Bunker USA: The evolution of America's far right extremists

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🗓️ 13 May 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Right wing extremists are often considered lone wolves. But platforms like 4chan have made it easier than ever for extremist communities to grow. Alex Andreou speaks to best-selling author Jeffrey Toobin about his latest book, Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism, which explores the connection between the Oklahoma City bomber and the rise of modern day far right extremism. “It’s easy for extremists to find each other. That plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan was hatched over Facebook chat.” “The federal government has not done enough to challenge the idea that all terrorists are Islamic radicals.” “McVeigh did act alone, but he was part of a larger political force in the US.” www.patreon.com/bunkercast Book Link: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Homegrown/Jeffrey-Toobin/9781668013571 Written and presented by Alex Andreou. Producer: Liam Tait. Audio editor: Alex Rees. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:18.0	We're no longer in the September 11th era. We're now in the January 6th era. Those are the words of Oliver Malloy, the German-American
1:27.0	novelist after the 2021 attack on the Capitol. My guest today was the chief legal analyst at CNN for longer than is
1:35.9	polite to point out and the author of nine acclaimed books. His latest entitled Homegrown Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right Wing Extremism,
1:46.2	is out now and it charged the arc between the Oklahoma City bombing and the current
1:52.1	crop of right-wing extremists.
1:54.8	Welcome to the bunker, Jeffrey Toubin.
1:57.2	Thank you, Alex.
1:58.3	Jeffrey, you write that events on January 6th show how McVeigh's values, views and tactics have endured and even
2:06.8	flourished, which makes his story not just a glimpse of the past but also warning
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