racism is alive and well, in the black community. On Nov 12, 6:07 am, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > as long as there is a free trade at all costs republican party there > will racism in the united states ! > > On Nov 12, 6:04 am, jenius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > to bad most Americans are smart enough to realize that racism is crap > > and that the KKK and othther organizations promoting hate are now > > gasping their last breath. jenius > > > On Nov 10, 9:37 pm, Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > From: *Travis* > > > Date: Sat, Nov 8, 2008 > > > Subject: White supremacists target middle America > > > > [image: Derek Black, left, gets help from his father, Don, on his > > > Internet radio show Sunday in Lake Worth Fla. Don Black is a former Ku > > > Klux > > > Klan leader, and Derek holds a seat on the Palm Beach County, Fla., GOP > > > committee.] Derek Black, left, gets help from his father, Don, on his > > > Internet radio show Sunday in Lake Worth Fla. Don Black is a former Ku > > > Klux > > > Klan leader, and Derek holds a seat on the Palm Beach County, Fla., GOP > > > committee. > > > > By Steve Mitchell for USA TODAY > > > http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-10-20-hategroups_N.htm > > > *White supremacists target middle America* Updated 10/21/2008 6:01 PM | > > > > By Marisol > > > Bello<http://www.usatoday.com/community/tags/reporter.aspx?id=1551>, > > > USA TODAY > > > The white-power movement is changing its marketing strategy to broaden its > > > appeal. > > > > The USA's largest neo-Nazi group is ditching its trademark brown Nazi > > > uniform with swastika armband for a more muted look in black fatigues. > > > > In Pennsylvania, the Keystone State Skinheads is changing its name to > > > Keystone United to attract members. > > > > The nation's largest white-power website, Stormfront, has a new feature > > > that > > > lets members create social-networking pages. The site has had as many as > > > 42,700 unique visitors in a 24-hour period this month, a steady rise since > > > it started in 1995. > > > > Supremacist groups are on the rise as they market themselves to middle > > > America, according to leaders of the groups and organizations that monitor > > > them. They are fueled by the debate over illegal immigration and a > > > struggling economy. > > > *FIND MORE STORIES IN: *United > > > States<http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Places,+Geography/Countries/...>| > > > Internet <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Culture/Internet> | > > > Florida<http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Places,+Geography/States,+Te...>| > > > Barack > > > Obama<http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/People/Politicians,+Governme...>| > > > Alabama<http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Places,+Geography/States,+Te...>| > > > Hispanic<http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/People/Cultural,+Ethnic/Hisp...>| > > > Main > > > Street <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Main+Street> | > > > Latino<http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Latino>| Third > > > World <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Third+World> | Ku Klux > > > Klan<http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Ku+Klux+Klan>| Palm > > > Beach County <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Palm+Beach+County> > > > | Northeastern > > > University<http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Organizations/Schools/Northe...>| > > > Derek <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Derek> | Anti-Defamation > > > League <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Anti-Defamation+League> > > > | Southern > > > Poverty Law > > > Center<http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Southern+Poverty+Law+Center>| > > > neo-Nazi <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/neo-Nazi> | > > > Shenandoah<http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Shenandoah>| > > > Intelligence > > > Project <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Intelligence+Project> | > > > Don > > > Black <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Don+Black> | National > > > Semiconductor<http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/National+Semiconductor>| > > > National > > > Socialist > > > Movement<http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/National+Socialist+Movement>| > > > Stormfront <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Stormfront> | > > > Pennsylvania > > > Human Relations > > > Commission<http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Pennsylvania+Human+Relations...> > > > > "Many white supremacist groups are going more mainstream," says Jack > > > Levin, > > > a Northeastern University criminologist who studies hate crime. "They are > > > eliminating the sheets and armbands. … The groups realize if they want to > > > be > > > attractive to middle-class types, they need to look middle-class." > > > > Levin estimates fewer than 50,000 people are members of white supremacist > > > groups, but he says their influence is growing with a more sophisticated > > > approach. > > > > From 2006 to 2007, the number of such groups rose by 5% to 888, says the > > > Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which tracks them through news reports > > > and other sources. The number is up 48% since 2000. > > > > The FBI knows of about 24 domestic terrorist groups. Spokesman Richard > > > Kolko > > > would not say how many are white supremacists. > > > > Jeff Schoep, head of the National Socialist Movement, says the government > > > classifies his group as a domestic group of interest, not domestic > > > terrorists. The FBI would not comment. > > > > Interest in the group "has really spiked up," says Schoep, who would not > > > say > > > by how much. > > > > "Historically, when times get tough in our nation, that's how movements > > > like > > > ours gain a foothold," he says. "When the economy suffers, people are > > > looking for answers. … We are the answer for white people. > > > > "And now this immigrant thing in the past couple of years has been the > > > biggest boon to us," Schoep says. "The immigration issue is the biggest > > > problem we're facing because it's changing the face of our country. We see > > > stuff in English and Spanish. … They are turning our country into a Third > > > World ghetto." > > > > The National Socialist Movement is the largest neo-Nazi group in the USA, > > > according to the SPLC and the Anti-Defamation League, which works to fight > > > bigotry. The NSM has chapters in 38 states, its website says. > > > > Mark Potok, director of the SPLC's Intelligence Project, says the debate > > > over immigration has led to a rise in hate groups. > > > > In Pennsylvania, where the Hispanic population increased by 41% from 2000 > > > through 2007, Keystone United has been busy. > > > > Members distribute fliers calling on residents to fight crime they say is > > > committed by illegal immigrants, gangs and drug dealers. In September, > > > members joined a rally against illegal immigration in Shenandoah that was > > > organized after four white teens were arrested in connection with the > > > beating death of a Latino illegal immigrant. > > > > "A lot of these small working-class towns are being invaded by different > > > types of people," says Douglas Myers, one of Keystone United's founders. > > > He > > > says the group speaks out for the rights of whites being pushed aside by > > > newcomers. > > > > "It appears they are tapping into and fanning the flames of mainstream > > > America's fear of immigrants," says Ann Van Dyke of the Pennsylvania Human > > > Relations Commission. "They are increasingly using the language of Main > > > Street, things like, 'We want safe communities to raise our children.' " > > > > Myers says the group is organizing family-friendly activities, rejecting > > > the > > > violence that made skinheads notorious. For example, they plan gatherings > > > in > > > public libraries. > > > > "It's not the footage from the '80s with people burning crosses. It's a > > > very > > > healthy environment," Myers, 26, says. > > > > The renewed activity includes a boom on the Internet, says Don Black, > > > creator of the Stormfront website. The site has 144,000 registered > > > members. > > > > "Many people in this country, even if they were upset with the country's > > > immigration policies, never felt that threatened until now," Black, 55, > > > says. "White people were the majority. That's rapidly changing." > > > > Black says the candidacy of Barack Obama has raised his site's profile. > > > > In the past year, members have posted 337 entries on Stormfront related to > > > Obama, ranging from whether an Obama victory will start a revolution among > > > whites to whether the candidate will take away gun rights. > > > > Black's son, Derek, 19, was elected to the Palm Beach County, Fla., > > > Republican committee in August. Local Republican leaders are trying to > > > unseat him after learning of his white supremacist ties. > > > > Don Black, once a Ku Klux Klan leader in Alabama, says he's encouraged by > > > the enthusiasm he sees. > > > > "We see a lot of people coming out of the woodwork," he says. > > > > *(F)AIR USE NOTICE: All original content and/or articles and graphics in > > > this message are copyrighted, unless specifically noted otherwise. All > > > rights to these copyrighted items are reserved. 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