I could not update my last post so here:
I would recommend a series of episodes on how to identify and address potentially dangerous extremists within the gun community. This would include understanding certain symbols, ideology, and warning signs. Sadly, there are individuals who will exploit, and ultimately take away, our rights in order to harm others – for example white nationalists. This is a complex topic which will upset some and we must be careful of not undertaking a witch hunt. But it needs to be addressed. Such a discussion could have the benefit of maybe changing the minds of other groups. For example, I would recommend trying to contact groups like South Poverty Law Center (I know their determination of hate groups is problematic at times) to provide a different perspective so we could better understand the warning signs.
To Hell with SPLC!
Police your own! If you’re Caucasian you know your own better than I (a Black person).
I know the Black Community better than you (I ASSUME correctly or incorrectly that you’re Caucasian).
You KNOW the signs of yours and I definitely KNOW the signs within my own.
You may recognize some signs of radical Black Separatists and we are always beaten over the head about “White Power Groups”.
Have I run into some potentially dangerous fringe-thinking Whites in classes and on the range?
Sure.
Have I run into some potentially dangerous Black fringe-thinkers?
Sure.
The more savvy won’t reveal their ideology to “the other”, but if your clear thinking and aware you’ll notice a few things that MIGHT indicate SOME idea where this person may stand.
Keep in mind that you and I may very well share some views with either (OR BOTH) fringe groups yet don’t and won’t ever identify
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