Trace the connections further and further back and you find yourself moving from semi-respectable organizations through darker and darker levels of fascism and hatred. Scratch the surface of such groups and you'll find a web of complex ties and front groups created by fascist ideologues. Familiar narratives of insane lone wolves and Confederate flags masked the organizations that inspired Roof's act and their connections to politicians at the local, state, and federal levels throughout the South-groups like the Council of Conservative Citizens (formerly the White Citizens Council). When Dylann Roof murdered nine black parishioners in a Charleston church, media emphasis remained superficial. US society is notoriously complacent when it comes to the rise of fascist tendencies.
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