The tragedy in Charlottesville demonstrated the consequences of chauvinism and xenophobia. During out-of-control demonstrations of white nationalists and KKK members injured 35 people.
Unfortunately, this is not an isolated case, but a dangerous trend that is increasingly evident throughout the country. In recent time, many experts note the increase of xenophobic groups. According to a recent study South of the centre to ensure control of legality (the Southern Poverty Law Center) today, the US has 917 so-called hate groups.
TOP 5 most numerous and widespread xenophobic movements include black separatists (193 groups), Ku Klux Klan (130), white nationalists (100), neo-Nazis (99) and skinheads (78).
A big part of the haters are concentrated in the West and East coasts, particularly in Los Angeles, San Francisco, new York and Washington.
source: splcenter
California is in first place on diversity. It operates until nearly 8 dozen xenophobic organizations from white nationalists to the movement against the LGBT community. Do not lower the concentration of hatred and in new York — in just one the Big Apple 27 aggressive communities of all stripes fascists, racists, anti-Muslims and «good» old KKK.
«Group hate getting younger, and their members are becoming more tech-savvy — they now represent a single socio-political force», — says the Director of the California center for the studies of hate and extremism’s Brian Levin.
