When Hatred Moves from Thought to Act

Rabbi,

Thank you very much for the post. One of the most frightening aspects of this, along with the Johanna Justin-Jinich murder is its consistency with predictions made by the DHS report on the growth of extremist groups,

Earlier this year, the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) released a report on the growth of right-wing extremism, specifically addressing the development of antisemitic hate groups. The report noted that with a black president and resurgent antisemitism, we can expect an increase in these entities.

"Rightwing Extremism: Current
Economic and Political Climate Fueling
Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment"
Link for DHS Report on growth of extremist hate groups

http://www.wnd.com/images/dhs-rightwing-extremism.pdf

Fear, along with disgust, are adequate first responses. Action must follow.

I'll say one thing: I can't help but think this wouldn't be a bad time at all to write your legislators and whoever you can to call for inclusions in hate crimes protections for LBGT people and anyone else as yet not protected here in our own nation.

Jews weren't the only ones to suffer the Holocaust under these kinds of Nazi SOBs, after all, and the level of hatred we see and hear against us on a daily basis from the Right is certainly a matter of constant concern, as I'm sure the religious and ethnic hatred is to many of the posters trying to speak to this forum, even with those protections in place.