Observer (UK): 'Far-right shootings raise fear of hate offensive in America'

[Jackeens]

Far-right shootings raise fear of hate offensive in America

The killing of a black security guard at the Holocaust Museum in Washington last week was the latest example of a surge in extremist violence, as the election of Barack Obama and the economic crisis breed resentment in a fanatical, racist minority

Paul Harris, New York
The Observer, Sunday 14 June 2009

A series of attacks by rightwing extremists has raised fears of a new wave of violence triggered by the economic crisis and the election of the country's first black president.

Since the inauguration of Barack Obama this year a series of shootings have taken place, with targets ranging from an abortion clinic to a liberal church and police officers. The attacks have often been fuelled by a potent mix of race hate and conspiracy theories.

Last week's shooting by neo-Nazi James von Brunn of a black security guard at the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC, a few blocks from the White House, was the most recent incident. Now many experts are worried that extremists will eventually take aim at Obama himself.

More: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/14/rightwing-extremists-racists-us

[UrbScotty]

1. As for America's 'liberal' media? (nt)

[pipi_k]

2. A bit of irony....

I'll bet a lot of those people who would consider, or actually act on, the impulse to kill or maim others, are the very same people who ranted and raged against "muslin terrorists" destroying our country.

Now, THEY are the terrorists.

[rebel with a cause]

3. They always were..

people just chose not to recognize it. JMO

Edited to add that this should read "many white people and a few in the ethnic community chose not to recognize it. I have been afraid of this group most of my life and especially for the last thirty some odd years. Again I am only stating my opinion.

[vaberella]

4. I'm trying to figure out why it's taken so long for people to figure this out. n/t

[Hekate]

5. Well, yeah

:scared:

[Number23]

6. "Now many experts are worried that extremists will eventually take aim at Obama himself."

God help ANY person that tries to hurt that man or his family.

These right wing assholes have convinced themselves that Obama's supporters are all bleeding heart pacifists. It's my personal belief that even the most tender and delicate of pacifists would still be ready to whip some RIGHT WING @SS if they ever tried to hurt this man.