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Coronavirus: the American far right pushed to the fore by the epidemic

2020-05-24T15:21:15.765Z


Various extremist groups have emerged as a result of anti-containment protests.Correspondent in Washington The Covid-19 epidemic has enabled the far-right American movement to expand its field of action. The political atmosphere, already very polarized in recent years, has seen the spread of potentially violent extremist ideas thanks to the health crisis. In the confusion linked to the pandemic, against the backdrop of rumors and conspiracy theories circulating in the large...


Correspondent in Washington

The Covid-19 epidemic has enabled the far-right American movement to expand its field of action. The political atmosphere, already very polarized in recent years, has seen the spread of potentially violent extremist ideas thanks to the health crisis. In the confusion linked to the pandemic, against the backdrop of rumors and conspiracy theories circulating in the large tote of the Internet, came to aggregate political messages long confined to the margins of American politics.

The demonstrations, which have multiplied in recent weeks to protest against the quarantine decided by the governors, revealed numerous links with groups or individuals belonging to far-right organizations. In around thirty states, these gatherings of a few hundred or a few thousand people, often armed with automatic rifles and decked out in paramilitary equipment, demanded the lifting of the measures presented.

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Source: lefigaro

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