Matthew Valasik
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Matthew Valasik is an associate professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Alabama.

Treating Proud Boys solely as members of a terrorist organization does not actually stamp out white supremacy groups.

Research has shown that the more committed members of these extreme right-wing groups believe that the U.S. government is illegitimate and should be overthrown and replaced with one that is based on white supremacy.