Republicans triggered by Homeland Security chart showing right-wing extremism begins with GOP activism

Far-right groups are complaining about being included in a Department of Homeland Security chart called the “Pathways toward terrorism” which includes research on terrorism and political violence and was written in 2008 by Sophia Moskalenko and Clark McCauley. The researchers show how radicalization generally increases from benign political involvement, “increasing extremity of beliefs, feelings, and behaviors in support of intergroup conflict and violence,” the study’s abstract explains. “Across individuals, groups, and mass publics, twelve mechanisms of radicalization are distinguished.” So,…

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