'Fringe Nation' charts the rise of homegrown extremism in America
The SBS VICELAND documentary, Fringe Nation was completed prior to the 6 January siege in Washington D.C, when a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol amid a last-ditch effort to overturn his election loss. But it makes for essential viewing in light of the events of last week's riots, and amid fresh reports of planned "armed attacks". Reporter Gianna Toboni examines the roots of the self-described "militias" whose heretofore "fringe" beliefs have evolved into a disproportionate – and potentially irreversible – impact on the United States. Toboni interviews Mike Dunn,...