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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 03:42 PM Sep 2018

Study shows two-thirds of U.S. terrorism tied to right-wing extremists

September 12, 2018

A new terrorism database analysis shows almost two-thirds of the terror attacks in the United States last year were carried out by right-wing extremists.

Researchers and journalists for the news site Quartz said they used data compiled by the Global Terrorism Database that has tabulated terrorist events around the world since 1970. The database is supported by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), affiliated with the University of Maryland.

“A Quartz analysis of the database shows that almost two-thirds of terror attacks in the (United States) last year were tied to racist, anti-Muslim, homophobic, anti-Semitic, fascist, anti-government, or xenophobic motivations,” its posting says.

The remaining attacks, the web site said, “were driven by left-wing ideologies … and Islamic extremism.”


https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/09/12/study-shows-two-thirds-us-terrorism-tied-right-wing-extremists
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Study shows two-thirds of U.S. terrorism tied to right-wing extremists (Original Post) workinclasszero Sep 2018 OP
K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Sep 2018 #1
Right wingers are far more dangerous than other so-called terrorist threats Gothmog Sep 2018 #2
By far workinclasszero Sep 2018 #4
Can we take them away from their parents? RainCaster Sep 2018 #6
Off to the greatest page malaise Sep 2018 #3
Islamic extremists make up the bulk of that final one-third John Fante Sep 2018 #5
islamic terrorists barbtries Sep 2018 #7
Sounds right wing to me also workinclasszero Sep 2018 #8
Duh ... fierywoman Sep 2018 #9

John Fante

(3,479 posts)
5. Islamic extremists make up the bulk of that final one-third
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 04:02 PM
Sep 2018

of terror attacks, and their ideology also falls in the right-wing end of the political spectrum.

barbtries

(28,799 posts)
7. islamic terrorists
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 04:22 PM
Sep 2018

are right wing terrorists imo. they are patriarchal, do not recognize women as equal human beings, run authoritarian organizations whether a country (Saudi Arabia eg) or a group. So in reality the vast majority of terrorism comes from the right wing.

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