So far, few direct links have been made between “birthers” and organized white supremacy groups, according to Heidi Beirich, director of research for the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups. But the connection is starting to emerge. In fact, the first red flag jumped out last week, when the white nationalist group Council of Conservative Citizens’ website linked to a copy of a purported Kenyan birth certificate for Obama (later proved a hoax).
“White supremacists are, frankly, freaking out, so I’m not surprised to see them glomming on to the ‘birther’ theory,” Beirich tells SFR. “It provides two things: First, it helps nullify the worst thing that ever happened to them politically—the election of Obama. Secondly, it’s a movement they might be able to tap into.”
Beirich says white supremacist groups have attempted to recruit members from the anti-tax protest “tea parties” springing up across the county, which are often attended by “birther” activists.
“(White supremacists) see those people as their natural constituency: an angry, white backlash movement to the political changes we’ve had,” Beirich says.
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