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Right-Wing Extremism in the United States Since the arrival of Europeans on this country's shores, we have had a problem with domestic Terrorism. White Europeans forced their laws and customs on the indigenous inhabitants through intimidation, religion, perceived white superiority. This scene has played out since the establishment of this country. This author believes White Nationalism is as American as the flag we pledge allegiance. Found in the United States is intertwined into this country's fabric. Many of the most famous and infamous acts in American history involved armed insurrection by citizens against the government. According to Jones, S.G (November 2018), right-wing terrorists commonly refer to the use or threat of violence by sub-national or non-state entities whose goal may include racial, ethnic, or religious supremacy; opposition to government authority; and the practices like abortion (p.1). According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the number one domestic threat to the United States' security is right-wing Extremism. 1) Jones, S.G (November 2018) The Rise of far-right Extremism in the United States. Center for Strategic & International Studies. (p.1) WWW.CSIS.ORG The Identity Christian Movement The Christian identity movement is where right-wing White racial separatist, White supremacist, extremist, Neo-Nazi, Skin Heads, militia, and Survivalist, philosophically meet. The common denominator among these groups is the white race's advancement—a place where only White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (WASP) are superior to all others. The Christian movement has been connected to violent acts; they are considered acts of domestic Terrorism. According to Sharpe, T (2014), The Identity Christian movement motivates many Terrorism acts in our

country today. This aberrant from Christianity is an outgrowth of the White supremacist philosophy (p.605). Sharpe, T.S (2014), The Identity Christian Movement Ideology of Domestic Terrorism. Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 30, No.4, 604-621. Dentice, D (2017), "Religion is a Personal Choice, but Race is your very Blood!" An Analysis of White Nationalist Belief Systems. Athens Journal of Social Science. Vol. 4, Issue 4, 347-366, https://doi.org/10.30958/agjss.4-4-1 , doi=10.30958/ajss.4-4-1 Left-wing Extremism Left-wing Extremism is defined by their ideology that is political and tends to prescribe to pro-Marxist-Leninist thinking. DeLeeuw, J. G & Pridemore, W. A (2018) the core goals of their operations frequently involve efforts directed at a regime change, an opposition to capitalism, and a desire for social justice (p.3). Examples of these groups in the United States are the Earth Liberation Front (ALF), Weather Underground, and Animal Liberation Front (ALF). Like the right-wing extremist, they tend to use violence to get their point across. The Animal Liberation Front and Earth Liberation Front were both founded in the United Kingdom and made their way to the U.S in 1992. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in the 1990s, ELF was designated as the number one domestic threat to security to the United States. DeLeeuw, J. G & Pridemore, W. A (2018) The Threat from Within: A conjunctive Analysis of Domestic Terrorism Incidents in the United States, United Kingdom, and Ireland. Perspectives on Terrorism Vol. 12, Issue 4, 1-3 Loadenthal, M (2017) Ecco-Terrorism: An Incident-Driven History of Attacks (1973-2010) Journal for the Study Radicalism, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2017, 1-34 ISSN 1930- 1189 In late 1990, organizations began writing laws and procedures for the surveillance of eco- terrorist groups like ALF, allowing them to gather information and eventually arrest and prosecute the group's members. Law enforcement dedicated many government resources to combat the domestic threat this eco-terrorist posed. Leadenhall, M (2017) noted that court

records imply that the National Security Agency, typically used for outside military operations, might have been used to conduct wiretapping domestically on the activist (p.1). Leadenhall, M (2017) the Green Scare' & Eco-Terrorism: The Development of U.S. Counter-Terrorism Strategy Targeting Direct Action Activists. 1-40 Black Separatism Movement The Black Separatist movement was established to answer the extreme White Supremacy that has existed in the country. This category of non-state actors operates on the fringes of society. They usually hold extreme hate for white people, gays, and Jews. The religious sect of the movement strongly believes that the black race is the chosen people of the Bible, which include groups like The New Black Panther Party for Self Defense, Black Hebrew Israelites, and Ambassadors of Crist, the ideology that all black people should separate, themselves from white people. They go as far as calling for their homeland; it is their answer to the White Supremacy problem. 2) Southern Poverty Law Center Black Separatist/Nationalists have wanted a place for themselves since the W.B. Dubois and Harold Cruse. Many in black America have called grown disillusioned with how America's white power structure has treated them. According (1970), whites and despair's broken promises over the depth of racism have occasionally led disillusioned blacks to renounce the United States (p.1). Draper, T (1970). The rediscovery of Black Nationalism: Black Nationalism in America (p.1). Is Economics a good predictor of Terrorism

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As one watches his/her favorite media platform whenever the topic of Terrorism is viewed, they see slum with dirty, disheveled children running with little or no parental supervision. They perpetuate the stereotype that all terrorists all come from an underdeveloped country. Empirical evidence has not shown a clear connection between social-economics and terrorist acts. According to Piazza, J. A (2011) studies examining individuals likewise do not reveal a causal link between poverty, inequality, and Terrorism (p.340). Piazza, J.A (2011), Poverty, minority economic discrimination, and domestic Terrorism. Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 48, 339-353. Dol: 10.1177/0022343310397404

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