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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsStudy 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.
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
tblue37
(65,408 posts)1. K&R for visibility. nt
Gothmog
(145,321 posts)2. Right wingers are far more dangerous than other so-called terrorist threats
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)4. By far
But BLOTUS thinks they are good people.
RainCaster
(10,884 posts)6. Can we take them away from their parents?
malaise
(269,056 posts)3. Off to the greatest page
NOW!
John Fante
(3,479 posts)5. Islamic extremists make up the bulk of that final one-third
of terror attacks, and their ideology also falls in the right-wing end of the political spectrum.
barbtries
(28,799 posts)7. islamic terrorists
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.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)8. Sounds right wing to me also
fierywoman
(7,686 posts)9. Duh ...