Across the political spectrum a spouse platforms that label people other extremists although most of the groups and the subculture are small collectively the president suggests some interesting trends in american politics and society. Now some observers are in the fragmentation of the country that while others they are just another example of american pluralism at work so political extremism has a long tradition in the United States thereve been protest movements, dissident movements that have punctuated American History. The colonial rebels wanted government, independence from england. Not long after the revolutionary war in 1787, daniel and farmers in the revolt in springfield massachusetts. For several historians cite the Antimasonic Party of the early 19th century as the first rightwing reactionary movement in america. The antimasons were very suspicious of the freemasons but figured so prominently in the american establishment at that time. A few decades later there was the know n
Wider social movement. For instance, ku klux klan terrorism in the south was part of a broader pattern of white resistance to the civil rights struggle. Black terrorism including killings by the black Liberation Army was associated with the rise of the black power movement. Leftwing terrorism emerged in the context of widespread student opposition to the vietnam war. So terrorism tends to occur after a social movement enjoyed a period of growth and success. So in order to understand domestic terrorism, it must be located within its political and social context. Now, hewitts Research Suggests that terrorism does not flourish because politicians and opinion leaders pander to extremists. Rather, the opposite appears to be true. That is to say extremists are more likely to move to terrorism under hostile governmental administrations. Finally, a distinguishing characteristic of Political Violence in america that hewitt noted was that a significant proportion of terrorist acts are committed
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Thank you for watching abc news. And world news now coming up soon with overnight breaking news. Soon in to Good Morning America tomorrow. And as always we are online at abc news. Com. Good night, america. Is. Run away muni train. One woman was trapped and not knowing if it would stop. Im dan ashley. Im carolyn johnson. The ordeal happened at the castro station as the train was entering the tunnel toward the foresthill station. Abc News Reporter heather ishimaru is live in the castro for us tonight. Heather . Carolyn, the train reacted as it was supposed to. There is an investigation on going into among other things whether the driver pressed his emergency break button into the cab before getting out. In any case, the Surveillance Video on the muni platform caught part of what happened. When the muni operator stepped out and manually closed the door, the train pulled away because it was in auto mode leaving the driver behind. When they realized there was no driver and smelled something
Ergency break button into the cab before getting out. In any case, the Surveillance Video on the muni platform caught part of what happened. When the muniperator stepped out and manually closed th door, the train pulled away cause it was in auto mode leing the driver behind. When they realized there was no driver and smelled something burning someone pulled the emergcy brake. The train came to a stop a quarter mile from the station in the tunnel. They were pushing like the buttons to talk to the driver. There was no driver and they artrying to open both muni driver doors were locked and they are trying toet them open. There was no Cell Phone Service and no communition from the outside. We didnt know if a train was going to come up. A couple of dyes a couple of guys were in the back. It was kind of like be were on our own. Muni says when the train stopped the control center was alerted. A mechanic was there in 12 minutes and drove the train to the foresthill station. Passengers were nev