Truthout: We Must Pressure Mainstream Forces to Stop Downplaying the Far Right
Violence is a central component of the far right. It uses violence as an organizing tactic, it praises violence as a philosophical virtue, and its vision of society would require large-scale violence to usher in. There were 20 far right murders in 2017, in addition to numerous bombings and assaults. The three incidents last week — the murder of 11 worshippers in a Pittsburgh synagogue; the mail-bombings of high-profile liberal figures; and an anti-Black double murder in Kentucky — constitute one of the largest bursts of far-right violence in the United States in recent years.
— Spencer Sunshine