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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE
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Big Luau
Big Luau is a common nickname for the boogaloo movement that became popular as a sound-alike alternative to the word "boogaloo." The term is the inspiration for much of the movement's Hawaiian aesthetic, including its Hawaiian shirts... Read more
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Threat, Duress, Coer…
"TDC" is an acronym used by the anti-government sovereign citizen movement to refer to "threat/duress/coercion." Some soveriegn citizens put this acronym next to a signature (or, in some cases, a zip code on an address) to indicate... Read more
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American State Natio…
American State National is a term used by sovereign citizens and some QAnon adherents to refer to themselves, reflecting their belief that they are not citizens of what they perceive is an illegitimate, tyrannical federal government. The... Read more
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Traveling not driving
"Traveling, not driving" is a false argument promoted by the anti-government sovereign citizen movement. They argue that only commercial drivers, not people involved in private activity, have to have drivers licenses, license plates, registration or insurance. Sovereigns... Read more
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De facto vs. de jure…
Sovereign citizens often use the term "de facto government" to refer to the U.S. government. They believe a conspiracy began in the 1860s to infiltrate the original "de jure" government, subvert its laws and replace them with... Read more
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Flesh and blood man/…
Sovereign citizens frequently call themselves "flesh and blood" people, or similar terms, to distinguish themselves from artificial duplicates of people that sovereigns claim the illegitimate government has created for nefarious reasons.
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Free man/woman
Free man/woman or free man/woman upon the land are terms used by sovereign citizens to refer to themselves as ones not bound by the laws, regulations or rulings of the illegitimate government. In Canada, sovereign citizens are... Read more