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Redemption Theory/Strawman Theory

Redemption theory, also referred to as strawman theory, is a set of concepts within the sovereign citizen movement that became popular from 1999 onwards. Created by Roger Elvick, a long-time sovereign citizen guru, based on earlier ideas of his, the theory centers around the claim that the U.S. government created fictitious duplicates (called "strawmen") of flesh-and-blood human beings as part of an effort to change birth certificates into stock certificates and use them to pay off the country's international debt after the U.S. went off the gold standard in 1933.

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Skousenism

Skousenism is a term used to describe the political philosophy of ultraconservative political theorist W. Cleon Skousen (1913-2006). Skousen advocated a philosophy centered on advocacy for extremely limited federal government, anti-Communism, conspiracy theories and Mormon theology. Skousenites... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Anti-government
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Moorish Movement

An Afro-centric offshoot of the sovereign citizen movement that emerged in the mid-1990s primarily as a result of people merging sovereign beliefs with beliefs from a longstanding religious sect, the Moorish Science Temple. Moorish sovereign citizens often... Read more

Groups / Movements Anti-government
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Romana Didulo

Romana Didulo

Romana Didulo is a Canadian QAnon figure who falsely claims to be the "Queen of Canada." She has frequently called for violent action online, especially against individuals involved in administrating Covid-19 vaccines to children. Didulo has frequently... Read more

People Right-wing
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