Profiling 10 of the Deeply Troubled Individuals Leading the Right-Wing Government Hating Crusade

[marmar]

via AlterNet:




SPLC Intelligence Report

Profiling 10 of the Deeply Troubled Individuals Leading the Right-Wing Government Hating Crusade
Militias and the larger anti-government "Patriot" movement are on the rise, accompanied by the rapid expansion of other sectors of the radical right.

June 15, 2010 |


In the last year and a half, militias and the larger antigovernment "Patriot" movement have exploded, accompanied by the rapid expansion of other sectors of the radical right. This spectacular growth (see timeline) is the result of several factors, including anger over major political, demographic and economic changes in America, along with the popularization of radical ideas and conspiracy theories by ostensibly mainstream politicians and media commentators.

Although the resurgence of the so-called Patriots — people who generally believe that the federal government is an evil entity that is engaged in a secret conspiracy to impose martial law, herd those who resist into concentration camps, and force the United States into a socialistic "New World Order" — also has been propelled by people who were key players in the first wave of the Patriot movement in the mid–1990s, there are also a large number of new players.

What follows are 10 selected profiles from the Southern Poverty Law Center's special report on key leaders in the larger 'Patriot' movement. AlterNet will be running more of these in the coming days.

individuals at the heart of the resurgent movement.

The Repentant Taxman

Joe Banister, 47

Lots of people insist that the Internal Revenue Service has no authority to administer and enforce federal income tax laws. What makes Joe Banister unusual among them is that he was an IRS special agent for five years. He spreads his anti-IRS message on radio and television and hosts his own two-hour weekly radio show. ...............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.alternet.org/news/147218/profiling_10_of_the_deeply_troubled_individuals_leading_the_right-wing_government_hating_crusade/

[SpiralHawk]

1. Thank you

This would be appreciated in GD as well.

[marmar]

2. I'll post it there too.

:hi:

[SpiralHawk]

3. Wow - it is such a creepy read

I feel like I need to take a shower now....

[Doctor_J]

5. It might be more useful

to think of how our conflict with these nuts is going to end, and take measures to prepare for it.

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Got the Intelligence Report yesterday. These people are from a different planet.

[JohnWxy]

6. Recommeded. Bookmarked. important post. Information you'll never hear on M$M!