Confronting the U.S. Military’s White Nationalist Problem

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According to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the number of white nationalist organizations reached an all-time high in 2019, at 155 different groups with a national presence, compared with only 67 in 2000. All extremist murders tracked by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in 2018 were primarily motivated by or had links to white nationalist ideology. In a 2019 poll of active-duty military members, 36 percent reported that they have seen signs of white nationalism within the military, up from 22 percent in 2018. Yet, U.S. military leaders continue to be hesitant to confront the issue.