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Neo-Confederate
Neo Confederate, in its most serious incarnation, refers to a person or group seeking to create an independent Southern nation, like the original Confederates sought, and, in its lesser incarnation, those who glorify, whitewash and romanticize the... Read more
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Anti-government extr…
The term "anti-government extremism" refers to a specific set of right-wing extremist movements and groups that emerged beginning in the 1960s and that share a conviction that part or all of the U.S. government is not legitimate... Read more

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Sonnenrad
Sonnenrad is the German term for a "sunwheel" image, an ancient European symbol that appears in many forms. The Nazis created one specific version of a sonnenrad, featuring crooked rays (resembling lightning bolts) emanating from an inner... Read more

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Sovereign Citizen
The "sovereign citizen" movement is a loosely organized collection of groups, networks and individuals who have adopted a right-wing anti-government ideology originating in the theories of the 1970s group Posse Comitatus. Adherents believe that virtually all existing... Read more

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SS bolts
SS bolts are a lightning-bolt-shaped runic insignia utilized by the Schutzstaffel (SS) in Nazi Germany. The SS was a large Nazi organization that fielded military forces, manned concentration camps and operated intelligence services, among many other functions... Read more

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SS Hand Sign Symbol
In the 2000s, white supremacists created a hand sign intended to memorialize the Schutzstaffeln or SS of Nazi Germany, who served as Hitler's secret police, political army and concentration camp guards. The hand sign uses both hands... Read more
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St. Michael's Cross
St. Michael's Cross, also called Archangel Michael's Cross, is a fascist symbol that originated in Romania in the years before World War II as the symbol of the fascist Iron Guard movement. The symbol occasionally appears in... Read more