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Exactly two years ago, on January 6, 2021, thousands of supporters of Donald Trump stormed the Capitol, where Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential elections was certified. Among them were members of extremist groups. How important are these militias today and how are they organized?
This January 6 marks the second anniversary of the capture of the Capitol, where supporters of Donald Trump marched to the headquarters of the legislature and entered by force to stop the electoral process that confirmed Joe Biden as the new president of the United States.
Among the participants in the march were Derrick Van Orden, from Wisconsin, Max Miller, from Ohio, and George Santos, from New York, who paradoxically were elected as congressmen after the mid-term elections.
illegal groups
In recent elections, at least 100 candidates for public office were linked to extremist organizations in the United States, according to the Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism (Anti-Defamation League or ADL in English). An extremism that has grown in recent years and was reflected in the capture of the Capitol.
In the United States there are 1,221 extremist hate groups and among these there are at least 92 armed militias or paramilitaries, as revealed by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Militias that have been responsible for attempts to kidnap governors and politicians, failed coups d’état, and attacks against religious temples and minorities.
Some of the best known are the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Boogaloo Boys. Faced with the legality of these, mary mccordan expert on militias, told the CBS program 60 minutes that although these groups hide behind the freedom to carry arms, they are still illegal. “The Supreme Court has been very clear since 1886 that the Second Amendment does not protect paramilitary organizations, according to the Constitution,” he said.
Conspiracy theories
The Conspiracy theories In the face of Covid-19, about a second civil war and the alleged electoral fraud drive these organizations. The “great replacement” is another of the conspiracy theories that states that migrants will end up replacing the white population and will take away their political and economic power.
In response, groups like Veterans on Patrol are arresting immigrants at the border and turning them over to Border Patrol, as has been reported in local media. Jim Arroyo, vice president at the Oath Keepers in Arizona, openly described the close relationship between the Border Patrol and his military: “Our members are very experienced and we have serving law enforcement agents who are part of our organization who are helping us to train us.”
On January 6, the world witnessed the reach of these militias and the influence they continue to have in the United States.
