
Episode 1339 • • 2:33:22 - 2:42:58
1339: Accelerationism
Liz Neumann, Accelerationism and Boogaloo Boys
Former DHS official Liz Neumann appeared on NPR's "Fresh Air" to discuss the threat of white supremacy and a concept called "accelerationism." Neumann claimed groups like the Boogaloo Boys seek to accelerate societal collapse to trigger a civil war. However, research into the term "accelerationism" reveals it is primarily a French philosophical and social theory regarding capitalism, with its link to white nationalism being a minor, recently added footnote.
