The white supremacists and Aryan nations have been in the news lately. Years ago they were the only ‘terrorists’ that I was aware of.
I was fascinated by them and even wrote a Political Thriller- Mind Blindness about them and their conservative religious connections to the White House.
I actually agree with some of their rhetoric, most of which has to do with the government controlling almost everything we can or cannot do. My agreement stops at their hatred of Jews and minorities.
What I haven’t been able to find is how they think of George Bush, but I am searching.
Since Bush came into power many extreme fringe groups have come out of the woodwork. Does the Left have any fringe groups of note?
NEW YORK, April 18, 2005 — A secret FBI report, obtained by ABC News, identifies 22 domestic terror organizations as the current subjects of 338 active FBI field investigations.
The Aryan Nations, and other white supremacist groups, are cited in the report for hate crimes, fire bombings, threats via mail, as well as robberies and murders. The National Alliance, one of the largest neo-Nazi organizations in the world, is subject to 51 FBI investigations alone, according to the report.
In fact there are “ticking time bombs,” said Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, “who have the capacity, skill and hatred to carry out acts worse that what Timothy McVeigh carried out 10 years ago.”
Levin, and other terrorism experts, say that the Internet has become the principal recruitment tool, attracting the loners and the disturbed who boast of finding viable U.S. targets.
“We are likely to see more terrorist attacks by lone wolves, or small cells,” Levin said, “They’re in their bedroom accessing bomb-making information on the Net, and accessing hateful rhetoric which empowers them.”
James P. Wickstrom, who calls himself the world chaplain of the Aryan Nation, uses “Death to the Jew” as a mantra of sorts. He also regularly calls for the deaths of government leaders, including the president.
“There is none of them in this Cabinet that damnably deserves to breathe the air in this country today,” Wickstrom said in a speech given at the Aryan Nations World Congress in Pennsylvania July 2002.
Federal officials say his calls to action are not unlike those of leader of al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden. Wickstrom has declared himself an enemy of the United States government.
“I tell you we do not need this Congress and legislative body,” he said in the same speech. “We don’t need these vile bastards telling us what to do on our property and with our water and with our children. We don’t need to tell them we have to wear a seat belt. We don’t need have to be told anything.”
I am wondering if these American fringe groups are the last of the original pioneer freedom-lover patriots? They are willing to fight for what they believe in. Although I despise their bigotry and hateful acts that have harmed many innocent people (Like Bush hasn’t?), they are fighting for freedom and liberty from the government’s shackles.
The blurry line is my concern. How extreme must one become to get our democracy back? I don’t believe that killing anyone is the answer, but the government sends people to kill for freedom of democracy (Iraq), so what is the difference? The supremacists rob banks to fund their activities-Bush just steals from the American tax payers, so what’s the difference?
Uhhh, let’s see…they (NeoNazis) are wacko’s, and they (NeoCons) are legal wacko’s, er,,well, legal in their mind anyway ; )
Now, we have the religious groups forming, more self righteous wacko’s.
Homeland Security wacko’s, running around persecuting Americans, (instead of real terrorists)
Militia Wacko’s, their just waiting for a target.
They, (all the above) hate anyone who does’nt think the way they do. Yepper’s, that’s pretty volatile, uh-huh.
Then, there is this group in Florida, in the swamps, that’s pretty unstable, so far it only consists of one ol’ man, a cat, and a dog. (well, they’ll be a cat and dog when they grow up)
They’ve moved into the swamps, and are growing fruit, gardens, catching fish, and have befriended a one-eyed gator, (that’s kinda friendly, but not sure if it’s for the fish on the stringer, or the hand that is holding it !!!) They ride around in a jeep, and the ol’ man has a gun !! (only one bullet, but hey it could be the shot heard round the county) ; )
Now, THERE, is a group to watch out for..; )
Great Diary rosee, it does make one think, who is who, in these shadowed times.
ps. (don’t worry bout the ol’ man and the critters, they like everyone, well..almost ; )
I kind of thought we were the “last of the original pioneer freedom-lover patriots”. With the plus that we don’t want to kill everyone who doesn’t agree with us or round up all “others” and put them behind barbed wire. At least on the good days.
I’d be really interested to know how these groups view the current government though, thanks for bringing them back to our attention.
the libertarians make, is that the same federal powers that we accept under Clinton, we reject under Bush.
Or in other words, we have given the Federal government too much power, and the executive even more power, and it is a recipe for abuse.
We may find it tolerable at times, but it can go dangerously off the tracks…as it has with Bush.