Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
"far-right, white, mostly Southern, paranoid extremists" JaneyVee Jan 2013 #1
Been to Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, east or south Washington or east Oregon? Lionessa Jan 2013 #3
I meant 'paranoid extremists', but yeah they're out there too, celebrating ignorance & hate. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #5
paranoid, regressive extremists; exactly what I've seen in these not southern places. Lionessa Jan 2013 #16
You're missing the point, region was NOT the keyword, "far-right paranoid extremists" was. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #26
I've been to all those places and those people you speak of in Cleita Jan 2013 #12
Uhm lived there twenty years and you're wrong. Very few were ever southerners. Lionessa Jan 2013 #18
Been here that long and still here 2naSalit Feb 2013 #70
Throw in Utah, Arizona and the California Central Valley too. Nanjing to Seoul Feb 2013 #58
Utah... definitely defacto7 Feb 2013 #68
Welcome to DU, Nanjing to Seoul! calimary Feb 2013 #112
Yep-r! Mopar151 Jan 2013 #6
If these "paranoid extremists" do start violence it will ruin things for everybody. xtraxritical Feb 2013 #60
I live in the South (Georgia to be exact), RebelOne Jan 2013 #9
Four men arrested in Toccoa terror plot MightyMopar Jan 2013 #27
ERIC RUDOLPH CHARGED IN CENTENNIAL OLYMPIC PARK BOMBING MightyMopar Jan 2013 #28
It's funny how the deign to defend America from treason while ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2013 #95
Have you met the Georgia's Congressmen? Like Rep. Phil Gingrey? Paul Broun? sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #96
Yes. In the North, East, West. muntrv Jan 2013 #10
Guys, it had nothing to do with region, I was referring to 'far-right, white' & 'paranoid extremists JaneyVee Jan 2013 #23
Actually it does have a lot to with region, check out the Southern Poverty Centers hate map MightyMopar Jan 2013 #30
The SPLC found more hate groups in the SE Region because they.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #37
Only reason it's better known in the South is the amount of landmass. freshwest Feb 2013 #65
Shooter Dick Cheney is from Wyoming, I think. Lots of militia weirdos live outside of the south. Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #11
Have you ever done any research on white supremacist groups in.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #13
See post #5. Has nothing to do with region. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #25
Here's what you posted.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #38
I copied & pasted from the OP. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #41
Pacific northwest states have some of the vicious ones. It's national. freshwest Feb 2013 #59
I agree completely. I would never region bash, I was being humorous at the redundant statement. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #62
I've lived up here a while, and encountered great people, and some who just scared me half to death. freshwest Feb 2013 #66
Yeah, there is a serious disconnect going on with some of our fellow Americans. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #75
The Bush years started to really wake me up. Somehow, I had naively assumed most Americans in the RKP5637 Feb 2013 #79
"Survivalists". I hope Ilsa Feb 2013 #100
Only if no one else is around, though... freshwest Feb 2013 #101
Terrified? Pulleeezzee, don't be the same hypsters and fearmongers the other side is being. Lionessa Jan 2013 #2
With all due respect... sheshe2 Jan 2013 #20
Then don't hype and fearmonger. Lionessa Jan 2013 #48
IMHO. If you do not see the serious issues and you call this hype... sheshe2 Jan 2013 #57
You can't possibly be waiting for the blood before you are concerned...hype? No. Fact! sheshe2 Feb 2013 #80
149 Patriot groups to 1274 in 4 years. ErikJ Jan 2013 #54
Most of them are meth head losers. If something was going to happen, it would have Dash87 Feb 2013 #110
What happened to America? MAD. L0oniX Jan 2013 #4
What the hell happened to MN? How did so many creep groups pop up? glinda Jan 2013 #49
Ah more southern stereotyping Livluvgrow Jan 2013 #7
Hate groups (or "boogie men"...) aren't exclusive to the South, just more common. Here's a map. Electric Monk Jan 2013 #15
I checked your maps Livluvgrow Jan 2013 #17
You understand what "more common" means? Michigan is the exception that proves the rule. Electric Monk Jan 2013 #24
get real noiretextatique Feb 2013 #99
just going by the info in the maps from the splc Livluvgrow Feb 2013 #102
SPL Center is a good source Oilwellian Feb 2013 #63
Thanks Oilwellian...couldn't agree with you more! sheshe2 Feb 2013 #77
Yes, we've had our governor, senators and representatives issued death threats. freshwest Feb 2013 #87
Whit it! Whip whip whip it! Lots 'o whippin going on. geckosfeet Jan 2013 #8
Correct there is.nt sheshe2 Jan 2013 #36
Yes. I agree. geckosfeet Jan 2013 #44
I don't think that we are agreeing for the same reasons. nt sheshe2 Feb 2013 #72
Not everyone who lives in the south think like these extremist. Heck I don't even own a gun. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #14
A Texas District Attorney was gunned down today in north Texas mountain grammy Jan 2013 #19
They all talk big, and they are all cowards at heart. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #21
They are preparing for no such thing... Earth_First Jan 2013 #22
The invasion & occupation of an INNOCENT nation, Iraq, that cost about 4K American lives, SHOWS that patrice Jan 2013 #29
There are entities at work here, and not for the betterment of this country. sheshe2 Jan 2013 #42
I feel it, it's in the air. It's not always visible, but it's there. I was telling someone RKP5637 Jan 2013 #52
True, RKP. sheshe2 Feb 2013 #61
Very important info, example the reason they want assault rifles is because flamingdem Jan 2013 #31
Maybe Americans don't like their rights being f***ed with. Skip Intro Jan 2013 #32
Can you see how it is just as legitimate for others to feel exactly the same thing about "2nd Amendm patrice Jan 2013 #39
Well thought out... freshwest Feb 2013 #69
Anything that is wrong is made worse by alienation & ir-responsibility & yet we are supposed to patrice Feb 2013 #82
Please tell me why my concerns for our SOLDIERS being drawn into wars abroad BECAUSE of NRA's patrice Jan 2013 #45
These men didn't like their rights being fucked with, either. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #55
So many Americans are having their rights f***ed with that your argument does not hold. Stonepounder Feb 2013 #71
Thank you! It's guns for guns' sake ALONE. If any of that other stuff actually mattered to these patrice Feb 2013 #83
Keep digging! morningfog Feb 2013 #73
Yeah, "vague goals" like health care for everyone & publicly gauranteed Social Security. patrice Feb 2013 #84
You are right, Skip. Americans Do Not Like their Rights being F***ed with! sheshe2 Feb 2013 #85
See Post #40 triplepoint Feb 2013 #91
When are these terrorists going to be charged meow2u3 Jan 2013 #33
I'll never forget when I was in Basic Training in the Army. Aristus Jan 2013 #34
Don't Vote Suppression & Gerrymandering pretty much prove that the ONLY motive of gun-lovers is patrice Jan 2013 #35
Yes, the silence is deafening on what makes a democratic government work. Good point. freshwest Feb 2013 #103
Let's Not Encourage Insurrection... triplepoint Jan 2013 #40
I would suggest that before you post the "LIST" SomethingFishy Jan 2013 #43
What original list? What link? glinda Jan 2013 #50
Here's the Original post.. SomethingFishy Jan 2013 #51
Thanks. glinda Feb 2013 #74
what the heck is britney spears the very Republican singer doing in there PatrynXX Jan 2013 #53
damn how do you respond to this one sasha031 Feb 2013 #86
remember during bush's reign PatrynXX Jan 2013 #46
K&R nt abelenkpe Jan 2013 #47
Good. Let them revolt. It will get rid of them and wake people up to the threat the RW represent. Katashi_itto Jan 2013 #56
Well, everyone needs to stick close to their TVs and radios... ReRe Feb 2013 #64
Thanks for the important information, she! n/m Cha Feb 2013 #67
Since one of their enemies is the AMA, the next time one of the fools shoot themselves Thinkingabout Feb 2013 #76
Kicked again.... defacto7 Feb 2013 #78
K&R !!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #81
I'm frightened of the DHS, TSA, iWatch program, NDAA's indefinite detention without trial or Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #88
Me too. Much more frightening than those the OP is about. cali Feb 2013 #90
I am concerned, but not terrified Kennah Feb 2013 #89
There are about a eighty-million or so firearms-owners in this country Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #92
"Never?" Comatose Sphagetti Feb 2013 #104
People who say never are ALWAYS proven wrong! :) Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #106
its too bad you feel that way. you seem worried about these 'patriots'. maybe alert the feds? farminator3000 Feb 2013 #107
Thanks for reading :) Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #113
I only fear other drivers. n/t L0oniX Feb 2013 #93
maybe put a gun or guns on your hood and/or tailpipes. farminator3000 Feb 2013 #108
pffft L0oniX Feb 2013 #111
An interesting piece by Dana Milbank Oilwellian Feb 2013 #94
In a right-wing-soused society, domestic right-wing extremist groups even espousing treasonous indepat Feb 2013 #97
charles manson foresaw helter skelter a long time ago. datasuspect Feb 2013 #98
Delusional gun nuts scare me far more than any terrorist cell ever could. Initech Feb 2013 #105
Uh huh... Dash87 Feb 2013 #109
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»If you are not Terrified ...»Reply #59