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Armed Militia and White Supremacists Terrorize Disaster-Stricken Communities
The spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories has once again brought out the worst in society
Militias roaming neighborhoods claiming to defend people’s property from looters is an all too common theme after disasters strike. While some people welcome them, most do not as many are aware of what happens when they incite themselves into becoming no better than lynch mobs while stereotyping what looters look like.
Armed groups of goons walking around typically create more problems than they are worth. The people recovering from natural disasters are constantly looking over their shoulders wondering if one of them is going to go off for the wrong reasons. Members of the groups rarely understand the law and have their own interpretations about what they are allowed to do. And they won’t go away until local law enforcement and the community stand up to them.
That’s what’s happening in parts of North Carolina and Florida. Far-right extremists armed with misinformation, conspiracy theories, and heavy firepower are roaming around in hurricane-ravaged communities allegedly “hunting” FEMA assessors. It’s gotten so bad that FEMA had to relocate hurricane recovery teams from Rutherford County, NC because…
