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What Can I Do To Stop Hate Groups?

Violent Clashes Erupt at "Unite The Right" Rally In Charlottesville
White nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the "alt-right" clash with counter-protesters as they enter Emancipation Park during the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. After clashes with anti-fascist protesters and police the rally was declared an unlawful gathering and people were forced out of Emancipation Park, where a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is slated to be removed.

The violent racism we saw in Charlottesville, Virginia is not new.But after last weekend’s attack, many people are looking for new ideas about how to stop extremists. On Monday’s show, our guest Jameta Barlow said “Everyone needs to do something every day.”But what? What is the most productive response to a white nationalist rally in your town? Or on your campus? What should you do if a cousin says something racist at Thanksgiving?Is there an effective way to stop hate, stay safe and still preserve everyone’s First Amendment rights?GUESTSPeter Bergen, CNN’s national security analyst; vice president and director of the international security program at New America; author of “United States of Jihad: Investigating America’s Homegrown Terrorists.”Zeynep Tufekci, Assistant professor, School of Information, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She writes regularly on her blog: Technosociology.orgDon Harmon, Illinois state senatorLecia Brooks, Outreach director, Southern Poverty Law CenterSammy Rangel, Executive director and co-founder, Life After HateFor more, visit http://the1a.org.© 2017 WAMU 88.5 – American University Radio. Copyright 2017 WAMU 88.5. To see more, visit WAMU 88.5.

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