At least one (or many) manifestation of racism is present across all radical–right groups. What Kind of Racism?ĭecades of extensive scholarship - and the lived experiences of those affected - have emphasized that racism is systemic and interpersonal it is attitudinal, behavioral and structural and it can draw on biological social constructs and on cultural or religious markers, actual or perceived.
This centrality of racism seems to have led many into thinking that tackling racist hate is a particularly effective way of countering right-wing extremism. Related to this, what role does racism play within the radical right? While it is widely acknowledged that there is no unanimously agreed definition of right-wing extremism or radicalism, most experts in the field consider racism to be a very common feature or, at the very least, one of the “ accompanying characteristics” of right-wing extremism. But is there a tendency to overestimate the efficacy of anti-racism initiatives at the expense of other prevention and intervention measures within the CVE space? Tackling racism deserves firm political commitment in its own right, and it certainly has a place within a multi-pronged strategy to countering violent extremism (CVE) on the radical right. How the Left and the Right Radicalize Each Other As US President Joe Biden put it in his inaugural speech, two weeks after the deadly storming of the US Capitol Building on January 6: “Our history has been a constant struggle between the American ideal that we are all created equal and the harsh, ugly reality that racism, nativism, fear, and demonization have long torn us apart. There is no doubt that such political agendas are well intended, and most citizens would agree that racism is not consistent with their society’s democratic values. The most recent example was the announcement by the German cabinet in late 2020 to spend €1 billion ($1.2 billion) for a four-year program on combating “right-wing extremism, racism and antisemitism.”
Several political parties and governments around the world have centered their commitment to countering the radical right on tackling hate and racism.
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