Post by benson on Feb 8, 2022 19:02:33 GMT
One in Five Patriot Front Applicants Claim Military Ties
Roughly one in five applicants to the white supremacist group Patriot Front claimed to hold current or former military status, according to leaked documents reviewed by Hatewatch.
The journalist collective Unicorn Riot leaked archives of Patriot Front’s private chats on Jan. 21. Patriot Front held these conversations on Rocket Chat, an open-source chat program, where they published 87 different applications for membership. The applications show that 18 of those 87 applicants (21%) claimed to be current or former members of the U.S. military. One of the applicants, who claimed to be a former Marine, also stated in his application that he currently works for the Department of homeland security (DHS).
Hatewatch’s finding from the leak comes amidst growing public concerns about the radicalization of people serving in the U.S. military. Observers have noted an over-representation of military-affiliated people involved in storming the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. A House panel convened on Oct. 13, 2021, to address concerns about the recruitment and radicalization of military personnel.
Patriot Front, a rebrand of the neo-Nazi group Vanguard America, who attended the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017, represents one of the most prominent white supremacist groups in the country. Led by a 23-year-old man named Thomas Rousseau, the group advertises itself with an aesthetic built around Americana, as found in fliers brandished with images of eagles and the American flag. The group undergirds that imagery with racist, antisemitic and neo-fascist rhetoric. Members of the group, including some of the applicants found in leaked chats, express an open admiration for national SOCIALISM and Nazism.
www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2022/02/01/one-five-patriot-front-applicants-claim-military-ties
tpalladium.freeforums.net/thread/187/patriot-front-applicants-claim-military
Roughly one in five applicants to the white supremacist group Patriot Front claimed to hold current or former military status, according to leaked documents reviewed by Hatewatch.
The journalist collective Unicorn Riot leaked archives of Patriot Front’s private chats on Jan. 21. Patriot Front held these conversations on Rocket Chat, an open-source chat program, where they published 87 different applications for membership. The applications show that 18 of those 87 applicants (21%) claimed to be current or former members of the U.S. military. One of the applicants, who claimed to be a former Marine, also stated in his application that he currently works for the Department of homeland security (DHS).
Hatewatch’s finding from the leak comes amidst growing public concerns about the radicalization of people serving in the U.S. military. Observers have noted an over-representation of military-affiliated people involved in storming the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. A House panel convened on Oct. 13, 2021, to address concerns about the recruitment and radicalization of military personnel.
Patriot Front, a rebrand of the neo-Nazi group Vanguard America, who attended the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017, represents one of the most prominent white supremacist groups in the country. Led by a 23-year-old man named Thomas Rousseau, the group advertises itself with an aesthetic built around Americana, as found in fliers brandished with images of eagles and the American flag. The group undergirds that imagery with racist, antisemitic and neo-fascist rhetoric. Members of the group, including some of the applicants found in leaked chats, express an open admiration for national SOCIALISM and Nazism.
www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2022/02/01/one-five-patriot-front-applicants-claim-military-ties
tpalladium.freeforums.net/thread/187/patriot-front-applicants-claim-military