The
boogaloo movement, whose adherents are often referred to as
boogaloo boys or
boogaloo bois,
[3] is a loosely organized
far-right, anti-government, and
extremist political movement in the United States.
[4][5][6][7][8][9] The movement has also been described as a
militia.
[10][11][12] Boogaloo adherents say they are preparing for, or seek to incite, a
second American Civil War, which they call the
boogaloo.
[13][14] Boogaloo has been used on the fringe
imageboard website
4chan since 2012, but it did not come to widespread attention until late 2019.
[1] Adherents use
boogaloo, including variations so as to avoid social media crackdowns, to refer to violent uprisings against the federal government or
left-wing political opponents, often anticipated to follow government confiscation of firearms.
[1][15][16]
The movement consists of
pro-gun, anti-government groups.
[1][10] The specific ideology of each group varies and views on topics such as race differ widely.
[13][17][18] Some are
white supremacist[4][7][15][19] or
neo-Nazi[19] groups who believe that the impending unrest will be a
race war.
[4][7][19] There are also groups that condemn racism and white supremacy,[10][20] although attempts by some individual elements of the movement to support anti-racist groups and movements such as Black Lives Matter have been met with wariness and skepticism as researchers are unsure if they are genuine or meant to obscure the movement's actual objectives.[7][10][12] The boogaloo movement primarily organizes online and participants have appeared at in-person events including
anti-lockdown protests and the
George Floyd protests. Heavily armed, boogaloo members are often identified by their attire of
Hawaiian shirts and
military fatigues.
[1][21][22][23]
Since 2019, at least 31 people affiliated with the boogaloo movement have been charged with crimes, including the
killings of two security and law enforcement officers, a
plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and incidents related to the George Floyd protests.
[24][25] In mid-2020, several companies acted to limit the movement's activities and visibility on their social media and chat platforms.
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