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Organized Hate – Part 4 Organized Hate – Part 4 Ideologies Hate Group Ideologies - Power Many groups are concerned with losing their traditional power over others KKK Other groups are concerned with gaining some of that power, usually at the expense of other groups Skinheads Rarely discussed overtly, but usually implied “White power” Hate Group Ideologies – Power (cont.) Inherent superiority of the white race White supremacists believe that the power is rightfully theirs by virtue of that superiority Believe that: Jewish bankers and media moguls conspire and corrupt gov’t. to take it Blacks take it by force through criminal behavior Non-whites take it by immigrating to the US and then reproducing when they get here, eventually taking power by sheer numbers Race-traitors contaminate the Aryan gene pool by interbreeding with non-whites Affirmative action 1 Hate Group Ideologies – Racial Separatism Some groups advocate for an Aryan homeland Only white of pure Aryan background will be allowed Some non-white hate groups also espouse racial separatism Nation of Islam Other groups would permit a limited number of non-whites to live in their country as long as those non-whites conformed to white culture, stayed in their place, and did not intermarry with whites Hate Group Ideologies – Religion Frequently plays an important role in some hate groups, but not all Can be: Fundamentalist Christianity Radical Judaism Radical Islam Paganism Christian Identity Hate Group Ideologies – Religion: Christian Identity Origins: Great Britain, Mid-19th Century Current estimated size: 25,000-50,000 Ideology:Anti: Anti-Semitic, racist, anti- government, conspiratorial Subscribers: KKK, neo-Nazi groups, anti- government militia groups, sovereign citizen movements 2 Christian Identity - Origins Created in England in the mid-1800s by a small group of religious thinkers First articulated by John Wilson and Edward Hines Known as British -Israelism or Anglo-Israelism Held that: The people that call themselves Jews and not the true Jews Actually Khazars, people of Mongolian-Turkish origin Modern Europeans were actually God’s Chosen People Modern Europeans were biologically descended from the ancient Israelites of the Old Testament--specifically from the “Lost Tribes” Christian Identity - Origins (cont.) The Lost Tribes made their way to Europe, and from them descended the modern European nationalities AlAnglo-Saxon Germanic Nordic Basque Lombard Celtic Slavic Christian Identity - Early History British-Israelism peaked in the 1920 with about 5,000 adherents No real political agendas, and probably not any more anti-Sem itic or rac is t than the res t of society at the time British-Israelism doctrines migrated to the US by the late 19th Century Established adherents in NE, West Coast, and the Midwest, but remained small and obscure 3 Christian Identity - Early History (cont.) Once in America, BA began to evolve Anti-Semitism began to permeate the movement at a time when anti-Semitism was increasing in the US On of the most influential BA advocates was William J. Cameron Editor of the Dearborn Independent, a weekly paper published by Henry Ford Published the infamous anti-Semitic hoax “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion” Christian Identity - Early History (cont.) Anti-Semitic strain of British-Israelism became particularly strong on the West Coast of Canada and the US Changed i n to was i s now b e ing ca lle d “Chr is tian Identity” Key figure in the transformation was Wesley Swift, (1913-1970) a former Methodist minister Active in extreme right-wing groups, including the KKK Started his own church—The Church of Jesus Christ Christian—in the mid 40s Christian Identity - Theology In the 1960’s, under Swift, Christian Identity developed an extreme anti-Semitic theory known as the “two-seed” (or seedliner) theory UdUnder thtthe two-seedthd theory, the se duc tion o fEf Eve in the Garden of Eden was sexual The product of that liaison was Cain, who became the father of the Jewish people Therefore, all Jews are the children of the Devil-literally The other seedline was Adam and Eve’s son, Abel, father of the lost tribes—the forefathers of the modern White Europeans 4 Christian Identity - Theology (cont.) Many CI adherents also believe in pre- Adamic races Adam and Eve were not the first people God made, but were the first in God’s image Other previous creations were the forerunners of all the non-White people—the “mud” people—and do not possess souls Cite evidence that “Adam” means “to show blood” or blush, which they claim is only possible for White people Christian Identity - Theology (cont.) Another significant aspect of CI is millennialism—the belief that the world is in its final days Be lieve Jesus Chr is t w ill re turn t o th e Ear th following a period of “tribulation” CI is post-millennial—Jesus will not return until after the Tribulation CI adherents believe that they will take part in the Tribulation, which they believe will be a racial war Christian Identity - Theology (cont.) They hold themselves to “God’s” laws, not “man’s” laws Do not feel bound to a gg(overnment (which is run by Jews, the New World Order, or other sinister entity) Anti-secularism has led to reclusiveness Elohim City 5 Christian Identity - A Movement Develops By the 1960’s, Swift had developed a set of CI leaders in California James K. Warner Moved to LA; active in the segregationist struggle against civil rights William Potter Gale Founded Posse Comitatus in the 70’s Richard Butler Moved Swift’s church to Idaho and changed it to Aryan Nations Christian Identity - The Attraction CI is attractive because it provides a seal of approval on their ideas Has been widely embraced by a large number of white supremac is t groups Teaches that the white supremacist movement is not just an effort for cultural and racial domination, but a battle between good and evil The movement’s followers are literally doing God’s work Christian Identity - Aryan Nations Founder and Leader: Richard Butler (1918-2004) Founded: Mid 70s Headquarters: Hayden, ID Ideology: Christian Identity, White supremacy, neo-Nazi, paramilitary connections 6 Christian Identity - Aryan Nations One of the best known enclaves of anti- Semitism and white nationalism Richard Butler WW II vet; engineer for Lockheed Introduce to CI by William Potter Gale Worked under Swift for 10 yrs Formed Aryan Nations upon Swift’s death Built a compound in ID Issued a “call to arms” Christian Identity - Aryan Nations Butler espoused the two-seedline CI philosophy Went further by saying that not only were non- whites inferior , but that they must be destroyed Butler blended anti-Semitism with opposition to the American government Issued an Aryan “Declaration of Independence” Concluded with the so-called “14 Words” – “We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children.” Christian Identity - Aryan Nations Aryan Nations also hosted youth activities “Aryan Nations Academy” Youth conferences 1979: AN started a prison outreach program Corresponded with prisoners and distributed AN materials 1981: Butler named Louis Beam as his “ambassador at large” Beam expanded prison program and established the Aryan Nations Liberty Net, an early computer network 7 Christian Identity - Aryan Nations To aid recruitment efforts, build support, and strengthen alliances, Butler hosted white supremacist summer “festivals” at the 20-acre AN compound Known as the World Congress of Aryan Nations Attracted as many as 200 participants July 1982 gathering had at least 13 KKK, neo-Nazi, and other racist groups Involved paramilitary training in urban terrorism and urban warfare Aryan Nations – Funding Butler financed his operations through: Membership fees Tithing Merchandise sales (flags, sermon tapes) In 1998, two wealthy computer entrepreneurs, Carl E. Story and R. Vincent Bertollini, donated a substantial sum of money to Aryan Nations Have since underwritten several expensive propaganda efforts for AN Aryan Nations – Decline Begins 10 Aug 1998: Buford Furrow, 37 year old former AN guard, shot and wounded three young boys, a teenager, and a receptionist at the Nor th Va lley Jew is h Community Center in LA Fled the scene and later shot and killed Filipino-American postal worker, Joseph Ileto Evaded authorities for nearly 24 hrs, but finally surrenders to FBI in Las Vegas 8 Aryan Nations – Decline Begins (cont.) Stated that his killing spree was intended as a “wake-up call to America to kill Jews” and that he had killed Ileto because he was non-white and worked for the federal government History of mental illness and run-ins with the law 2001: Pleads guilty to avoid death penalty; sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus 110 yrs Resulted in a large amount of negative publicity for AN Aryan Nations – Decline Begins (cont.) 1998: AN guards, assaulted, chased, and shot at Victoria and Jason Keenan, who had briefly stopped their vehicle on the road in front of the AN compound Bullets strike car, which careened into a ditch Keenans held at gunpoint SPLC files a lawsuit against AN, arguing that they were negligent in their selection, training, and supervision of the AN guards Aryan Nations – Decline Begins (cont.) 2001: Jury ruled against AN Awarded Keenans $6.3 million and legal rights to the name “Aryan Nations” BlButler dec lare dbkd bankruptcy an dfd force d to hand over AN compound to the Keenans Butler renamed group “Aryan National Alliance”
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