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A report published by the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point Military Academy on Jan. 15 discusses the potential dangers of violent far-right organizations, which has angered some conservatives that believe the military should focus on international threats.
The executive summary of the paper, Challengers from the Sidelines: Understanding Americas Violent Far-Right, claims that since 2007, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of attacks and violent plots originating from individuals and groups who self- identify with the far-right of American politics.
Written by Arie Perliger, Director of Terrorism Studies at the Combating Terrorism Center and an Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Sciences at West Point, the paper asserts that three distinct ideologies exist in the American violent far right. Those are a racist/white supremacy movement, an anti-federalist movement and a fundamentalist movement, the last of which includes mainly Christian Identity groins such as the Aryan Nations.
Findings indicate that
it is not only feelings of deprivation that motivate those involved in far right violence, but also the sense of empowerment that emerges when the political system is perceived to be increasingly permissive to far right ideas, it later reads.
The rise in attacks in the 21st century were significant, as Although in the 1990s the average number of attacks per year was 70.1, the average number of attacks per year in the first 11 years of the twenty-first century was 307.5, a rise of more than 400%.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/19/west-point-study-on-violent-far-right-shows-dramatic-rise-in-attacks/#.UPvLPMD3Qjw.facebook
Berlum
(7,044 posts)LAGC
(5,330 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)madrchsod
(58,162 posts)the far right organizations have killed hundreds over the years in this country.
malaise
(270,908 posts)and stock all sorts of weapons.
Coolest Ranger
(2,034 posts)this is going on my facebook page
geckosfeet
(9,644 posts)why I support the 2A right to self defense.
"If fascism ever comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross."
Pale Blue Dot
(16,831 posts)geckosfeet
(9,644 posts)Pale Blue Dot
(16,831 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,336 posts)A Simple Game
(9,214 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,622 posts)and auto-correct then picking the wrong thing, without decent proof-reading. It's certainly 'groups' in the paper.
gtar100
(4,192 posts)Why would they be against a report that identifies violent groups in America? Seems like an important thing to know. It should be factual and non-partisan in its approach but the identity of the groups inevitably will be about causes and political positions. Their reaction to this report just goes to show they care more for their ideology than an America that is safe and free of violence and the threat of violence.
tblue37
(65,829 posts)[font size = +1]Findings indicate that it is not only feelings of deprivation that motivate those involved in far right violence, but also the sense of empowerment that emerges when the political system is perceived to be increasingly permissive to far right ideas, it later reads<emphasis added>