Compare and contrast criminal behavior of left-wing and right-wing extremists
What will be an ideal response?
• Leftist ideology is rooted in liberal ideas of concepts of communism, socialism, anarchism, and also includes some branches of feminism, animal rights, as well as environmentalism or green movements. Those who radicalize issues with violent activity are known as left-wing extremists.
• Right-wing ideology takes a more conservative approach with roots in nationalism and racism. It includes concepts of anti-federalism, survivalism, religious, ethnic, and racial Puritanism. Those who radicalize issues with violent activity are known as right-wing extremists.
Right-wing extremists
• Nonviolent offenders. Tend to be high school dropouts, engage in rhetoric or publication, disrupt public meetings, use "constitutional" driver's licenses and permits, use "common law" court documents that they print on their own. Such documents are not valid. Common criminal behavior: fraud schemes.
• Violent defenders. Stockpile survivalist materials and weapons, wait for the U.S. government to attack. Violent defenders call the government the Zionist Occupation Government (ZOG) or the Jewish Occupation Government (JOG) because they believe that it is controlled by an international conspiracy of Jewish financial interests. Common criminal behavior: violent standoffs.
• Violent attackers. Use standard terrorist tactics such as weapons violations, assaults, bombings, arsons, ambushes, and murders. Common criminal behavior: shooting sprees.
• Sample right-wing extremists include: the KKK, sovereign citizens, religious and race based groups, paramilitants (militias)
• Left-wing terrorist groups dominated terrorism in the United States from about 1967 to 1985
• Fueled by dissatisfaction with the Vietnam War, violent radicals broke away from student protest movements.
• Soon, various groups emerged, and they separated from the student movement to join ranks with nationalist terrorists.
• Their favorite tactic was bombing, but unlike right-wing groups, they tried to avoid causing casualties.
• Sample left-wing extremists include: the Earth Liberation Front (ELF). Composed of radicals from Earth First! the Animal Liberation Front (ALF)
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