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What the Alt-Right Has Learned From Al Qaeda

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The far right knows to play backlash politics to draw more recruits. And the left, by coming after Washington and Jefferson, may just be helping them.

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The far right knows to play backlash politics to draw more recruits. And the left, by coming after George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, may just be helping them.
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In recent days, it has occurred to me that that radical Islamists and the alt-right have more in common than domestic terrorism. By tapping in to similar psychology and group dynamics, the alt-right is aping the recruitment strategies of radical Islam.

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