Views of The Patriot Movement
Descriptions of the patriot movement include:
- A diverse movement with as its common thread a growing dissatisfaction with and alienation from government, the willingness to use military force to defend their rights, and a conspiratorial eschatology;
- "A brand of politics historically associated with libertarians, militia groups, anti-immigration advocates and those who argue for the abolition of the Federal Reserve;
- A movement outspoken regarding the constitution and particularly the 14th amendment and 2nd amendment. As a result, some members refuse to pay their income taxes, and some groups operate their own common-law legal system. Patriot movement members are often concerned about the rise of a New World Order, sometimes coming in the form of a United Nations takeover.
In addition, the patriot movement has been associated with the following views:
- Support of the paramilitary militia movement, such as the Michigan Militia
- Religious views focused on finding "signs of the end of times"
- Suspicion regarding surveillance
Elements of the patriot movement have expressed support for various conspiracy theories:
- Federal government involvement in the Oklahoma City bombing (Convicted bomber Timothy McVeigh was "heavily involved in the patriot movement" and the bombing was modeled after one of the missions in a white supremacist novel, The Turner Diaries, "one of McVeigh's favorite books".)
- Federal government involvement in the John F. Kennedy assassination
In addition to the militia movement which is said to have come out of the patriot movement, Patriot movement is often associated with the Sovereign citizen movement who believe that "most US law doesn't apply to them".
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