Now we’re playing with white nationalists?” North Ogden resident Megan Sanders saw Matheson’s post about Smith’s #DezNat campaign team the following morning and tweeted her concern, too. Top church leaders have repeatedly condemned racism and white supremacy.) (The church has previously stated that is not affiliated with and does not endorse #DezNat. An assistant attorney general in Alaska is being investigated by his office for his reported #DezNat tweets. But many of its most prominent members, using anonymous accounts, have tweeted racist, homophobic, misogynistic and alt-right views. While some have posted in support of a white ethno-state, white nationalism is not a core tenet. The DezNat term is short for Deseret Nation or Nationalism, and its early adherents express backing for the formation of a theocratic state. That sometimes translates into trolling former church members, progressive members and members of the LGBTQ community. #utpol - Katie Matheson July 14, 2021ĭezNat is a movement of loosely affiliated, often anonymous social media users who use the internet to defend The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I’m supposed to be on break and I’ll be going back on break in a sec, but just flagging that a candidate for North Ogden city council has two folks on his campaign who have the alt-right white nationalist hashtag in their bios.
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