Dear John,

Following the seditious attack at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Americans are highly concerned about the threat of future violent extremism, according to a survey released today by ADL.

Unequivocally, Americans want the government to do more to address violent domestic extremism and most Americans now see the direct connection between the dangerous rhetoric from President Trump, others on the far right, and extremist groups and the horrifying violence at our nation’s Capitol.

The survey also found that 61% of respondents believe that social media companies like Facebook and Twitter are at least somewhat responsible. We applaud mainstream social media companies for removing President Trump from their platforms in recent days, but there is more work to be done to stop the widespread hate and extremism.

We encourage you to read the full ADL report on how Americans view the recent events and the threat of extremism here.

Stay Informed and Involved with ADL

We urge you, your family and your community to stay informed in these tumultuous times. We have created a page to share the latest updates about the dangers of extremism and antisemitism in the wake of the Capitol riots. Please check there for our most updated resources.

Among the important new resources you can find there are:

• Last Friday, we welcomed U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson and Max Rose, former Chair, U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism to join ADL leaders for a compelling Fighting Hate from Home webinar about the mainstreaming of extremism and how to disrupt the threat of extremism going forward. We encourage you to watch and share the full recording of the event.
• A new education resource on The Dangers of Disinformation can help you talk with your family about the dangers of “false” news and disinformation by examining the January 6 U.S. Capitol invasion and the events leading up to it.
• Over the weekend, Parler, a social media site frequented by right-wing extremists, went offline after Amazon Web Services, the Apple App store and Google Play took steps against the platform for violating their terms of service. Ahead of the shutdown, angry extremists used the site to post threats and conspiracy theories and steer supporters to other fringe platforms. Read more about the Parler-based conspiracies and the calls for further violence from our Center on Extremism team here.

Thank you for continuing to speak up, share facts and show strength against antisemitism and extremism. ADL is here to support you in this fight.