Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Opposition Rising
As President Obama took office, there was a flurry of speculation about the possibility of an attempted assassination by white supremacists. Seven months later, public resentment is more focused on our nosediving standard of living. Obama's defenders still harp on racism as the obstacle to achieving his allegedly benign agenda, but if vigilantism like we saw in the 1990s resurfaces, it will likely be fueled by economic misfortune.
Even with a now perfect record of hypocrisy by the Obama administration on all issues of progressive importance, the only opposition rising is likely to come from the millions thrown out of work, homes, and society by his support for scandalous schemes like the bank bailout. If history is any lesson, some of those millions are bound to vent their rage in unpleasant, even lethal ways.
Anticipating a resurgence of the militia movement as American society continues to fall apart, we offer a previous report on vigilantism, an analysis of Right-Wing Terrorism and a briefing that puts the Far Right into perspective.
Even with a now perfect record of hypocrisy by the Obama administration on all issues of progressive importance, the only opposition rising is likely to come from the millions thrown out of work, homes, and society by his support for scandalous schemes like the bank bailout. If history is any lesson, some of those millions are bound to vent their rage in unpleasant, even lethal ways.
Anticipating a resurgence of the militia movement as American society continues to fall apart, we offer a previous report on vigilantism, an analysis of Right-Wing Terrorism and a briefing that puts the Far Right into perspective.
