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Since the European right-wing groups in existence immediately following the war had roots in fascism they were normally called "neo-fascist". However, as new right-wing groups emerged with no connection to historical fascism, the use of the term "right-wing extremism" came to be more widely used. [34]
Far-right politics, or right-wing extremism, is a spectrum of political thought that tends to be radically conservative, ultra-nationalist, and authoritarian, often also including nativist tendencies. [1] The name derives from the left–right political spectrum, with the "far right" considered further from center than the standard political right.
Right-wing extremist offenses in Germany rose sharply in 2015 and 2016. [171] Figures from the German government tallied 316 violent xenophobic offences in 2014 and 612 such offenses in 2015. [171] In August 2014, a group of four Germans founded a Munich-based far-right terrorist group, the Oldschool Society.
Failure to condemn right-wing extremism in NC. The rightward extremist tilt of North Carolina’s political scope dates back decades. While the Klu Klux Klan lost momentum after the Civil Rights ...
A 2017 report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that of the 85 deadly extremist incidents since 9/11, far right-wing extremist groups were responsible for 73%, while radical Islamist extremists were responsible for 27%.
The Base is a white supremacist and neo-Nazi accelerationist paramilitary group and training network, formed in 2018 by Rinaldo Nazzaro. It is active in the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa, and Europe, and designated as a terrorist organization in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and the European Union .
The United States Department of Homeland Security defines right-wing extremism in the United States as "broadly divided into those groups, movements, and adherents that are primarily hate-oriented (based on hatred of particular religious, racial or ethnic groups), and those that are mainly anti-government, rejecting federal authority in favor ...
The group is based in the U.S. and has a presence in Canada. It has been described as the "most dangerous" extremist group in Canada. [6] On February 21, 2021, their leadership dissolved the American national group in response to the January 6 United States Capitol attack, condemning the violence. [11]