Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism
The Lawfare Podcast
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The Importance of the Internet in the Revolutionary Movement
McVey wasn't a leader of this movement, but he was clearly influenced by it. He didn't have the tools to recruit others and find like-minded people. That's the reason why the internet is so important. If you look at January 6th, if you look at the plot to kidnap Governor Whitmer, which was organized over Facebook private chats,. All of them were radicalized and found allies on the internet.
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