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What the Alt-Right Has Learned From Al Qaeda

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The far right knows to play backlash politics to draw more recruits. And the left, by coming after Washington and Jefferson, may just be helping them.

Matt Lewis

Senior Columnist

Published Aug. 22 2017 12:00AM EDT

The far right knows to play backlash politics to draw more recruits. And the left, by coming after George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, may just be helping them. — Getty

Matt Lewis

Matt Lewis

Senior Columnist

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