In the eyes of the federal statures, there is no such thing as a hate group. Nonetheless, there are more hate organizations operating in the US now than at any time in American history.
A hate group as defined outside of the statures is one with beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people. Hate activities can include marches, rallies, speeches, meetings, leafleting, publishing or criminal acts. Recently, a list was compiled by listing publications and web sites of hate groups.
According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, 1,002 active hate organizations and their chapters were known to be active during 2010. They include John Birch Society, Arian brotherhood, various white citizen councils, skin heads, gay bashers, anti abortionists, pro-war and capital punishment advocates.
Many of the radical ideas and ultraconservative Christian principles that are so important to right-wing haters have been co-opted by conservative politicians across the country. This is evident by the GOP stance against immigration, abortion, same-sex marriage, Muslims, etc., which allows the bigotry of these hate groups to be heard in the political arena where hatred has long occupied the fringe of conservative thought.
Most dramatic growth in the radical right came in the anti government “patriot” movement, with conspiracy-minded organizations that see the federal government as their primary enemy.
Considering hate groups affiliation with the Republican Party, it is understandable why right wing politicians campaign on such strong anti-immigration, Muslim, gay and racial hatred in appealing to the base of the GOP.
A hate group as defined outside of the statures is one with beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people. Hate activities can include marches, rallies, speeches, meetings, leafleting, publishing or criminal acts. Recently, a list was compiled by listing publications and web sites of hate groups.
According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, 1,002 active hate organizations and their chapters were known to be active during 2010. They include John Birch Society, Arian brotherhood, various white citizen councils, skin heads, gay bashers, anti abortionists, pro-war and capital punishment advocates.
Many of the radical ideas and ultraconservative Christian principles that are so important to right-wing haters have been co-opted by conservative politicians across the country. This is evident by the GOP stance against immigration, abortion, same-sex marriage, Muslims, etc., which allows the bigotry of these hate groups to be heard in the political arena where hatred has long occupied the fringe of conservative thought.
Most dramatic growth in the radical right came in the anti government “patriot” movement, with conspiracy-minded organizations that see the federal government as their primary enemy.
Considering hate groups affiliation with the Republican Party, it is understandable why right wing politicians campaign on such strong anti-immigration, Muslim, gay and racial hatred in appealing to the base of the GOP.