"Proud Boy", Anonymous Q (QAnon), the newly established "Proud Girl", and more organizations with different names hidden in the online world that are not so famous... If you don't know what these are now , Then out.
It was these "mysterious organizations" that responded to the "call-up" of former U.S. President Trump to protest the results of the election and triggered such historic events as the U.S. Capitol riots in early January.
The inextricable relationship between Trump and his Republican supporters and these extremist organizations has actually been clues long ago.
On January 6, 2021 local time, the joint meeting of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to confirm the results of the Electoral College vote was interrupted due to large-scale riots caused by the intrusion of supporters of then President Trump into the Capitol. The scene was extremely chaotic.
The picture shows Trump supporters clashed with Capitol police.
In the first televised debate of the US presidential election in September 2020, Trump said "Proud boy, step back and get ready." He was considered public support for "Proud boy" and his members immediately posted on private social media. Celebrated and excited about the surge in new members.
Starting in November 2020, Trump supporters have been planning the "March For Trump" (March For Trump) campaign.
The propaganda bus is calling for supporters across the United States to march in solidarity with Trump, each time attracting a large number of ultra-right elements such as Q, who believes in anonymous.
Extremist organizations, hate organizations, far-right organizations...Although they have different names, they all point to such a group of people: politically extremely conservative, believe in far-right populism, white supremacy, hate women, anti-transgender, anti-immigration, and openly support violence Activities, "have the characteristics of a gang," even with Nazi colors.
They see Trump as a political vehicle for achieving anti-establishment goals and defending extreme values, and Trump is also willing to use the conspiracy theories promoted by these forces to build momentum for himself and to win the support of radicalized right-wing voters.
Since then, the two have formed a peculiar symbiotic relationship.
The scale of these extreme organizations cannot be underestimated.
A social media research company found that many members of the "Proud Boy" established in 2016 gathered on platforms popular with conservative and far-right groups such as Gab, Parler, and Telegram.
On Parler, the "Pride Boy" main channel has more than 51,000 followers.
"Pride Boys" has a Telegram group that often features racist content and Nazi images, with more than 1,700 members.
In addition to the United States, "Pride Boy" has branches in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
In addition to infiltration in the political field, the military and schools are also two places where extreme forces have penetrated deeply.
The media found that American campuses were invaded by extremist ideas. White male adolescents were most vulnerable to radicalization. The proportion of American youth who browsed extremist content on the Internet continued to increase. Some students even requested the establishment of a club in which only whites could join.
In the Capitol incident, several veterans were found to participate.
The US Department of Defense recently stated that in the past year, more and more extremists and white supremacists have entered the US military.
There are signs that some extremist organizations have provided support for these people to join the army.
On January 6, 2021 local time, the joint meeting of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to confirm the results of the Electoral College vote was interrupted due to large-scale riots caused by the intrusion of supporters of then President Trump into the Capitol. The scene was extremely chaotic.
The picture shows the fire in front of the US Capitol in Washington, USA.
At the Western Center for a non-profit organization in Oregon, a project leader who focuses on anti-white supremacy research said that the increasing activity of extremist organizations in recent years is frightening. These organizations pose a threat to people of color and the LGBTQ community. Without important measures, these extremist organizations will infringe upon public safety and national democracy in the coming years.
The riots in the Capitol fueled the arrogance of extremist organizations. Even if Trump announced that he had lost the election, members of the extremist organizations still refused to admit that this was the truth. Instead, they began to construct new conspiracy theories and discuss how to expand their staff. The danger was difficult to dissipate.
Some people were angry at the failure to reverse the results of the election and issued manuals on starting guerrilla warfare and how to make explosive devices.
The mainstream society is strengthening its vigilance and reflection on extremist organizations.
After the riots in the Capitol, a petition calling for "Proud Boy" as a terrorist organization on the social welfare petition platform change.org has now been signed and supported by more than 400,000 people.
The organization has been listed as an extremist organization by the FBI.
Anonymous Q has been identified by the FBI as a threat of domestic terrorism.
The mainstream social platforms Twitter and Facebook have banned the activities of "Pride Boys" on the platforms since 2018. After the riots, the control of radical accounts has been strengthened, and some smaller extremist organizations have also been kicked out of these large platforms.
However, the encrypted information exchange platform has become a new gathering place for these organizations and has increased the difficulty of tracking them by government agencies.
It has a long history, and it appears from time to time. He took advantage of the situation and became famous in World War I.
American extremist organizations are the "flowers of evil" spawned by the legacy of racism in the real soil of American politics. Who indulges them? When will they "behave as monsters" and how to fundamentally eliminate the phantom... The question is not easy.
Author: Chen Nian