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From ADL's Terrorism Update Team
New Report: Sovereign Citizen Movement
The Sovereign Citizen Movement is an extreme anti-government movement whose members believe that the government has no authority over them. They believe that legitimate government in the United States has been infiltrated and subverted by a long-lasting, malicious conspiracy and they seek to “restore” the country to a mythical earlier time. Members of the sovereign citizen movement engage in a variety of types of intimidation and harassment, promote a variety of frauds and scams, and sometimes resort to shocking acts of violence.
Terrorist groups use symbols that
express their goals and violent ideologies.
By examining the distinct
symbols used by terrorists, we can gain a better understanding of exactly how powerful a symbol can be.
The United States has seen a "significant and troubling" resurgence of racist skinhead activity, with a rise in the number of organized racist skinhead groups as well as a rise in the number of unaffiliated racist skinheads. In a new report, ADL warns that racist skinhead activity in the U.S. is rising, with active groups or individuals identifying themselves as racist skinheads in nearly all states in the country.
Extremism in America is a regularly-updated online encyclopedia of extremists:
