It's abundantly helpful to have credible information and data on the politics of
hate and extremism in our country from a source that has consistently studied this for years, namely, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).
I encourage you to read this 2022 report, as well as to check out their other publications. As they say on their website: "the ascent of the hard right is not inevitable. We can push back against this rising authoritarianism and turn the tide."
In short, we need to educate ourselves on these nefarious organizations in our midst that adhere to a politics of chaos and destruction in order to push forward extremist agendas.
-Angela Valenzuela Download the report (PDF)
Reference
Center, S. P. L. (2022). Southern Poverty Law Center Releases Annual Year in Hate & Extremism Report: When Hate Goes Mainstream.
CONTENTS
- From the Director
- Hate and Extremism — In the Mainstream and on the Main Street
- Building New Networks To Address Targeting of Young People
- Returning to the Schoolhouse Steps, Extremist Groups’ Reactionary Anti-Student Inclusion Efforts
- Protecting Public Education: Support Our Schools
- Understanding Youth Radicalizing and Firearms Narratives To Build a Safer Future
- As Militia Numbers Decline, Antigovernment Threat Persists
- Old Bigotries Melded With New Conspiracies Burgeon White Christian Nationalism
- American Antisemitism Animates the Hard Right
- The Sheriffs Working to Subvert Democracy
- Hate on Main Street
- Alt-tech Sites Continue to Provide Safe Haven for Hard-Right Extremists
- Policy Recommendations to Address Hate and Antigovernment Extremism
Everyone should avoid the extremism at any level!
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