American patriot movement
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The American patriot movement is a loosely organized collection of conservative, anti-government, and constitutionalist groups in the United States that advocate limited federal power and often emphasize gun rights and resistance to perceived government overreach.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American patriot movement canonical | 4 |
| American Christian Patriot movement | 1 |
| American militia movement | 1 |
| Patriot movement | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political movement
ⓘ
social movement ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Bundy standoff
ⓘ
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation ⓘ Oklahoma City bombing discourse ⓘ Ruby Ridge standoff ⓘ Waco siege ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
individual gun rights
ⓘ
limited federal government ⓘ resistance to perceived government overreach ⓘ states rights ⓘ strict interpretation of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedFor |
anti-government extremism
ⓘ
extremist rhetoric ⓘ links to domestic terrorism incidents ⓘ promotion of conspiracy theories ⓘ |
| emergedInPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| grewInPeriod |
1990s
ⓘ
Barack Obama presidency ⓘ post-2008 financial crisis ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
anti-federal government
ⓘ
anti-regulation ⓘ anti-tax ⓘ conspiracy-oriented factions ⓘ loosely organized ⓘ militia-oriented ⓘ often Christian-influenced ⓘ often rural-based ⓘ |
| ideology |
conservatism
ⓘ
constitutionalism ⓘ libertarianism ⓘ right-wing populism ⓘ |
| includes |
Oath Keepers
ⓘ
Three Percenters ⓘ constitutional sheriffs movement ⓘ militia movement ⓘ sovereign citizen movement ⓘ tax protester groups ⓘ various county-level patriot groups ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Anti-Defamation League
ⓘ
Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ Southern Poverty Law Center ⓘ |
| positionOn |
opposes federal gun control laws
ⓘ
opposes federal land management policies ⓘ opposes federal taxation ⓘ opposes perceived deep state influence ⓘ supports Second Amendment absolutism ⓘ supports local and county-level authority over federal authority ⓘ |
| usesSymbol |
Gadsden flag
ⓘ
Three Percenter symbol ⓘ various militia insignia ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Patriot movement
this entity surface form:
American militia movement
this entity surface form:
American Christian Patriot movement