Vice
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VICE News created a database of demonstrations involving members of hardline neo-Nazi groups and identified nearly two dozen such events in 2023 so far.
VICE News logged a fraction of public demonstrations by hardore Nazi groups in 2021 and 2020 compared to those in 2022 .
FBI Director Chris Wray reaffirmed in congressional testimony this summer that “ Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists ” continues to pose one of the biggest threats to national security.
The growing visibility of neo-Nazis is a sharp deviation from the optics-conscious far-right that emerged from the ashes of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville .
Some groups that were heavily involved in Charlottesville sought to rebrand as a way of distancing themselves from the violence and ugliness of that day .
The Aryan Freedom Network is one of the most active visible neo-Nazi groups in the U.S. Neo-Nazis can be easily seen at rallies across the country thanks to their blood red dress code.
Active Clubs were first formed in 2020 by neo-Nazis street fighter Robert Rundo , who was essentially in exile in eastern Europe attempting to dodge charges at home.
Active Club cells can be started by essentially anyone and are relatively autonomous.
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