Five points about the current US right-wing "Reign of Terror" and its eerie similarities to dark US histories: #3

Here are 5 points about the current US right-wing "Reign of Terror" and its eerie similarities to dark US histories:

1. Echoes of racial violence: Like the US South's legacy of racism, today's right-wing extremism fuels racial attacks – exemplified by events like the Buffalo massacre ¹.
2. Manifest Destiny reborn: Expansionist ideology now manifests as aggressive nationalism, mirroring the 19th-century push to dominate Native American lands and Mexicans ².
3. Colonialism revived: Current right-wing power grabs resemble colonial-era suppression of minorities and indigenous peoples – systemic oppression repackaged for modern times ².
4. Terrorism on the rise: Right-wing extremism has become a leading terrorist threat in the US and Europe – growing concern since the early 2000s ³ ¹.
5. Historical precedent for resistance: Like abolitionists and civil rights activists, today's resistance (#buildtheresistance) fights against entrenched oppression – will history repeat with triumph over tyranny?


Your turn!

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Sources

1. What the Zeitgeist can Tell us About the Future of Terrorism - ICCT
icct.nl
2. Right-Wing Waves: Applying the Four Waves Theory to Transnational and ...
tandfonline.com
3. Right-Wing Extremist Terrorism in the United States
extremismterms.adl.org
 
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