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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
Is attacking grannies and firebombing businesses a real issue?
"Laughable" isn't really the word, and I know they probably shouldn't be ignored, but I don't think they can be considered a threat to society as a whole. Sure they are likely capable (and do) carry out crimes, but for all the bluster and ######ed race crap, they ain't much.
My only exposure to these people is through documentaries and the occasional newspaper article, but far as I can tell even if someone is considered "powerful" or "influential" inside the movement, they still aren't anything more than some (compared to his friends) well-spoken and charismatic jackoff with a following of a few dozen confused/bored/forgotten/sad young men.
These people couldn't organize a drunk in a brewery.
EDIT: That wasn't all aimed at you Peter, just the first line.
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Well, I meant aside from their violent temperament...
I'm not so sure that they are so influential. Obviously not in mainstream politics, but let's not forget that these racist groups aren't just a throwback to the 40s and 50s.
William Pierce, a Neo-Nazi and founder of the ultra-racist Heritage Front, wrote a book called the Turner Diaries. The book details a very violent race war in the United States. It was never picked up by a publisher, until recently for educational purposes. However, it is estimated that book may have sold over half a million copies at gun shows and the like.
Timothy McVeigh apparently used the book as his inspiration in the attack on Oklahoma City.
These guys may not be powerful in the political sense, but they do occupy a reasonably large niche in the underbelly of America and Canada to a lesser degree.