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Assignment:
As you learned in the reading materials, the far-right movement contains a variety of ideological viewpoints. These varying viewpoints have caused quite a bit of competition and has created factions within the far-right movement. Even among those who agree ideologically, disagreements have lead to intergroup violence. Granted, other extremist movements have also had ideological disagreements within the movement, but the far-right seems to be particularly susceptible. What about the far-right ideology and movement do you think contributes to the large number of disagreements and rivalries?
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