White vigilante terror is older than the United States itself. The lawful use of violence by white citizens to establish political supremacy can be found throughout US history—from slavery and Indian killings to lynchings. Today, figures such as George Zimmerman, Kyle Rittenhouse, and most recently, Daniel Penny, carry on this shameful American tradition. And the far right can’t get enough of it. Spencer Ackerman joins The Marc Steiner Show to examine the right’s embrace of vigilante violence, which he recently wrote about for The Nation, and what it tells us about the future the far-right wants.
Spencer Ackerman, a Pulitzer Prize and National Magazine Award–winning reporter, is the author of Reign of Terror: How The 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump. Since the dawn of the War on Terror, Ackerman has reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay, and elsewhere as a staff writer for outlets like Wired, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, and The New Republic. He writes a newsletter, Forever Wars, on Ghost; and is the co-author of the DC Comics miniseries Waller vs. Wildstorm.
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Funny thing is, white people using terrorism to further a political agenda is exactly what happened TO Kyle Rittenhouse. Good job being precisely incorrect…
Left, right, center, or any other constantly shifting term, the most racist Americans have been and always will be democrat voters and democrat politicians.
Stop making Daniel Penny out to be a racist.
Why dose the far left love racism and try to make it this massive problem which we don’t have it dose exist but it’s not the 1950s so stop acting like it
The vast majority of those 3000 deaths occurred immediately after the civil war & were perpetrated by KKK democrats
According to ADL (hardly a right wing front) if you added up all the killings by white supremacists since the end of the civil war it amounts to about 3000 deaths. Last year over 20000 blacks were killed by other blacks. More than 6 times the total number since the civil war killed by whites. What about interracial crime now. Black on white crime outnumbers white on black crime 10 to 1. In very serious crime the numbers are even more skewed black on white rape outnumbers white on black rape 250 to 1. Berry picking a few rare examples doesn’t cut it. Black crime is a serious issue. White crime isn’t wether it’s interracial or not.
Now that the police can’t protect us now they don’t want us to protect ourselves. Dilbert was right there is no fixing this you just have to move away from it. NYC is now emptying into Florida. What’s with these Jews blacks hate them more than they hate whites in general ask any Hasidic Jew in Brooklyn.
To the left to the left everything you own is in a box to the left. Beyonce said it.😅
There were Feds encouraging people to enter Congress on that day…Steiner, you need to wake up from your blue no matter who slumber and realize that you are contributing to the divide and conquer strategy of the elites…the worst part is that you don't even know it…
So many RWNJs in the comments…
Comic book writers seem to love vigilantes, films that used to be watched by kids as well.
Now adults watch them.
Far right- are you talking about the Nazis the US is currently supporting in Ukraine?
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This is garbage— Penny was minding his own business, got caught up in a deadly situation…… with someone making death threats
His intention and actions were all to SAVE INNOCENT PEOPLE on the subway
I am black, my friends are black and we ALL support Penny the Marine—- HE is who you want on the subway when a psycho snaps
Ew, this is garbage lol
Penny didn't even mean to kill Neely and tried to resuscitate him after, and other people assisted in the restraint, and everyone who was in that subway car agreed it was necessary and thanked him.
Neely had a long history of being a violent criminal and was threatening people on the subway. His death is his own fault.
I see this book making the author ten of dollars! What a hack.🤣🤣🤣🤣
Very disturbing to read the "Apologist" discourse for Vigilantism in the comment section. There are actually followers who are defending the likes of Penny, Rittenhouse and Zimmerman. There is a Fine and distinct line between "Intervention", and Taking the Law into One's Own Hands in Claiming "Self Defense", especially if one Approached or Pursued the Dead Victim.
What an ignorant title to the video
The left loves white supremacist killers too. The right just does it openly.
Because for a long time we have put up with their racism to US
Well when you disempower police and encourage crazy people average people have to defend themselves and others. A better question would be why do leftists encourage chaos and anarchy so much?
1 out of 4 straight White men are victims of hate crimes each year.
Kyle Rittenhouse defended his life against attackers. 100% lawful self defense. No indication that he was "far right" or "white supremacist".
PATHETIC DIVIDE-AND-CONQUER NONSENSE
😂😂😂 with pathetic divide-and-conquer race-baiting crap, no wonder they had highlighted comments on their George Floyd video that were 100% provable lies only to turn the comments off after the followers called them out. Seems like they repeatedly proving that they will purposely lie when reporting on the news much like mainstream media I guess assuming in their mind that the ends justify the means as long as they're able to push their divide and conquer agenda. This is sad as it only hurts the movement for a transparency and accountability in this current police state that we all unfortunately reside in
The rise of Vigilantism is a necessity when a population lives under Anarcho-tyranny
Remember, if someone tries to attack you, the non-racist thing to do is just stand there and let them. If you defend yourself in any way, YOU'RE A NAZ!!!
Jewish vigilante justice in Israel targeting innocent non Jews is out of control
It wasn't a racist attack, yall are alt-left foolishness.
The Left needs to be forming Red Guard Militias for the defense of local communities, minorities, and democracy against this rising Fascist Reaction.
subscriber NO more. Bye
Kyle shouldn't have protected himself according to you. I would be grateful to have Daniel Penny around in a time of need!
What is this white supremacy you talk about? Is it the picture of a white kid in Appalachia during the Depression who was literally skin and bones?
I never supported slavery, but EVERY skin color has been enslaved at some point in history.
Do you have any idea that black/white relations were better prior to the War of Northern Aggression? Do some research and read what people who were slaves had to say!
Indian killings. Are you speaking of the 39 Native Americans in Minnesota that the racist skin head Lincoln had executed. (actually one was somehow saved, so the number executed was reduced to 38). Lincoln's own words show he was a white supremacist.
I guess blacks are racist against blacks too; that is the highest murder rate!
This whole show is whacko!!!!!!!!! I was hoping to hear some REAL NEWS on this channel, but the name is misleading. Bye Bye Buying Large Mansions lovers. Unsubbed!!!
Kyle Rittenhouse is not a white supremacist.
Lol your scared of nothing. You should look in the mirror 😂