A US based NGO has found that the propaganda by American White supremacists has jumped by 38 per cent in the past one year.

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) recorded 6,751 incidents of propaganda activity in 2022 — a jump from 4,876 in 2021. The 2022 figures are the highest in number since it began tracking such incidents in 2017. This total includes racist, anti-semitic or anti-LGBTQ content.

The ADL has attributed the rise in propaganda to the growth in the number of white supremacist groups and their membership.

According to the report, the highest levels of propaganda activity were found in Texas, followed by Massachusetts, Virginia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, California, Utah, Florida, Connecticut and Georgia.

The group further noted that the propaganda was reported in every state except Hawaii.

“There’s no question that white supremacists and anti-semites are trying to terrorise and harass Americans and have significantly stepped up their use of propaganda as a tactic to make their presence known in communities nationwide,” Jonathan Greenblatt, president of ADL, said in a statement alongside the report.

“This is a cowardly attempt to intimidate marginalised communities and those who don’t align with their twisted worldview and draw in new recruits.”

These White supremacist groups increasingly used banners, often draped over highway overpasses, to publicise their hate-filled messages, the ADL in its report stated.

Of these, three white supremacist groups — Patriot Front, Goyim Defense League and White Lives Matter — were responsible for 93 per cent of this year’s activity, with ADL noting that the content was specifically anti-semitic in nature.

It tracked at least 252 banner drops and 167 in-person white supremacist events, a 38 per cent and 55 per cent increase, respectively, from 2021.

“The sheer volume of white supremacist propaganda distributions we are documenting around the country is alarming and dangerous,” said Oren Segal, Vice President of the ADL Center on Extremism, according to ABC News.

(With inputs from agencies) 
 
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A US based NGO has found that the propaganda by American White supremacists has jumped by 38 per cent in the past one year. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) recorded 6,751 incidents of propaganda activity in 2022 — a jump from 4,876 in 2021.

A US based NGO has found that the propaganda by American White supremacists has jumped by 38 per cent in the past one year. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) recorded 6,751 incidents of propaganda activity in 2022 — a jump from 4,876 in 2021. The 2022 figures are the highest in number since it began tracking such incidents in 2017. This total includes racist, anti-semitic or anti-LGBTQ content. The ADL has attributed the rise in propaganda to the growth in the number of white supremacist groups and their membership. According to the report, the highest levels of propaganda activity were found in Texas, followed by Massachusetts, Virginia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, California, Utah, Florida, Connecticut and Georgia. The group further noted that the propaganda was reported in every state except Hawaii. “There’s no question that white supremacists and anti-semites are trying to terrorise and harass Americans and have significantly stepped up their use of propaganda as a tactic to make their presence known in communities nationwide,” Jonathan Greenblatt, president of ADL, said in a statement alongside the report. “This is a cowardly attempt to intimidate marginalised communities and those who don’t align with their twisted worldview and draw in new recruits.” These White supremacist groups increasingly used banners, often draped over highway overpasses, to publicise their hate-filled messages, the ADL in its report stated. Of these, three white supremacist groups — Patriot Front, Goyim Defense League and White Lives Matter — were responsible for 93 per cent of this year’s activity, with ADL noting that the content was specifically anti-semitic in nature. It tracked at least 252 banner drops and 167 in-person white supremacist events, a 38 per cent and 55 per cent increase, respectively, from 2021. “The sheer volume of white supremacist propaganda distributions we are documenting around the country is alarming and dangerous,” said Oren Segal, Vice President of the ADL Center on Extremism, according to ABC News. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

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Czech President Milos Zeman, commenting on a Hungarian law that bans LGBT material from schools, told a television interview on Sunday that he finds transgender people "disgusting".

Zeman, who has often espoused views outside the mainstream, was responding to a question about the law Hungary passed earlier this month, which bans the dissemination of content in schools deemed to promote homosexuality and gender change.

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"If you undergo a sex-change operation you are basically committing a crime of self-harm," Zeman told CNN Prima. "Every surgery is a risk and these transgender people to me are disgusting."

The Hungarian law has been strongly criticised by opposition parties at home, rights groups and by many of Hungary's fellow European Union members. At an EU summit last week, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told Hungarian premier Viktor Orban to respect LGBT rights or leave the bloc.

More than half of the EU's 27 member states have opposed the law but so far the Czechs have not done so. Zeman said the condemnation amounted to meddling in a country's internal affairs.

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Czech presidents have limited executive powers but Zeman and his predecessors have had a strong influence on public debate. The president has also leaned toward Russia and China and criticized immigration from Muslim countries.

"Viktor Orbán says that he is not against homosexuals, but that he is against the manipulation not only of parents, but also of children in sex education," Zeman said. "I see no reason to disagree with him, because I am completely annoyed by the suffragettes, the Me Too movement and Prague Pride. "

Unless it rows back on the law, Hungary faces a legal challenge at the EU's highest court. Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel said Orban should also be subject to an as-yet untested procedure to cut EU funding for those who violate rules.

Orban, who has been Hungary's prime minister since 2010, has become more conservative and combative in promoting what he says are traditional Christian values from what he sees as excessive Western liberalism. Before last week's summit he told reporters the law was aimed at guaranteeing parents' right to decide on their children's sexual education.

Czech President Milos Zeman, commenting on a Hungarian law that bans LGBT material from schools, told a television interview on Sunday that he finds transgender people "disgusting".

Czech President Milos Zeman, commenting on a Hungarian law that bans LGBT material from schools, told a television interview on Sunday that he finds transgender people "disgusting". Zeman, who has often espoused views outside the mainstream, was responding to a question about the law Hungary passed earlier this month, which bans the dissemination of content in schools deemed to promote homosexuality and gender change. Also read | Hungary adopts child sex abuse law that also targets LGBT community "If you undergo a sex-change operation you are basically committing a crime of self-harm," Zeman told CNN Prima. "Every surgery is a risk and these transgender people to me are disgusting." The Hungarian law has been strongly criticised by opposition parties at home, rights groups and by many of Hungary's fellow European Union members. At an EU summit last week, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told Hungarian premier Viktor Orban to respect LGBT rights or leave the bloc. More than half of the EU's 27 member states have opposed the law but so far the Czechs have not done so. Zeman said the condemnation amounted to meddling in a country's internal affairs. Also read | EU leaders confront Hungary PM over LGBTQ law Czech presidents have limited executive powers but Zeman and his predecessors have had a strong influence on public debate. The president has also leaned toward Russia and China and criticized immigration from Muslim countries. "Viktor Orbán says that he is not against homosexuals, but that he is against the manipulation not only of parents, but also of children in sex education," Zeman said. "I see no reason to disagree with him, because I am completely annoyed by the suffragettes, the Me Too movement and Prague Pride. " Unless it rows back on the law, Hungary faces a legal challenge at the EU's highest court. Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel said Orban should also be subject to an as-yet untested procedure to cut EU funding for those who violate rules. Orban, who has been Hungary's prime minister since 2010, has become more conservative and combative in promoting what he says are traditional Christian values from what he sees as excessive Western liberalism. Before last week's summit he told reporters the law was aimed at guaranteeing parents' right to decide on their children's sexual education.

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US saw 38% rise in White supremacist propaganda in 2022: Report

Czech President Zeman calls transgender people 'disgusting'