasingly adopted the ideas of the Patriots; racist rants against Obama and others coursed through the Patriot movement; and conspiracy theories involving the government appeared in all kinds of right-wing venues. A good example is the upcoming Second Amendment March in Washington, D.C. The Web site promoting the march is topped by a picture of a colonial militiaman, and key supporters include Larry Pratt, a long-time militia enthusiast with connections to white supremacists, and Richard Mack, a conspiracy-mongering former sheriff associated with the Patriot group, Oath Keepers.

What may be most noteworthy about the march, however, is its date -- April 19. That is the date of the first shots fired at Lexington in the Revolutionary War. And it is also the anniversary of the fiery end of the government siege in Waco and the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

SPLC says all these things like they think it's a bad thing or something.

[Nullifidian]

SPLC says all these things like they think it's a bad thing or something.

Um, yeah, I'd say these are bad:

... racist rants...
... white supremacists...
... conspiracy-mongering...

[Yellowfin]

The SPLC will call ANYONE racist, conspiracy mongering, far right, neo Nazi, etc. purely for being not as ultra far left as they are. The only real crime to liberals is not being liberal.

[XD40coyote]

More of the same ol lefty crap.

[Justin2012]

I don't see how people can even read any of the SPLC articles, and actually believe it.