Boogaloo movement

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Boogaloo Bois

The term boogaloo movement refers to militant, far-right, loosely organized groups in the United States that first appeared in public in the spring of 2020. Members of the group often see themselves as libertarian militia and claim to be preparing for a second American civil war , the Boogaloo . Their mostly male followers, so-called Boogaloo Boys (or Boog Bois ), spread their theses mainly on social media , but often appear fully armed at various protests.

background

In the 1970s, under the influence of funk music and hip-hop dance, a street dance called Electric Boogaloo developed on the US West Coast , which had little to do with the original Latin American-inspired music style Boogaloo . Based on the largely overlooked film Breakin '2: Electric Boogaloo (as a sequel to the hit film Breakin' ), the term Boogaloo developed into a meme in the USA, alluding to a bad episode .

Towards the end of the 2010s, militant right-wing extremist ( White Supremacy ) groups took over the term for a second American civil war , sometimes in the corruption Big Igloo or Big Luau (alluding to the Hawaiian term Lūʻau for a communal festival; followers often wear Hawaiian shirts ). This second American civil war is, in the opinion of its supporters, a racial struggle . However, the movement is not uniform, so that a large number of supporters see themselves as libertarian, do not primarily build on racist issues, and see above all the American state as an enemy. Parts of the movement therefore also see the actual or suspected seizure of firearms by the US authorities (for example in the case of criminal prosecution measures or, for example, as a result of the abolition of the 2nd Amendment ) as a reason for what they consider to be justified counter-violence.

In 2020, individual members mingled with the protest movements against quarantine regulations in the United States following the COVID-19 pandemic and protests following the death of George Floyd .

Web links

Commons : Boogaloo movement  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ David Charter: 'Boogaloo boys' prepare for next American civil war in Hawaiian shirts. The Times, May 16, 2020, accessed June 20, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Cassie Miller: The 'Boogaloo' Started as a Racist Meme. Southern Poverty Law Center, June 5, 2020, accessed June 27, 2020 .
  3. ^ A b David Charter Washington: 'Boogaloo boys' prepare for next American civil war in Hawaiian shirts . ISSN  0140-0460 ( thetimes.co.uk [accessed June 1, 2020]).
  4. ^ The Boogaloo: Extremists' New Slang Term for A Coming Civil War. Retrieved June 1, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Khrysgiana Pineda: The boogaloo movement is gaining momentum. Who are the boogaloo 'bois' and what do they want? USA Today, June 19, 2020, accessed June 28, 2020 .
  6. ↑ What is the 'boogaloo'? How online calls for a violent uprising are hitting the mainstream. Retrieved June 1, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Bellingcat: The Boogaloo Movement Is Not What You Think , May 27, 2020 (English)
  8. ^ Tess Owen: Far-Right Extremists Are Hoping to Turn the George Floyd Protests Into a New Civil War. In: Vice. May 29, 2020, accessed June 1, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Christian Stöcker : Hass im Hawaiihemd - Der Spiegel - Wissenschaft , June 7, 2020, accessed on June 10, 2020