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America's political violence is bipartisan

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US Secret Service agent spotted the suspect, 58-year-old Ryan Routh , stalking the former president at his Florida golf club on Sunday ( 15 September ) The incident is the latest sign of a political order reaching a crisis point characterised by rising political violence and extremism.

Routh has left behind an extensive public record that includes a fairly active X account, political donations, and even a New York Times interview related to his efforts to recruit foreign fighters to help defend Ukraine .

This isn't to suggest that pro-Ukraine , pro-Nato Atlanticism is an extremist ideology.

Rather, it shows that the ideological wellsprings from which extremists draw aren’t always the ones we expect.

The duty to tamp down extremism should be a cross-partisan effort, writes Julian Zelizer .

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