(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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