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White male terrorists are an issue we should discuss

Posted by dubteedub
Tags: usa, extremism, white nationalism, white supremacy, far right, race, terrorism.domestic, men, author.lincoln anthony blades
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/white-male-terrorists-are-an-issue-we-should-discuss?mbid=social_twitter

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Title
It's Time to Talk About What's Radicalizing White Male Terrorists
Authors
Lincoln Anthony Blades
Published
May 9 2017
Word count
1291 words

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  1. dubteedub
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    This is an article from 2017, but I think is extremely relevant in light of the recent events of the MAGAbomber, the Greg Bush white supremacist Kroger shooter, and the Pittsburgh synagogue...

    This is an article from 2017, but I think is extremely relevant in light of the recent events of the MAGAbomber, the Greg Bush white supremacist Kroger shooter, and the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter.

    Since 9/11, American citizens are seven times more likely to be killed by a right-wing extremist than a Muslim attacker. Yet, when we speak about the two in comparison, even elected officials refuse to relay that reality to the public.

    My biggest issue is that we as a society have ignored what is radicalizing these terrorists. Reddit, Twitter, Gab, and the Chans are openly recruiting and radicalizing white nationalists and terrorists, and yet time and again when these attacks occur, the influence of these sites is ignored by the media at large.

    SleepingGiants recently posted a tweet that I think is fitting.

    If you platform, host, monetize, don’t enforce your rules on, pay for, advertise on, provide software to or pretend not to know you’re doing business with those who consistently promote racist, anti-Semitic and bigoted rhetoric, you are an equal part of the problem.

    https://twitter.com/slpng_giants/status/1056640498952101888?s=09

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