Comments | 2redpath5: Ashamed

2redpath5

Ashamed

Nov 21, 2008 11:37

"Here and Now" on NPR with Robin Young is talking with a guy about how the KKK, but also common people, are uprising with hate and violence, against the election of Obama, and minorities and immigrants.
Mark Potok is working on the Intellegence Project for the Southern Poverty Law Center. He tracks the activity of hate groups. And is talking ( Read more... )

obama, magick

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t_rex November 21 2008, 19:06:33 UTC

Actually, some people are working on that.

http://www.wildhunt.org/labels/New%20Jersey.html

I'm sure they can use all the help they can get. :-)

2redpath5 November 21 2008, 21:51:53 UTC

Thanks so much for this!!
A great read!!!

peglegsally November 21 2008, 23:09:42 UTC

M, I read the news story about the elementary schoolers on ths bus saying "assassinate Obama." While it is scary that one of these kids probably picked it up from one of their parents, I don't believe it is indicative of the popular attitude about the President-elect (Also it wasn't a mass cry of third graders, but rather a third grader went home and told his/her parents that some kids on the bus were yelling "assassinate Obama" and sometimes even assassinate " which I think may be more scary). And of course the KKK is rising up against him, but since no one gives them any amount of credence anymore, I don't think its particularly worrying ( ... )