"""For most of my life, even into the 1990s, it was fairly easy to distinguish eliminationists from mainstream conservatives. Conservatives were people who welcomed the advances of science and education, were generally civil in their dealings with political opponents, shunned conspiracism and outrageous paranoia, and were not constantly sounding the alarm about the impending end of civilization. Religious beliefs always played a role in traditional conservatism, but the old consensus held by both liberals and conservatives--that religious freedom meant the freedom of every citizen to choose their creed without coercion--still held sway for the most part.
That began to change, though, in the mid-1990s. And by the first few years of the 21st century, the differences between the mainstream Right and its fanatical fringe became thin indeed.
Dave Neiwert,The Eliminationists: How Hate Talk Radicalized the American Right (Paperback)"""
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
"The Eliminationists:"
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