Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist

by Eli Saslow

storm building, and its power terrified him. Late that summer, he watched on TV as Clinton gave a speech in Reno that sounded to Derek as if it were about his childhood. She talked about how the Klan had evolved and spread across internet hate sites like Stormfront. She quoted from Duke’s radio show and explained the concept of white genocide. “From the start, Donald Trump has built his campaign on prejudice and paranoia,” she said. “He is taking hate groups mainstream and helping a radical fringe take over the Republican Party. The names may have changed. Racists now call themselves ‘racialists.’ White supremacists now call themselves ‘white nationalists.’ But the hate burns just as bright. And this is part of a broader story about the rising tide of hard-line, right-wing nationalism around the world.”

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