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In reply to the discussion: Roof's murders all stem from this country's pathology of gun violence, sexism & white supremacy [View all]eridani
(51,907 posts)24. It's ongoing terrorism. From the Southern Poverty Law Center--
Terror From the Right: Plots, Conspiracies and Racist Rampages Since Oklahoma City
http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/publications/terror-from-the-right
What follows is a detailed listing of major terrorist plots and racist rampages that have emerged from the American radical right in the years since Oklahoma City. These have included plans to bomb government buildings, banks, refineries, utilities, clinics, synagogues, mosques, memorials and bridges; to assassinate police officers, judges, politicians, civil rights figures and others; to rob banks, armored cars and other criminals; and to amass illegal machine guns, missiles, explosives and biological and chemical weapons. [Each of these plots aimed to make changes in America through the use of political violence.] Most contemplated the deaths of large numbers of people in one case, as many as 30,000, or 10 times the number murdered on Sept. 11, 2001.
http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/publications/terror-from-the-right
What follows is a detailed listing of major terrorist plots and racist rampages that have emerged from the American radical right in the years since Oklahoma City. These have included plans to bomb government buildings, banks, refineries, utilities, clinics, synagogues, mosques, memorials and bridges; to assassinate police officers, judges, politicians, civil rights figures and others; to rob banks, armored cars and other criminals; and to amass illegal machine guns, missiles, explosives and biological and chemical weapons. [Each of these plots aimed to make changes in America through the use of political violence.] Most contemplated the deaths of large numbers of people in one case, as many as 30,000, or 10 times the number murdered on Sept. 11, 2001.
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Roof's murders all stem from this country's pathology of gun violence, sexism & white supremacy [View all]
MrScorpio
Jun 2015
OP
That poster has two threads up on the same topic and both have survived alerts 5-2
Hekate
Jun 2015
#17
I think you cast a big net there. Personally, I think it's more about racism
HereSince1628
Jun 2015
#5
If he had said "rape our kids", would this be indicative of a hatred of kids?
lumberjack_jeff
Jun 2015
#29
It probably seems extreme to some, to refer to this act as sexist, but you are right.
lostnfound
Jun 2015
#23
Great post. This country is a bully (authoritarian) country. Power is god.
rhett o rick
Jun 2015
#43