Re-Release: Dr. Peter Simi on White Nationalist Extremism

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🗓️ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Rick talks to Peter Simi, a sociology professor and expert in extremism, about the alarming rise of white supremacy in the US, where the movement has evolved from the overt image of the Klan to a slick, social media-driven force. Simi highlights how figures like Donald Trump and his talking heads amplify these ideologies and how followers are being recruited online. He emphasizes the need for intervention programs to help individuals leave the movement and combat its growing influence. Buy Peter Simi’s book – “Out of Hiding: Extremist White Supremacy and How It Can be Stopped” – at fine bookstores everywhere. Follow Rick Wilson at @TheRickWilson on X or at https://bsky.app/profile/therickwilson.bsky.social at Bluesky, and subscribe to his Substack at therickwilson.substack.com. Join the fight with Lincoln Project at www.lincolnproject.us and follow us on X at @ProjectLincoln. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.8	Hey folks, welcome back to the Lincoln Project podcast.
0:29.1	My guest today is Peter Seamy, who is an expert on violent extremism in America.
0:33.4	One of the things I wanted to talk about before we introduced this show is just yesterday,
0:38.2	the Department of Homeland Security and the Secret Service have declared that this year's
0:42.1	electoral vote count that takes place after the election results are sent in from the states
0:47.4	at the Capitol is now a area of special national security concern. Why is that? Because
0:53.0	Donald Trump in 2021 inspired a violent mob
0:56.2	to attack the Capitol in an effort to overturn the election by seizing the ballots, by seizing
1:02.5	the actual certified state results and putting this whole thing into question. The Department of
1:07.4	Homeland Security has correctly identified that they may try to do it again.
1:11.7	Trump's rhetoric warming up his crowds to say over and over again, I'm going to be cheated.
1:16.5	It's a crooked election.
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