Posted on Feb 13, 2020
White supremacist propaganda in US more than doubled in 2019, report finds
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Incidents of white supremacist propaganda distributed across the nation jumped by more than 120% between 2018 and last year, according to a new report, making 2019 the second straight year that the circulation of propaganda material has more than doubled.
The Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism reported 2,713 cases of circulated propaganda by white supremacist groups, including flyers, posters and banners, compared with 1,214 cases in 2018.
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The printed propaganda distributed by white supremacist organizations includes material that directly spreads messages of discrimination against Jews, LGBTQ+ people and other minority communities – but also items with their prejudice obscured by a focus on gauzier pro-America imagery.
The sharp rise in cases of white supremacist propaganda distribution last year follows a jump of more than 180% between 2017, the first year that the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) tracked material distribution, and 2018.
While 2019 saw cases of propaganda circulated on college campuses nearly double, encompassing 433 separate campuses in all but seven states, researchers who compiled the data found that 90% of campuses only saw one or two rounds of distribution.
The Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism reported 2,713 cases of circulated propaganda by white supremacist groups, including flyers, posters and banners, compared with 1,214 cases in 2018.
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The printed propaganda distributed by white supremacist organizations includes material that directly spreads messages of discrimination against Jews, LGBTQ+ people and other minority communities – but also items with their prejudice obscured by a focus on gauzier pro-America imagery.
The sharp rise in cases of white supremacist propaganda distribution last year follows a jump of more than 180% between 2017, the first year that the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) tracked material distribution, and 2018.
While 2019 saw cases of propaganda circulated on college campuses nearly double, encompassing 433 separate campuses in all but seven states, researchers who compiled the data found that 90% of campuses only saw one or two rounds of distribution.
White supremacist propaganda in US more than doubled in 2019, report finds
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Not very surprising at well. I live in Kentucky and have to keep my head on a swivel.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
1SG (Join to see) East or West? I used to Vacation at Ken Lake and used to do Puppet Shows for the Catholic Church in Church Community Centers in Coal Country.
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Since the tracking only goes back to 2017, I think we have to discount this "doubling" statistic. The sample size is too small, and you probably can attribute at least some of the increase to just being better at knowing where to look.
Having said that, I am glad someone is looking, because this kind of crap needs to be monitored.
Just thinking out loud (through a keyboard) but I wonder if anyone monitors the traffic in militant leftist propaganda.
Given the political season and the recent history, one would think both need to be monitored in order to mitigate the incitement of violence.
Having said that, I am glad someone is looking, because this kind of crap needs to be monitored.
Just thinking out loud (through a keyboard) but I wonder if anyone monitors the traffic in militant leftist propaganda.
Given the political season and the recent history, one would think both need to be monitored in order to mitigate the incitement of violence.
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