AformerDepartmentofHomelandSecurityanalysttakesalongviewonthedomesticterrorismthreatfromradicalizedindividualsandhategroupsofvariousideologies.Americaisalandinwhichextremismnolongerbelongstothecountry’sshadowyfringes,butcomfortablyexistsinthenationalmainstream.ThatisthealarmingconclusionbyintelligenceanalystDarylJohnson,anexpertondomesticextremismwithmorethantwenty-fiveyearsofexperiencetrackingradicalizedgroupsfortheUSgovernment.Inthisbook,JohnsondissectstherapidlyexpandingformsofAmericanhatredandradicalization,includingwhitenationalists,antigovernmentmilitias,antifascists(Antifa),militantblacknationalists,andextremistIslamicgroups.Theauthordevelopsaconcisemodelthatexplainshowextremistsonboththefarrightandthefarleftusethesametechniquestorecruitandtoradicalizeindividuals,turningthemintoviolentoffenders.HealsoexaminesthepoliticalforcesthatfuelthisthreatandhavekepttheUSgovernmentfromproperlyidentifyinganddevelopingcountermeasurestodealwithit,includingadisproportionalemphasisonIslamicterrorism.Johnsonconcludesbyrecountingindividualstoriesofderadicalization,eachofwhichwastheresultofpersonalreevaluationsofformerlyheldextremistconvictions.Herecommendsmoreresourcesatthestateandfederallevelsforcombattingradicalmovementsandurgesgreatercommunicationandcoordinationbetweenlawenforcementagencies.Thisin-depthanalysisofagrowingmenacethathastakenAmericahostagethrowsastarklightonthedarkestsegmentsofAmericansocietyandprovidespracticalmeansfordealingwiththeirviolentthreats.
