Deviant Subculture Analysis
One Segment of sociology focuses on sub-cultures, specifically; deviant subcultures. The White Supremacist and Neo-Nazi movements in America are a prime example of a deviant subculture. White Supremacy is defined as a racist ideology which holds that the white race is superior to other races (wiki). Further, Neo-Nazism is used to refer to any social or political movement seeking to revive Nazism or a form of fascism, which postdates the Second World War. There are many groups which fall under either one category or the other, and all fall under the broader category of racist groups. There are many different Neo-Nazi organizations that have been established throughout America and the world. Many of these groups avoid using the word neo-nazi
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NSM88 states that blacks are far more likely to be perpetrators of hate crimes and are slightly less likely to be victims. "9 out of 10 victims of Black attackers said they thought the offender's motive was their race. For victims reporting White offenders, only 3 in 10 attributed the crime to race"(NSM88.com). Further analysis of this statement shows that these are not actual facts, rather the opinions of those who had been the victims of the crimes. It should also be noted that while some people are referred to as "black attackers" others are "reported white offenders". NSM88 also makes the claim that "In short: getting beat up by an angry white man is likely to be a whole lot less dangerous to your long term health than being attacked by a hate filled black. The demonification of black people is also noticeable here, terming a white attacker as "angry" and a black offender as being "hate filled". NSM88 also claims that these figures were "buried deep in a report from the US Department of Justice issued in November 2005 and not reported in mainstream media". This lack of public reporting might have something to do with the fact that most of the information is not actual fact, but is the opinion of people who were victims of crime. These claims and mis-information are an example of how deviant subculture groups attempt to recruit people into their ranks with a combination of lies and
NSM88 states that blacks are far more likely to be perpetrators of hate crimes and are slightly less likely to be victims. "9 out of 10 victims of Black attackers said they thought the offender's motive was their race. For victims reporting White offenders, only 3 in 10 attributed the crime to race"(NSM88.com). Further analysis of this statement shows that these are not actual facts, rather the opinions of those who had been the victims of the crimes. It should also be noted that while some people are referred to as "black attackers" others are "reported white offenders". NSM88 also makes the claim that "In short: getting beat up by an angry white man is likely to be a whole lot less dangerous to your long term health than being attacked by a hate filled black. The demonification of black people is also noticeable here, terming a white attacker as "angry" and a black offender as being "hate filled". NSM88 also claims that these figures were "buried deep in a report from the US Department of Justice issued in November 2005 and not reported in mainstream media". This lack of public reporting might have something to do with the fact that most of the information is not actual fact, but is the opinion of people who were victims of crime. These claims and mis-information are an example of how deviant subculture groups attempt to recruit people into their ranks with a combination of lies and