We hear about the Proud Boys, the KKK, and the Oath Keepers. They're just the tip of the iceberg on what has become, and continues to be, an extreme right, racist, anti-semitic hatred for Jews, Muslims,LGBTQ, and people of color. They are members of congress and many more are running for congress. They are members of school boards, state legislatures, and election boards. Most are running under the banner of the Republican party, some with support from Trump and others, some without. Here's some of what you should know.
Gab is the preferred media platform of alt-right individuals. This is where controversial men and women go when they are banned from Twitter. Paul Gosar, a congressman, subscribes to this website. The filth that is written and talked about on that website is unimaginable.
Arthur Jones, an Illinois candidate for the 3rd congressional district several years ago, boasted membership in the American Nazi Party. On Arthur Jones' website he features a section called "Holocaust" in which he argues that the idea that 6 million Jews were killed in Germany, is the biggest, blackist lie in history. Jones won the primary, but lost the general.
In North Carolina, Russell Walker, a white supremacist ran for state house of representatives. He believes that Jews are not semitic, they are satanic. He also lost in the general election.
Thomas Rousseau, a 24 year old , runs the Patriot Front, a racist organization responsible for 80% of all right wing propaganda nationally.
There are dozens of hate groups domestically, and their number and membership is on the ground. One group, Vanguard America, believes that their ancestors founded America, and bequeathed it to them, and them alone. (In other words, make it an all white country).
There's so much I would like to say on the subject, but time does not permit me to do so. If you think what's happening in America is a bad thing, get involved. How? Several ways. First, find candidates at the local level that you believe in, and work to get them elected. The old saying, "All politics is local," is certainly true now. School boards and state legislatures have a huge impact on our future. Second, if you know men or women who want to get involved at the local level, encourage them to run for city council, school board, whatever. Important decisions are made at the local level.
As for some of our elected officials whose political future may be over, watch for what happens to these officials, involved in The Big Lie and inciting violence. Lauren Bobart, Paul Gosar, Madison Cathorn, Mo Brooks. We'll see if they are punished for rhetoric.
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