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"Much has been made of a new report from the Department of Homeland Security concerning the rise of right-wing extremism.
I have no doubt that right-wing hate groups are on the rise. Recent reports from the Southern Poverty Law Center tracking the creation and spread of these groups give credence to DHS%u2019 worry over right-wing extremism and its recruitment and growth.
But, the new DHS report contains this curiously and dangerously broad definition of right-wing extremism:
Rightwing extremism in the United States can be broadly divided into those groups, movements, and adherents that are primarily hate-oriented (based on hatred of particular religious, racial or ethnic groups), and those that are mainly antigovernment, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority, or rejecting government authority entirely. It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration.
Under this new definition, groups and associations of people who are proud American patriots will no doubt come under scrutiny and observation."
I have no doubt that right-wing hate groups are on the rise. Recent reports from the Southern Poverty Law Center tracking the creation and spread of these groups give credence to DHS%u2019 worry over right-wing extremism and its recruitment and growth.
But, the new DHS report contains this curiously and dangerously broad definition of right-wing extremism:
Rightwing extremism in the United States can be broadly divided into those groups, movements, and adherents that are primarily hate-oriented (based on hatred of particular religious, racial or ethnic groups), and those that are mainly antigovernment, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority, or rejecting government authority entirely. It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration.
Under this new definition, groups and associations of people who are proud American patriots will no doubt come under scrutiny and observation."
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