EXPLAINER: Who is Martin Sellner, Brittany Pettibone & Generation Identity - the group they were supposed to speak to in London today? 
Martin Sellner is a 29 year old graphic designer from Vienna and leader of Generation Identity. He's had a very busy couple of months!
Martin, you might remember, was the face of the guys who took to the Mediterranean to try to stop coast guards from rescuing those attempt to make it to Italy, the so-called 'Defend Europe' mission. reuters.com/article/us-eur…
You will also remember that the mission was a spectacular failure - the ship, the C-Star, was impounded & found to be carrying... Asylum speakers.
Katie Hopkins also rocked up. Gross.
Katie Hopkins also rocked up. Gross.
Martin's also had a string of bad luck - his car was allegedly torched by 'Antifa'. No charges have been laid. That, or his engine caught fire.
Martin's also had a string of bad luck - his car was allegedly torched by 'Antifa'. No charges have been laid. That, or his engine caught fire.
Martin also claims he was jumped by 'Antifa' on the Vienna subway. Again, we know of no charges being laid. However, as a result, Martin is forbidden to carry pepper spray. All a bit suss.
This is author & Youtuber Brittany Pettibone. She's also a busy little bee!
When she's not writing derivative YA fiction, Brittany loves a good conspiracy theory. She was a key player in spreading the #Pizzagate lunacy. google.co.uk/amp/www.newswe…
Brittany also co-hosted 'The Virtue of the West' series with Tara McCarthy, an avowed racist. Both made it onto the @ADL_National's of leading figures of the Alt-Right. adl.org/education/reso…
Throughout 'West' and her other ventures, Brittany has flirted beyond nationalism, to racial science & eugenics. rationalwiki.org/wiki/Brittany_…
Both are heavily involved, with Sellner leading the Austrian iteration of, the pan-European identitarian movement, that is dedicated to preserving 'racial, ethnic & cultural purity' (according to the Alt-Right website). hopenothate.org.uk/2017/10/31/exp…
Generation Identity is the English iteration of the Identitarian movement, that, by the way shares this symbol with the rest of them. No, not very dodgy at all.
Right now, GI & Identitarian groups are dedicated to 'non-violent' action, at least according to Sellner in this CNN piece, instead looking to provoke. google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.cnn.…
There are two things to keep in mind, however.
The first is that the Identitarian movement has been running military-style training camps across Europe. independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…
The first is that the Identitarian movement has been running military-style training camps across Europe. independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…
Another thing to consider is that Sellner, as part of a meeting of Identitarians, was allegedly recorded talking about the 'Muslim Question' - a direct echo of the Nazi's 'Jewish Question'. libcom.org/news/anti-fasc…
In summary Sellner & Pettibone are leading figures within the Identitarian movement. Their graphic design & videos may be flashy and look professional - they're supposed to be: their whole gig is making racism & xenophobic nationalism acceptable and cool.
But you know, Europe did the whole young people waving flags and raving about purity thing. Millions died. It's rubbish.
UK Border security was quite right to send Sellner & Pettibone packing. They represent a new brand of extremist at a time when we barely afford more. FIN.
UK Border security was quite right to send Sellner & Pettibone packing. They represent a new brand of extremist at a time when we barely afford more. FIN.
ADDENDUM: It turns out that Martin Sellner is a VIP member of a forum that creates fake accounts to attack opponents of the Alt-Right. His own little bot farm.
As it turns out, Martin Sellner and co have their own little manual to help users game Twitter and amass followings far in excess of their actual numbers.
