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The Far-Right is Rising - Part I: The Age of Insurrection with David Neiwert

The Lincoln Project

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The Evolution of Racism and Violence

Idaho was one of the very first states to pass a hate crimes law that was intended to sort of deal with this problem. It passed with the full support of Republican Party back then, because Republicans in the early 80s understood that neo-Nazis were not their friends. And I'm afraid that in the intervening years that understanding has completely melted away. There are other pillars, you know, it's sort of hatred of the federal government and this sort of idea of what do they call themselves? They're constitutional citizens, right?"

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