On a recent sunny Saturday in the lake resort city of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, police pulled over a U-Haul truck and rolled up the back door. Thirty-one members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front stared back at them.
The men wore matching dark blue shirts and khaki pants, and covered the lower part of their faces with white balaclavas; according to police, they’d brought metal shields and riot gear, a smoke grenade and a detailed plan to carry out confrontation at the local Pride in the Park festival. The targets of Patriot Front’s hatred extend beyond race.
The men were arrested for conspiracy to riot — a misdemeanor — and were freed after posting bond before the weekend was done.
Police said they came from Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Texas, Michigan, Alabama, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas. As police peeled down the balaclavas, the reality of right-wing extremism in the United States was revealed: White supremacists can be found anywhere.
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