I would agree that we have a growing amount of extremism in the U.S. and a difficult time holding these groups accountable. It can be more difficult if there people in positions that would normally command authority and/or they have become an embedded network. Individuals radical to violence by personal grievances, anti-government, and violence by ideology of hate (Racial, religious, political). We do need to get a better handle on domestic extremism, what it looks like, and how its often tied to other potential crimes. I think since the Capital riots we have a better understanding of how these groups work and use tactics to intimidate local communities (Our system must be more diligent in going after and holding to account domestic extremism. Failure, is failure of our shared oaths and essential purpose as a nation. So many people believe in our freedoms and histories across generations who held these values.)
The best you can do is sort of turn them in and ensure that there is a solid record of these behaviors. I have lots of friends from just about every religion and race (Different religions are practicing now for the holidays. They should be free to practice as they see fit. In some places that can be more difficult because of lack enforcement of these groups. In other words, they are probably very accustomed to breaking the law and getting a "free pass" for it. Unfortunately, society often pays the bill with low institutional trust and lower civic engagement.). Most of the people I have met from different religions are good people. The race or religion isn't the determinant, its the way these groups think and act that makes the difference (i.e. why I say it has a mental health component). Big data is likely to change the scope of things and things that are masked today will become more apparent tomorrow (Meaning we will see the cost of not holding such groups to account). I'm always a firm believer in tackling problems when they first arise and then ensuring we hold such groups and/or individuals accountable for integrity reasons (As a universal society the particular race, religion or ideology should not matter. If they do, we are not yet ready to maximize our Human Capital and that is one of the reasons why we are not fully competitive as a society yet.).
Failure to make the effort means we are not universalized in our approaches. We see one type of extremism more or less important than another and that is the danger that led to the Capital Riots. We had a hard time seeing this type of extremism as dangerous to communities even though it has been around for a long time (We see it at the capital and hold it accountable because of the risk to lawmakers but struggle with it on a local level where the targets are just regular Americans ). When its investigated we often find it tied to all types of other things (civil and other crimes) because it was a pattern of thinking and misuse of power over people that leads the charge in aggression. They are not a soft people who encourage togetherness or open-mindedness (Its about power over not power with.). Things usually default to power dynamics and that is what makes them so dangerous to society. As they say on the really important stuff. Blah, blah, blah.... turn the page in our shared story.....
I kind of came across this study from Cambridge, 'Researchers have mapped an underlying “psychological signature” for people who are predisposed to holding extreme social, political and religious attitudes and supporting violence in the name of ideology.'
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