Tess Owen reports (The Far-Right Is Fueling Secession Fantasies Across the US Vice News 03/10/2021):
Secession fantasies are once again rumbling on America’s fringes, where a small but growing cadre of disaffected nationalists say they’ve had it with the U.S. and want out.The white supremacist tradition in the US is strong. And the Lost Cause/neo-Confederate narrative still plays a big role in it. It's not just for elderly John Birch Society cranks, either. Many younger cranks - and a large portion of the Republican Parrty - are on board with the current secessionist sentiment.
While secession movements are nothing new in the U.S., experts say the energy feels different now. It’s partly because, for the first time in recent history, the movements are drawing support from state-level GOP officials and right-wing media personalities with huge platforms, who are entertaining these fringe ideas. ...
The renewed energy behind these secession and separatist movements —specifically the “Texit” movement in Texas—comes during intense polarization, raging culture wars, a surge in political violence and in the wake of a conspiracy-driven insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. A poll last month from Quinnipiac University found that 76% of self-identified Republicans believe the lie that the 2020 election was plagued by widespread fraud, which offers some insight into how many people question the legitimacy of the Biden Administration. [my emphasis]
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