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There are so many "facts that aren't so" here, I'm not even going to attempt..

sammalloy 3y ago
Name one. The only controversial thing I said is in the choice of specific terms and descriptions, which I acknowledge below with the following sources. For example, there is a debate over the terms lone wolf, leaderless resistance, and stochastic terrorism. Otherwise, the dispute over terms aside, it is correct. Right wing violence is the largest form of extremism in the US today. https://www.adl.org/resources/report/dark-and-constant-rage-25-years-right-wing-terrorism-united-states https://www.adl.org/resources/report/dark-and-constant-rage-... https://web.archive.org/web/20210131220343/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/24/us/domestic-terrorist-groups.html https://web.archive.org/web/20210131220343/https://www.nytim... It is also largely based on the original values of the KKK https://www.gale.com/intl/essays/cynthia-miller-idriss-white-supremacist-extremism-far-right-us https://www.gale.com/intl/essays/cynthia-miller-idriss-white... https://www.americanprogress.org/article/white-supremacy-returned-mainstream-politics/ https://www.americanprogress.org/article/white-supremacy-ret... https://carnegieendowment.org/2022/03/31/rise-in-political-violence-in-united-states-and-damage-to-our-democracy-pub-87584 https://carnegieendowment.org/2022/03/31/rise-in-political-v... But operates on the level of lone wolves at the individual levels of violence (such as mass shootings) instead of the group. https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2001/lone-wolves https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/... https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/white-supremacists-arent-lone-wolves/ https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/white-supremacists-are... https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/08/the-new-strategy-of-violent-white-supremacy/595648/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/08/the-new-st... Today, the group level focuses on disseminating violent rhetoric from the top down, often from political actors using the cover of free speech through media outlets. https://theconversation.com/impeachment-trial-research-spanning-decades-shows-language-can-incite-violence-154615 https://theconversation.com/impeachment-trial-research-spann... https://apnews.com/article/1410b516f5b66c18d62342a0d7a9b60f https://apnews.com/article/1410b516f5b66c18d62342a0d7a9b60f https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/07/january-6-trump-domestic-terrorism/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/07/january-6-trump... https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/trumps-aiding-capitol-violence-world-watches-shows-us-now-exporting-extremism https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/trumps-a... It’s also still a major problem with law enforcement, as the ghost skins phenomenon of infiltration shows in FBI reporting on the subject. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_skin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_skin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Supremacist_Infiltration_of_Law_Enforcement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Supremacist_Infiltration... It is emanating directly from the leaders of the GOP. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/show/how-trumps-2024-presidential-bid-is-dominated-by-extremist-rhetoric https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/show/how-trumps-2024-presid... https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/donald-trump-cpac-dallas/ https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/donald-trump-cpac... https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/07/january-6-trump-domestic-terrorism/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/07/january-6-trump... https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/10/trump-death-wish-comment-to-mcconnell-political-violence https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/10/trump-death-wish-com... https://timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2021/01/19/in-the-end-it-was-trump-who-threatened-america-with-terrorism/ https://timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2021/01/19/in-the-end-it... https://time.com/5930592/everyone-thinks-im-a-terrorist-capitol-riot-fuels-calls-for-domestic-war-on-terror/ https://time.com/5930592/everyone-thinks-im-a-terrorist-capi... https://www.al.com/news/2023/05/tuberville-on-white-nationalists-in-the-military-i-call-them-americans.html https://www.al.com/news/2023/05/tuberville-on-white-national...

Name one. The only controversial thing I said is in the choice of specific terms and descriptions, which I acknowledge below with the following sources. For example, there is a debate over the terms lone wolf, leaderless resistance, and stochastic terrorism. Otherwise, the dispute over terms aside, it is correct. Right wing violence is the largest form of extremism in the US today. https://www.adl.org/resources/report/dark-and-constant-rage-25-years-right-wing-terrorism-united-states https://www.adl.org/resources/report/dark-and-constant-rage-... https://web.archive.org/web/20210131220343/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/24/us/domestic-terrorist-groups.html https://web.archive.org/web/20210131220343/https://www.nytim... It is also largely based on the original values of the KKK https://www.gale.com/intl/essays/cynthia-miller-idriss-white-supremacist-extremism-far-right-us https://www.gale.com/intl/essays/cynthia-miller-idriss-white... https://www.americanprogress.org/article/white-supremacy-returned-mainstream-politics/ https://www.americanprogress.org/article/white-supremacy-ret... https://carnegieendowment.org/2022/03/31/rise-in-political-violence-in-united-states-and-damage-to-our-democracy-pub-87584 https://carnegieendowment.org/2022/03/31/rise-in-political-v... But operates on the level of lone wolves at the individual levels of violence (such as mass shootings) instead of the group. https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2001/lone-wolves https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/... https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/white-supremacists-arent-lone-wolves/ https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/white-supremacists-are... https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/08/the-new-strategy-of-violent-white-supremacy/595648/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/08/the-new-st... Today, the group level focuses on disseminating violent rhetoric from the top down, often from political actors using the cover of free speech through media outlets. https://theconversation.com/impeachment-trial-research-spanning-decades-shows-language-can-incite-violence-154615 https://theconversation.com/impeachment-trial-research-spann... https://apnews.com/article/1410b516f5b66c18d62342a0d7a9b60f https://apnews.com/article/1410b516f5b66c18d62342a0d7a9b60f https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/07/january-6-trump-domestic-terrorism/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/07/january-6-trump... https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/trumps-aiding-capitol-violence-world-watches-shows-us-now-exporting-extremism https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/trumps-a... It’s also still a major problem with law enforcement, as the ghost skins phenomenon of infiltration shows in FBI reporting on the subject. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_skin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_skin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Supremacist_Infiltration_of_Law_Enforcement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Supremacist_Infiltration... It is emanating directly from the leaders of the GOP. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/show/how-trumps-2024-presidential-bid-is-dominated-by-extremist-rhetoric https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/show/how-trumps-2024-presid... https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/donald-trump-cpac-dallas/ https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/donald-trump-cpac... https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/07/january-6-trump-domestic-terrorism/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/07/january-6-trump... https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/10/trump-death-wish-comment-to-mcconnell-political-violence https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/10/trump-death-wish-com... https://timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2021/01/19/in-the-end-it-was-trump-who-threatened-america-with-terrorism/ https://timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2021/01/19/in-the-end-it... https://time.com/5930592/everyone-thinks-im-a-terrorist-capitol-riot-fuels-calls-for-domestic-war-on-terror/ https://time.com/5930592/everyone-thinks-im-a-terrorist-capi... https://www.al.com/news/2023/05/tuberville-on-white-nationalists-in-the-military-i-call-them-americans.html https://www.al.com/news/2023/05/tuberville-on-white-national...