Study: Hate of Obama fuels 755% growth in extremist groups

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/09/study-hate-of-obama-fuels-755-growth-in-extremist-groups/

Fears that the nation’s first black president will be re-elected has fueled the dramatic growth extremists groups in the U.S. over the past year, according to a report from a civil rights organization that tracks these groups.

The number of groups in the anti-government “Patriot” movement have sky rocketed 755 percent since President Barack Obama has been elected, the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) yearly report found.

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This is so unreal to me that in this day and age we basically have so much racism still. Maybe I'm naive or sheltered but I was born in the 70s raised in the 80s all my experience -save for my mother who has 50s thinking-have been good ones. I did get bullyed by a group of black girls in high school but that was school it didn't change my opinion of that race. IN FACT for 2 years one of the "greatest" bullies became a good friend of mine. She lived beside me and we worked at the same company. It felt at times she looked out for me.

So to me this is just unreal that stat of 775%.

[dogknob]

1. The racism has always been there, but the denial of it got stronger

... people were just hiding it better. Playing Nice.

If you haven't seen the film Ghost World (2001), this uncomfortable subject is addressed quite well. It is not the main subject of the film, but a major factor in the plot.

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2. I will look for the movie.

[Odin2005]

20. I was in denial until the Palinoids chanted "Kill Him!" during the 2008 Election season.

That was quite personally shocking to me.

[HillWilliam]

3. Hate radio and its GOP backers

have been stoking the fires of racism and xenophobia for decades. Now they've created a monster, they're just starting to realize the won't be able to control it.

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4. I think some parts of GOP want them to be unleashed. After all war is a booming business and if

they can't wage war overseas we can always do it in our backyard.

[bullwinkle428]

5. Thanks for posting - heard the report on NPR this AM, made mental to post OP,

then completely forgot once I got to work.

K&R.

Oh, but it's not about race.

[The Doctor.]

6. The pieces are coming together.

This is no accident.

The re-election of Obama will fuel the blind, racist fear and hatred that drives people into a violent frenzy. They will be itching to kill them some blacks and libruls and still raring to go by the time 2017 rolls around.

My concern is that a consolidated base of right-wing crazies will too easily be convinced to turn on their fellow Americans.

[flamingdem]

16. They are outnumbered

so they better start exercising, it's going to be a big job.

[The Doctor.]

17. So were the Brownshirts.

It's not about sheer numbers, it's about will and perception of force.

[wendylaroux]

7. when President Obama is reelected

Heaven help us from the up tick in crazy.

Their initial shock has worn off. scary,very scary.

[lpbk2713]

8. Hate is a GOP family value.

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9. OMG! That is an actual picture?

[lpbk2713]

10. Yes. I think it's from the 1950's

I ran across it a long time ago and saved it in PhotoBucket. I don't recall where it was taken.


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Edit: I went to the Corbis website and found it was taken June 1949 at a Klan rally outside of Atlanta.


Link: http://www.corbisimages.com/stock-photo/rights-managed/BE043781/father-mother-and-child-in-kkk-robes?popup=1

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11. OHHHH that poor child. Raised in that enviroment. How?

[NNN0LHI]

12. We are going to need those drones

May need a lot more of them.

Don

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13. My fear will be that those drones will be used on us. Think about Sheriff Arpio and the like.

[NNN0LHI]

14. Excellent reason to keep Republican scum like Arpio relegated to cleaning toilets and such

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I should have mentioned that above.

Don

[Initech]

15. This is unbelievably embarassing for the US, I thought we were better than pure hate.

The thought of us going into a second civil war scares me far more than anything any terrorist could do to us. But then again, W got elected on a platform of hating gay people...

[nanabugg]

18. ALERT!! Hate for Obama fuels 775% increase in RW strokes, heart attacks, and self-inflicted

wounds, and sleepless nights, family dysfunction, divorce, and insanity.

[Odin2005]

19. That is truly frightening.

These bigoted wackos scare the shit outta me.