White Supremacists Are Infiltrating The Ranks Of US Law Enforcement
February 23, 2017
Though right-wing attacks have killed more people on American soil than attacks carried out by Muslim extremists, the Trump administration is pushing for a national counter-terror program to focus solely on the latter.
Much has been said about the need to protect U.S. borders from dangerous entrants, specifically terrorists. From a proposed hyper-militarized border wall to the contested executive order banning travellers from seven Muslim-majority nations, the burgeoning security state of the Trump administration is using violence and fear-mongering to manipulate public perception.
However, one issue remains conspicuously absent in the national dialogue on security. That issue is the threat of extremist militias and white supremacists.
According to a report last year from the New America Foundation, attacks by right-wing groups in America have killed almost twice as many people as attacks by Muslim extremists. Of the 26 attacks since 9/11 that the group defined as terror, 19 were carried out by non-Muslims.
Yet, on Feb. 2, Reuters reported that Donald Trump wants the United States’ counter-terrorism program to focus solely on Islamic extremism.
This has enormous implications for a country which has an estimated 917 active hate groups, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
