A left oriented friend of mine posted photos of Ritenhouse chud guy with a caption along the lines of "see? not boogaloo". I recognize that there are differences between straight up wannabe cop bootlickers and boogaloo, but especially as a Canadian who hasn't encountered these people, I don't think I understand what these boogaloos are all about and whether they're shit. Please help me

  • furryanarchy [comrade/them,they/them]
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    4 years ago

    They don't really have a specific set of beliefs outside of guns are good, federal agents with guns are bad. They fetishise civil unrest and violent resistance against the state, and are all eager for excuses to get to shoot people. They have a million esoteric in-jokes. They used to be polititically somewhat neutral, but because most people in the US are right wing, naturally more right wing people ended up part of that community. Eventually chuds took over the community entirely, and for a few years now they constantly make references to the "boogaloo" being some sort of race war, and that they are thus itching for excuses to shoot minorities.

    They still don't have anything approaching a coherent set of beliefs, they tend to be rather nihilistic and actively mock and shun anyone who tries to have a serious discussion about anything.