Decoding the extremist groups and symbols at the Capitol Hill insurrection
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While a noose on its own is often used as a form of racial intimidation, Pitcavage says he believes in this context the gallows were to suggest punishment for committing treason. "It is suggesting that representatives and senators who vote to certify the election results, and possibly Vice President Pence, are committing treason and should be tried and hanged," he explains.
That treason rhetoric was seen on right-wing message boards in days leading up to the event.
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Like others in the militia movement, Three Percenters view themselves as defending the American people against government tyranny
"Because many adherents to the militia movement strongly support President Trump, in recent years, Three Percenters have not been as active in opposing the federal government, directing their ire at other perceived foes, including leftists/antifa, Muslims and immigrants," according to the ADL.
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