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Triana

(22,666 posts)
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 06:22 PM Jul 2015

White Americans Are Biggest Terror Threat in U.S.: Study



White Americans are the biggest terror threat in the United States, according to a study by the New America Foundation. The Washington-based research organization did a review of “terror” attacks on US soil since Sept. 11, 2001 and found that most of them were carried out by radical anti-government groups or white supremacists.

Almost twice as many people have died in attacks by right-wing groups in America than have died in attacks by Muslim extremists. Of the 26 attacks since 9/11 that the group defined as terror, 19 were carried out by non-Muslims. Yet there are no white Americans languishing inside the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay. And there are no drones dropping bombs on gatherings of military-age males in the country's lawless border regions.

Attacks by right-wing groups get comparatively little coverage in the news media. Most people will struggle to remember the shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin that killed six people in 2012. A man who associated with neo-Nazi groups carried out that shooting. There was also the married couple in Las Vegas who walked into a pizza shop and murdered two police officers. They left a swastika on one of the bodies before killing a third person in a Wal-Mart parking lot. Such attacks are not limited to one part of the country. In 2011, two white supremacists went on a shooting spree in the Pacific Northwest, killing four people.

Terrorism is hard to define. But here is its basic meaning: ideological violence. In its study, the New America Foundation took a narrow view of what could be considered a terror attack. Most mass shootings, for instance, like Sandy Hook or the Aurora, Colorado movie theater shooting — both in 2012 — weren't included. Also not included was the killing of three Muslim students in North Carolina earlier this year. The shooter was a neighbor and had strong opinions about religion. But he also had strong opinions about parking spaces and a history of anger issues. So that shooting was left off the list.


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http://www.globalpost.com/article/6592741/2015/06/24/white-americans-are-biggest-terror-threat-united-states
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White Americans Are Biggest Terror Threat in U.S.: Study (Original Post) Triana Jul 2015 OP
Pretty clever to make the start date of this "study" September 12, 2001 (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2015 #1
Yeah LittleBlue Jul 2015 #3
The other clever bit is to use numbers at times ... Igel Jul 2015 #6
If you believe that Bush kept American safe Democat Jul 2015 #19
Crazy ass white people underpants Jul 2015 #2
This is pretty funny, but if they want to be serious, at least make it white MEN. Tipperary Jul 2015 #4
May as well qualify it further via ideology CANDO Jul 2015 #9
Yep. n/t Triana Jul 2015 #15
The New America Foundation is funded by a RW source. icymist Jul 2015 #5
Old RW or new Tea Party Nazi Republicans? Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #8
Cushy corporate welfare for Peter G. Peterson's son Michael! nt daredtowork Jul 2015 #11
Surprising to see this coming from Peterson. He runs "Fix the Debt', which... Triana Jul 2015 #14
K&R. nt raccoon Jul 2015 #7
Wow. KentuckyWoman Jul 2015 #10
For what it's worth, it's the title of the article posted. n/t JTFrog Jul 2015 #12
Its as racist as that one guy nilesobek Jul 2015 #13
It's the actual title of the article. Triana Jul 2015 #16
Whut. Starry Messenger Jul 2015 #17
Let's arrest all white Americans. former9thward Jul 2015 #18
Phew... yuiyoshida Jul 2015 #20
 

LittleBlue

(10,362 posts)
3. Yeah
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 06:32 PM
Jul 2015

And to compare totals rather than per capita, or the number of deaths caused.

Useless study is predictably useless.

Igel

(35,309 posts)
6. The other clever bit is to use numbers at times ...
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 06:39 PM
Jul 2015

And percentages at other times. Now focus on individuals, now on groups. Change up what you're comparing or find the right kinds of things to compare to prove your point by any means necessary.

Twice as many victims from whites as from Muslims in that period (and how did they handle those in both categories? ... But I digress).

Convert that to per capita. Unless there are half as many Muslims as there are whites, Muslims are disproportionately represented.

Whites, something like 60% of the population; Muslims, perhaps 6% (being generous by all but Muslim estimates of the number of Muslims in the population ...)

 

Tipperary

(6,930 posts)
4. This is pretty funny, but if they want to be serious, at least make it white MEN.
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 06:38 PM
Jul 2015

I cannot remember any mass shootings by any white women.

icymist

(15,888 posts)
5. The New America Foundation is funded by a RW source.
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 06:39 PM
Jul 2015
The New America Foundation receives funding from the Peter G. Peterson Foundation

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/New_America_Foundation

Peter G. Peterson, born June 5, 1926, is a controversial Wall Street billionaire who uses his wealth to underwrite a diversity of organizations and PR campaigns to generate public support for slashing Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, citing concerns over "unsustainable" federal budget deficits. In 2007, he made a fortune from the public offering of the private equity firm he co-founded, Blackstone Group, and pledged to spend $1 billion of this money to "fix America's key fiscal-sustainability problems." He endowed this money to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, which he launched in 2008 (see below for more).[1] His son, Michael A. Peterson, is the President and Chief Operating Officer of the foundation.

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Peter_G._Peterson_Foundation

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
8. Old RW or new Tea Party Nazi Republicans?
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 06:54 PM
Jul 2015

White domestic terrorism is also identified by the Dept. of Justice and the FBI in a comprehensive study last year as the primary focus of domestic surveillance and is combined with a sharp rise in domestic hate groups, many of which are well armed with potential second amendment remedies.

There is no doubt the article's conclusions about the threat of white supremists and their kin are America's gravest terrorist threat, (see recent KKK 'rallies' and open carry wing huts) along with the 320 million easily available in unlimited quantiles domestic guns and ammo, including some pretty impressive heavy weaponry and equally impressive RW media and political support.

 

Triana

(22,666 posts)
14. Surprising to see this coming from Peterson. He runs "Fix the Debt', which...
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 10:13 PM
Jul 2015

...wants to "fix" the debt by abolishing Social Security, medicare, medicaid.

He's a dirty, rich, greedy bastard.

"Business Roundtable" is another rich man's outfit seeking to abolish Social Security.

KentuckyWoman

(6,679 posts)
10. Wow.
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 08:02 PM
Jul 2015

Yes radical groups are a problem. But it's unbelievable an OP with that kind of title is allowed to stand.

Wow. Just Wow.

nilesobek

(1,423 posts)
13. Its as racist as that one guy
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 08:47 PM
Jul 2015

who keep quoting FBI statistics to support his hatred of black people. I think he's been tombstoned over and over again. The op might be right, but it still seems racist.

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