"West Point study on ‘violent far right’ shows ‘dramatic rise’ in attacks"

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West Point study on ‘violent far right’ shows ‘dramatic rise’ in attacks

By Samantha Kimmey at the Raw Story

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/19/west-point-study-on-violent-far-right-shows-dramatic-rise-in-attacks/#.UPwr8_Rib1k.reddit

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A report published by the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point Military Academy on Jan. 15 discusses the potential dangers of “violent far-right” organizations, which has angered some conservatives that believe the military should focus on international threats.

The executive summary of the paper, “Challengers from the Sidelines: Understanding America’s Violent Far-Right,” claims that “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.”

Written by Arie Perliger, Director of Terrorism Studies at the Combating Terrorism Center and an Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Sciences at West Point, the paper asserts that three distinct ideologies exist in the “American violent far right.” Those are “a racist/white supremacy movement, an anti-federalist movement and a fundamentalist movement,” the last of which “includes mainly Christian Identity groups such as the Aryan Nations.”

“Findings indicate that…it is not only feelings of deprivation that motivate those involved in far right violence, but also the sense of empowerment that emerges when the political system is perceived to be increasingly permissive to far right ideas,” it later reads.


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1. "the sense of empowerment that emerges when the political system is perceived to be..."

"... increasingly permissive to far right ideas"

Wow, doesn't THAT say it all?