 into the Aryan Nation­al­ist Alliance, an umbrella organization of small white supremacist groups. Once the movement got going, it quickly revealed an obsession with the notion of a global conspiracy by other races to conduct "genocide" against whites.

“The White Lives Matter website says their movement is dedicated to the preservation of the white race. That tells you all you need to know,” Heidi Beirich, the director of the Intelligence Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Ala, told the New York Times. “They’re against integration, immigration. This is standard white supremacist stuff.”

Their website includes articles bashing Islam, Judaism, and various other "nonwhite" or non-Christian peoples, as well as several videos, including an amateur Holocaust-denying "documentary" about the supposedly misunderstood Adolf Hitler.

According to Professor Cunningham, the online, loosely organized movement "facilitates and enables the blending of these [conspiracy] ideas, because it doesn't really require a codified sense of what your organization is doing. It allows you to kind of pick and choose ideas from a variety of racist quarters and sort of recombine them in a variety of ways people can latch onto individually."

The movement of hate groups into the digital realm has created new obstacles for law enforcement.

Before the Internet, hate groups had a strongly defined structure. This was a weakness exploited the SPLC in the 1980s, when the advocacy group was able to sue the United Klans of America, then the largest KKK group in the US, out of existence. Because a few of its members had been involved in a lynching attempt in Mobile, Ala., the SPLC successfully argued that it could hold the whole group liable for the crime.

According to Cunningham, however, the diffuse digital character of White Lives Matter would make it difficult to use a similar strategy against that group and others like it.

"You lose the ability to see them, in any kind of formal way, as part of the membership of an organization," explains Cunningham.

"It also lends an extreme air of unpredictability," he says. "As people are picking and choosing, they are also making their own decisions about what to do about these ideas, and whether or not to act on them in any way."

The SPLC's decision to include White Lives Matter on a list of hate groups may help the organization regain a legal advantage over
into the Aryan Nation­al­ist Alliance, an umbrella organization of small white supremacist groups. Once the campaign got sound, it quickly revealed an obsession with the impression of a global conspiracy by other races to behave " genocide " against whites. 

 “ The White Lives Matter web site say their movement is dedicate to the preservation of the white slipstream. That tell you all you need to know, ” Heidi Beirich, the director of the Intelligence Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Ala, told the New York Times. “ They ’re against integration, immigration. This is standard white supremacist material. ” 

 Their website includes articles sock Islam, Judaism, and various other " nonwhite " or non - Christian peoples, as well as several video, including an amateur Holocaust - denying " documentary " about the supposedly misunderstood Adolf Hitler. 

 According to Professor Cunningham, the on-line, loosely organized movement " facilitates and enables the blending of these [ conspiracy ] ideas, because it doesn't really require a codified sense of what your organization is doing. It allows you to kind of pick and choose ideas from a variety of racist quarters and sort of recombine them in a variety of way people can latch onto individually. " 

 The movement of hate group into the digital realm has created new obstacles for jurisprudence enforcement. 

 Before the Internet, hate groups had a strongly defined social organization. This was a weakness exploited the SPLC in the 1980s, when the advocacy group was able to sue the United Klans of America, then the largest KKK group in the US, out of existence. Because a few of its members had been involved in a lynching attempt in Mobile, Ala., the SPLC successfully argued that it could hold the whole group apt for the crime. 

 According to Cunningham, however, the diffuse digital quality of White Lives topic would do it difficult to use a similar scheme against that group and others like it. 

 " You lose the ability to see them, in any kind of formal way, as part of the membership of an organization, " explains Cunningham. 

 " It also lends an extreme air travel of unpredictability, " he say. " As people are pluck and choosing, they are besides making their own decisions about what to do about these ideas, and whether or not to act on them in any room. " 

 The SPLC's decision to include White Lives Matter on a list of hate groups may help oneself the organization find a legal advantage over
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into the Aryan Nation­al­ist Alliance, an umbrella small supremacist groups. the movement got obsession the notion of global conspiracy by races to conduct "genocide" against whites. White Lives Matter website says their movement is dedicated to the preservation of white race. That tells you all you need to know,” Heidi Beirich, the of Intelligence at Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Ala, told the New York Times. “They’re against integration, immigration. is standard white supremacist stuff.” Their website includes bashing Islam, Judaism, and other "nonwhite" or non-Christian peoples, well several videos, an Holocaust-denying about the supposedly Adolf Hitler. According to Professor Cunningham, the online, loosely organized movement "facilitates and enables the blending of [conspiracy] ideas, doesn't really a sense what your organization It allows you to kind of ideas from a variety of racist quarters and of recombine in a variety of ways people latch onto individually." The movement of hate groups the digital realm has created new obstacles for law enforcement. Before the Internet, hate groups strongly defined structure. This a weakness exploited SPLC the when advocacy group able to sue the United Klans of America, then the largest group in the US, out of existence. Because a few members been involved in lynching attempt in Mobile, the successfully argued that it the group crime. to however, the diffuse digital of White Lives Matter would it difficult to use group and others like it. "You lose the to see them, in any kind of way, as part of the membership of an organization," explains Cunningham. "It lends an of unpredictability," he says. "As people are picking choosing, they are also their own decisions about what to do about these and or not act on them any way." The decision to include Matter on list hate the organization regain a legal advantage
 into the Aryan Nation­al­ist AlLiance, an umBrellA orGanIzAtioN of sMall white supreMAcisT groups. Once the movement Got goInG, It quICkLy revEaled an OBsESSioN wItH thE nOTiOn of a GloBal consPiracy by otHer RaCes to conduct "GEnOcide" againSt wHites.

“The WhitE LiVes MatTeR weBSite sAys Their MovemeNT is dedIcated to tHe PReservATion of tHE WhIte rAce. That tells you alL YoU Need to know,” HeidI BeiriCh, THe DIRecTor Of the IntelLiGence pRoject aT ThE sOUthERn Poverty Law CEnter in MontGOmeRy, Ala, tOlD thE new YorK TimeS. “THEy’rE against intEgraTion, immigRation. tHis is stANdard whIte supRemAciSt stUFf.”

thEir WeBSitE InCluDEs aRticles bAsHiNg IslAm, JuDAISM, and VarIous Other "Nonwhite" or non-chrIstiAN peOples, As welL as sEvEral vIdeos, iNcludInG an amateur HolocAust-Denying "doCumEnTarY" aBout tHE suppoSedLy mIsunderStood AdOLf HItLER.

acCording to Professor cuNNInGham, the oNline, lOOsElY OrganizeD mOveMent "FACilitAtes ANd Enables tHe blenDInG oF these [cOnSpiracY] iDeaS, beCause IT doeSn't reaLly requiRe a coDIfied sense of whAT your organizaTIoN IS dOIng. IT alLows you to kiNd of PIck aNd chOOsE idEAs froM a varIeTY oF Racist quarters and soRt Of recoMbine Them in a varietY of ways peoPLE Can latch Onto INdIVidually."

The movEment Of hate grouPS into the DigitAl realm hAs created NEW obstaclEs fOr lAw eNfoRCEmEnt.

Before the INTErneT, hAte grouPs hAd a stroNglY deFinEd sTrUcture. ThiS was a weaKnEsS eXpLoiTed thE sPLC in thE 1980s, WheN tHe aDvocaCY group Was abLe to SuE tHE UnIted KlaNS oF aMeriCa, ThEn thE laRgEst KKk groUP in The US, ouT of existeNce. bEcauSe A fEw of its Members had beeN iNvolved in a LyNchIng attEMPt in MobiLe, Ala., the SPLC successfullY Argued tHat It couLd hoLd the wholE grOup liaBle FOr the cRime.

AcCordiNg To CUNNinghAM, HoWevEr, The diffuse DIGitAl chaRaCter Of White lives Matter would maKE it Difficult to usE a sImilAR StRatEGy AGaiNsT ThaT GRoup and others liKe it.

"You losE tHE aBility to seE TheM, iN any kinD of formAl way, AS part of The memberShip of an oRgAnizATIon," Explains CuNningham.

"it also lenDS an exTReMe air Of uNprediCtAbiLity," hE says. "AS PeoPle arE pickiNg And choOsing, ThEy are alsO making their own decisionS about What tO do About thesE idEAs, aNd whether Or noT to act on thEm iN anY way."

THe SplC's deCisiON tO inCLude WHite lIves MatteR On A liST Of Hate groups mAY HElp The orGanIZation RegaIn a legal advantage OVer
 into the Aryan Nation­al­ ist Allian ce, a n u mbr el la o rgan ization of sma l l wh ite supremacist groups . Onc et he m o ve mentgot goi n g, i t q ui ck lyre v ea led a n o bsessio n with the  no ti on of a glob a lconspiracy  by  other races  to  condu ct  "g e nocid e"again st whi t es.

“ The White  L i ves Ma t ter web s i te  say s their movementi sd edicated to th e pres er v at i o n o f t he white r ac e. Th a t tells yo u a lly ou need to kn ow,” HeidiB eir ich, t he  di r ectorof th eI nte lligence Pr ojec t at theSouthe r n Pover t y Law C enterinMon tgom e ry ,Ala ,t old th e N e w Y ork Time s.  “ They’ re a g a i n st i nte grat ion,immigration.Thi s is sta ndard  whit e su pr emaci st stu ff.”
T heir website in clud es articl esba shi ng  Isla m , Juda ism , a nd vari ous oth e r " no n w h it e" or non-Christia np e op les, aswell a s  s ev e ral vide os , i nclu d i ng an  ama t eu r Holoca ust-de n yi ng  "docum en tary"ab out  th e sup p osed ly mis understo od Ad o lf Hitler.

Ac c ording to Pro f es s o rC unni ngh am, the onl ine, loos elyo rg ani z ed mo vemen t" fa c ilitates and enable sthe bl endin g of these [c onspiracy] i d eas, bec ause it doesn't really  requ ire a codi f ied sens e ofwhat you r organiz a t ion is d oin g.Itall o w syou to kind o f pick  a nd choo seideas f rom  avar iet yof racist  quarter san dso rtof re c ombine t he m i na v ariet y  of wa ys pe ople  c an lat ch onto in d i vidu al ly ."
The  m oveme nt o f  ha te grou ps into t hed igit al  r ealm ha s created new  o bstacles f or  la w enfo r c ement.
Before the Internet, ha t e group s h ad astro ngly defi ned  struc tur e . This  was a  weak ne sse x ploit e d  t heSP LC in the1 9 80s , whe ntheadvocac y group was able t o  su e the UnitedKla ns o f Am eri c a, the nt hel a rgest KKK group  in the US ,o ut  of existe n ce.  B ecausea few o f its members  had been  involved  i n al y nch ing attemp t in Mob ile, Ala. ,  theS PL C suc ces sfully  a rgu ed th at itc oul d hol d thewh ole gr oup l ia ble forthe crime.

According t o Cunn ingha m,however,the dif fuse digi talcharacterofWhi te Li ves Matte r wo u ld  ma k e itdiff i cult to u s ea s i m il ar strategy a g ain st th atg roup a nd o thers like it.

" Y ou lose the ab ilit y tosee them ,in any kind of  fo rm a l  way, as  p art of themembersh ip of an  organ izatio n," exp l a in s  Cunni ngha m.
"It also  le nd s  an ext re me air of  unp re dictab ility, "  hes a ys. "As people a re pi c k ing a n d c hoosi ng , theya re a lso making  their owndecisi onsabout  what t odo abo utth ese ideas, and wheth er or  not to  a ct o n t hem in  any w ay."
The  S PLC 's decisi o n  t o  i nc l ude  Whi te Li ve s Ma tter on a list ofhat e  groups  m ayh e lp the or g a nization r ega in al e gal advant a ge o v er 
 into_the Aryan_Nation­al­ist Alliance, an umbrella_organization of_small_white supremacist_groups._Once the movement_got going, it_quickly revealed an obsession_with the notion_of_a global conspiracy by other races to conduct "genocide" against whites.

“The White Lives Matter_website_says their_movement_is_dedicated to the preservation of_the white race. That tells_you all_you need to know,” Heidi Beirich, the director_of_the Intelligence Project_at the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Ala,_told the New York Times. “They’re_against integration, immigration._This_is_standard white supremacist stuff.”

Their_website includes articles bashing Islam, Judaism,_and various other "nonwhite" or non-Christian_peoples, as well as several videos, including_an amateur Holocaust-denying "documentary" about the_supposedly misunderstood Adolf Hitler.

According to_Professor Cunningham,_the online, loosely organized movement_"facilitates and enables_the blending_of these [conspiracy]_ideas, because it doesn't really require_a codified sense_of what your organization is doing._It_allows you to_kind_of_pick and_choose ideas from_a_variety of_racist_quarters and sort of recombine them_in_a variety of ways people can latch_onto individually."

The movement of_hate_groups into the digital_realm has created new obstacles_for law enforcement.

Before the Internet, hate_groups had_a strongly_defined structure. This was a weakness exploited the SPLC in the_1980s, when the advocacy group was_able to sue the_United Klans_of_America, then the_largest_KKK group_in the US, out of existence. Because_a few_of its members had been involved_in a lynching attempt_in_Mobile, Ala., the SPLC successfully argued_that it could hold the whole_group liable for the crime.

According_to_Cunningham,_however, the diffuse digital character_of White Lives Matter would make_it difficult to_use a similar strategy against that group_and_others like it.

"You lose the ability_to_see them, in any kind of_formal_way,_as part of the membership_of an organization," explains Cunningham.

"It also_lends an extreme air of unpredictability," he says. "As_people are picking_and choosing, they are also_making_their_own decisions about what to do about these ideas, and_whether or_not to act_on them in any way."

The SPLC's decision to include White_Lives Matter on a list of hate_groups may help the organization regain a legal advantage over