That's a front-page story in the Sunday Star today. Yup, the fascists and neo-nazis are on the rise!
There was a Sociology prof at the U of G in the early '80's who specialized in tracking right-wing extremism. Guess what? It was on the rise then, too! In fact, it's been perpetually on the rise forever!
Today's scary story informs us that when the many extremist hate groups called a mass rally in Ottawa last July, fewer than 100 people showed up. That's a bit vague. Ninety-nine is fewer than 100. So is nine...
I'm pretty sure Canada's got more academics studying extremist hate groups than it has actual hate group members. It's not till you're ten paragraphs in that you hit this disclaimer; "In fact, it may be misleading to call it a "movement" at all..."
Yes, it is in fact very misleading, so why keep doing it?
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