#farright

See tagged statuses in the local bookrastinating.com community

If you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll likely remember Rock Against Racism with some fondness & appreciate its work against the racist thugs of the 70s/80s.... now (responding to the weeks of far right attacks), RAR has been rebooted as Love Music Hate Racism... I hope it is as successful RAR in galvanising anti-fascism... and organising some great gigs

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/18/rock-against-racism-is-reborn-as-gigs-planned-in-riot-towns-across-britain

Given the extent of last night's counter protests.... its time to take the anti-fascists 'legitimate concerns' into consideration, we might/must conclude!

h/t @RickGaehl & Jessica Elgot (at the other place).

"There is much discussion of the causes of what is being called rioting in the UK this morning. No one is, unfortunately, calling it on mainstream media, when that is what it is. Nor is this violence being described a , although it is apparent that this is exactly what motivates those who are rioting. ... When mainstream politics refuses to consider the solutions, or even name what is happening, we are in trouble."

https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/08/04/unless-labour-listens-and-learns-we-are-in-big-trouble/

Analysis

"The Heritage Foundation today is the 800 pound gorilla on the right... it's not surprising that it took the lead in creating project 2025.

"Heritage, from the very beginning, blended the toxic cocktail.. of plutocratic economics, Christian nationalism & the weaponization of racism, gender anxiety, & parental fears about sex to achieve its goals".

& why Trump disappointed them & why they love Viktor Orbán

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdsAm7xnlj0

.

heritage group from 1970s

God, Guns, and Sedition offers the definitive account of the rise of far-right terrorism in the United States—and how to counter it. Leading experts Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware trace the historical trajectory and assess the present-day dangers of this violent extremist movement, along with the harm it poses to U.S. national security. They combine authoritative, nuanced analysis with gripping storytelling.

@bookstodon




Far-Right Terrorism in America Shocking acts of terrorism have erupted from violent American far-right extremists in recent years, including the 2015 mass murder at a historic Black church in Charleston and the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. These incidents, however, are neither novel nor unprecedented. They are the latest flashpoints in a process that has been unfolding for decades, in which vast conspiracy theories and radical ideologies such as white supremacism, racism, antisemitism, xenophobia, and hostility to government converge into a deadly threat to democracy.

I find it sickening that the and, of course, politicians, are pushing the idea that the rise of the (eg Holland) is fundamentally a result of immigration

so, it is the immigrant's fault and not the fault of the dominant society with its political, social and cultural system and institutions

and, also, what they're saying is that if you want to have less of the far-right you have to "solve" the "problem" of immigration

despicable

[thread] Jordan Peterson

TBA-Sponsored Jordan Peterson Talk
https://pressprogress.ca/take-back-alberta-sponsored-jordan-peterson-talk-has-elections-albertas-attention

* Jordan Peterson: far-right, transphobic troll
* Take Back Alberta (TBA): far-right election denial group
* far right propaganda; memes; tactics e.g. election "scrutineering"

https://persagen.com >> search:
"jordan peterson"