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5 reasons not to underestimate far-right extremists

  • Written by Alexander Hinton, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
imageMembers of the Proud Boys right-wing extremist group arrive at a pro-Donald Trump rally in Oregon in September 2020.AP Photo/Andrew Selsky

Far-right extremists have been in the news, with an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor and rallies like the one the Proud Boys held in Portland in September.

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