1996: Scott Roeder Pulled Over by Police for Not Having Proper License Plate
Facts: Future assassin, Roeder is closely linked to an anti-government #WhiteSupremacist militia group, Freemen, as well as the #SovereignCitizens (known locally in Kansas as the #PatriotMovement).
#AmericanHistory

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1996: Freemen Group’s Three-Month Stand-Off with FBI in Montana
Fact: The Freemen are an anti-government #WhiteSupremacist militia.
ugly #AmericanHistory and bullshit
#PatriotMovement violence

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Several groups within the #PatriotMovement commit or endorse violence. The ADL & The American Scientific Affiliation noted that groups often have connections to White Supremacy, however, their connections have shrunk recently due to the Patriot inclusion of non-white members.
#AmericanHistory

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Facts: Ideologies held by these groups focus on anti-government conspiracy theories.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) describes a common belief that "government has been infiltrated & subverted" by Jews & non-white foreigners, so it's no longer legitimate.
#PatriotMovement
ugly #AmericanHistory

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1994: The So-Called #PatriotMovement Formed
Context: In response to what was seen as "violent government repression" of dissenting groups (along with stricter gun control and the Clinton government) White Americans formed groups identified as part of the Patriot movement.
ugly #AmericanHistory

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