Many of them are/feel alienated due to their identity, upbringing, poor life choices, inability to control their environment, etc. and end up finding themselves caught up in political movements and religious affiliations that can push them dangerously close to vigilantism. Most of them are more focused on building communities rather than destroying them but the goal for white supremacists and egomaniacal populists is to build up just enough of a following to intimidate through violence.

America has imported more warlord theocracy from Afghanistan than it has exported democracy.