Blood and Soil: Right-Wing Terrorism Poses an Existential Threat to the United States

Authors

  • Benjamin Simonds Nixon

Keywords:

Right-wing terrorism, White supremacy, Radicalization, Alt-right, Domestic extremism

Abstract

Benjamin Simonds Nixon delivers a powerful and meticulously researched analysis of right-wing terrorism (RWT) in the United States, arguing that it constitutes the most severe threat to American democracy today. Tracing its lineage from historical white supremacy to contemporary movements like the alt-right and ecofascism, Nixon examines how ideologies of racial purity and anti-government sentiment have evolved into decentralized, digitally-savvy networks. These groups use coded language, internet memes, and conspiracy theories to radicalize disaffected white Americans while infiltrating government agencies and law enforcement as “ghost skins.” Through historical context and case studies, including references to The Turner Diaries, Nixon shows how RWT seeks not only disruption but the complete dismantling of democratic institutions in favor of white ethnostates. The article calls for urgent attention by security services and the public to confront and dismantle the deep structural racism that enables these movements.

Author Biography

Benjamin Simonds Nixon

Benjamin Simonds Nixon graduated summa cum laude
from the Camden College of Arts and Sciences with a degree
in Psychology. During his time at Rutgers, he received awards
and recognition for research and excellence in the fields of non-partisan student voter organizing, psychology, criminal
justice, and counterterrorism. He works as a criminal
intelligence analyst for the Camden County Police
Department. He is also a graduate student at Georgetown
University, where he is pursuing a Master's in Applied
Intelligence. He hopes to continue his education and career in
the fields of forensic psychology, law enforcement, and
intelligence analysis. The maladaptive amalgamation of
psychology and medicine in the field of criminal justice is
evaluated in Nixon’s paper. He warns of patient deprivation
and looks at the systemic abuse of those with unsound minds
as an established precedent within medical ethics as well as
inside the American legal system.

Cover of The Undergraduate Review, Spring 2021 edition, from the Honors College at Rutgers University–Camden. The top of the cover features the red Rutgers logo and text reading “Rutgers University–Camden Honors College.” Below is the title “The Undergraduate Review” and subtitle “Spring 2021.” The background image shows a train crossing the Benjamin Franklin Bridge from Camden to Philadelphia, with the steel blue structure of the bridge framing the scene. The volume and issue number, “Volume 2, Issue 1,” appear in white text in the lower-right corner.

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Published

2025-06-13

How to Cite

Nixon, B. S. (2025). Blood and Soil: Right-Wing Terrorism Poses an Existential Threat to the United States. The Rutgers-Camden Undergraduate Review, 2(1), 16. Retrieved from https://rcur.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.php/rcur/article/view/2207

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021): The Undergraduate Review

Section

Articles