Hate Report

Let me throw one more thing in the mix before we end this section on the Crowd as Mob. I received this in my inbox this morning. What do we make of it? Panic? Propaganda? or Points well taken?

CONGRESSWOMAN CAROLYN MALONEY JOINS SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER OFFICIALS FOR RELEASE OF 2010 DIGITAL HATE REPORT

NEW YORK, NY - REP. CAROLYN MALONEY (D-NY) WILL JOIN, RABBI ABRAHAM COOPER, ASSOCIATE DEAN OF THE SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER, A PIONEER IN DIGITAL HATE AND TERROR, AND MARK WEITZMAN, THE CENTER'S DIRCTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS FOR THE RELEASE OF THE 2010 DIGITAL TERROR & HATE REPORT "THE GLOBAL REACH" 11:00 AM MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2010, AT THE NEW YORK TOLERANCE CENTER AT 42ND STREET AND SECOND AVENUE. AMONG FINDINGS, THE REPORT FOUND SOCIAL NETWORKING IS INCREASINGLY WEAPON OF CHOICE FOR RACISTS, TERRORISTS, 20% INCREASE TO 11,500 SOCIAL NETWORKS, WEBSITES, FORUMS, BLOGS, TWITTER, ETC (UP FROM 10,000 LAST YEAR), AND THE INTERNET AS THE INCUBATOR AND VALIDATOR OF 9/11, ORGAN THEFT AND OTHER NOTORIOUS 'CONSPIRACY THEORIES.' THE REPORT ALSO INCLUDES FINDINGS THAT THE 'LONE WOLF', ONCE THE DOMAIN OF US DOMESTIC EXTREMISTS, IS NOW HEAVILY PROMOTED BY TERRORIST GROUPS, HATE GAMES, INCLUDING ONE BOMBING HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE VICITIMS CONTINUE TO TARGET YOUNG PEOPLE AND EXPANDED 'HOW-TO' TERRORISTS POSTINGS, INCLUDING BINARY AND LASER TECHNOLOGY. THE SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER IS AN INTERNATIONAL JEWISH HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PRESERVING THE MEMORY OF THE HOLOCAUST BY FOSTERING TOLERANCE AND UNDERSTANDING THROUGH COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND SOCIAL ACTION. MEDIA COVERAGE INVITED, RSVP REQUIRED.