“First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me”(German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984))
I think lessons have been learned, and this time around they are speaking out.
The West Point study examined acts of political violence by far right groups — though not explicitly terrorist attacks — from the early 1990s through 2011. It says many of these attacks can be considered terrorism.
“In the last few years, and especially since 2007, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of attacks and violent plots originating from individuals and groups who self-identify with the far-right of American politics.”
The report adds the “overall trend is very clear: from the early 1990s until 2008 there has been a clear increase in the number of attacks. Fourteen of the 21 years covered in this analysis witnessed more attacks than the previous year. Although in the 1990s the average number of attacks per year was 70.1, the average number of attacks per year in the first 11 years of the twenty-first century was 307.5, a rise of more than 400%.”
• 106 individuals were killed by far-right violent extremists in 62 separate incidents;
• 119 individuals were killed by radical Islamist violent extremists in 23 separate incidents;
Masterskrain Premium Member over 5 years ago
You blew it again, Bok. Better luck next time.
mysterysciencefreezer over 5 years ago
“How dare they not be tolerant of my intolerance!”
DrDon1 over 5 years ago
Why does Bok ignore the ‘Hater-in-Chief’ who ( sometimes ) occupies the Oval Office?
Retired engineer over 5 years ago
“First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me”(German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984))
I think lessons have been learned, and this time around they are speaking out.
Radish the wordsmith over 5 years ago
The West Point study examined acts of political violence by far right groups — though not explicitly terrorist attacks — from the early 1990s through 2011. It says many of these attacks can be considered terrorism.
“In the last few years, and especially since 2007, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of attacks and violent plots originating from individuals and groups who self-identify with the far-right of American politics.”
The report adds the “overall trend is very clear: from the early 1990s until 2008 there has been a clear increase in the number of attacks. Fourteen of the 21 years covered in this analysis witnessed more attacks than the previous year. Although in the 1990s the average number of attacks per year was 70.1, the average number of attacks per year in the first 11 years of the twenty-first century was 307.5, a rise of more than 400%.”
• 106 individuals were killed by far-right violent extremists in 62 separate incidents;
• 119 individuals were killed by radical Islamist violent extremists in 23 separate incidents;
https://www.politifact.com/california/article/2017/aug/31/who-carries-out-more-terror-attacks-us-soil-right-/