I think the people who downplay the danger of the far right are way off base but it is also sometimes not a great idea to exaggerate the strength of the movement either and thereby echo their own propaganda
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yeah i think thats right
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John, you did a piece in which you interviewed a former (legacy) member of the far-right who's embraced change for the good. You once tweeted a bit that had been edited out of the piece, but that speaks to how mainstream the far-right is.
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I'm sure this is what you meant, but just to be clear: only systemically dangerous in such circumstances. They are still dangerous in a smaller way without such allies, as the OKC bombing and other violent acts show.
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True, and the SA were small in actual numbers but still caused immense ruination to rain down on many.
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Yep. These groups are plenty dangerous if you are a vulnerable person who crosses their path. But they’re not a major historical force unless, someone in power, say, the president of the United States, mobilizes them and gives them impunity.
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Not just the President either. In many jurisdictions, the police actively support, protect, or at least sympathize with white supremacists even if they don't identify themselves that way. It's also hard to know how many people in power secretly sympathize with white supremacists.
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Far right-ists are also dangerous if they turn their guns on citizens. Irony: people who reject Darwin's Theory of Evolution but embrace his corollary Theory of Natural Selection aka survival of the fittest, and see themselves as fit, therefore deserving.
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Roger Stone shut down a recount in Florida by having a bunch of Republican goons show up and start rioting. The Brooks Brothers Riot? I think their plan is to repeat that nationwide.
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Or if they are given badges and guns and qualified immunity
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