Spencer Sunshine: Capitol Breach & The Next Phase Of Far Right Terror

Last Born In The Wilderness

This is a segment of episode #284 of Last Born In The Wilderness “Breaches & Fissures: Capitol Siege & The Next Phase Of Far Right Terror w/ Spencer Sunshine.” Listen to the full episode: http://bit.ly/LBWsunshine3 Download and read ’40 Ways to Fight Nazis: Forty Community-Based Actions You Can Take to Resist White Nationalist Organizing’: http://bit.ly/3o5yVdM Journalist, activist, and researcher of far right movements Spencer Sunshine returns to the podcast to discuss the MAGA siege on the Capitol on January 6th, what led up to it, and what to expect from the far right as we transition into Joe Biden’s presidency. I ask Spencer about the escalation of far right terror in the United States over the past year, culminating in thousands of Trumpists invading the US Capitol on January 6th with murderous intent. As he states in a recent article published the day after the event: “The dramatic events yesterday at the U.S. Capitol further open worrisome possibilities for future far right violence and disruptions. An escalation in aggressive actions seems likely, especially in the remaining two weeks of Trump’s term, but the effect may last much longer. However, there is also the possibility that both this and similar recent events could further widen the internal fissures on the right, to the detriment of the Trumpists.” (http://bit.ly/3bXbscg) Unfortunately, these acts of violence by the far-right have steadily increased over the past several years. In the aftermath of the Capitol riot and the Trump presidency, Spencer expects a continued escalation of far right terror in the US over the coming months, and he explains why. Spencer Sunshine, PhD, is a researcher, writer, activist, speaker, and political consultant regarding far right movements. In 1990, he co-founded an anti-racist youth group in the metro Atlanta, Georgia to combat the influence of the Nazi skinhead movement, which was hegemonic in the local punk scene. Since 2005, he has written extensively about the US Far Right. This includes postwar fascism, the Patriot/militia movement, left-right crossover movements, as well as antisemitic currents on both the Left and Right. Sunshine was present at the armed takeover of Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in January 2016. In August 2017 he was part of the counter-demonstration against the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, and was in the crowd during the car attack which killed Heather Heyer and injured about 30 others. WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast BOOK: http://bit.ly/ORBITgr ATTACK & DETHRONE: https://anchor.fm/adgodcast DROP ME A LINE: Call [phone] or http://bit.ly/LBWfiledrop EVERYTHING ELSE: https://linktr.ee/patterns.of.behavior