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Salyut
24th November 2010, 19:09
Neiwert is a pretty decent blogger dispite being a liberal. (http://www.alternet.org/news/148946/%22we_are_at_war%22%3A_how_militias%2C_racists_and _anti-semites_found_a_home_in_the_tea_party_/?page=entire) His coverage of the extreme right is pretty good, although he tends to fall into the "oh noes ar15s are scary" field.




Where Patriot activists have entered Montana politics, their effect has largely been toxic. In the south-central town of Big Timber, a Patriot faction led by an Oath Keeper took control of the city council, triggering massive dysfunction, with even local parks projects tied up in bizarre fears of a New World Order conspiracy. "When these Patriots engage local political institutions, take over local city councils and local county commissions, local school boards, what we've found is they have no interest in governing," McAdam says. "They have only an interest in dismantling."


Anyone know more about this?

Comrade Marxist Bro
24th November 2010, 19:19
Anti-Semites and racists?

There are actual racists among the Arab-hating rightists in the Tea Party movement?

Neiwert just can't be serious. The right wing in this country has never been enthralled by racism!

MellowViper
27th November 2010, 10:51
Well, better he be a on the center left than not on the left at all. You can at least talk about class warfare with liberals. You can't with conservatives.