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Victorlink87 on 06 February 2019
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the-pi-guy said:
Victorlink87 said:

I have lived in Tennessee (24 years), Texas (1 year) and Mississippi (10 years). Generally most citizens of all races view the Confederate flag as a piece of cloth not worth acknowledging unless asked. For example, I drove across north MS twice a day for 1 year and I saw 4 Confederate flags. As a reference point I saw more Coexist bumper stickers. Therefore, this large and dangerous white supremacist movement is largely a myth. Across the south they might number a thousand or two because even with an extremely aggressive online push for the Unite the Right rally they only managed to bring in 500. Unite the Right Rally is by far their most "successful" event in the last 20 years.

Antifa numbers around 20,000 and their most successful event is effectively shutting down Portland, Oregon.

I will let you decide who is today's greater threat between the two factions.

You're basically saying:

I dont see many Confederate flag, therefore there aren't many white supremacists.  That doesn't hold up.  

I could say by the same logic I've never seen a communist flag on the road, therefore there aren't any communists in the US.  Somehow I doubt that holds up.  One doesn't need to sport a flag to support something, especially when it comes to controversial things.  

Lived in the south all of my life. Racism exists, but is pushed out of everyday life. Black, hispanic and white people break bread together frequently. Interracial couples are common and interracial churches are increasing. Seeing people of different races working, fishing, dating, etc each other is so common place that it is difficult to go shopping or out to eat without seeing races interacting in a positive manner. The racists are relegated to their closets.

However, nice job ignoring a real life example and hard numbers in favor of what feels right.  Also should note I never said there weren't any white supremacists only that they represent less than a percent of the population.