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leveymg

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1. Right-wing extremist terrorism goes back to before the Civil War. Many of the same racist,

Reply to maddezmom (Original post)

Wed Aug 8, 2012, 02:47 PM

Aug 2012

xenophobic, gun-worshiping elements are still there, carrying right through to the 21st Century.

Of course it's more deadly than al-Qaeda, and will be far harder to defeat because it's still inside of many Americans, even those charged with defending us from the external enemies. The external threats will come and go, but the enemy within is part of us.

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Right-wing extremist terrorism as deadly a threat as al Qaeda? [View all] maddezmom Aug 2012 OP

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