Web Resources and Exercises
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The following websites provide information about leftist and rightist organizations, movements, and goals:
- Anarchist Black Cross Federation (USA)
- Front National (France)
- Golden Dawn (Greece)
- National Liberation Army (Colombia)
- Sinn Féin (UK)
- Socialist International
Using this chapter’s recommended websites, conduct an online investigation of left-wing dissident movements.
- How would you describe the self-images presented by left-wing dissident movements?
- Review the goals and objectives of these organizations. Do they seem reasonable to you? Do they justify violent behavior?
- If you were a violent leftist dissident, how would you design your own website?
Using this chapter’s recommended websites, conduct an online investigation of right-wing dissident movements.
- How would you describe the self-images presented by rightist dissident movements?
- Review the goals and objectives of these organizations. Do they seem reasonable to you? Do they justify violent behavior?
- If you were a violent right-wing dissident, how would you design your own website?
For an online search of violent left-wing dissident movements, readers should enter the following keywords in the search engine on their Web browser:
- “Marxist Revolution”
- “National Liberation”
The names of specific dissident organizations
For an online search of violent right-wing dissident movements, readers should enter the following keywords in the search engine on their Web browser:
- “Aryan Revolution”
- “Neo-Nazism”
The names of specific dissident organizations