Justice Department Studying ‘Far-Right’ Social Media Use

Free Beacon ^ | June 1, 2015 | Elizabeth Harrington

[lbryce]

The Department of Justice is concentrating on “far-right” groups in a new study of social media usage aimed at combatting violent extremism. The Justice Department’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) awarded Michigan State University $585,719 for the study, which was praised by Eric Holder, the former attorney general, earlier this year. “There is currently limited knowledge of the role of technology and computer mediated communications (CMCs), such as Facebook and Twitter, in the dissemination of messages that promote extremist agendas and radicalize individuals to violence,” according to the NIJ grant. “The proposed study will address this gap through a series of qualitative and quantitative analyses of posts from various forms of CMC used by members of both the far-right and Islamic extremist movements.”

The study draws more upon right-wing forums than upon the corners of the web inhabited by Islamist extremists.

“We will collect posts made in four active forums used by members of the far-right and three from the Islamic Extremist community, as well as posts made in Facebook, LiveJournal, Twitter, YouTube, and Pastebin accounts used by members of each movement,” the grant said. “The findings will be used to document both the prevalence and variation in the ideological content of posts from members of each movement,” the grant continued. “In addition, we will assess the value of these messages in the social status of the individual posting the message and the function of radical messages in the larger on-line identity of participants in extremist communities generally.”

The project will also “identify the hidden networks of individuals who engage in extremist movements based on geographic location and ideological similarities.”

[goodnesswins]

So chopping off heads isn’t extremist enough...those “right wingers” must be SUPER DUPER “violent extremist”

[Sooth2222]

"All the violent extremism is from left wing groups many of which were trained by DOJ."

To find the true center of violent extremism in the US, they need only visit the traditionally Democrat-voting census tracts in cities like Chicago, Baltimore, etc.

[goodnesswins]

Well...erase above...they are studying “Islamist extremist”...but I guess the “right” qualifies as similar...not the left...as many here have stated

[dfwgator]

Do you really think getting rid of the Patriot Act would stop it? The horse is already out of the barn.

[Mouton]

This is nothing more than a push poll. Know what answer you want and then pay someone to get to it.

[thirst4truth]

I would think that spending time and a half a million dollars studying the violent extremists in the streets of inner city America would be a bigger bang for the buck. At one violent protest, they shouted, "what do we what? dead cops and when do we want it, now". A day later they had two dead cops shot in the head by a "violent extremist".

The "right wing violent extremists" have all gone home, back to their jobs and are hiring lawyers defending them selves against IRS auditing attacks.

[Leep]

We have a black, lying, fascist, nobody with little, or no, past as President. Forced the citizens to buy a product from the government. The petulant President has circumvented the USC at every step of the way.
It AMAZES me there haven’t been hundreds or THOUSANDS of attempts on Ibama’s life to date???
We have dozens upon dozens of acts of terrorism by islamist and blacks destroying city blocks.
However, Male, white, Christian gun owners who fave limited government and checks and balance and who do not have fascist leanings are the problem on planet earth?

Har dee har har.

[hondact200]

Right Wing extremism - How many terrorists attacks have been done by the Right Wing Extremists? Oh wait, the American revolution was done by what is considered ‘right wing’. 585,000 for Michigan State University to a study on right wingers. Hey i am from Michigan and I am sick of the target of the right wing. Why not the background check of the jackass in the White House and so many others that make up the useless Odumbass Administration. America’s problem is not the right wing it is the fruit, nuts and flakes in the left wing radical piece of turds.

[Envisioning]

Project much DOJ? How about a study on the free Hussien phones linked to all of these “spontaneous” protests? I would love to see the data on that!

[rawcatslyentist]

Or the socialist slaves of Ferguson!

[concerned about politics]

Call it what it is : White House Enemies List

Exactly. We're the only ones NOT engaging in violence. Why single out the peacemakers unless their peace is dangerous politically.
Christ, well known for his righteousness, was a man of peace and self accountability, and look what the government and it's political allies did to him because he was getting in their evil way - politically.

[concerned about politics]

Of course, there will be NO investigation of left-wing extremist groups and THEIR social media use.

The administration would be investigating itself. (They don't ever want that info to go public.)

[Pajamajan]

Bookmark.

[ETL]

Left-wing extremists at D.U. called for the "communistic-islamic" overthrow of U.S. in 2004

Charging the 2000 presidential election was 'rigged', the DUmmies at the Democratic Underground swore they were not going to allow it to happen again in 2004 (Kerry defeated like Al Gore in 2000). Bold-type emphasis added by myself.-etl

Arming the Left: Is the time now?
Post from: Lori Price CLG (1000+ posts) Sun Feb-22-2004 11:17 PM
Response to Reply #10

16. Yes, spread the word, even if you *didn't* read it, that there *will* be riots! Yes! Riots, and a whole lot more!..."

Democratic Underground blogger ("happyslug": 1000+ posts) responds...

"if it is decided to fight, be prepared to fight, bring a backpack, entrenching tool, tent, and other equipment of an Infantrymen. You will need it for Bush and his supporters decides it is better to fight than to accept the will of the people, the fight to overthrow them will be a long fight."

"...it takes three things to overthrow a tyrant;...

1. Popular support, you must have the majority of the people on your side (i.e. Democracy, even the Communists and Islamics both try to show they have the Support of the Majority of the People),

2. Organization to perform the overthrow (This is why Madison wrote the First like he did, these are HOW you organize an opposition. Without the First it is hard to organize an opposition and any resistence organized in absence of the rights stated in the First tend to be as tyrannical as what you are opposing)

3. Weapons to push the issue if the leadership that is being overthrown tries to use force to stay in power. You have to be willing to answer force with force. Weapons do not overthrow a tyrant, weapons just protect the people who are overthrowing a tyrant."

"Now, you may say "Hay, you are talking about Islamic and/or Communists groups not 'Western Liberal resistence groups'". And you would be correct. As I said in the beginning the first step in a guerilla war against a tyrant is to first organize. The Islamic and Communists Groups were the best at organizing people. "Western Liberal Resistence Groups" were less effective in organizing resistence groups (And less liked by the CIA and KGB who tended to fund these groups, remember any war is expensive, money talks).

Furthermore since most Islamic and Communist groups tend to be the first groups outlawed they tend to go underground first. Once underground they start to organize and as other groups are outlawed those groups tend to join the opposition which tends to be either Islamic or Communistic. Once outlawed these groups also tend to be controlled by the most fanatic opponents of the Tyrants and these tend to be either Islamic or Communistic. Thus to oppose the Tyrants you have to support a side with enough discipline to get the job done and that tend to be Communist or Islamic."

"...Any weapons we resort to must be "real" weapons not pistols. i.e. Rifles and shotguns. Due to concerns of re-supply (you have to plan for a long battle) such weapons should be limited to very small number of different rounds. Generally restrict yourself to the following rounds:

5.56x 45 (.223 Remington) 7.62x 63 (30-06) 7.62x 51 (.308 Winchester or 7.62 NATO) 7.62 x 39 (7.62mm Russian 7.62 AK Round) 12 Gauge Shotgun. 30-30 Winchester."

"You have more weapons in the above calibers than any other calibers thus should be your first choice in weapons. Saying this I must point out I like the 7x57 and 7.92x57 Mauser rounds and the M1898 Mauser Bolt action Rifle, but the 7.92 (sometime called 8mm Mauser) but these rounds are less common than the above and thus harder to obtain when re-supply is needed (and re-supply will be needed if the struggle lasts for any length of time).

Re-supply of Ammunition has always been the bane of any military operations. Without ammunition you can not fight. To get you ammunition, it is easier if we can keep the number of different rounds to a minimum (i.e. 5.56x45 and 7.62x51). I list the 30-06 and 30-30 winchester rounds for these are two VERY popular rounds and ammunition for both are easy to obtain (the same with the 12 Gauge shotgun). I list the 7.62 AK round do to the huge number of SKSs and AKs imported since the fall of the Soviet Union. I list it for while there are probably more 30-30s and 30-06 rifles out they than 7.62 Aks and SKSs, the Aks and SKSs may very while outnumber the rifles in 5.56x45 and 7.62 NATO.

Also, if it is decided to fight, be prepared to fight, bring a backpack, entrenching tool, tent, and other equipment of an Infantrymen. You will need it for Bush and his supporters decides it is better to fight than to accept the will of the people, the fight to overthrow them will be a long fight."

[end of excerpts...but many other just as crazy thoughts found at the following link. This thread continued for THREE entire weeks before the moderator finally stepped in. But as of today, Monday, June 1, 2015, the thread is still up on the Democratic Underground website.-ETL]

Democratic Underground Discussion Board
Topic: "Arming the Left: Is the time now?":
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=118x41313

"Lori Price CLG (1000+ posts) Sun Feb-22-04 11:17 PM Response to Reply #10
16. Yes, spread the word, even if you *didn't* read it, that there *will* be riots! Yes! Riots, and a whole lot more!..."

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CLG Founder and Chair is Michael Rectenwald, Ph.D.
CLG General Manager is Lori Price.

News Updates from Citizens for Legitimate Government (CLG)
http://www.legitgov.org/

Ready for Revolution? Join CLG's Revolution Tactics Group and Get Ready to Overthrow the Establishment.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CLG_Revolution_Tactics/

[ETL]

From the website of the Revolutionary Communist Party (revcom.us or rwor.org) :

"Create Public Opinion, Seize Power: We are preparing minds and organizing forces for the time when there is a major crack in the system, whenever it comes and wherever it comes from: an opening that makes it possible to bring the future Revolutionary Army of the Proletariat (R.A.P.) into the field and wage a revolutionary armed struggle that actually has a chance of winning.

And we have said that building our party itself is the most important part of organizing forces for revolution. This is true now, and it is true looking forward to the creation of that future R.A.P. and the waging of that armed struggle.":

http://revcom.us/a/v20/1000-1009/1000/barw.htm
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From David Horowitz's FrontpageMag.com /DiscoverTheNetworks.org:

"Throughout its history, one of RCP's [Revolutionary Communist Party] principal objectives has been to foment civil unrest in the United States. The most notable example of such efforts occurred on April 29, 1992, when RCP members looted and trashed the downtown and government districts of Los Angeles, triggering the infamous Rodney King riots. During the days immediately preceding the violence, RCP -- which maintained close ties to the L.A. gangs known as the Crips and the Bloods -- had circulated throughout South Central Los Angeles a leaflet featuring a statement by RCP National Spokesman Carl Dix, titled 'It's Right To Rebel' -- a quote popularized by Mao Zedong.

Encouraged by Dix, RCP activists helped lead the riots that would leave 58 people dead, more than 2,300 people injured, some 5,300 buildings burned, and $1 billion in property damaged or destroyed. On the ten-year anniversary of the rioting, RCP member Joseph Veale fondly recalled the violence as 'the most beautiful, the most heroic civil action in the history of the United States.'"
http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6197
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[ETL]

REVOLUTION: Voice of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA [Maoist]
[Revolution] Interview with Bill Ayers, Revolution #63, October 1, 2006:
"On Progressive Education, Critical Thinking and the Cowardice of Some in Dangerous Times"
http://rwor.org/a/063/ayers-en.html__________________________________________________________

"This is a guy who lives in my neighborhood, who's a professor of English..."

note the red communist star on his shirt, all these decades after he and his
pro-Viet Cong, pro-North Vietnamese, Weather Underground pals bombed the
Pentagon, various other military facilities and police stations.

[ETL]

Sorry, link above is no longer valid.

Interview with Bill Ayers:
On Progressive Education, Critical Thinking and the Cowardice of Some in Dangerous Times
http://revcom.us/a/063/ayers-en.html

[Pollster1]

WE, on the other hand, they see as enemies. Not opposition, but ENEMIES.

Anyone who supports Obama is right to see those who love America as enemies. Those of us who support the rule of law and a constitutionally-limited government would never support the ongoing FedGov bloat and other movements toward full-blown socialism.

[ForYourChildren]

“aimed at combatting violent extremism”

Yeah, like those tea party groups. If any of those become known, then the justice dept can unleash its troops and resources on them. For example, target them with the IRS to starve them financially.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks lbryce. Clearly we're not doing a very good job, FR isn't even mentioned. Pastebin? WTH is Pastebin?