Boogaloo movement. The boogaloo movement has increased its visibility of late seeing both the coronavirus pandemic and the surge of protests sweeping the nation as evidence that a new american civil war is brewing. It drew right wing and pro gun activists from around the country. The word is a reference to a possible second civil war which they hope to propagate. Boogaloo is the new far right slang for civil war the word boogaloo once represented a fusion of people and cultures.
It was both a musical sound and a dance. Boogaloo is a word used by right wing extremists who harbor a mistrust of law enforcement and the government. The boogaloo anti government movement describes a group of extremists who believe the nation is on the verge of a second civil war. Boogaloo entryism the january 20 2020 rally in richmond virginia was a mass protest against firearms restrictions proposed by governor ralph northam.
The current boogaloo movement was first noticed by extremism researchers in 2019 when fringe groups from gun rights and militia movements to white supremacists began referring to an impending. The boogaloo movement named for a 1980s breakdancing movie and characterized by members who carry weapons and wear hawaiian shirts and tactical gear looks to exploit unrest in order to. The movement has also been described as a militia. Now its favored on the far.
Adherents of the movement are often referred to as boogaloo boys or boogaloo bois. Solomon who manages the maintenance division for a local property management company called himself an armed redneck who joined the boogaloo movement after dabbling in right wing.