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Were hate groups on the rise before Trump?
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January 20th, 2019
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I recently was talking to friends who were very freaked out about anti-semtism being on the rise related to the Trump presidency.
My question is, is it really that much higher in America than it has been in the last 20 years, and if so ow much higher. Or, is the media just picking up those stories more and it feels higher?
I found this link that has a graph about hate groups. It demonstrates that hate groups increased in numbers during Obama, that’s not a surprise to me at all, although there was a dip at the end of his last term. I have no idea how they compile these statistics, nor do I know if they are reliable. https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map
If you have any links on reliable statistics I’m interested.
Also, do you think hate groups getting such widespread media attention helps them recruit? Or, does the exposure help us condemn the groups and reduce recruitment?
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