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They make emotional decisions on impulse. They are no doubt why society is so angry these days
Unfortunately, I read Twitter. The hatred is real. Some of the stuff that is said by liberals is scary, not just because most of it is monumental in its stupidity, but because a lot of it is laced with violence.
It's no secret where the real threat is coming from in America, as far as political violence. Looks like the FBI agrees. Good to see at least some parts of the federal government are still functioning in this deranged age of Trump.
The FBI Just Put White Nationalists and Neo-Nazis on the Same Threat Level as ISIS
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/...nd-neo-nazis-on-the-same-threat-level-as-isis
The FBI has elevated racially-motivated violent extremism to a “national threat priority,” in yet another sign that the U.S. government has finally woken up to the threat posed by white nationalists and neo-Nazis at home and abroad.
In a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, FBI Director Christopher Wray outlined several concrete steps the agency had taken to combat violent far-right extremists, explaining that the “national threat priority” designation puts those groups or individuals on the same footing as ISIS” in terms of the resources the FBI will devote to it.
“We’re particularly focused on domestic terrorism, especially racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists,” said Wray. “Not only is the terror threat diverse, it’s unrelenting.”
Wray’s announcement comes just two weeks after FBI agents arrested eight members of the violent neo-Nazi group The Base, three of whom were allegedly discussing firing into the crowd during the large pro-gun rally in Virginia last month. In recent months, the FBI also foiled two synagogue bombings, Wray said.