RT Christian Peterson 🇸🇪 (English) (@christianpet_)When I began investigating Antifa in Sweden five years ago, their response was to terrorize my family.They targeted my single mother’s home and car with repeated attacks – week after week.My father had died of cancer when I was 14. She was all I had.One night, I finally caught them in the act. I grabbed my baseball bat and ran outside in my underwear.They fled.Since then, I’ve worked relentlessly to expose them – not with violence, but with journalism.To sh ...

France was once a case study in how to fend off the extremes. Today the centre ground looks more fragile than ever. Moderates everywhere are anxious https://t.co/ogXdn67qG0 ...

Extremism & Social Media - Online extremists are leveraging President Trump's Antifa designation [1] - Concerns are rising that social media harassment fueled by this designation could escalate to violence [1] Security Concerns - Researchers tracking hate groups are monitoring the situation [1]

Extremism & Radicalization: Core Arguments - The "Great Replacement Theory," a conspiracy alleging the replacement of white populations by minorities, has migrated from fringe groups to the mainstream, repackaged with softer language but retaining dangerous concepts like "invasion" [3] - This theory often combines racism with antisemitism, falsely claiming that Jewish groups and feminists conspire to reduce white birth rates and increase immigration [7][8][9] - Misogyny plays a significant role in mobilizing violence, with gendered motivations often overlooked in extremism research [12][13][14][15] Manifestos & Transnationalization - Extremist manifestos serve as blueprints, with attackers referencing and building upon previous acts of violence and ideologies [5][16][17] - Violent extremism is transnationalizing, with the United States exporting extremist ideologies that are taking root in Europe, Australia, and even parts of the Global South [18] - The "Great Replacement Theory" is adaptable and used to demonize minorities globally [19] Political & Societal Impact - Mainstream politicians using language echoing extremist ideas normalizes these concepts and shifts the Overton window of acceptable discourse [20][21] - This normalization demonizes minorities and immigrants, potentially leading to backlash and violence [21][22] - The combination of widespread anxiety, anger, and access to weapons in a country of over 330 million people, coupled with extremist messaging, increases the risk of attacks [23] Counter-Arguments & Rebuttals - The "Great Replacement Theory" is based on false conspiracy theories and untrue ideas about danger [25] - Immigrants do not have a higher crime rate than native-born Americans [25] - Some extremist ideologies combine replacement theory with environmental concerns, attempting to draw in individuals from environmental movements [26][27]

Political Landscape - Democrats lack a clear leader to counter GOP claims of fostering extremism [1]

RT The Rabbit Hole (@TheRabbitHole84)The term “far right” has become so loosely applied that it’s useless in sniffing out genuine cases of extremism and more often used to attack people. https://t.co/M8t1oXxgPL ...

Extremism is moving online, writes @KarishmaJourno. There's no room for complacency (via @opinion) https://t.co/ywa9S3eame ...

Colorado authorities identifying 16-year-old Desmond Holly as a student who opened fire at Evergreen High School using a revolver. Investigators did not say where the shooter got the gun, but said he was radicalized by an extremist network. He tried to find new targets and he he came up against a roadblock on many of those doors.He couldn't get to those kids. They say he continued to reload as he shot out windows and at lockers. Tonight, officials say two students remain in critical condition.Authorities sa ...

[Music] Tonight, Colorado authorities identifying 16-year-old Desmond Holly as a student who opened fire at Evergreen High School using a revolver. Investigators did not say where the shooter got the gun, but said he was radicalized by an extremist network. He tried to find new targets and he he came up against a roadblock on many of those doors.He couldn't get to those kids. They say he continued to reload as he shot out windows and at lockers. Tonight, officials say two students remain in critical conditi ...

Extremism of any kind attracts the worst of people.It also tells you who to stay away from as they don’t have the brain power to think for themselves or hear a difference of opinion.That is dangerous. ...