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.
This article is for subscribers only. You still have 83% to discover.
Subscribe: € 1 the first month
cancellable at any time
Enter your emailAlready subscribed? Log in