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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

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

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Gold-fringed flag

The Gold-fringed flag is a symbol sovereign citizens have fixate on--in courtrooms as elsewhere--because they claim that such flags are military flags, so a fringed flag in a courtroom indicates that the court is a military or... Read more

Numbers / Symbols Anti-government

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Gordon Kahl

Gordon Kahl (1920-1983) was a member of the far-right Posse Comitatus movement. Kahl was involved in two fatal shootouts with law enforcement in 1983, one in North Dakota and one months later in Arkansas after law enforcement... Read more

People Anti-government

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Alfred Adask

Alfred Adask was a prominent and influential Texas-based sovereign citizen guru, especially active in the 1990s in promoting bogus liens and other sovereign citizen theories. His writings can be found in fringe online spaces.

People Anti-government

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III% Security Force

The III% Security Force is a prominent militia group that has had chapters in different states, with the Georgia chapter being the most active.

Groups / Movements Anti-government

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Alphabet Boys

Alphabet Boys (aka Alphabet Bois, Alphabet Gang or Soup Bois) is a term used by the booglaoo movement and other anti-government extremists to refer to federal law enforcment agencies (FBI, IRS, DHS, ATF, etc.).

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John Trochmann

John Trochmann was one of the pioneers of the anti-government extremist militia movement. Trochmann and members of his family started the first militia group, the Militia of Montana, in late 1993 or early 1994. He also traveled... Read more

People Anti-government

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Larry Mitchell Hopki…

Larry Mitchell Hopkins, also known as Johnny Horton Jr., is a New Mexico border vigilante leader and a member of the United Constitutional Patriots. He was sentenced to 21 months in prison on a federal gun charge... Read more

People Anti-government

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Liberty Tree

References to the "Liberty Tree" are common among anti-government extremists, especially within the militia and boogaloo movements. They refer to a quote by Thomas Jefferson: "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with... Read more

Slogans / Code words Anti-government