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- The idea that whites are under threat
is probably the single most important thing
driving the really dramatic expansion of the radical right.
- [Crowd] Jews will not replace us.
- [Narrator] The rise of domestic terrorism
and hatred in the United States.
- That you better start preparing yourselves
for this shift in the threat landscape
from Al-Qaeda to more homegrown violent extremism.
- Even though there was this horrific attack,
no one was calling it domestic terrorism.
These types of incidents
weren't just run of the mill crimes.
- Hundreds of whites showed up at Charlottesville
chanting these antisemitic white power movement chants.
That was really kind of the shot heard around the world.
- [Narrator] And the warning signs that were ignored.
- Which was the radical right was growing
and it was becoming more lethal, more dangerous by the day.
- I don't think people took it as seriously
as they should have.
It's spreading, and that's something we didn't want to hear.
- I'm certainly glad to hear that
they're now saying domestic terrorism is a real deal.
And I certainly say it's about time.
- [Narrator] Presented by Retro Report
in partnership with the WNET Groups
Exploring Hate Initiatives, Extremism in America.
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