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Militia movement

The militia movement is a right-wing extremist movement consisting primarily of armed paramilitary groups possessing an anti-government, conspiracy-oriented ideology. The movement was originally formed in 1993-1994 in reaction to federal gun control measures and to deadly standoffs... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Anti-government

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Anarchism

Anarchism is a social and political movement dating back to the 19th century that rejects government, authority and most society systems beyond local cooperation. There are also numeous subsets or variations of anarchism. Anarchists in the U.S... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Left-wing

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Norse Paganism (Mode…

Modern Norse paganism is a revival of ancient Norse religious practices and beliefs, sometimes in modified form, that has occurred in some European countries and countries with populations of European descent such as the United States and... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions White supremacist

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Overton Window

The Overton Window, a concept originated by and named for policy analyst Joseph Overton, describes the degree of reception a society may have to certain opinions and ideas and thus the political viability of such concepts.. A... Read more

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Sharia/Shariah/Shari…

Sharia is the term for Islamic religious law based on the Quran and hadiths. The term has become a catch-all phrase used by anti-Muslim bigots to stoke fear about the so-called Islamization of America, claiming that Sharia... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Single-issue

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Zoombombing

Zoombombing, a reference to the popular video conferencing platform, occurs when online meetings are disrupted by graphic or threatening messages or activity. Incidences of zoombombing surged in 2020, at the start of the COVID pandemic. Online Jewish... Read more

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White Supremacy

White supremacy is a term used to characterize various belief systems central to which are one or more of the following key tenets: 1) whites should have dominance over people of other backgrounds, especially where they may... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions White supremacist

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Citizens' grand jury…

Citizens' grand juries (also known as common law grand juries and people's grand juries) are sham juries created primarily by adherents of the sovereign citizen movement, who have a fondness for creating fictitious judicial and governmental entities... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Anti-government

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European Paganism

European Paganism is a broad term used to describe a wide variety of religious and spiritual beliefs that originated in or were brought to different parts of Europe prior to the introduction of Christianity. Pagan beliefs can... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions White supremacist

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Sharia/Shariah/Shari…

Key Concepts / Definitions Single-issue