Thread by @ARCCollective

This thread is based on older posts from June 2020, but they are still useful in understanding the mindset of the hatriot groups in Canada I and others have covered for years.

Before that though, I have two older video clips from June 3, 2017 to provide some context. 1/20

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The Worldwide Coalition Against Islam (WCAI) was mainly an Internet group, though the two leaders, founder and president Joey DeLuca and VP Jesse Wielenga and a handful of other members participated in and organize real world events. 3/20

WCAI was an especially obnoxious in that not only was the group virulently racist, but Joey especially took pleasure in trying to offend people. 4/20

Oh, how racist and obnoxious you ask?

Well.... 5/20

WCAI has been inactive for close to two years. DeLuca claims to walked away while still actively supporting groups like the Urban Infidels. Wielenga dropped out a while back and appears to have some legal issues in the meantime. 6/20

I haven't paid much attention to either for a while but a couple of days ago I serendipitously came across Wielenga's latest FB profile. DeLuca, true to form, had posted the following providing another in a long list of examples of his arrested development. 7/20

DeLuca seems to think of himself as some sort of master troll when he really is a rather clownish figure, however many of the usual suspects obliged his request (though two figured wearing "their colours" was enough to "own the libtards". 🤷‍♂️ 8/20

FYI, this is the guy taking the mirror selfie in the WCAI t-shirt (be sure to click on the other links in the article) 9/

"More Extremists Associated With Yellow Vests Convoy to Ottawa: Christopher Hayes" 9/20

tinyurl.com/yy9r78np

However the fun stopped not long after Urban Infidel founder and former Soldier of Odin member Steven Lane offered his contribution. 10/20

Simply put these hatriots, whose egos outmatch their accomplishments and talents, turn on each other for any perceived slight or threat to the fragile persona they have created for themselves. 11/20

This brings Ricky Rush into the conversation. He and Lane have a history in that Ricky was a member of the Urban Infidels prior to leaving to form the Woke Onez Rebellion.

As Ricki deleted the profile he used to respond the discussion is one sided, but the tenor is clear. 12/20

Ricky's partner Chantelle also jumps into the mix (also using a now deleted profile) resulting in this stream of misogyny from Lane. 14/20

Now members of the Soldiers of Odin, Terry Lefranc (posts seemingly deleted) and his then partner Sheila Cherpin offer their $0.02. 15/20

Finally Ferris, the former Canadian Combat Coalition (C3) member who started all of this chimes in once again resulting in C3 president Dan Dubois attacking him.

I'm half surprised Ryan Dean doesn't enter the conversation at this time too. 16/20

Though the fighting continued, some of the members began to reminiscence about the "good old times". 17/20

At this point the longing for days past begins when they perceived themselves as strong. 18/20

The event that is referred to was big for it's kind and included members of the WCAI, C3, Soldiers of Odin, Street Church, people linked to what would become ID Canada, and others with the III% militia providing "security". 19/20

The event was also a significant news story. However they were never able to organize anything like this again as the egos ultimately could not work together.

It is interesting how close they come to a revelatory moment before retreating back to the comfort of ignorance. 20/20