Trump's Legacy: Violence in American Elections

The Lincoln Project

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🗓️ 13 September 2024

⏱️ 33 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 U.S., 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 Tucker Carlson amplify these ideologies and how younger generations 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 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. And please subscribe, rate and review this podcast, thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey folks welcome back to the Lincoln Project Podcast. My guest today is Peter Seamy who is an expert on
0:04.5	violent extremism in America. One of the things I wanted to talk about before we introduced this show
0:10.0	is just yesterday the Department of Homeland Security and the Secret Service
0:13.4	have declared that this year's electoral vote count that takes place after the election
0:18.9	results are sent in from the states at the Capitol is now a area of special national security concern. Why is that?
0:25.0	Because Donald Trump in 2021 inspired a violent mob to attack the capital in an
0:30.5	effort to overturn the election by seizing the ballots, by seizing the
0:35.6	actual certified state results and putting this whole thing into question.
0:38.9	The Department of Homeland Security has correctly identified that they may try to do it again.
0:44.8	Trump's rhetoric warming up his crowds to say over and over again, I'm going to be cheated.
0:49.6	It's a crooked election.
0:51.1	It's trying to set up the predicates for this. We're going to talk to
0:53.7	Peter Seamy today about the threat of violent extremism, why Donald Trump is
0:57.9	one of its motive causes, and what we can do about it. Let's get to go on.
1:00.7	Your task will not be an easy one.
1:02.9	Your enemy is well trained, well equipped, and battle hardy.
1:07.0	There is not a liberal America and a conservative America.
1:10.7	There is the United States of America.
1:13.0	There is the United States of America.
1:16.0	Good night and good luck.
1:17.0	Hey folks and welcome back to the Lincoln Project Podcast.
1:20.0	I'm Rick Wilson, your host, and today's guest is a really smart guy about a really
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