[anotherlove]

We have distinct words to define those distinct groups. There are certainly communities that are "only" offensive, not terrorist nor criminal, but should be lumped in with those groups nevertheless?

Perhaps the author of the post you responded to was referring to this sort of absurdity.

[master-lincoln]

These distinct groups are united in advancing hatred, so in this context it seemed to make sense to lump them together, no?

[crackercrews]

Many groups advance hatred. From the right, there are groups that hate transgender-advocacy groups that do youth outreach. From the left, the feeling is reciprocated.

Depending whom you ask, these groups are either hate groups or "saving our youth".

[dragontamer]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_group

Hate Groups are well defined and well understood, and the usage of the term has spanned over a generation of people without much ambiguity.

[crackercrews]

The SPLC has muddied the waters on this question. Even when hate group numbers decrease, they show the opposite. [1]

1: https://reason.com/2023/06/09/southern-poverty-law-center-mo...