William Brangham:
So, for more on why these groups are targeting this community and how it connects to their larger world view, I'm joined again by J.M. Berger. He's a writer and researcher who focuses on extremist ideologies. And he's written four books on the topic.
J.M., great to have you back on the "NewsHour."
Could you just help us understand what might seem like a disconnect for some people? Why is it that these far right white supremacist groups would be targeting this particular community?
J.M. Berger, Author, "Extremism": Thanks for having me.
So, a lot of these extremist groups that are very strongly identity-based and focused on sort of toxic masculine identities are very focused on gender not as their primary interest, but as a secondary marker of identity.
So, you see this in far right groups. You also see it in jihadist groups such as ISIS, where people who have nonconforming or unexpected kinds of gender presentations or sexual practice, sexual orientation, they face — really, it's a visceral kind of hatred.
So, these groups will give you a rationale. They have justifications for what they do. They will talk about birth rates and gender, biological gender, and the sacred — sacred duty to procreate. But, ultimately, I think this is much sort of deeper and more visceral kind of hatred.
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