Anti-Defamation League identifies trends in violent extremism

By Brianne Roesser City of Buffalo

PUBLISHED 5:00 PM ET Aug. 28, 2023

As the latest racially-motivated mass shooting unfolded Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida, many experienced déjà vu.

“My first reaction was that this was Buffalo again,” said Scott Richman, the New York/New Jersey regional director of the Anti-Defamation League.

Following the Jan. 6, 2020 Capitol riot, the ADL launched its P.R.O.T.E.C.T. Plan to counter extremism and domestic terrorism. Richman said data collected tracing incidents from white supremacist propaganda to acts of terror show patterns in the beliefs of the perpetrators.

“That violent extremism is by and large coming from right-wing extremists,” said Richman.

Talk about lumping a group of people together, Projection much?

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PROTECT Plan to Fight Domestic Terrorism

On January 6, 2021, Americans watched as a violent insurrection fueled by extremist conspiracy theories and white supremacy gripped the nation and attacked our democracy.

ADL has been the leader in advocating for policies to counter the surge of domestic violent extremism. We’ve seen great progress so far, but there’s much work that remains.

Prioritize Preventing and Countering Domestic Terrorism

Resource According to the Threat

Oppose Extremists in Government Service

Take Domestic Terrorism Prevention Measures

End the Complicity of Social Media in Facilitating Extremism

Create an Independent Clearinghouse for Online Extremist Content

Target Foreign White Supremacist Terrorist Groups

https://www.adl.org/protect-plan

Thank goodness we have the Jews to protect us from those evil right wing Christian terrorists.