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U.S. Hate Groups

The Southern Poverty Law Center (splcenter.org), says "these include Antigovernment militiamen, white supremacists, abortion foes, domestic Islamist radicals, neo-Nazis and lovers of the Confederate battle flag who targeted police, government officials, black churchgoers, Muslims, Jews, schoolchildren, Marines, abortion providers, and even drug dealers."

"Reacting to demographic changes in the U.S., immigration, the legalization of same-sex marriage, the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, and Islamist atrocities, these people fostered a sense of polarization and anger in this country that may be unmatched since the political upheavals of 1968."

Black Separatist and General hate groups saw the largest growth.

Source: The Year in Hate and Extremism | Southern Poverty Law Center

Just as the number of hate groups rose by 14% in 2015, so did the number of conspiracy-minded antigovernment "Patriot" groups, going from 874 in 2014 to 998 last year.

Murder and Extremism in the United States in 2015 - An Anti-Defamation League Report says,
"A minimum of 52 people in the United States were killed in 2015 by adherents of domestic extremist movements." This is the highest since the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 killing 168 people.

The 9/11/2001 attack was from external terrorists not domestic.
2830 died in World Trade Center, 189 at the Pentagon and 44 on UA flight 93, (Includes passengers and crew on hijacked planes).

Links:
The Year in Hate and Extremism | Southern Poverty Law Center
A Timeline: The Year In Domestic Terror | Southern Poverty Law Center
Murder and Extremism in the United States in 2015 - An Anti-Defamation League Report
Report: 2015 Was Deadliest Year For Domestic Extremism in Two Decades | Newsweek
Terrorism
Jihad and Infidels (Islam and the West)
The 'Patriot' Movement Timeline | Southern Poverty Law Center

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last updated 8 Apr 2016