North Idaho specifically has been a hub for white power movements for a while: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/mar/27/north-idaho-an...

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LastTrain 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Yes. In the 90's in particular. I'm old and I was in Idaho at the time. What I remember, and I try in vain to remind my conservative family and friends, is that both parties wanted that shit rode out of town on a rail back then. It is now the dominant world view in Idaho conservative politics. I will point to the "accomplishments" of our last legislative session as evidence.

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davidw 2 hours ago | parent [-]

This is exactly what I'm talking about. My grandparents were no paragon of 'racial justice' but did they ever hate those Nazis. Back then, the Nazis were excluded from 'polite society' and had no hope of gaining power through normal democratic channels. That has changed.

	▲	LastTrain 32 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Sure, so did my dad, and Idaho politicians who are still in office to this day. Guess what? They don’t hate Nazis any more. Well, they don’t hate Republicans acting like Nazis. If a Democrat were to throw a Nazi salute they’d be upset about that.
	▲	bigbadfeline an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> That has changed. That was changed.

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davidw 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That timeline leaves out the bombs around Coeur d'Alene.

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/10/01/Coeur-dAlene-bombing...

I specifically remember my dad talking to his parents about that one on the phone and being scared for them.

Like my other comment below though, part of the reason they resorted to violence is because at that time, they had no hope of participating in mainstream, electoral politics.

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junon 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Well. Treasure Valley felt remarkably more WS-ey to me this last time visiting home. The time before that was right before the election, so it feels like it's gotten even worse over time.