Existing comment:
America First
Patriotfront.us
Patriot Front
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Patriot Front is an American white supremacist, neo-fascist, and American nationalist group which utilizes imagery of patriotism, liberty, and other widely accepted American values to promote its ideology. Part of the broader alt-right movement, the group split off from Vanguard America in August 2017 in the aftermath of the Unite the Right rally.
History & beliefs
Patriot Front is led by Thomas Ryan Rousseau. Rousseau was a teenager in Fort Worth, Texas, at the time he founded the group, and had previously taken control of Vanguard's web server and Discord channel several weeks prior to the Unite the Right rally, which Rousseau had participated in as the leader of Vanguard America's contingent. Following bad press associated with the rally, Rousseau left Vanguard and used the group's domain name to form Patriot Front as an ostensibly new group, although most members were former Vanguard members and rally participants. Rousseau has been repeatedly arrested for posting flyers and stickers promoting the group.
As with Vanguard America, Patriot Front supports white supremacy, antisemitism, homophobia, fascism, and a white supremacist version of American nationalism. It also promotes the Zionist Occupied Government (ZOG) conspiracy theory. The group uses a combination of patriotic and fascist imagery, such as a fasces surrounded by thirteen stars, and attention-grabbing techniques such as setting off smoke bombs during demonstrations and protests and chanting slogans, such as "blood and soil", and "Strong Borders, Strong Nations".
Group members comprise eight regional networks, and recruitment is primarily done online. While the group focuses on distributing propaganda and condemning violence, experts on white supremacy point out that the core beliefs of the group undoubtedly promote violence. ... |