Oh, that reminds me - I’ve got a crazy anecdote about the impact of Charlottesville / Unite the Right while we wait for the Sines vs. Kessler verdict.
This one deals with “reformed” Neo-Nazis (and I don’t mean Heimbach and Schoep).
Incoming!
This one deals with “reformed” Neo-Nazis (and I don’t mean Heimbach and Schoep).
Incoming!
https://twitter.com/MsEntropy/status/1461806107287040006
This story deals with the Neo-Nazi who allegedly assassinated George Lincoln Rockwell: John Patler.
Rockwell coined the slogan “white power,” founded the American Nazi Party, and was allegedly shot to death by his fellow Neo-Nazi in 67.
(Schoep’s NSM is today’s ANP)
Rockwell coined the slogan “white power,” founded the American Nazi Party, and was allegedly shot to death by his fellow Neo-Nazi in 67.
(Schoep’s NSM is today’s ANP)
John Patler was a member of Rockwell’s American Nazi Party and his printer - Patler tried to assassinate Rockwell before 1967.
He was also Rockwell’s printer, a Marine who wore his uniform to ANP rallies — and one of William Pierce’s enemies.
ANP expelled him in 1967.
He was also Rockwell’s printer, a Marine who wore his uniform to ANP rallies — and one of William Pierce’s enemies.
ANP expelled him in 1967.
Patler was convicted of murdering Rockwell in 1968, but the case against him was highly problematic (for many reasons).
He was paroled in 5 years.
Many in the American Nazi Party believed he was innocent and said Matt Koel & William Pierce were staging a coup.
He was paroled in 5 years.
Many in the American Nazi Party believed he was innocent and said Matt Koel & William Pierce were staging a coup.
Here’s where it gets wild and Charlottesville comes in.
In 2017, Patler was in his 80s and did illustrations for High Times magazine (yes, that one).
His son was a professor of…African American studies.
In 2017, Patler was in his 80s and did illustrations for High Times magazine (yes, that one).
His son was a professor of…African American studies.
According to Patler’s son, he regretted his Nazi past.
Until Charlottesville and Unite The Right.
The events you heard about in Sines vs. Kessler sucked this OG American Nazi Party member back in as an 80 something year old — “poisoned again,” to quote his son.
Until Charlottesville and Unite The Right.
The events you heard about in Sines vs. Kessler sucked this OG American Nazi Party member back in as an 80 something year old — “poisoned again,” to quote his son.
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