Did I ever tell you the one about the Aryan Nations Pastor and the Neo-Nazi lawyer who have been suing the absolute shit out of each other for the whoooooole past decade (over what, I still can’t really tell)?
Because THIS one is...a thing to behold.
This might be my favorite legal document of all time.
“THE BIBLICAL & MORAL CASE FOR THE EXTERMINATION OF LAKE COUNTY OHIO AND, IF NECESSARY, OF THE STATE OF OHIO”
[the county isn’t even the party he’s counter-suing.]
Anti-racists have such conflicting attitudes over former Neo Nazis and ex fascists.
I’ve been die-hard, actively anti my whole life, targeted personally since I was a kid, etc., so I understand much of the skepticism and cynicism, but —
I want to say something real quick.
Some of the most committed, generous, and helpful people fighting white supremacy today ARE formers.
Yes, treat disavowal / disengagement claims with caution, demand accountability in word as well as action, and no one is required to forgive, but know this:
I often see all formers treated as:
1) inherently untrustworthy and beyond redemption even if their help is accepted
2) scientific “specimens” by researchers and academics - like their sole purpose is to be studied as useful oddities
Regardless of organizational affiliation or lack thereof (hello Beam’s Leaderless Resistance) — YES, there IS a white supremacist movement that explicitly understands itself as such.
How do I know? Look at Telegram references to... “the movement.”
This ain’t rocket science.
Case in point:
Maybe...just maybe... if you’re reporting on white supremacist activity at, say, Ft. Bragg - you may want to consider OTHER instances of white supremacist activity at Ft. Bragg over time.
JUST IN CASE THERE IS A COINCIDENTAL PATTERN THAT ACCIDENTALLY EMERGES.