Posted on 03/03/2010 11:54:53 AM PST by Lorianne
The anger seething across the American political landscape — over racial changes in the population, soaring public debt and the terrible economy, the bailouts of bankers and other elites, and an array of initiatives by the relatively liberal Obama Administration that are seen as "socialist" or even "fascist" — goes beyond the radical right. The "tea parties" and similar groups that have sprung up in recent months cannot fairly be considered extremist groups, but they are shot through with rich veins of radical ideas, conspiracy theories and racism.
Already there are signs of similar violence emanating from the radical right. Since the installation of Barack Obama, right-wing extremists have murdered six law enforcement officers. Racist skinheads and others have been arrested in alleged plots to assassinate the nation’s first black president. One man from Brockton, Mass. — who told police he had learned on white supremacist websites that a genocide was under way against whites — is charged with murdering two black people and planning to kill as many Jews as possible on the day after Obama’s inauguration. Most recently, a rash of individuals with antigovernment, survivalist or racist views have been arrested in a series of bomb cases.
(Excerpt) Read more at splcenter.org ...
When one is demonized so radically and vehemently, it makes one wonder exactly what future actions those doing the demonization are attempting to pre-rationalize(?)
The Southern Poverty Law Center is two guys and a FAX machine. The only people who pay attention to them are staring into a lonely camera on MSNBC.
It's an old familiar pattern. It's a methodology that works well on a defenseless and cowardly target. On those of us who are informed, armed and free - not so much.
Defending the Constitution is a radical idea to the commies at the SPLC.
More made up cr*p for Olbermann to shoot off his mouth about!
With lots of trucks to carry them out!
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