What Exactly is Reichsburgerbewegung?

It comes up in the news occasionally now, and might be worth a discussion.

It's a 'movement' involving Reich citizens (Reichsburger).  The group stands under a 'label' which basically says that the German government (since 1947) has not been legit (yeah, fairly out there on the fringe of society).

This is a group of people who forward that the Prussian establishment lingers on (instead of ending).  Yes, the Weimar Republic, in their mind....exists today.

If you go back two years ago....the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution basically said that around 12,600 individuals exist in Germany who are signed-up members of the Reichsburger movement. 

A threat?  This is what no one can say with a clear answer. 

The police will be told to react to an eviction notice or to serve papers on someone for some type of law violation, and in the midst of this action.....the guy in question will note that he's a Reichsburger, and that such-and-such law from 1920 or 1928 falls into play.  Well...you'd naturally go and inform the guy, that no.....law such-and-such from 1988 falls into play, and he refuses to participate or play by your law from the modern era.

The fear by the government folks and the news journalists?  A lot of these people are Nazi-supporters or prefer the Nationalist agenda of the 1930s.  For some odd reason, no one can say that they've peaked out and that interest apparently thrives with recruitment.

My general view.....if you make these folks a major target, it tends to make 'martyrs' out of their cause and trigger more recruitment potential.  This time that cops spend in investigating and labeling each guy....causing further investigations?  It would seem like that you have better things to worry about.  But then the government went out and said people were fearful of something.....so they are signing up another ten-thousand-odd police to do something to lessen fear in the public.  My guess is that some of these folks will be full-time Reichsburger-hunters. 

So in the end....yes, these are people living (pretending to be) in the 1920s Weimar period.  It's pretty weird.