The coordination and ideological rigor of The Order made them an outlier among white supremacist groups.
- Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
The Proud Boys are more of a loosely affiliated street gang than they are a unified right-wing militia, researchers say. But police ignore the threats from these groups, and their threats grow.
The founder of a violent anti-government group has been sent to prison for seditious conspiracy. Experts explain what that means.
Who are the Proud Boys, what do they want and is there a path back into society for these extremists?
White supremacist groups seek to solidify their control over the US by changing the government, sometimes by violence.
New members are joining and some are leaving – as right-wing groups reorganize, scholars of the movement foresee increased polarization, with a risk of more violence.
They’re not really protesting – they’re hoping to find an opportunity to spark violence and trigger a war between black and white Americans.
Militant far-right groups are always looking to appear legitimate and to recruit more Americans to their causes.
Law enforcement’s historical tendency to treat crimes committed by white power groups as isolated incidents has allowed them to flourish.
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