U.S. sees 300 violent attacks inspired by far right every year

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Peter Bergen, PBS NEWSHOUR guest:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/u-s-sees-300-violent-attacks-inspired-far-right-every-year/

"SNIP............


BERGEN: I think it’s important to call things what they are. And, you know, one of the reasons that these domestic terrorist incidents don’t get called terrorism often is because there isn’t a link to an international terrorist organization. So, as a formal matter if you are charging terrorism as a crime, if there is some link to ISIS or al Qaeda, it’s very easy to charge terrorism.

Because of the First Amendment issues in this country, it’s not illegal in this country to be a neo-Nazi. It is illegal to be a neo-Nazi who carries out a violent attack. But when a neo Nazi carries out a violent attack, it’s usually simply treated as murder or sometimes as a hate crime, but not usually as terrorism from a legal point of view because there isn’t an association with an international terrorist organization such as ISIS, such as al Qaeda.

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[Bladewire]

1. Russia sees many more, legal, hate attacks

It could be worse, we could live in Russia

We are lights years ahead of Russia.

[applegrove]

2. That doesn't make it good. Doesn't mean right wing terrorism should be ignored.

[gratuitous]

3. I'm sure President Trump is doing his best to catch up

But he's just one man.

[Bladewire]

4. Indeed, but him and Putin have a secret...

[Gothmog]

5. The Far right is scary

[Bladewire]

6. Here is the video that accompanies the article...

Great article thank you OP