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Have you considered that members of the so-called #FreedomConvoy were and are not only #domesticterrorists who attempted to overthrow our duly elected govt, but that bonding together gave them the illusion of power & success as they are in essence members of a #rightwingcult?
Definition of pied piper. 1 : one that offers strong but delusive enticement; 2 : a leader who makes irresponsible promises; 3 : a charismatic person who attracts followers by using 1 & 2.
#JustaPiedPiper is recruiting new members to his #rightwingcult from the #FreedomConvoy
#JustaPiedPiper is recruiting new members to his #rightwingcult from the #FreedomConvoy
Cult groups are not limited to religious groups. All have leaders whose authority is respected and, in many cases, unquestioned. What brings them together is often perverse beliefs and in the case of the #honkers, the perversity is evidenced in their interpretation of freedom.
🧵What is #rightwingextremism? A loose movement, characterized by a racially, ethnically and sexually defined nationalism. ... often framed in terms of white power, grounded in xenophobic exclusionary understandings of perceived threats posed by such groups as people of colour,
Jews, immigrants, the LGBTQ community and feminists.
Here are the 7 things you need to know:
1. COVID-19 had a significant impact on right-wing extremist activity in 2020.
2. Canadian right-wing extremists appear to be heavily influenced by US activity.
Here are the 7 things you need to know:
1. COVID-19 had a significant impact on right-wing extremist activity in 2020.
2. Canadian right-wing extremists appear to be heavily influenced by US activity.
3. Right-wing extremist discussion of Canadian politics focused on Justin Trudeau and the New Democratic Party (NDP).
4. Right-wing extremists in Canada are drivers of disinformation.
4. Right-wing extremists in Canada are drivers of disinformation.
#Germany #Berlin #Police #RightWingExtremism
The police in Berlin say they are investigating several dozen suspected right-wing extremism cases within their own ranks.
The police in Berlin say they are investigating several dozen suspected right-wing extremism cases within their own ranks.
Berlin police chief Barbara Slowik told the newspaper "Die Welt" that almost 40 disciplinary proceedings are currently being conducted because of such allegations. Half of these proceedings are conducted with the aim of "dismissing those affected from service".
Despite the administrative courts' high hurdles when dismissing civil servants, she assumes "that we are right in at least some cases," said Slowik. The vast majority of police officers in the capital are not extremist, she emphasized:
#Germany #Magdeburg #SachsenAnhalt #RightWingExtremism
In Magdeburg, the police secured a boxing ring during a large-scale operation in which around 140 officers were involved. She had to ban and dissolve a right-wing extremist martial arts event that afternoon.
In Magdeburg, the police secured a boxing ring during a large-scale operation in which around 140 officers were involved. She had to ban and dissolve a right-wing extremist martial arts event that afternoon.
It is said that around 90 participants and visitors who had arrived had left the event site. According to the police, the organizers had set up a boxing ring on the grounds of a motorcycle club. They identified the event as a "fight of the Nibelungs".
typicall T-shirts of the scene were sold on the sidelines.
#Germany #Leipzig #Sachsen #Police #RightWingExtremism
Leipzig's police chief Torsten Schultze is "very disappointed". A police officer in his city is being investigated for right-wing extremist and racist remarks in a chat.
Leipzig's police chief Torsten Schultze is "very disappointed". A police officer in his city is being investigated for right-wing extremist and racist remarks in a chat.
The police said the officer was excluded from official business with immediate effect. There is an "urgent suspicion". The police department was informed on Thursday by the State Criminal Police Office in Baden-Württemberg about findings from the chat process.
The police did not provide any details about the officer. Schultze explained that the actions of an individual once again affect the reputation of the entire police force. "Right-wing extremist ideas have no place in our police.
#BREAKING NEWS🚨🚨
#GERMANY #MECKLENBURG_VORPOMMERN #SCHWERIN #POLICE #RIGHTWINGEXTREMISM
In the scandal over right-wing chats by police officers in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, two officers were searched. You have been suspended from duty,
#GERMANY #MECKLENBURG_VORPOMMERN #SCHWERIN #POLICE #RIGHTWINGEXTREMISM
In the scandal over right-wing chats by police officers in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, two officers were searched. You have been suspended from duty,
said State Interior Minister Lorenz Caffier in Schwerin. Disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against two other police officers, but they have not been searched.
A total of 17 officials and a collective bargaining employee of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Police are now suspected of having exchanged right-wing extremist ideas in Internet chats.
#Germany #NRW #Düsseldorf #Police #RightWingExtremism
Because of chat groups with right-wing extremist content, 30 police officers in North Rhine-Westphalia have been temporarily released from duty.
Because of chat groups with right-wing extremist content, 30 police officers in North Rhine-Westphalia have been temporarily released from duty.
State Interior Minister Herbert Reul reported this to the state parliament in Düsseldorf. The suspension of an officer was added to the 29 cases already known. "I didn't think the dimension and these atrocities were possible," said Reul.
It is "the worst, most disgusting neo-Nazi agitation." We will deal with it, radically and down to the smallest detail, "said Reul.
#BREAKING NEWS🚨🚨
#GERMANY #NRW #DÜSSELDORF #POLICE #RIGHTWINGEXTREMISM
In the police in North Rhine-Westphalia, several officers are suspected of having been involved in at least five right-wing extremist chat groups. Interior Minister Herbert Reul announced.
#GERMANY #NRW #DÜSSELDORF #POLICE #RIGHTWINGEXTREMISM
In the police in North Rhine-Westphalia, several officers are suspected of having been involved in at least five right-wing extremist chat groups. Interior Minister Herbert Reul announced.
Because of this, numerous raids have taken place since morning.
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Bipartisan investigation of Washington state legislator Matt Shea is in progress spokesman.com/stories/2019/j… Meanwhile, Shea apparently has absolute confidence that his constituents support #RightWingExtremism spokesman.com/stories/2019/a…
Keep in mind that Matt Shea wrote “a ‘how to’ manual consistent with the ideology and operating philosophy of the Christian Identity/Aryan Nations movement and the Redoubt movement of the 1990” lawandcrime.com/politics/if-th…
“Muslims, journalists & critics ... are ‘supporting tyranny’ if they don’t support his view that the United States is ‘a Christian nation.’ Critics fear that Shea, an Army combat veteran, has begun employing that same principle to justify violence” theolympian.com/news/politics-…
In the wake of #FarRight and #WhiteSupremacist attacks in #ElPaso, #Christchurch, #Pittsburgh and others, read some of the research by ICCT and our fellows on this rising threat...
For an initial overview of the #FarRight, read ICCT's Editorial Board members @Jacravn and @ToreBjorgo's examination of how research on extreme right terrorism has evolved over the past two decades. jstor.org/stable/2654464…
Why has the US been so slow to recognise the danger of #RightWingExtremism and to allocate resources to combat it? Listen to our Associate Fellow @ColinPClarke discuss the social, political, and cultural reasons behind this discrepancy on @pritheworld. pri.org/file/2019-03-1…
