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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Rock Against Communi…

Rock Against Communism (RAC) is a euphemism for several types of white supremacist hate music (typically Oi! or hatecore punk). The phrase "Rock Against ..." has become so popular among white supremacists that it's been appropriated and... Read more
Slogans / Code words White supremacist
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Grooming/Groomers

Grooming refers to behaviors used by abusers to build relationships and trust with children or young people to aid in manipulating, exploiting and abusing them. The term has been appropriated and weaponized by anti-LGBTQ+ bigots who falsely... Read more
Slogans / Code words Single-issue
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Ruby Ridge

Ruby Ridge was the site of an 11-day armed standoff in 1992 between Randy Weaver and federal agents. Weaver was wanted under a bench warrant after his failure to appear in court on firearms charges. The standoff... Read more
Incidents / Events Anti-government
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Charleston church ma…

The Charleston church massacre refers to the 2015 shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. White supremacist Dylann Roof, joined a prayer group meeting and opened fire, murdering nine parishioners and injuring one in the... Read more
Incidents / Events White supremacist
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Cotswold Declaration

The Cotswold Declaration is a 1962 agreement that created an international umbrella group of National Socialist organizations to carry on Hitler's policies. The alliance faded after the assassination of one of the leaders, George Lincoln Rockwell, in... Read more
Incidents / Events White supremacist
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Crusaders

Crusaders is a term used by Islamists to refer to any Western presence in the Middle East, though it is most often used to refer to the U.S. In addition, anti-Muslim extremists in the United States often... Read more
Slogans / Code words Islamist
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Cuckservatives

In 2015, alt right white supremacists began disparaging members of the conservative movement with the derogatory term "cuckservative," a com­bi­na­tion of "con­ser­v­a­tive" and "cuck­old," to describe a white con­ser­v­a­tive who putatively pro­motes the inter­ests of Jews and... Read more
Slogans / Code words White supremacist
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