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"...extremist movement he energized may be entering a dangerous new phase, "
President Trump is no longer in the White House, but the extremist movement he energized may be entering a dangerous new phase, as we saw on 1/6. Read more about that, and the 838 hate groups we identified throughout the US, in #YearInHate2020:
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The Year in Hate and Extremism: Far-right extremists coalescing in broad-based, loosely affiliated movement
February 05, 2021
Its been over five years since Donald Trump rode down his golden escalator and launched a longshot bid for president with a xenophobic, immigrant-bashing speech that electrified white nationalists and set a dark tone for his campaign and presidency.
Throughout his tenure, Trump continued to sow division and hate with a steady stream of racist conspiracy theories and lies all while installing extremists in positions of power and executing radical policies, such as banning Muslims from entering the country, separating immigrant children from their parents at the border and reversing basic protections for the LGBTQ community.
Trumps words and actions had consequences.
Hate crimes and far-right terrorist attacks surged. Teachers across America reported a sudden spike in the use of racial slurs and incidents involving swastikas, Nazi salutes and Confederate flags. And in the first two years of Trumps administration, the number of white nationalist hate groups rose by 55 percent, as white supremacists saw in him an avatar of their grievances and a champion of their cause.
Now, Trump is gone from Washington. But the extremist movement he energized may be entering a perilous new phase, as we all saw on Jan. 6................................
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"...extremist movement he energized may be entering a dangerous new phase, " (Original Post)
riversedge
Feb 2021
OP
badboy67
(460 posts)1. Trump's Legacy?
The South Shall Rise Again.
DanieRains
(4,619 posts)2. And Suffer The Same Fate Again
Sorry KKKlan.
Bluethroughu
(5,204 posts)3. Every person at the insurrection should serve major prison time
It is the only way, to ensure white entitled angry people that if they go to far there are consequences.
Maybe while in prison they can work on themselves as human beings, or maybe not, but they will have plenty of time to think about it their behavior during the time out.