One man replies that it’s a way to keep their group together before another chimes in: “It stands for the best f*cking chapter in the best f*cking organization in the world.”Īsked what that organization is, the man in an orange hat declares: “The Proud Boys.”
In the video, he goes up to a group wearing orange hats and says, “They wanna know what the orange hats stand for.” The man livestreaming the event moves through the crowd at the Capitol saying “support your local Proud Boys.” Some of the people in the photo are also seen in a livestream from the rally, where they identify themselves as members of the Proud Boys, specifically the Arizona chapter. The ADL added that symbol to its long-standing database of slogans and symbols used by extremists.Ī photo from the riot at the US Capitol shows several people making the OK hand gesture. The far right has co-opted the OK sign as a trolling gesture and, for some, as a symbol of white power. On social media, QAnon conspiracy and fringe sites #ReleaseTheKraken has been widely shared along with false theories of fraud. The Kraken, they say, is a cache of evidence that there was widespread fraud. The “Kraken,” a mammoth sea creature from Scandavian folklore, has turned into a meme in circles that believe the election was stolen. The flag references former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell’s comments that she was going to “release the Kraken.” Powell falsely said she had evidence that would destroy the idea that Joe Biden won the presidency. Pitcavage says right-wing groups (mainstream or extreme), which think of themselves as patriotic, sometimes co-opt America’s first flag. The flag seen above is their logo on the traditional Betsy Ross flag. The group’s name comes from an inaccurate claim that only three percent of the people in the colonies armed themselves and fought against the British during the Revolutionary War. “Because many adherents to the militia movement strongly support President Trump, in recent years, Three Percenters have not been as active in opposing the federal government, directing their ire at other perceived foes, including leftists/antifa, Muslims and immigrants,” according to the ADL.
Like others in the militia movement, Three Percenters view themselves as defending the American people against government tyranny. The Three Percenters (also known as III%ers, 3%ers or Threepers) are part of the militia movement in the United States and are anti-government extremists, according to the ADL.
#TYRANNY SYMBOL FREE#
“This was an event designed to oppose the results of a free and fair democratic election and the transition of power that would naturally follow,” Mark Pitcavage, a historian and expert in extremism with the Anti-Defamation League said.ĬNN spoke with him to identify the symbols and understand the chilling messages of tyranny, white supremacy, anarchy, racism, anti-Semitism and hatred they portray.ĬNN Illustrations/Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images The initial event, which was heavily promoted and encouraged by President Trump, gave all of these groups something to rally around. The certification of the election results proved to be exactly the type of event that brought together various groups and could have led to radical ideas being shared, they say. The mixing of the groups is one issue that experts who track extremism and hate have long been concerned about.
The pictures tell part of the story of the beliefs of some of those who chose to show up on that day – from passionate and peaceful Trump supporters to extremists who showed their hate with their symbols as well as their actions. Flags, signs and symbols of racist, white supremacist and extremist groups were displayed along with Trump 2020 banners and American flags at Wednesday’s riot at the US Capitol.
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