• TheFriar@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    Interesting! Out of curiosity, you obviously have a trove of these posts from communities…are you just a whacko connoisseur? Or does the sovcit movement specifically interest you? Were you ever a part of it? How do you know so much about it?

    • BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.worldOPM
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      10 months ago

      So I am interested in right wing extremists in general; I maintain a Facebook alt simply for the purpose of infiltrating white supremacists (and getting them in trouble and getting their accounts deleted-even reported two Capitol rioters). Sovereign citizens are an offshoot of that interest, but they’re mostly just funny to me because they’re so ridiculous, although I do think they’re somewhat dangerous to their children if nothing else. The ADL does some sovereign citizen work and I find it very interesting, and the ADL researcher Mark Pitcavage maintains a special interest in sovereign citizens which is what got me into them. I recommend his Twitter as well as that of Dr Christine Sarteschi who has written a book about sovereign citizens.

      My big interest is the rise of Christian Identity ideology among young white supremacists, it’s something researchers are just really starting to take notice of, and I supply journalists and researchers information as well. I think CI is what’s causing younger white supremacist groups like Patriot Front to attract members and also to what’s called the trad life movement.

      I am a lefty antifascist from cradle to grave, and have never had association with anyone on the right in any form, I think they’re all dumber than a bag of hammers. I spend immense amounts of time immersed in these strange worlds and I’ve only become more repelled by their beliefs over the last five years.