Hatewatch 2014: A Year in Review (Southern Poverty Law Center)
It has been quite the year at Hatewatch. Weve identified those who hide in anonymity while financing the racist right. Weve kept you abreast of events that have plotted the course of the antigovernment movement as it tries to make headway into the mainstream. And weve documented in detail the fallacies spread far and wide by major anti-LGBT leaders, especially as they move to advance their agenda abroad.
Before we take a break, we thought wed give you something of a year in reviewthe posts on Hatewatch in 2014 that were the most pivotal in understanding the future of the radical right. But dont worry, Hatewatch will return on Jan. 1, 2015 with more impactful coverage and analysis.
So, until then
The nightmare that began last year for a small North Dakota town finally came to an end in what might have been one of the spectacular falls from racist fame in recent history. Craig Cobb, who last year came to national prominence when this blog uncovered his plans to turn Leith, N.D., into a white supremacist enclave, was sentenced to four years probation after pleading guilty to charges he terrorized residents. He also, surprisingly, went on national television and found out he was 14 percent sub-Saharan African. Since then, Cobb has become a laughing stock for the racist right and his plans have ended. Leith has returned to normal ,too. A documentary on the ordeal called Welcome to Leith, by filmmakers Mike Nichols and Chris Walker, will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
And how can we leave out Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher who in April stood down the federal government in an event that inspired dozens of imitators across the West? Owing the Bureau of Land Management more than $1 million in past grazing fees, the federal government moved to confiscate Bundys cattle that had been grazing illegally on public lands. They were met by armed militiamen and ranchers on April 12, who threatened bloodshed if the federal didnt leave.The BLM abandoned its roundup, and let Bundy stand in defiance of a U.S. District Court Order while he turned his Ranch into an armed compound with the help of the Oath Keepers and other antigovernment groups. In the time since, Bundy has become a folk hero for the radical right, and even a political spokesman.
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http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2014/12/23/hatewatch-2014-a-year-in-review/
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