This isnt going to age well.
Their hands have been deep in this for a long time.
Antigovernment General
For the last several years, the conspiracy theories and claims made by antigovernment groups have penetrated the mainstream, making extremism and fascism central to discourse and politics in the country. In 2021, the conspiratorial and dubious view of government was pervasive, as evidenced by the movement’s popular rhetoric on such issues as COVID-19 regulations, local school curriculum, the “Big Lie” of voter fraud, and border security. These views largely continued in 2024, but with a marked and troubling rise in antigovernment activity against inclusive public schools and the continued incorporation of white Christian nationalist ideas.
The Jan. 6 insurrection was the most public moment for the movement since the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. In 2024, more trials and convictions took place for those alleged to be criminally responsible for the events on Jan. 6. More than 1,200 people have been charged with offenses ranging from trespassing to seditious conspiracy for their actions on Jan. 6, and over 80 of them were either members of identified antigovernment organizations or said to be motivated by the movement’s conspiracies.
Some prominent groups have waned since the insurrection. Key groups behind it, including the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys, have seen their numbers and influence dramatically shrink. The Oath Keepers, in particular, received a nearly fatal blow in May 2023 when their founder and leader, Stewart Rhodes, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy for his role in the insurrection. To date, somewhere around 20 Oath Keepers have been convicted for their activities related to the insurrection, but the growing availability of antigovernment organizations means that the losses experienced by them can be made up by alternative groups.
The far right’s focus in 2024 was largely on the national and state elections in November 2024, which saw the partial capture of the White House and Congress by politicians, and the organizations backing them, who are themselves either far right or beholden to the far-right base. This is a serious and sobering moment that is transforming what we call “extremism” into the status quo.
https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/antigovernment-general/