It is frightening to see the increasing number of minority groups in the United States being targeted by other Americans. Jews and African Americans, Asians, homosexuals, and Hispanics, are all daily attacked, in some way, by hate groups, says a recent article in The New York Times . People affiliated with different hate groups target too many minorities. Many hate groups exist in the United States. Some of the most well known groups include the Ku Klux Klan, the Aryan Nation, the Christian Identity, and independent groups of Neo-Nazis.
Intense prejudices are sometimes the cause of hatred.
Strong feelings of hatred often stimulate violent ideas and actions. Many accounts of hate-related violence have been reported by Klanwatch , a magazine sponsored by the Southern Poverty Law Center. These acts of hatred demonstrate that more education against religious and racial hatred is necessary today. Lately, some white supremacists have formulated theories that justify their passion-filled hatred. Some Christian Identity members believe that Jews originated from Satan and that the true chosen people are the Anglo-Saxons.