It was only a matter of time before the U.S. experienced its first coronavirus-related act of domestic terrorism.
Neo-Nazi 'accelerationists' associated with Atomwaffen Division discussed ways to deliberately contract and then spread the coronavirus as a bioweapon. Image from: Atomwaffen as posted on Discord
For the “accelerationists” of the white nationalist movement—the nihilistic young bigots and misogynists who “just want to watch the world burn”—the coronavirus pandemic is “truly a gift.”
The two men—Eric “EJ” Parker and O. Scott Drexler—who were charged with federal crimes in the 2014 armed standoff led by Cliven Bundy are planning to run for a seat in the Idaho Legislature and for sheriff of a rural county.
