White Supremecists Slay 49 in NZ Mosques

[Dill]

(03-20-2019, 06:17 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Lot of stuff going on in this thread.  I feel like I am jumping back in the middle.  But here are a few points.

1.  Alt right terrorists are not always white supremacists.  Many of the most radical are anti-government.  I am sure there is a lot of cross over among many of these groups, but "Alt Right" is different from "White Supremacist".

2.  Claiming it is okay that you are 3 times more likely to get attacked because there is less than a 1% lower chance of getting killed is some impressive mental gymnastics to defend Right wing terrorists.

3.  One of the big reasons people see a "rise" in White Supremacy is not based on the number of attacks or killings.  Instead it is the return of the confederate battle flag to Presidential campaign rallies.  It is the racial rhetoric that the immigration debate has produced.  It is Klansmen wearing campaign hats for the current President.  It is the fact that white supremacists marched through Charlottesville without worrying about covering their faces or wearing hoods. It is an increase in hate crimes.  You can't blame any of that on the media.

The CSIS, which I cited above, would agree with your first point.

As for the second, I don't think MattC was defending Right Wing Terrorists, he was just critiquing the notion that they were as great or a greater threat then AQ or ISIS inspired terrorism in the U.S. Most right wing terrorists would not like him, and he knows this.

I agree with your third point. There appears to be a general resurgence of far right politics, groups, violence, etc., which is not limited to "white supremacy"--though it does condone this indirectly or obliquely. 

This is an international problem, as well.  The threat I see is not just limited the U.S.