Why Far-Right Paramilitaries Are Not Just 'Vigilantes'
"The most appropriate term for these groups is the same one they love to apply to their enemies: 'domestic terrorists.'".. Trump’s call for the Proud Boys and other armed far-right paramilitaries to “stand by” has finally shed light on the real threat of physical intimidation around the election, to add to the threats of cyberattacks and abuses of the legal system. His call to arms is also a reminder why calling far-right domestic terrorists merely “vigilantes” minimizes and even trivializes the threat, for several reasons.
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