White nationalism movement has long history in Michigan--Chloe TrofatterCapital News Service
- "Lansing — Michigan residents’ participation in the White nationalism movement has put the state on the national stage.
- It was the first state to protest stay-at-home orders in April 2020.
- A planned kidnapping of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer by those with ties to militia groups was exposed by law enforcement agencies in October.
...Two weeks after the invasion of the Capitol, President Joe Biden used his inaugural speech to denounce White supremacy. Since then, he has signed multiple executive orders pertaining to civil rights issues such as racial equity, discrimination and immigration.
Many politicians and experts have pointed to Donald Trump as a major influencer in the resurgence of White supremacy...
...Each of these elements united behind Trump’s calls to “stop the steal” and manifested into protests at state buildings and the insurrection in Washington, Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), said in the organization’s call for Trump’s removal from office.
“White supremacists and far-right extremists marauding through the hallowed halls of one of our nation’s most sacred institutions. This was incited by President Trump and organized on social media for all the world to see,” Greenblatt said...Read all.
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