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Hate group
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A hate group is a social group that advocates and practices hatred, hostility, or violence towards members of a race, ethnicity, nation, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other designated sector of society. According to the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a hate group's "primary purpose is to promote animosity, hostility, and malice against persons belonging to a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity/national origin which differs from that of the members of the organization."[1]
![]() | The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (October 2022) |
Flags commonly used by hate groups include (clockwise from top-left): The Celtic cross, the Nazi flag, the SS flag, and the Confederate battle flag
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- the white nationalist Celtic cross
- the Odal rune
- the white power raised fist
- the Iron Cross with the Nazi swastika
- the SS Sig runes
- the SS Totenkopf