Robert, thank you for initiating this thread. I would have used "emergence" rather than "Rise," because it's always been rising. 8bit offered the first response and this is my reaction after reading his first sentence,
"Gut churning...but sadly not a surprise. 8 years of a black president, gay rights happening relatively quick, the sometimes questionable SJW movement, women gaining more equality...
these idiots have been simmering for this moment. Gamergate and 4chan inversing Anon."
It should be a surprise. There should be no reaction to an 8-year Presidency held by a black man for being black, but for his policies. As we know, he's been despised and was utterly rejected by the right of his Congress once they assumed power to control both houses, which served no American well. But said much about the bigotry present in congress. To say that "gay rights is happening relatively quickly," or that "women are gaining more equality" are things that, to you, is justifiable cause for bigots to take center stage by taking control of American politics, is maddening.
Women are citizens striving for the equality guaranteed them by our Constitution, just as are LGBT community. No one has the right to obstruct another from exercising their constitutional rights.
In America, when will a black man be considered just another man?" A man.
It's those who are trying to shove their religious beliefs upon others that should be curtailed. We have a constitutional mandate not to interfere with religious beliefs, at least not legislatively, but religious people will always have their individual input exercised through their vote.
Next 8bit wrote,
There's been a lot of violence against Trump supporters too, which makes me think there is a hidden power that wants to see both sides go nuts.
Please provide some evidence of your claim, or please retract it as untruthful.
Regarding the SPLC, I feel it to be of great value regardless the fact it is lead by a rich black man. I'm well aware of Dee's history and the history of the SPLC. We hired a notable SPLC attorney to head our local Legal Aid Services for civil affairs and he remains one of the most productive individuals I've ever known. Dees also founded Habitat for Humanity.
Cockburn seems to have had a bug up his ass about Dees. Maybe Morris cancelled his luncheon date with Alex, who knows. It's an ancient article anyway.
Southern Law Poverty Center
Hatewatch
Hatewatch monitors and exposes the activities of the American radical right.
https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map
Lastly, 8bit wrote,
As I've been saying since forever, if there is a 'powers that be', they would hate for the white patriot/militia/oath people to link up with left activists(which in 2016 would be everything I guess from Native protestors, BLM,
environmental activists, etc)
If anything, the Bundy Bunch would be shooting protestors, a majority of whom are First Nation's people. It's nuts tho think sovereign citizens types would ally themselves with environmental advocates and conservators.
