Boogaloo Extremists, Banned From Facebook, and the Hawaiian Shirt - The New York Times"Worn by extremists toting assault rifles, the shirt has gone from dad symbol to battle flag.
At a rally in Olympia, Wa., in April to protest the city's stay-at-home order.
It’s one of the most discussed street styles of the spring: tactical body armor, customized assault rifles, maybe a sidearm and helmet, paired with the languid floral patterns of a Hawaiian shirt.
While it’s not uncommon to see heavily armed white men toting military-grade gear on American streets, the addition of the Hawaiian shirt is a new twist.
It turned up in February at gun rights rallies in Virginia and Kentucky, then in late April at coronavirus lockdown protests in Michigan and Texas.
Think of the shirts as a campy kind of uniform, but for members of extremist groups who adhere to the idea of the “boogaloo” — or, a second civil war in the United States...
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