Waves of Rancor: Tuning into the Radical Right: Tuning into the Radical Right

by Hilliard,Robert L.

• ISBN13: 9780765601315
• ISBN10: 0765601311
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-03-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The airwaves in America are being used by armed militias, conspiracy theorists, survivalists, the religious right, white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and other radical groups to reach millions with their messages of hate and fear. Waves of Rancor examines the origin, nature, and impact of right-wing electronic media, including radio, television, cable, the internet, and even music CDs.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Introduction	xiii
The Genesis of Bitter Air	3	(28)
Historical and Legal Bases for Freedom of Speech on the Airwaves	13	(5)
Early Waves of Rancor	18	(13)
Appendices: Three White House Press Releases	31	(42)
A. March 29, 1997 (radio address on racism)	32	(2)
B. April 30, 1997 (on eliminating hate and racism)	34	(1)
C. May 3, 1995 (the Antiterrorism Amendments Act of 1995) (from the ``White House Virtual Library'' Web site)	35	(2)
For Which They Stand	37	(36)
The Right Ideas	38	(4)
In the Name of What's Right	42	(3)
Righteous Rationale	45	(5)
A Call to Arms	50	(5)
Left of Right is Right	55	(3)
No Rightful Apology	58	(3)
Historical Denials	61	(5)
A Trinity in Likeness	66	(7)
Appendices:	73	(44)
A. Active Hate Groups in the U.S. in 1997 (from Intelligence Report, Winter 1998)	74	(6)
B. Direct Mail Solicitation from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee	80	(6)
Lions of the Arena	86	(31)
AM and FM Radio	91	(3)
Shortwave Radio	94	(7)
Microstations	101	(7)
Low-Power Television	108	(1)
Cable Access Stations	108	(1)
Fax and Film	109	(2)
The Internet	111	(6)
Appendices:	117	(28)
A. Hate Groups on the Internet (from Intelligence Report, Winter 1998)	118	(6)
B. Resource Web Pages for Racialists and Freedom Fighters	124	(3)
C. Far Right Shortwave Program Log (from the Web site for VISTA, the newsletter of Radio For Peace International)	127	(3)
D. American Patriot Network Booklist	130	(1)
But Carry a Big Stick	131	(14)
Rush Limbaugh	131	(5)
G. Gordon Liddy	136	(1)
Bob Grant	137	(2)
Tom Gresham	139	(1)
Hometown Demagogues?	140	(5)
Appendices:	145	(38)
A. Talk Radio, by Ed Shane, President, Shane Media (Houston, TX)	146	(4)
B. Reactionary Forces Link Up in Militias (from the ``Stop-the-Hate'' Web site)	150	(3)
Gott Mit Uns	153	(12)
High-Stepping for Hitler	165	(18)
The National Alliance	165	(7)
ADV: A Reflection of the Far-Right Media	172	(7)
Neo-Nazi/Anti-Semitic Groups	179	(4)
Appendix: Hate Crime Legislation in the United States	183	(28)
In No One Do We Trust	186	(25)
Patriots	186	(1)
Militias	187	(11)
Freemen	198	(1)
Survivalists: Kurt Saxon	198	(4)
Anti-Environmentalists	202	(1)
Conspiracy Theorists and Scapegoating	203	(8)
Appendix: Letter from Chuck Harder	211	(42)
Up Close and Right	218	(22)
David Duke	223	(1)
Tom Valentine	224	(2)
Dale Crowley Jr.	226	(1)
Bob Enyart	227	(1)
Chuck Baker	228	(1)
Louis Beam	229	(1)
Sharp Rhetoric	230	(1)
A Publisher's Perspective	230	(2)
Revisionist/Holocaust Deniers	232	(2)
Ernst Zundel and the Zundelsite	234	(6)
Armed for the Right	240	(13)
Mainstream Media	241	(2)
Radio For Peace International	243	(2)
The Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith	245	(1)
The Southern Poverty Law Center	246	(1)
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting	247	(1)
Political Research Associates	248	(5)
Appendices:	253	(26)
A. Resources for Studying Patriot and Militia Movements	254	(1)
B. Reading List on History and Politics of the American Right	255	(18)
C. From ``The Militia Watchdog'' Web site	273	(6)
Notes	279	(22)
Index	301