In the same way that the far right is predominantly made up of men, the individuals who study the far right are also overwhelmingly male. This may partially explain why the misogynistic views that imbue far-right ideology often do not receive the attention they require. Nevertheless, awareness of the symbiotic relationship between the two schools of thought is thankfully growing.
While I am not someone who buys into the ludicrous perspective that weed is a gateway drug for crack and heroin, it is a helpful analogy in this context.
Misogyny (a hypothetical spliff) is often the gateway drug that lures men into more extreme and toxic far-right schools of thought, which can encourage violence and abuse, among other things. Now, while the far-right spectrum is in no way a unified, monolithic global movement, misogyny and male supremacy are things that rear their ugly heads throughout the far right.
