Those people see extremists only where they want to see them.
They say they abhor identity politics while they are the most guilty of wallowing in their far-right identity.
Identity is used as a tool to articulate political claims, promote political ideologies, and guide political action with the aim of asserting group distinctiveness and gaining power and recognition in the context of perceived inequality or injustice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_politics
Even if they don't realize they do.
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”