| Abstrakt: |
The Montana Freemen were one of many extremist groups established in the 1990’s that were part of the Patriot movement. Like other Patriot groups, the Freemen perceived the federal government as having been corrupted and controlled by a Jewish conspiracy. In addition to strong anti-federal government beliefs, the Freemen espoused a Christian Identity religious doctrine, which holds that Caucasians are the descendants of the biblical Adam, Jewish people are the descendants of Satan, and ethnic minority groups are subhuman. |
