text: Neil, alt-right groups didn't pick Trump's name out of a hat and decide to support him.  They support him because he advocated for their views: He repeatedly described Muslims and Latinos in negative, sub-human terms and he's fiercely opposed to international trade and immigration.  Now, while Trump's stance on these points tends to be somewhat softer than neo-Nazis, it doesn't change the fact that they're largely on the same page.
  
  As to whether white supremacists are harmless, look up the names Dylan Roof and Jeremy Joseph Christian.  Just because you may not be paying attention doesn't mean alt-right activists aren't murdering people.