After the insurrection, America's far-right groups get more extreme

[OneGrassRoot]

American far-right groups are poised to get even more extreme in their beliefs and actions, raising the possibility of continued violence in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, according to Matthew Valasik and Shannon Reid, co-authors of the recent book “Alt-Right Gangs: A Hazy Shade of White.”

The sociologist and criminologist explain what’s happening inside groups like the Proud Boys as the nation’s citizenry and police continue to address the threat of right-wing political violence. The scholars “expect that extremists will come to see the events of Jan. 6 as just the opening skirmish in a modern civil war.”

Another major difference is the lack of regret. Nobody on the right wanted to be associated with Charlottesville after it happened. Figureheads of the far right who had initially promoted that rally saw the negative public reaction and distanced themselves, even condemning the “Unite the Right” rally.

After the insurrection at the Capitol, their response was different. They did not split and blame other right-wing groups. Instead, conservative and extreme-right circles have united behind a false claim that they did nothing wrong, and alleged, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that left-wing activists assaulted the Capitol – while disguised as right-wingers.

Some members have left extremist groups in the wake of the Jan. 6 violence. The members who remain, and the new members they are attracting, are increasing the radicalization of far-right groups. As the less committed members abandon these far-right groups, only the more devout remain. Such a shift is going to alter the subculture of these groups, driving them farther to the right. We expect this polarization will only accelerate the reactionary behaviors and extremist tendencies of these far-right groups.

Right-wing pundits and conservative media are continuing to stoke fears about the Biden administration. We and other observers of right-wing groups expect that extremists will come to see the events of Jan. 6 as just the opening skirmish in a modern civil war. We anticipate they will continue to seek an end to American democracy and the beginning of a new society free – or even purged – of groups the right wing fears, including immigrants, Jewish people, nonwhites, LGBTQ people and those who value multiculturalism. We expect that these groups will continue to shift more and more to the extreme right, posing risks for acts of violence both large and small.

https://theconversation.com/after-the-insurrection-americas-far-right-groups-get-more-extreme-156463

[Wounded Bear]

1. We've let this sore fester too long in the American body politic...

gonna be difficult to excise it.

[The Magistrate]

2. True, Sir

To my mind, this is best understood as a 'fourth wave' of the Ku Klux Klan. Had any of the previous waves met determined government opposition, we would not be faced with this pack of delusional jackals today.

[MissMillie]

3. Instead of recognizing the failure of the radicalization...

they double-down.

They're not a majority, but unfortunately there's enough of them in state-wide politics to take over everything.

[Firestorm49]

4. Maybe, but don't underestimate the abilities of the three initial agencies,

assuming that our own governmental spy agencies themselves are not infiltrated with extremists.

[OneGrassRoot]

5. I think...

all levels of law enforcement have been heavily infiltrated with white supremacists (recall the FBI report stating this in 2004, I believe). HOWEVER, I am choosing to believe those currently in positions of power at DOJ and the Pentagon are trying to clean house and identify those with a record of white supremacist sympathies or activities.

So I do have hope that they can get to the most dangerous. Still, it's the tens of millions of people who are apathetic, feeling it's a non-issue, or even align - consciously or not - with white supremacist beliefs who are the bigger problem. We've never dealt with this cancer, so it's going to keep erupting until we, somehow, do. Otherwise we'll forever be playing whack-a-mole with the violent extremists who embrace this hateful ideology.

[uponit7771]

7. The FBI has yet to answer why the disparate treatment between BLM V Trump terrorist

[uponit7771]

6. That's because congress kGOP are justifying 1/6 attack with the Big Lie