The radicalization process, tactics and narratives used by violent white nationalists are strikingly similar to those used by the Islamic State.
of the National Policy Institute, haven’t had much success in consolidating power when they’ve tried, said Scott Stewart, vice president of tactical analysis at the Texas-based global intelligence firm Stratfor., Va., brought in an array of far-right groups, but the situation got out of hand when they were confronted by counter-demonstrators. The rally was canceled and violence ensued, culminating when a white supremacist drove into a crowd and killed a counter-protester.
Hoffman says he worries that the internet and social media sites have sped up the radicalization process. “The threats from these groups are evolving and moving much faster because of the power of social media in recent years,” he said.Since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, far-right groups have killed around the same number of Americans as jihadist groups , according to data compiled by New America, a Washington-based think tank.
Red flags popped up again in May when Michael McGarrity, head of the FBI’s counter-terrorism unit, testified during a congressional hearing that of the roughly 850 domestic terrorism cases the bureau was investigating, 40% involved racially motivated violent extremism, and again last month when FBI Director Christopher A. Wray told the Senate Judiciary Committee that a majority of domestic terrorism cases the bureau has investigated are motivated by white supremacy.
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