According to experts who monitor the radical right, the white supremacist ideology that police say drove the Buffalo gunman has begun moving from the extremes into the mainstream. Subscribe to our newsletter for the history behind the headlines: https://bit.ly/RR-Newsletter
Extremism in America series: https://youtu.be/7c8lemrlNn4
Extremist groups and individuals have become more public in the years since a violent rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017, white nationalists, neo-Nazis and others clashed with counterdemonstrators, bringing hate out into the open. Members of extremist groups have joined protests against pandemic lockdowns and fighting openly with racial justice protesters. Members of the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys and other extremist groups were on the frontlines of the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and have been accused of planning it. Experts who monitor the radical right say extremist ideas have spread more openly in the year since the attack.
“Extremism in America” is a five-part documentary series on the rise of domestic terrorism in the U.S. The Biden administration has warned that domestic terrorism now poses the most significant threat to the country. But for decades, there have been clear signs that far-right extremist beliefs were spreading and that right-wing extremist groups were growing more dangerous. Presented by Exploring Hate and Retro Report. New Episodes Tuesdays April 19-May 17, 2022.
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