The Far-Right Is Fearmongering About Abortion Activists Attacking Churches [View all]

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@MackLamoureux and I took a look at the reaction of the far-right to the fall of #RoeVsWade today and, as expected, they are urging violence in response to a non-existent threat

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The Far-Right Is Fearmongering About Abortion Activists Attacking Churches
Right-wing influencers and agitators are hyping up a so-called "night of rage" and calling on the far-right to go "defend churches" from fantasized marauders.
10:10 AM · Jun 24, 2022

https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3pgzg/far-right-believes-night-of-rage-abortion

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Some far-right influencers say they are expecting a “night of rage” from a large group of organized pro-abortion activisits, and others are urging their followers to go and protect the churches and streets from the imagined marauders, others are simply salivating over the possibility of violence.

“It's a good thing the Supreme Court affirmed our right to conceal carry right before this ‘night of rage’ you guys are planning,” wrote right-wing commentator Matt Walsh. White nationalist internet celebrity Nicholas Fuentes simply wrote “DEFEND YOUR CHURCHES TONIGHT!” on his Telegram page. Right wing and church affiliated YouTubers have been creating videos for several days in regards to this idea some even giving step by step instructions for “how to protect your church from the pro-abortion 'Night of Rage.'”

Kristofer Goldsmith, a senior fellow for the Innovation Lab at Human Rights First, told VICE News that he saw the messaging for the “night of rage” being laid by far-right extremists for weeks and that it is now being filtered into the mainstream by far-right influencers. Goldsmith said that “outside of vandalism” there is “no evidence of a far-left conspiracy to commit violence.”

“No one needs to go out and protect churches,” said Goldsmith. “That's what we have police for. These folks are looking to take advantage of what they perceive to be a politically permissive environment to engage in political violence.”

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