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| − | '''Stormfront''' is a | + | '''Stormfront''' is a [[white supremacist]] online community initially founded by [[Ku Klux Klan]] members in 1995.<ref>"Hate on the World Wide Web: |
A Brief Guide to Cyberspace Bigotry" October 1998. [http://www.adl.org/special_reports/hate_on_www/print.asp ADL]. Retrieved 24 July 2008.</ref> It also has strong links with the [[Christian Identity]] hate movement. It has long advocated the need for a [[race war]] in the [[United States]]<ref>"Jena Rally Sparks White Supremacist Rage, Lynching Threat" 20 September 2007 Hatewatch [http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2007/09/20/jena-rally-sparks-white-supremacist-rage/ Southern Poverty Law Center]. Retrieved 24 July 2008</ref> and has even encouraged its members to enlist in the US military to receive training in readiness of such a war.<ref>"A Few Bad Men" July 2006 Intelligence Project [http://www.splcenter.org/intel/news/item.jsp?pid=80 Southern Poverty Law Center]. Retrieved 24 July 2008.</ref><ref>Kifner, John. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/07/washington/07recruit.html "Hate Groups Are Infiltrating the Military, Group Asserts"] 7 July 2006 [[New York Times]]. Retrieved 24 July 2008.</ref> Close to 100 murders done due to racial hate have been reportedly connected to the website.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/18/hate-crime-murders-website-stormfront-report</ref> | A Brief Guide to Cyberspace Bigotry" October 1998. [http://www.adl.org/special_reports/hate_on_www/print.asp ADL]. Retrieved 24 July 2008.</ref> It also has strong links with the [[Christian Identity]] hate movement. It has long advocated the need for a [[race war]] in the [[United States]]<ref>"Jena Rally Sparks White Supremacist Rage, Lynching Threat" 20 September 2007 Hatewatch [http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2007/09/20/jena-rally-sparks-white-supremacist-rage/ Southern Poverty Law Center]. Retrieved 24 July 2008</ref> and has even encouraged its members to enlist in the US military to receive training in readiness of such a war.<ref>"A Few Bad Men" July 2006 Intelligence Project [http://www.splcenter.org/intel/news/item.jsp?pid=80 Southern Poverty Law Center]. Retrieved 24 July 2008.</ref><ref>Kifner, John. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/07/washington/07recruit.html "Hate Groups Are Infiltrating the Military, Group Asserts"] 7 July 2006 [[New York Times]]. Retrieved 24 July 2008.</ref> Close to 100 murders done due to racial hate have been reportedly connected to the website.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/18/hate-crime-murders-website-stormfront-report</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 15:05, September 21, 2026
Stormfront is a white supremacist online community initially founded by Ku Klux Klan members in 1995.[1] It also has strong links with the Christian Identity hate movement. It has long advocated the need for a race war in the United States[2] and has even encouraged its members to enlist in the US military to receive training in readiness of such a war.[3][4] Close to 100 murders done due to racial hate have been reportedly connected to the website.[5]
References
- ↑ "Hate on the World Wide Web: A Brief Guide to Cyberspace Bigotry" October 1998. ADL. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
- ↑ "Jena Rally Sparks White Supremacist Rage, Lynching Threat" 20 September 2007 Hatewatch Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 24 July 2008
- ↑ "A Few Bad Men" July 2006 Intelligence Project Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
- ↑ Kifner, John. "Hate Groups Are Infiltrating the Military, Group Asserts" 7 July 2006 New York Times. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/18/hate-crime-murders-website-stormfront-report