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"They might not be ready for the KKK yet…but they will." MoJo Reader, Over the last few weeks,
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"They might not be ready for the KKK yetâ¦but they will."
MoJo Reader,
Over the last few weeks, we've been asking ourselves what role Mother Jones and journalism need to play in fighting Nazis, white supremacists, and authoritarians. Â
I suspect you've been asking something similar of yourself, so I wanted to share our thinking with you: "[Trump's Signals to White Supremacists Aren't Dog Whistles. They're flares](."
In it, we trace how Trump has been giving extremists a huge boost since long before the election. Rachel Pendergraftâa spokeswoman for the political arm of the Ku Klux Klan (yes, this exists)âsummed it up to our reporter last year: "They may not be ready for the Ku Klux Klan yet, but as anti-white hatred escalates, they will."
It's chilling, especially now.
When you add President Donald Trump's "very fine people" comments post-Charlottesville, his pardon of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and the administration's decision to end DACA, you can see a pattern that is neither random nor impulsive. The more we [discover of it](, the more it looks deliberateâand the more the nation appears to be inching toward Pendergraft's prediction.
But we've also seen what happens when Nazis and white supremacists are called out. Across the country, huge crowds of anti-hate protesters have drowned out extremists. And condemnation of hate groups and of Trump's response has been coming from "many sides."
So here's our answer to radical hate groups: We will expose them, drag their true agenda from the shadows, and also shine a spotlight on the racism that doesn't carry a torchâlike attacks on voting rights and a broken criminal justice system. We're going to double down on reporting the facts, finding the connections, and getting that critical information out to as many people as possible so you can stay active and vigilant. Â
I'm sure you're pushing back in ways that make sense for you, and I'd love to hear about it in the comments [here](.
I also hope you'll consider [joining us with a tax-deductible monthly]( or [one-time donation]( to help us build a team of journalists dedicated to reporting on the rise of white supremacy. We've been digging on this story for more than a year, and now that what once dwelled in the backwaters of the internet has been laid bare in our streets, we're convinced we need to go after it even harderâ[are you with us](?
Thanks for reading, and for everything you do to push back against hatred and intolerance.
Monika Bauerlein, Chief Executive Officer
Mother Jones
P.S. Normally, we'd be starting our annual fall fundraising campaign right about nowâwe'd pick a theme and repeat, "We need to raise $200,000 by September 30," until we're blue in the face. And we do need to raise that money, urgently. But we also need to throw everything we can at covering the rise of white supremacy. So instead of relying on an artificial goal and deadline, we're going to bet that the work we plan to do, and the urgency of the moment, is all the motivation you'll need.
If you're ready to commit to a [monthly gift]( at an amount that works for you, that's the most effective way you can help, because it gives us the stability needed to invest in our reporting by hiring more journalists. As always, [we'd be grateful for your one-time donations]( too.
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