eExtremists



Evil and Dispicable



One of the topics our Social Media class has looked at is "e-Extremism", which completly shocked me when I realised the content and the thought processess behind this. I was completly disgusted with what I saw on the Internet. I had knowingly searched (in class because thats what we were exploring) these websites that were filled with racial hate and discrimination. I couldn't believe something like this was allowed to go on the Internet. Anyway before I blow up into a full on rant I will explain the subject matter.

e-Extremism is basically extremist groups that publish their filth and hatred of other people on the Internet. The internet has allowed these groups to reach an international audience; tries to recruit new members into their ranks; it links diverse extremist groups; and maximises image control. These groups use the Internet and social media platforms to spread their propaganda.

A useful website to check out is: http://splcenter.org/what-we-do/hate-and-extremism. This site
monitors hate groups and other extremists throughout the United States and exposes their activities to law enforcement agencies, the media and the public. There are just over 1000 hate groups online which include: neo-Nazis, Klansmen, white nationalists, racist skinheads and many others. These extremist groups are driven by: racial purity; anti-Semitism; political hegemony; anti-liberal and anti-government.

Some of the webistes that I unfortunately came across included:

• "Hammerskin Nation": http://www.hammerskins.net/; what I thought was interesting about this site were the photos. All the people on the site had their faces blurred out, which I thought was a bit ironic as they are clearly displaying such strong beliefs and wanting those beliefs known but yet didn't want their faces known? What is the point about being involved in groups like this if your going to hide your identity? If you are too ashamed that you don't want to be identified then you must know that it's wrong or that the beliefs are disgraceful, but then why would you join the group to begin with?? I don't know. These ridiculous things confuse me. So basically this site, this group, The Hammerskin Nation, is a group made up of men and women who have chosen the White Power Skinhead lifestyle. The group is made up of blue collar workers, white collar professionals, college students, entrepreneurs, fathers and mothers. To sum up their objectives is their quote "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for White Children."
• "National Alliance": http://www.natvan.com/; is a group that tries to achieve certain goals; it also stands for a comprehensive view of life, or world view. The site provides links to information that they believe supports their arguments. This group is the largest Neo-Nazi group in America.
• "Storm Front": http://www.stormfront.org/forum/; is an Internet forum that supports white nationalism and supremism.

There was one website that claimed the Jewish Holocaust didn't exist and went on to explain why it couldn't have happened. This website had published a video that analysed a gas chamber in Auschwitz explaining that it wasn't possible to exterminate thousands of people based on the dimensions of the chamber. The narrator of this video then went on to say it could have been done better if they had of made certain changes. This form of thinking and analysing is disgusting and I can't believe people think like that.