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Volksgemeinschaft (German for "people's community" or "folk community") is a concept that became central to [[Nazi Germany]] and [[Nazism]]. In Nazi usage it denoted a racially unified and hierarchically organized national body in which the interests of individuals were to be strictly subordinate to those of the nation, or [[Volk]].<ref>Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Volksgemeinschaft", https://www.britannica.com/topic/Volksgemeinschaft</ref> The term, however, did not originate with the Nazis; it gained wide use during [[World War I]] and remained a dominant political idea in [[Weimar Republic|Weimar]] Germany before being adopted and reshaped by the [[Nazi Party]].<ref>Michael Wildt, "Volksgemeinschaft", Docupedia-Zeitgeschichte, 03.06.2014, DOI: 10.14765/zzf.dok.2.569.v1, https://docupedia.de/zg/wildt_volksgemeinschaft_v1_de_2014</ref>

== Etymology and early usage ==
The word ''Volk'' is cognate with the English "folk" and can mean "people" in an ethnic or national sense. ''Gemeinschaft'' means "community". Among 19th-century scholars who used "Volksgemeinschaft" were [[Friedrich Schleiermacher]], [[Friedrich Carl von Savigny]], and others. The sociologist [[Ferdinand Tönnies]] had a lasting influence through his 1887 work ''[[Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft]]'' ("Community and Society"), which contrasted organic community with modern contractual society. Tönnies later joined the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]] in 1932 to oppose the Nazis and protested their use of his ideas.<ref>Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Volksgemeinschaft", https://www.britannica.com/topic/Volksgemeinschaft</ref>

== World War I and Weimar period ==
The idea of a people's community became widely current during [[World War I]], when Germans rallied behind the war effort. In August 1914 the German Emperor [[Wilhelm II]] proclaimed that he no longer knew "parties, only Germans", a statement that resonated with many who hoped for unity across social and political divisions.<ref>Michael Wildt, "Volksgemeinschaft", Docupedia-Zeitgeschichte, 03.06.2014, https://docupedia.de/zg/wildt_volksgemeinschaft_v1_de_2014</ref> This wartime truce was often called [[Burgfrieden]] ("peace in the castle"). After the [[November Revolution]] of 1918 and the establishment of the [[Weimar Republic]], the concept of Volksgemeinschaft remained influential across the political spectrum. Liberals stressed a harmonizing, inclusive aspect "above classes"; the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democrats]] spoke of a community of all who worked; and republican figures such as [[Friedrich Ebert]] invoked Volksgemeinschaft to bind citizens to the new constitution.<ref>Michael Wildt, "Volksgemeinschaft", Docupedia-Zeitgeschichte, 03.06.2014, https://docupedia.de/zg/wildt_volksgemeinschaft_v1_de_2014</ref> On the right, the term was used in opposition to [[Marxism]] and [[class struggle]], and was taken up by the [[Nazi Party]] in the 1920s.<ref>Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Volksgemeinschaft", https://www.britannica.com/topic/Volksgemeinschaft</ref>

== Nazi conception ==
For the Nazis, the creation of a Volksgemeinschaft was a central aim of their revolution.<ref>Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Volksgemeinschaft", https://www.britannica.com/topic/Volksgemeinschaft</ref> [[Adolf Hitler]] held that inequality between races and individuals was part of an unchangeable natural order and that the natural unit of mankind was the Volk, with the German Volk the greatest. The state was to serve the Volk; the [[Weimar Republic]] was portrayed as having betrayed that mission. All morality and truth were judged by whether they served the interest and preservation of the Volk. The unity of the Volk was held to be embodied in the [[Führer]], who possessed absolute authority.<ref>Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Volksgemeinschaft", https://www.britannica.com/topic/Volksgemeinschaft</ref>

Membership in the Nazi Volksgemeinschaft was defined by race. Only people of "[[Aryan race|Aryan]] blood" could be full members; [[Jews]] and others deemed non-Aryan or racially harmful were excluded. The [[Nuremberg Laws]] of 1935 forbade marriage or sexual relations between Jews and Germans and assigned Jews a lower legal status. The regime presented its project as "[[Ein Reich, ein Volk, ein Führer]]" ("One empire, one people, one leader") and directed hostility against socialists, Jews, and those it accused of having "stabbed in the back" the German army in World War I.<ref>Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Volksgemeinschaft", https://www.britannica.com/topic/Volksgemeinschaft</ref>

Nazi policy combined racial purification with measures intended to strengthen the "Aryan" population. The Law for the Protection of Hereditary Health (July 1933) allowed for the sterilization of people deemed hereditarily unfit. The Marriage Subsidy Law of 1933 aimed to raise the birth rate among "Aryan" couples through loans that were partly forgiven with the birth of children. The legal and political framework built around the Volksgemeinschaft was part of the basis on which the [[Holocaust]] was later carried out.<ref>Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Volksgemeinschaft", https://www.britannica.com/topic/Volksgemeinschaft</ref>

== Volksgenossen and Gemeinschaftsfremde ==
Nazi legal and administrative practice divided Germans into those who belonged to the Volksgemeinschaft—[[Volksgenosse|Volksgenossen]] ("fellow nationals" or "comrades of the people")—and those who did not: the ''Gemeinschaftsfremde'' ("community aliens" or "alien to the community").<ref>Michael Wildt, "Volksgemeinschaft", Docupedia-Zeitgeschichte, 03.06.2014, https://docupedia.de/zg/wildt_volksgemeinschaft_v1_de_2014</ref> The 1920 [[Nazi Party|NSDAP]] programme stated that only a Volksgenosse could be a citizen, and only "German blood" could make one a Volksgenosse; no Jew could therefore be a Volksgenosse.<ref>Michael Wildt, "Volksgemeinschaft", Docupedia-Zeitgeschichte, 03.06.2014, https://docupedia.de/zg/wildt_volksgemeinschaft_v1_de_2014</ref> The inclusion of Volksgenossen went together with the exclusion and persecution of those classified as Gemeinschaftsfremde.<ref>Michael Wildt, "Volksgemeinschaft", Docupedia-Zeitgeschichte, 03.06.2014, https://docupedia.de/zg/wildt_volksgemeinschaft_v1_de_2014</ref>

== Propaganda and mobilization ==
The regime gave the "folk community" a prominent place in [[Propaganda in Nazi Germany|propaganda]]. It presented the events of 1933 as a "Volkwerdung"—a people coming into its own—and portrayed individuals as part of a greater whole. Organisations such as the [[Hitler Youth]], the [[Bund Deutscher Mädel]], the [[Winterhilfswerk]] (Winter Relief), and the [[Reich Labour Service]] were presented as embodiments of the Volksgemeinschaft.<ref>Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Volksgemeinschaft", https://www.britannica.com/topic/Volksgemeinschaft</ref> Welfare bodies such as the [[National Socialist People's Welfare]] directed aid to "racially worthy" Germans and excluded Jews and others deemed unfit. The regime continued and expanded [[social welfare]] initiatives from the Weimar period and used campaigns such as Winter Relief to foster a sense of shared sacrifice and to reinforce racial ideology.<ref>Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Volksgemeinschaft", https://www.britannica.com/topic/Volksgemeinschaft</ref>

== Historiographical debate ==
Historians disagree over whether a Volksgemeinschaft was ever realised as a social reality between 1933 and 1945. It is widely accepted that the "Volksgemeinschaft" as proclaimed by the regime did not exist as an actual, unified social order; structural differences of class and status persisted.<ref>Michael Wildt, "Volksgemeinschaft", Docupedia-Zeitgeschichte, 03.06.2014, https://docupedia.de/zg/wildt_volksgemeinschaft_v1_de_2014</ref> Some scholars have treated the term mainly as a propaganda formula. Others have argued that the promise of Volksgemeinschaft and the regime's mobilising efforts—for example through the labour service and Winter Relief—produced a "felt equality" or sense of belonging among much of the non-Jewish population that helped secure loyalty to the regime.<ref>Michael Wildt, "Volksgemeinschaft", Docupedia-Zeitgeschichte, 03.06.2014, https://docupedia.de/zg/wildt_volksgemeinschaft_v1_de_2014</ref> One approach is to study Volksgemeinschaft not as a fixed social fact but as a set of practices—the ways in which inclusion and exclusion were produced, and how people aligned with or distanced themselves from the regime.<ref>Michael Wildt, "Volksgemeinschaft", Docupedia-Zeitgeschichte, 03.06.2014, https://docupedia.de/zg/wildt_volksgemeinschaft_v1_de_2014</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Blood and soil]]
* [[Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft]]
* [[Nazism]]
* [[Volk]]
* [[Weimar Republic]]

== References ==
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Volksgemeinschaft

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Syf: Created page with "'''Volksgemeinschaft''' (German for "people's community" or "folk community") is a concept that became central to Nazi Germany and Nazism. In Nazi usage it denoted a racially unified and hierarchically organized national body in which the interests of individuals were to be strictly subordinate to those of the nation, or Volk.<ref>Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Volksgemeinschaft", https://www.britannica.com/topic/Volksgemeinschaft</ref> The term, however, did not..."

'''Volksgemeinschaft''' (German for "people's community" or "folk community") is a concept that became central to [[Nazi Germany]] and [[Nazism]]. In Nazi usage it denoted a racially unified and hierarchically organized national body in which the interests of individuals were to be strictly subordinate to those of the nation, or [[Volk]].<ref>Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Volksgemeinschaft", https://www.britannica.com/topic/Volksgemeinschaft</ref> The term, however, did not originate with the Nazis; it gained wide use during [[World War I]] and remained a dominant political idea in [[Weimar Republic|Weimar]] Germany before being adopted and reshaped by the [[Nazi Party]].<ref>Michael Wildt, "Volksgemeinschaft", Docupedia-Zeitgeschichte, 03.06.2014, DOI: 10.14765/zzf.dok.2.569.v1, https://docupedia.de/zg/wildt_volksgemeinschaft_v1_de_2014</ref>

== Etymology and early usage ==
The word ''Volk'' is cognate with the English "folk" and can mean "people" in an ethnic or national sense. ''Gemeinschaft'' means "community". Among 19th-century scholars who used "Volksgemeinschaft" were [[Friedrich Schleiermacher]], [[Friedrich Carl von Savigny]], and others. The sociologist [[Ferdinand Tönnies]] had a lasting influence through his 1887 work ''[[Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft]]'' ("Community and Society"), which contrasted organic community with modern contractual society. Tönnies later joined the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]] in 1932 to oppose the Nazis and protested their use of his ideas.<ref>Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Volksgemeinschaft", https://www.britannica.com/topic/Volksgemeinschaft</ref>

== World War I and Weimar period ==
The idea of a people's community became widely current during [[World War I]], when Germans rallied behind the war effort. In August 1914 the German Emperor [[Wilhelm II]] proclaimed that he no longer knew "parties, only Germans", a statement that resonated with many who hoped for unity across social and political divisions.<ref>Michael Wildt, "Volksgemeinschaft", Docupedia-Zeitgeschichte, 03.06.2014, https://docupedia.de/zg/wildt_volksgemeinschaft_v1_de_2014</ref> This wartime truce was often called [[Burgfrieden]] ("peace in the castle"). After the [[November Revolution]] of 1918 and the establishment of the [[Weimar Republic]], the concept of Volksgemeinschaft remained influential across the political spectrum. Liberals stressed a harmonizing, inclusive aspect "above classes"; the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democrats]] spoke of a community of all who worked; and republican figures such as [[Friedrich Ebert]] invoked Volksgemeinschaft to bind citizens to the new constitution.<ref>Michael Wildt, "Volksgemeinschaft", Docupedia-Zeitgeschichte, 03.06.2014, https://docupedia.de/zg/wildt_volksgemeinschaft_v1_de_2014</ref> On the right, the term was used in opposition to [[Marxism]] and [[class struggle]], and was taken up by the [[Nazi Party]] in the 1920s.<ref>Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Volksgemeinschaft", https://www.britannica.com/topic/Volksgemeinschaft</ref>

== Nazi conception ==
For the Nazis, the creation of a Volksgemeinschaft was a central aim of their revolution.<ref>Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Volksgemeinschaft", https://www.britannica.com/topic/Volksgemeinschaft</ref> [[Adolf Hitler]] held that inequality between races and individuals was part of an unchangeable natural order and that the natural unit of mankind was the Volk, with the German Volk the greatest. The state was to serve the Volk; the [[Weimar Republic]] was portrayed as having betrayed that mission. All morality and truth were judged by whether they served the interest and preservation of the Volk. The unity of the Volk was held to be embodied in the [[Führer]], who possessed absolute authority.<ref>Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Volksgemeinschaft", https://www.britannica.com/topic/Volksgemeinschaft</ref>

Membership in the Nazi Volksgemeinschaft was defined by race. Only people of "[[Aryan race|Aryan]] blood" could be full members; [[Jews]] and others deemed non-Aryan or racially harmful were excluded. The [[Nuremberg Laws]] of 1935 forbade marriage or sexual relations between Jews and Germans and assigned Jews a lower legal status. The regime presented its project as "[[Ein Reich, ein Volk, ein Führer]]" ("One empire, one people, one leader") and directed hostility against socialists, Jews, and those it accused of having "stabbed in the back" the German army in World War I.<ref>Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Volksgemeinschaft", https://www.britannica.com/topic/Volksgemeinschaft</ref>

Nazi policy combined racial purification with measures intended to strengthen the "Aryan" population. The Law for the Protection of Hereditary Health (July 1933) allowed for the sterilization of people deemed hereditarily unfit. The Marriage Subsidy Law of 1933 aimed to raise the birth rate among "Aryan" couples through loans that were partly forgiven with the birth of children. The legal and political framework built around the Volksgemeinschaft was part of the basis on which the [[Holocaust]] was later carried out.<ref>Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Volksgemeinschaft", https://www.britannica.com/topic/Volksgemeinschaft</ref>

== Volksgenossen and Gemeinschaftsfremde ==
Nazi legal and administrative practice divided Germans into those who belonged to the Volksgemeinschaft—[[Volksgenosse|Volksgenossen]] ("fellow nationals" or "comrades of the people")—and those who did not: the ''Gemeinschaftsfremde'' ("community aliens" or "alien to the community").<ref>Michael Wildt, "Volksgemeinschaft", Docupedia-Zeitgeschichte, 03.06.2014, https://docupedia.de/zg/wildt_volksgemeinschaft_v1_de_2014</ref> The 1920 [[Nazi Party|NSDAP]] programme stated that only a Volksgenosse could be a citizen, and only "German blood" could make one a Volksgenosse; no Jew could therefore be a Volksgenosse.<ref>Michael Wildt, "Volksgemeinschaft", Docupedia-Zeitgeschichte, 03.06.2014, https://docupedia.de/zg/wildt_volksgemeinschaft_v1_de_2014</ref> The inclusion of Volksgenossen went together with the exclusion and persecution of those classified as Gemeinschaftsfremde.<ref>Michael Wildt, "Volksgemeinschaft", Docupedia-Zeitgeschichte, 03.06.2014, https://docupedia.de/zg/wildt_volksgemeinschaft_v1_de_2014</ref>

== Propaganda and mobilization ==
The regime gave the "folk community" a prominent place in [[Propaganda in Nazi Germany|propaganda]]. It presented the events of 1933 as a "Volkwerdung"—a people coming into its own—and portrayed individuals as part of a greater whole. Organisations such as the [[Hitler Youth]], the [[Bund Deutscher Mädel]], the [[Winterhilfswerk]] (Winter Relief), and the [[Reich Labour Service]] were presented as embodiments of the Volksgemeinschaft.<ref>Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Volksgemeinschaft", https://www.britannica.com/topic/Volksgemeinschaft</ref> Welfare bodies such as the [[National Socialist People's Welfare]] directed aid to "racially worthy" Germans and excluded Jews and others deemed unfit. The regime continued and expanded [[social welfare]] initiatives from the Weimar period and used campaigns such as Winter Relief to foster a sense of shared sacrifice and to reinforce racial ideology.<ref>Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Volksgemeinschaft", https://www.britannica.com/topic/Volksgemeinschaft</ref>

== Historiographical debate ==
Historians disagree over whether a Volksgemeinschaft was ever realised as a social reality between 1933 and 1945. It is widely accepted that the "Volksgemeinschaft" as proclaimed by the regime did not exist as an actual, unified social order; structural differences of class and status persisted.<ref>Michael Wildt, "Volksgemeinschaft", Docupedia-Zeitgeschichte, 03.06.2014, https://docupedia.de/zg/wildt_volksgemeinschaft_v1_de_2014</ref> Some scholars have treated the term mainly as a propaganda formula. Others have argued that the promise of Volksgemeinschaft and the regime's mobilising efforts—for example through the labour service and Winter Relief—produced a "felt equality" or sense of belonging among much of the non-Jewish population that helped secure loyalty to the regime.<ref>Michael Wildt, "Volksgemeinschaft", Docupedia-Zeitgeschichte, 03.06.2014, https://docupedia.de/zg/wildt_volksgemeinschaft_v1_de_2014</ref> One approach is to study Volksgemeinschaft not as a fixed social fact but as a set of practices—the ways in which inclusion and exclusion were produced, and how people aligned with or distanced themselves from the regime.<ref>Michael Wildt, "Volksgemeinschaft", Docupedia-Zeitgeschichte, 03.06.2014, https://docupedia.de/zg/wildt_volksgemeinschaft_v1_de_2014</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Blood and soil]]
* [[Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft]]
* [[Nazism]]
* [[Volk]]
* [[Weimar Republic]]

== References ==
<references />

Mein Kampf

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'''''Mein Kampf''''' (''My Struggle'') is a two-volume work by [[Adolf Hitler]], combining autobiography, political manifesto, and an exposition of the worldview underlying the [[National Socialist German Workers' Party]] (NSDAP). It was written during Hitler's imprisonment at Landsberg am Lech following the failed [[Beer Hall Putsch]] of 9 November 1923. The work was first published in July 1925 (volume one) and December 1926 (volume two); a revised combined edition appeared in 1927.<ref name="MK1-intro">Hitler, Adolf. ''Mein Kampf''. Vol. 1. Thomas Dalton, trans. New York, London: Clemens & Blair, LLC, 2018, Introduction, pp. 17–18.</ref>

== Origin and publication ==
Hitler dictated the work to [[Rudolf Hess]] and others during his incarceration. He reportedly wished to title it "Four and a Half Years of Struggle against Lies, Stupidity, and Cowardice"; the publisher suggested the shorter "My Struggle."<ref name="MK1-intro" /> Volume one was published in July 1925; volume two in December 1926. The 1927 combined edition is the version used in the Thomas Dalton English translation.<ref name="MK1-intro" />

The first volume is dedicated to the 16 men who fell at the Feldherrnhalle and in the courtyard of the former War Ministry in Munich on 9 November 1923. Hitler wrote: "The so-called national authorities refused these dead heroes a common grave. Therefore, for the common memory, I dedicate to them the first volume of this work."<ref name="MK1-ded">Hitler, Adolf. ''Mein Kampf''. Vol. 1. Thomas Dalton, trans. New York, London: Clemens & Blair, LLC, 2018, Dedication.</ref>

== Structure and content ==

=== Volume one: A Reckoning ===
Volume one is largely autobiographical and traces Hitler's life from his birth in Braunau am Inn through his years in Vienna and Munich, his service in the [[World War I|First World War]], the [[German Revolution of 1918–1919|November Revolution]], and the early development of the NSDAP. Hitler described Braunau as "most fortunate today that destiny selected Braunau-on-the-Inn to be my birthplace," noting that the town "lies on the border between two German states—the union of which seems, at least to us of the younger generation, a task to which we should dedicate our lives and pursue with every possible means."<ref name="MK1-43">Hitler, Adolf. ''Mein Kampf''. Vol. 1. Thomas Dalton, trans. New York, London: Clemens & Blair, LLC, 2018, p. 43.</ref>

He identified Vienna as "the hardest, though most profound, school of my life" and wrote that "during those years, a view of life and a definite worldview took shape in my mind. These became the granite foundation of my conduct at that time. Since then, I have extended that foundation only very little, and I have changed nothing in it."<ref>Hitler, Adolf. ''Mein Kampf''. Vol. 1. Thomas Dalton, trans. New York, London: Clemens & Blair, LLC, 2018, p. 59.</ref><ref name="MK1-150">Hitler, Adolf. ''Mein Kampf''. Vol. 1. Thomas Dalton, trans. New York, London: Clemens & Blair, LLC, 2018, p. 150.</ref> In Vienna he came to identify Marxism and Jewry as principal threats to German well-being, writing that "from being a soft-hearted cosmopolitan, I became an outright anti-Semite."<ref>Hitler, Adolf. ''Mein Kampf''. Vol. 1. Thomas Dalton, trans. New York, London: Clemens & Blair, LLC, 2018, p. 97.</ref>

He observed the Austrian Parliament and formed critical views of parliamentarianism, concluding that "the disastrous deficiencies of the Austrian Parliament were due to the lack of a German majority" but eventually "recognized that the very essence and form of the institution itself was wrong."<ref>Hitler, Adolf. ''Mein Kampf''. Vol. 1. Thomas Dalton, trans. New York, London: Clemens & Blair, LLC, 2018, p. 109.</ref> He admired [[Karl Lueger]], the Christian-Socialist mayor of Vienna, but believed that anti-Semitism based on religious rather than racial principles was inadequate.<ref>Hitler, Adolf. ''Mein Kampf''. Vol. 1. Thomas Dalton, trans. New York, London: Clemens & Blair, LLC, 2018, pp. 145–147.</ref>

The volume addresses German foreign policy, the causes of the collapse in 1918, racial theory, and the early meetings of the German Workers' Party. It concludes with the announcement of the 25-point program at the Munich Hofbräuhaus on 24 February 1920, before nearly 2,000 people.<ref>Hitler, Adolf. ''Mein Kampf''. Vol. 2. Thomas Dalton, trans. New York, London: Clemens & Blair, LLC, 2018, p. 13.</ref>

=== Volume two: The National Socialist Movement ===
Volume two elaborates the worldview and organizational principles of the movement. It discusses the "folkish" concept, the nature of the state, citizenship, propaganda, the significance of the spoken word, and the development of the SA. It closes with reflections on foreign policy, Eastern orientation, and the right to self-defense.

== Principal themes ==

=== The state ===
Hitler rejected the view that the state is primarily an economic institution. He wrote: "The state is a community of living beings who have kindred physical and spiritual natures. It's organized for the purpose of assuring the preservation of their own kind, and to help towards fulfilling those ends assigned by Providence. Therein, and therein alone, lay the purpose and meaning of a state."<ref>Hitler, Adolf. ''Mein Kampf''. Vol. 1. Thomas Dalton, trans. New York, London: Clemens & Blair, LLC, 2018, p. 173.</ref> Economic activity, he argued, "is one of the many auxiliary means that are necessary for the attainment of those aims. But economic activity is never the origin or purpose of a state—except where it has been founded on a false and unnatural basis."<ref name="MK1-173">Hitler, Adolf. ''Mein Kampf''. Vol. 1. Thomas Dalton, trans. New York, London: Clemens & Blair, LLC, 2018, p. 173.</ref>

In volume two he stated that "the State is a means to an end" and that its end is "to preserve and promote a community of human beings who are physically and mentally akin."<ref>Hitler, Adolf. ''Mein Kampf''. Vol. 2. Thomas Dalton, trans. New York, London: Clemens & Blair, LLC, 2018, p. 33.</ref>

=== Territorial policy ===
Hitler outlined four possible paths for German policy: restricting the birth rate, internal colonization, acquiring new territory, or colonial and commercial policy. He rejected the first two and argued that the acquisition of new territory in Europe was the soundest approach: "Therefore the only possibility that Germany had to conduct a sound territorial policy was to acquire new territory in Europe itself. Colonies cannot serve this purpose, since they aren't suited for large-scale European settlement."<ref>Hitler, Adolf. ''Mein Kampf''. Vol. 1. Thomas Dalton, trans. New York, London: Clemens & Blair, LLC, 2018, p. 163.</ref> He advocated an alliance with England and opposition to Russia, and held that "the same blood should be in the same Reich."<ref name="MK1-43" />

=== Propaganda and the spoken word ===
Hitler emphasized the power of the spoken word over the written. He wrote that "the force that has ever and always set in motion great historical avalanches of religious and political movements is the magic power of the spoken word."<ref>Hitler, Adolf. ''Mein Kampf''. Vol. 1. Thomas Dalton, trans. New York, London: Clemens & Blair, LLC, 2018, p. 134.</ref> In volume two he explained: "A speaker receives continuous feedback from the people he speaks to. He can always gauge, by the faces of his listeners, how far they follow and understand him, and whether his words are producing the desired effect. But the writer doesn't know his reader at all."<ref>Hitler, Adolf. ''Mein Kampf''. Vol. 2. Thomas Dalton, trans. New York, London: Clemens & Blair, LLC, 2018, p. 107.</ref>

=== Parliamentarianism ===
Hitler was critical of democracy and majority rule. He argued that "the very essence and form of the institution" of parliament was wrong<ref>Hitler, Adolf. ''Mein Kampf''. Vol. 1. Thomas Dalton, trans. New York, London: Clemens & Blair, LLC, 2018, p. 109.</ref> and that the movement must "not become a slave of the masses, but rather master" public opinion.<ref>Hitler, Adolf. ''Mein Kampf''. Vol. 2. Thomas Dalton, trans. New York, London: Clemens & Blair, LLC, 2018, p. 102.</ref>

== Translations ==
The work has been translated into many languages. The Thomas Dalton translation (Clemens & Blair, LLC, 2018) is a complete English version based on the 1927 German edition. Earlier English translations include those by Edgar Dugdale (abridged), James Murphy, and Ralph Manheim.<ref>Hitler, Adolf. ''Mein Kampf''. Vol. 1. Thomas Dalton, trans. New York, London: Clemens & Blair, LLC, 2018, Introduction, pp. 22–27.</ref>

== References ==
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Pitted Ware Culture

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== '''Culture''' ==

=== '''Lifestyle''' ===
The Pitted Ware Culture (PWC) was a Middle Neolithic hunter-gatherer culture that existed primarily in southern Scandinavia, including Sweden, Denmark, coastal Norway, and the Baltic islands, from approximately 3300 to 2300 BC. Despite existing alongside contemporary farming cultures—most notably the Funnelbeaker (TRB) and later the Corded Ware—the Pitted Ware people maintained a predominantly foraging-based maritime lifestyle.

Settlements were typically located along coasts, islands, and waterways, indicating a strong reliance on the sea. Archaeological evidence suggests relatively stable, semi-sedentary communities, with repeated occupation of the same sites over long periods. Dwellings were likely seasonal or lightly constructed, leaving limited structural remains. Their economy and daily life were strongly adapted to coastal environments, and they made extensive use of boats for fishing, sealing, and transport. <ref name=":0">Coutinho et al. (2020) — Genetic continuity despite cultural contact

📄 The Neolithic Pitted Ware culture foragers were culturally but not genetically influenced by Battle Axe herders (American Journal of Physical https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002%2Fajpa.24079?utm_source=chatgpt.com</ref>

=== Diet ===
The Pitted Ware diet was heavily focused on marine resources, setting them apart from neighboring agricultural societies. Zooarchaeological remains show a strong reliance on seal meat, particularly harp and ringed seals, which formed a dietary staple. Fish, including cod and herring, were also widely consumed, along with sea birds and shellfish. Terrestrial game such as elk and deer supplemented the diet, though to a lesser extent.

Plant foods were likely gathered seasonally, but there is little evidence for systematic agriculture. Unlike the Funnelbeaker culture, the Pitted Ware show minimal reliance on domesticated crops or livestock. Isotopic analysis of human remains consistently indicates a marine-heavy protein intake, confirming their hunter-gatherer subsistence strategy even in regions where farming was well established.<ref>Fornander, Eriksson & Lidén (2008) — Stable isotope analysis of Pitted Ware diet

📄 Wild at heart: Pitted Ware identity and diet through stable isotopes (Journal of Anthropological Archaeology)https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278416508000184</ref>

=== '''Language''' ===
The language spoken by the Pitted Ware people is unknown and cannot be directly reconstructed. Given their chronological position prior to or contemporary with early Indo-European expansions in northern Europe, they are generally considered pre–Indo-European speakers. Some scholars suggest they may have spoken languages related to earlier Mesolithic hunter-gatherer traditions of northern Europe, though no definitive linguistic evidence survives.

=== '''Burial Customs''' ===
Burial practices within the Pitted Ware Culture were variable but typically involved flat graves rather than large monuments. Individuals were often buried in a supine position, sometimes sprinkled with red ocher, a practice inherited from earlier Mesolithic traditions. Graves were usually shallow and located near settlements, occasionally forming small cemeteries.

Grave goods frequently included ceramic vessels, stone tools, bone implements, and ornaments made from animal teeth or bone. The pottery for which the culture is named is characterized by distinctive pitted or stamped decoration, often arranged in geometric patterns. Unlike contemporary farming cultures, weapons and prestige items are relatively rare, suggesting a more egalitarian social structure.

== '''Genetics''' ==
Ancient DNA studies indicate that the Pitted Ware people were genetically distinct from neighboring Neolithic farming populations and retained a strong ancestry from western European hunter-gatherers (WHG). Compared to Funnelbeaker and Corded Ware individuals, Pitted Ware samples show minimal Early European Farmer (EEF) and little to no Steppe-related ancestry, even during periods of close geographic coexistence.

Genetic analyses reveal continuity between the Pitted Ware and earlier Scandinavian Mesolithic populations, suggesting that the culture represents a local persistence of hunter-gatherer groups rather than a population replacement. Y-chromosome haplogroups identified in Pitted Ware individuals are predominantly I2, which is characteristic of Mesolithic European hunter-gatherers, while mitochondrial haplogroups commonly include U5 and U4.

By the Late Neolithic, with the spread of Corded Ware populations into Scandinavia after approximately 2500 BC, Pitted Ware groups were gradually absorbed. Although their overall genetic contribution to later northern European populations appears limited, they likely contributed small but measurable amounts of hunter-gatherer ancestry to subsequent Scandinavian populations.<ref name=":1">Skoglund et al. (2014) — Genomic study on Scandinavian foragers and farmers

📄 Genomic diversity and admixture differs for Stone‑Age Scandinavian foragers and farmers (Science article abstract/DOI)https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24762536/</ref><ref name=":2">Price, Klassen & Sjögren (2021) — Isotopic and archaeological evidence for Pitted Ware spread

📄 Pitted Ware culture: Isotopic evidence for contact between Sweden and Denmark (Journal of Anthropological Archaeology)https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278416520302270?via%3Dihub</ref>

== '''Migrations and Relations to Later Peoples''' ==
The Pitted Ware Culture does not appear to have been the result of large-scale migration but rather developed in situ from earlier hunter-gatherer populations. While they maintained extensive contact and exchange with neighboring cultures—particularly Funnelbeaker farmers—their genetic profile suggests limited intermarriage for much of their existence.

The decline of the Pitted Ware Culture coincides with the expansion of Corded Ware groups into Scandinavia.

Archaeological and genetic evidence indicates a process of gradual cultural and demographic assimilation, rather than abrupt displacement. Elements of Pitted Ware material culture and subsistence strategies may have influenced later populations, even as their distinct identity faded.<ref name=":0" />

=== '''Origins''' ===
The Pitted Ware Culture is believed to have emerged from local Mesolithic hunter-gatherer traditions in Scandinavia around 3300 BC. Its development is often interpreted as a cultural response to the spread of agriculture, with coastal communities intensifying marine subsistence rather than adopting farming practices.

The geographic distribution of Pitted Ware sites closely follows coastlines, islands, and archipelagos, reinforcing their maritime orientation. Although influenced by neighboring cultures through trade and limited cultural exchange—particularly the Funnelbeaker culture—the Pitted Ware maintained a distinct cultural and biological identity throughout most of their existence.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

== References ==
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The American Nazi Party (ANP) was a political organization founded in the United States in 1959 by [[George Lincoln Rockwell]]. The party advocated [[National Socialism]] adapted to an American context and was active until Rockwell's assassination in 1967, after which it continued under different names. The ANP was based in Arlington, Virginia, and remained a small organization throughout its existence.

== Founding and early history ==
George Lincoln Rockwell, a former U.S. Navy commander and commercial artist, had been involved in far-right and antisemitic activism for several years before founding the party. In March 1959 he established the [[World Union of Free Enterprise National Socialists]] (WUFENS), which was soon renamed the American Nazi Party.<ref>Federal Bureau of Investigation, ''American Nazi Party Monograph, Part 1'', accessed via Wikimedia Commons.</ref> The group established its headquarters in a converted house in Arlington, Virginia, which members called the "Hatemonger Hill" or "[[Hate House]]"; the building displayed a [[swastika]] and was used for meetings, publications, and storage.<ref>Arlington Historical Society, “The Nazi Next Door,” PDF publication.</ref>

The ANP adopted the swastika, brown-shirt style uniforms, and other symbolism associated with the German NSDAP, while framing its message for an American audience. Rockwell argued that National Socialist principles could be applied in the United States and that white Americans faced threats from communism and from what he described as Jewish influence.

== Ideology and program ==
The American Nazi Party's platform was based on National Socialist ideology as developed in Germany, adapted by Rockwell for the United States. Key positions included opposition to communism and the Soviet Union, support for racial segregation and white supremacy, antisemitism, and hostility to the civil rights movement. The party favored strong government action against communism and called for the deportation of groups it deemed undesirable.

Rockwell distinguished his movement from what he saw as merely conservative or patriotic groups; he openly identified as a Nazi and argued that only National Socialism could effectively oppose communism and preserve what he called the white race. The party published newspapers and pamphlets, including ''[[The Stormtrooper]]'' (later ''The Rockwell Report''), to spread its views.

== Activities and public presence ==
The ANP staged demonstrations, pickets, and rallies in various cities. It attracted attention for provocative actions such as picketing the White House and demonstrating in support of racial segregation, often in uniform and with swastika banners. These events frequently drew counter-demonstrators and sometimes led to arrests or violence. Membership remained small; estimates from the period typically place active members in the dozens or low hundreds, with a larger number of sympathizers or one-time supporters.

Rockwell sought to build alliances with other right-wing and segregationist figures, though many distanced themselves from his open Nazism. The party also attempted to recruit on college campuses and through the mail.

== Leadership and organization ==
George Lincoln Rockwell served as commander (''Führer'') of the American Nazi Party from its founding until his death. He exercised direct control over strategy, propaganda, and membership. The party was organized along a hierarchical model with a small core of dedicated members and a larger circle of supporters. After Rockwell's death, leadership passed to [[Matt Koehl]], who had been a close associate.

== Assassination of Rockwell and aftermath ==
On August 25, 1967, George Lincoln Rockwell was shot and killed in the parking lot of a shopping center in Arlington, Virginia.<ref>Arlington Historical Society, “The Nazi Next Door,” PDF publication.</ref> The assailant was [[John Patler]], a former member of the ANP who had been expelled by Rockwell. Patler was convicted of murder and sentenced to prison.

After Rockwell's death, the party was reorganized. Under Matt Koehl it was renamed the [[National Socialist White People's Party]] (NSWPP) in 1967, and later other names were used. The organization continued for a number of years but never regained the level of public attention it had received during Rockwell's lifetime.

== References ==

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The 25-Point Program (German: ''25-Punkte-Programm'') was the foundational political program of the [[National Socialist German Workers' Party]] (NSDAP), officially proclaimed on February 24, 1920, at the [[Hofbräuhaus]] in Munich before an audience of approximately 2,000 people.<ref>"Nazi Party Platform," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-party-platform</ref> At the time of its announcement, the party changed its name from the German Workers' Party (Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, DAP) to the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP). The program would remain the official statement of party principles throughout the party's existence, with party leadership declaring it "unalterable" and "immutable."
[[File:Gottfried Feder.jpg|thumb|Gottfried Feder, German economist and key intellectual influence behind the 25-Point Program]]

=== Historical Context ===
The program emerged during a period of significant political and economic instability in post-World War I Germany. The [[Weimar Republic]] faced challenges including hyperinflation, political violence, and widespread dissatisfaction with the terms of the [[Treaty of Versailles]]. Various nationalist, socialist, and [[völkisch]] movements competed for support among disaffected segments of German society, including war veterans, the middle class, and workers.<ref>"Nazi Party Platform," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-party-platform</ref>

The NSDAP sought to distinguish itself by combining elements that appealed to multiple constituencies: nationalist demands for territorial revision and German unity, racial and antisemitic policies, and populist economic measures that addressed concerns about capitalism and social inequality.

=== Authorship and Origins ===
The exact authorship of individual points within the program remains a subject of historical discussion. The primary author is generally considered to be [[Anton Drexler]], the party's co-founder and original leader. [[Gottfried Feder]], an economist and early party member, contributed significantly to the economic sections, particularly those dealing with interest rates, capital, and the concept of "breaking the shackles of interest slavery" (''Brechung der Zinsknechtschaft''). Feder had published a pamphlet titled "Manifesto for Breaking the Interest Slavery of Money" in 1919, which influenced several economic points in the program.

[[Adolf Hitler]] participated in the drafting process, though his role appears to have been more editorial and organizational rather than as the primary author of the content. Hitler would later emphasize the program's importance and declare it unchangeable, using it as a symbol of party continuity and commitment to its original principles. [[Dietrich Eckart]], a journalist and early mentor to Hitler, also contributed to the program's development.

In 1926, during internal party debates about potential program revisions, Hitler reaffirmed at the [[Bamberg Conference]] that the 25 points were to remain unchanged, solidifying their status as the party's permanent platform.

=== Overview ===
The 25-Point Program can be broadly categorized into several thematic areas:

* '''Nationalist and territorial demands''': Calls for the unification of all Germans, rejection of the Versailles and Saint-Germain treaties, and demands for territory and colonies to support the German population.

* '''Racial and citizenship policies''': Definition of citizenship based on "German blood," explicit exclusion of Jews from citizenship and public life, and establishment of different legal statuses for citizens and non-citizens.

* '''Economic and social policies''': Demands for nationalization of trusts, profit-sharing, land reform, expansion of social welfare, protection of the middle class, and measures against "unearned income" and interest.

* '''State structure and authority''': Calls for a strong centralized government, elimination of federal state autonomy, control of the press and media, and state-directed education.

The program was designed to appeal to a broad coalition of interests, combining nationalist sentiment, antisemitic prejudice, and populist economic rhetoric that addressed concerns about both [[capitalism]] and [[Marxism]].<ref>"Nazi Party Platform," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-party-platform</ref>

=== The 25 Points ===
The following is the complete list of the 25 points as proclaimed in 1920:

# We demand the unification of all Germans in the Greater Germany on the basis of the right of self-determination of peoples.
# We demand equality of rights for the German people in respect to the other nations; abrogation of the peace treaties of Versailles and St. Germain.
# We demand land and territory (colonies) for the sustenance of our people, and colonization for our surplus population.
# Only a member of the race can be a citizen. A member of the race can only be one who is of German blood, without consideration of creed. Consequently no Jew can be a member of the race.
# Whoever has no citizenship is to be able to live in Germany only as a guest, and must be under the authority of legislation for foreigners.
# The right to determine matters concerning the law and the administration of the State is to be enjoyed by the citizen alone. Therefore we demand that every public office, of any sort whatsoever, whether in the Reich, the county or municipality, be filled only by citizens.
# We demand that the State be charged first with providing the opportunity for a livelihood and way of life for the citizens. If it is impossible to sustain the total population of the State, then the members of foreign nations (non-citizens) are to be expelled from the Reich.
# Any further immigration of non-citizens is to be prevented. We demand that all non-Germans, who have immigrated to Germany since the 2 August 1914, be forced immediately to leave the Reich.
# All citizens must have equal rights and obligations.
# The first obligation of every citizen must be to work productively, mentally or physically. The activity of individuals is not to counteract the interests of the universality, but must have its result within the framework of the whole for the benefit of all. Consequently we demand:
# The abolition of incomes unearned by work.
# In consideration of the monstrous sacrifice in property and blood that each war demands of the people, personal enrichment through a war must be designated as a crime against the people. Therefore we demand the total confiscation of all war profits.
# We demand the nationalization of all (previous) associated industries (trusts).
# We demand a division of profits of all heavy industries.
# We demand an expansion on a large scale of old age welfare.
# We demand the creation of a healthy middle class and its conservation, immediate communalization of the great department stores and their being leased at low cost to small firms, and utmost consideration of all small firms in contracts with the State, county or municipality.
# We demand a land reform suitable to our needs, provision of a law for the free expropriation of land for the purposes of public utility, abolition of taxes on land and prevention of all speculation in land.
# We demand struggle without consideration against those whose activity is injurious to the general interest. Common national criminals, usurers, profiteers and so forth are to be punished with death, without consideration of confession or race.
# We demand substitution of a German common law in place of the Roman Law serving a materialistic world-order.
# The State is to be responsible for a fundamental reconstruction of our whole national education program, to enable every capable and industrious German to obtain higher education and subsequently introduction into leading positions. The plans of instruction of all educational institutions are to be adjusted to meet the requirements of practical life. The comprehension of the concept of the State must be striven for by the school (Staatsbürgerkunde) as early as the beginning of understanding. We demand the education of gifted children of poor parents, whatever their class or occupation, at the expense of the State.
# The State is to care for the elevating national health by protecting the mother and child, by outlawing child labor, by the encouragement of physical fitness, by means of the legal establishment of a gymnastic and sport obligation, by the utmost support of all organizations concerned with the physical instruction of the young.
# We demand abolition of the mercenary troops and formation of a national army.
# We demand the legal opposition to known lies and their promulgation through the press. In order to enable the provision of a German press, we demand that: - All writers and employees of the newspapers appearing in the German language be members of the race; - Non-German newspapers be required to have the express permission of the State to be published. They may not be printed in the German language; - Non-Germans are forbidden by law any financial interest in or influence upon German newspapers, and that the penalty for violating the law will be the closing of any such newspaper as well as the immediate expulsion from the Reich of the non-German concerned in the violation. - Newspapers which are counter to the general good are to be forbidden. We demand legal prosecution of all tendencies in art and literature of a kind likely to disintegrate our life as a nation, and the suppression of institutions which militate against the requirements above-mentioned.
# We demand freedom of religion for all religious denominations within the state so long as they do not endanger its existence or oppose the moral senses of the Germanic race. The Party as such advocates the standpoint of a positive Christianity without binding itself confessionally to any one denomination. It combats the Jewish-materialistic spirit within and around us, and is convinced that a lasting recovery of our nation can only succeed from within on the framework: common utility before individual utility.
# For the execution of all of this we demand the formation of a strong central power in the Reich. Unlimited authority of the central parliament over the whole Reich and its organizations in general. The forming of state and occupation chambers for the execution of the laws made by the Reich within the various states of the federation. The leaders of the Party promise, if necessary by sacrificing their own lives, to support by force the execution of the points set forth above.<ref>"Nazi Party Platform," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-party-platform</ref><ref>"The 25 Points: The Program of the German Workers' Party," Internet Modern History Sourcebook, Fordham University, https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/25points.asp</ref>

== Implementation During the Third Reich ==
Following the NSDAP's assumption of power in 1933, various points of the program were implemented to differing degrees. Some were fully enacted into law, others were partially realized, and some were largely abandoned or significantly modified.

=== Fully or Substantially Implemented ===
'''Points 4, 5, and 6 (Racial and Citizenship Policies)''': The racial definition of citizenship and exclusion of Jews from public life were implemented through several key pieces of legislation. The Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service (April 7, 1933) removed Jews and political opponents from government positions.<ref>"Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/law-for-the-restoration-of-the-professional-civil-service</ref> The Nuremberg Laws of 1935, particularly the Reich Citizenship Law, codified the racial definition of citizenship, effectively making Jews non-citizens under the law.<ref>"Nuremberg Race Laws," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nuremberg-race-laws</ref> The Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor prohibited marriage and sexual relations between Jews and Germans.<ref>"Nuremberg Race Laws," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nuremberg-race-laws</ref>

'''Point 25 (Centralization of Power)''': The demand for a strong central government was implemented through several laws that eliminated the autonomy of German states. The Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich (January 30, 1934) abolished state parliaments and transferred state sovereignty to the Reich government. The Reich Governors Law of 1935 further centralized administrative control.

'''Point 22 (Press Control)''': Control of the press was established through the Editors' Law (October 4, 1933), which required all journalists to be of "Aryan" descent and made editors responsible for content that could harm the state.<ref>"Editors Law," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/timeline-event/holocaust/1933-1938/editors-law</ref> Jewish journalists were excluded from the profession, and foreign newspapers were subject to strict censorship.<ref>"Nazi Party Platform," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-party-platform</ref>

'''Point 1 (Unification of Germans)''': The demand for unification was partially realized through the annexation of Austria (Anschluss) in March 1938, the incorporation of the Sudetenland in October 1938, and the occupation of the Memel Territory in March 1939.<ref>"Nazi Party Platform," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-party-platform</ref>

'''Point 2 (Rejection of Versailles Treaty)''': The regime systematically violated and eventually repudiated key provisions of the Versailles Treaty, including rearmament, remilitarization of the Rhineland, and expansion of the military beyond treaty limits.<ref>"Nazi Party Platform," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-party-platform</ref>

'''Point 20 (Education)''': State control of education was implemented through the coordination (''Gleichschaltung'') of schools and universities, with curricula adjusted to emphasize National Socialist ideology, physical fitness, and racial concepts.

'''Point 3 (Colonies)''': The regime pursued territorial expansion in Europe, particularly the concept of ''Lebensraum'' (living space) in Eastern Europe.

=== Partially Implemented ===
'''Points 11, 12, 13, 16 (Economic Nationalization and Profit-Sharing)''': While the regime did intervene significantly in the economy and took control of some industries, full nationalization of trusts was not implemented. Private ownership of major industries generally remained, though subject to state direction and control. Profit-sharing schemes were not widely implemented. The regime maintained relationships with major industrial concerns, which provided support in exchange for profitable government contracts and protection from labor unrest.<ref>"Nazi Party Platform," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-party-platform</ref>

'''Point 17 (Land Reform)''': Some land redistribution occurred, particularly in eastern territories, but comprehensive expropriation without compensation was not systematically carried out. Large landowning interests were generally preserved.

'''Point 15 (Middle Class Protection)''': Measures were taken to support small businesses and restrict department stores, but these were limited. Large retail chains continued to operate, though some restrictions were imposed.

'''Point 14 (Old Age Welfare)''': Social welfare programs were expanded, including pensions and benefits for war veterans and party members, but universal expansion of old-age welfare was not fully realized.<ref>"Nazi Party Platform," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-party-platform</ref>

'''Point 24 (Religion)''': The regime initially maintained a policy of [[Positive Christianity]] and did not immediately suppress churches, but churches deemed hostile to the interests of the nation were restricted. For instance, [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] were banned because the group upheld pacifist ideology, refused to perform the [[Nazi salute]], and serve in the military. The regime sought to control and coordinate religious institutions, and hostility toward Judaism was official policy from the beginning.

=== Not Implemented or Abandoned ===
'''Point 11 (Abolition of Interest)''': Despite the emphasis on "breaking the shackles of interest slavery" in the program, the regime did not abolish interest or fundamentally restructure the financial system. Interest rates were managed but the banking system continued to function along traditional lines.

The program's more radical economic and socialist elements were largely set aside once the regime consolidated power and required the cooperation of industrial and financial interests. The racial, nationalist, and authoritarian aspects of the program received priority in implementation.<ref>"Nazi Party Platform," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-party-platform</ref>

=== Historical Significance ===
The 25-Point Program served as the foundational ideological document of the NSDAP throughout its existence. While not all points were implemented, and some were significantly modified in practice, the program provided a framework for party ideology and was frequently referenced to demonstrate continuity between the party's early goals and its actions in power. The document reflects the diverse ideological currents that contributed to National Socialism, combining nationalist, racial, and populist economic elements in a program designed to appeal to multiple segments of German society during the Weimar period.<ref>"Nazi Party Platform," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-party-platform</ref>

=== References ===
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The 25-Point Program (German: ''25-Punkte-Programm'') was the foundational political program of the [[National Socialist German Workers' Party]] (NSDAP), officially proclaimed on February 24, 1920, at the [[Hofbräuhaus]] in Munich before an audience of approximately 2,000 people.<ref>"Nazi Party Platform," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-party-platform</ref> At the time of its announcement, the party changed its name from the German Workers' Party (Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, DAP) to the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP). The program would remain the official statement of party principles throughout the party's existence, with party leadership declaring it "unalterable" and "immutable."

=== Historical Context ===
The program emerged during a period of significant political and economic instability in post-World War I Germany. The [[Weimar Republic]] faced challenges including hyperinflation, political violence, and widespread dissatisfaction with the terms of the [[Treaty of Versailles]]. Various nationalist, socialist, and [[völkisch]] movements competed for support among disaffected segments of German society, including war veterans, the middle class, and workers.<ref>"Nazi Party Platform," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-party-platform</ref>

The NSDAP sought to distinguish itself by combining elements that appealed to multiple constituencies: nationalist demands for territorial revision and German unity, racial and antisemitic policies, and populist economic measures that addressed concerns about capitalism and social inequality.

=== Authorship and Origins ===
The exact authorship of individual points within the program remains a subject of historical discussion. The primary author is generally considered to be [[Anton Drexler]], the party's co-founder and original leader. [[Gottfried Feder]], an economist and early party member, contributed significantly to the economic sections, particularly those dealing with interest rates, capital, and the concept of "breaking the shackles of interest slavery" (''Brechung der Zinsknechtschaft''). Feder had published a pamphlet titled "Manifesto for Breaking the Interest Slavery of Money" in 1919, which influenced several economic points in the program.

[[Adolf Hitler]] participated in the drafting process, though his role appears to have been more editorial and organizational rather than as the primary author of the content. Hitler would later emphasize the program's importance and declare it unchangeable, using it as a symbol of party continuity and commitment to its original principles. [[Dietrich Eckart]], a journalist and early mentor to Hitler, also contributed to the program's development.

In 1926, during internal party debates about potential program revisions, Hitler reaffirmed at the [[Bamberg Conference]] that the 25 points were to remain unchanged, solidifying their status as the party's permanent platform.

=== Overview ===
The 25-Point Program can be broadly categorized into several thematic areas:

* '''Nationalist and territorial demands''': Calls for the unification of all Germans, rejection of the Versailles and Saint-Germain treaties, and demands for territory and colonies to support the German population.

* '''Racial and citizenship policies''': Definition of citizenship based on "German blood," explicit exclusion of Jews from citizenship and public life, and establishment of different legal statuses for citizens and non-citizens.

* '''Economic and social policies''': Demands for nationalization of trusts, profit-sharing, land reform, expansion of social welfare, protection of the middle class, and measures against "unearned income" and interest.

* '''State structure and authority''': Calls for a strong centralized government, elimination of federal state autonomy, control of the press and media, and state-directed education.

The program was designed to appeal to a broad coalition of interests, combining nationalist sentiment, antisemitic prejudice, and populist economic rhetoric that addressed concerns about both [[capitalism]] and [[Marxism]].<ref>"Nazi Party Platform," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-party-platform</ref>

=== The 25 Points ===
The following is the complete list of the 25 points as proclaimed in 1920:

# We demand the unification of all Germans in the Greater Germany on the basis of the right of self-determination of peoples.
# We demand equality of rights for the German people in respect to the other nations; abrogation of the peace treaties of Versailles and St. Germain.
# We demand land and territory (colonies) for the sustenance of our people, and colonization for our surplus population.
# Only a member of the race can be a citizen. A member of the race can only be one who is of German blood, without consideration of creed. Consequently no Jew can be a member of the race.
# Whoever has no citizenship is to be able to live in Germany only as a guest, and must be under the authority of legislation for foreigners.
# The right to determine matters concerning the law and the administration of the State is to be enjoyed by the citizen alone. Therefore we demand that every public office, of any sort whatsoever, whether in the Reich, the county or municipality, be filled only by citizens.
# We demand that the State be charged first with providing the opportunity for a livelihood and way of life for the citizens. If it is impossible to sustain the total population of the State, then the members of foreign nations (non-citizens) are to be expelled from the Reich.
# Any further immigration of non-citizens is to be prevented. We demand that all non-Germans, who have immigrated to Germany since the 2 August 1914, be forced immediately to leave the Reich.
# All citizens must have equal rights and obligations.
# The first obligation of every citizen must be to work productively, mentally or physically. The activity of individuals is not to counteract the interests of the universality, but must have its result within the framework of the whole for the benefit of all. Consequently we demand:
# The abolition of incomes unearned by work.
# In consideration of the monstrous sacrifice in property and blood that each war demands of the people, personal enrichment through a war must be designated as a crime against the people. Therefore we demand the total confiscation of all war profits.
# We demand the nationalization of all (previous) associated industries (trusts).
# We demand a division of profits of all heavy industries.
# We demand an expansion on a large scale of old age welfare.
# We demand the creation of a healthy middle class and its conservation, immediate communalization of the great department stores and their being leased at low cost to small firms, and utmost consideration of all small firms in contracts with the State, county or municipality.
# We demand a land reform suitable to our needs, provision of a law for the free expropriation of land for the purposes of public utility, abolition of taxes on land and prevention of all speculation in land.
# We demand struggle without consideration against those whose activity is injurious to the general interest. Common national criminals, usurers, profiteers and so forth are to be punished with death, without consideration of confession or race.
# We demand substitution of a German common law in place of the Roman Law serving a materialistic world-order.
# The State is to be responsible for a fundamental reconstruction of our whole national education program, to enable every capable and industrious German to obtain higher education and subsequently introduction into leading positions. The plans of instruction of all educational institutions are to be adjusted to meet the requirements of practical life. The comprehension of the concept of the State must be striven for by the school (Staatsbürgerkunde) as early as the beginning of understanding. We demand the education of gifted children of poor parents, whatever their class or occupation, at the expense of the State.
# The State is to care for the elevating national health by protecting the mother and child, by outlawing child labor, by the encouragement of physical fitness, by means of the legal establishment of a gymnastic and sport obligation, by the utmost support of all organizations concerned with the physical instruction of the young.
# We demand abolition of the mercenary troops and formation of a national army.
# We demand the legal opposition to known lies and their promulgation through the press. In order to enable the provision of a German press, we demand that: - All writers and employees of the newspapers appearing in the German language be members of the race; - Non-German newspapers be required to have the express permission of the State to be published. They may not be printed in the German language; - Non-Germans are forbidden by law any financial interest in or influence upon German newspapers, and that the penalty for violating the law will be the closing of any such newspaper as well as the immediate expulsion from the Reich of the non-German concerned in the violation. - Newspapers which are counter to the general good are to be forbidden. We demand legal prosecution of all tendencies in art and literature of a kind likely to disintegrate our life as a nation, and the suppression of institutions which militate against the requirements above-mentioned.
# We demand freedom of religion for all religious denominations within the state so long as they do not endanger its existence or oppose the moral senses of the Germanic race. The Party as such advocates the standpoint of a positive Christianity without binding itself confessionally to any one denomination. It combats the Jewish-materialistic spirit within and around us, and is convinced that a lasting recovery of our nation can only succeed from within on the framework: common utility before individual utility.
# For the execution of all of this we demand the formation of a strong central power in the Reich. Unlimited authority of the central parliament over the whole Reich and its organizations in general. The forming of state and occupation chambers for the execution of the laws made by the Reich within the various states of the federation. The leaders of the Party promise, if necessary by sacrificing their own lives, to support by force the execution of the points set forth above.<ref>"Nazi Party Platform," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-party-platform</ref><ref>"The 25 Points: The Program of the German Workers' Party," Internet Modern History Sourcebook, Fordham University, https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/25points.asp</ref>

== Implementation During the Third Reich ==
Following the NSDAP's assumption of power in 1933, various points of the program were implemented to differing degrees. Some were fully enacted into law, others were partially realized, and some were largely abandoned or significantly modified.

=== Fully or Substantially Implemented ===
'''Points 4, 5, and 6 (Racial and Citizenship Policies)''': The racial definition of citizenship and exclusion of Jews from public life were implemented through several key pieces of legislation. The Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service (April 7, 1933) removed Jews and political opponents from government positions.<ref>"Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/law-for-the-restoration-of-the-professional-civil-service</ref> The Nuremberg Laws of 1935, particularly the Reich Citizenship Law, codified the racial definition of citizenship, effectively making Jews non-citizens under the law.<ref>"Nuremberg Race Laws," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nuremberg-race-laws</ref> The Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor prohibited marriage and sexual relations between Jews and Germans.<ref>"Nuremberg Race Laws," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nuremberg-race-laws</ref>

'''Point 25 (Centralization of Power)''': The demand for a strong central government was implemented through several laws that eliminated the autonomy of German states. The Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich (January 30, 1934) abolished state parliaments and transferred state sovereignty to the Reich government. The Reich Governors Law of 1935 further centralized administrative control.

'''Point 22 (Press Control)''': Control of the press was established through the Editors' Law (October 4, 1933), which required all journalists to be of "Aryan" descent and made editors responsible for content that could harm the state.<ref>"Editors Law," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/timeline-event/holocaust/1933-1938/editors-law</ref> Jewish journalists were excluded from the profession, and foreign newspapers were subject to strict censorship.<ref>"Nazi Party Platform," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-party-platform</ref>

'''Point 1 (Unification of Germans)''': The demand for unification was partially realized through the annexation of Austria (Anschluss) in March 1938, the incorporation of the Sudetenland in October 1938, and the occupation of the Memel Territory in March 1939.<ref>"Nazi Party Platform," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-party-platform</ref>

'''Point 2 (Rejection of Versailles Treaty)''': The regime systematically violated and eventually repudiated key provisions of the Versailles Treaty, including rearmament, remilitarization of the Rhineland, and expansion of the military beyond treaty limits.<ref>"Nazi Party Platform," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-party-platform</ref>

'''Point 20 (Education)''': State control of education was implemented through the coordination (''Gleichschaltung'') of schools and universities, with curricula adjusted to emphasize National Socialist ideology, physical fitness, and racial concepts.

'''Point 3 (Colonies)''': The regime pursued territorial expansion in Europe, particularly the concept of ''Lebensraum'' (living space) in Eastern Europe.

=== Partially Implemented ===
'''Points 11, 12, 13, 16 (Economic Nationalization and Profit-Sharing)''': While the regime did intervene significantly in the economy and took control of some industries, full nationalization of trusts was not implemented. Private ownership of major industries generally remained, though subject to state direction and control. Profit-sharing schemes were not widely implemented. The regime maintained relationships with major industrial concerns, which provided support in exchange for profitable government contracts and protection from labor unrest.<ref>"Nazi Party Platform," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-party-platform</ref>

'''Point 17 (Land Reform)''': Some land redistribution occurred, particularly in eastern territories, but comprehensive expropriation without compensation was not systematically carried out. Large landowning interests were generally preserved.

'''Point 15 (Middle Class Protection)''': Measures were taken to support small businesses and restrict department stores, but these were limited. Large retail chains continued to operate, though some restrictions were imposed.

'''Point 14 (Old Age Welfare)''': Social welfare programs were expanded, including pensions and benefits for war veterans and party members, but universal expansion of old-age welfare was not fully realized.<ref>"Nazi Party Platform," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-party-platform</ref>

'''Point 24 (Religion)''': The regime initially maintained a policy of [[Positive Christianity]] and did not immediately suppress churches, but churches deemed hostile to the interests of the nation were restricted. For instance, [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] were banned because the group upheld pacifist ideology, refused to perform the [[Nazi salute]], and serve in the military. The regime sought to control and coordinate religious institutions, and hostility toward Judaism was official policy from the beginning.

=== Not Implemented or Abandoned ===
'''Point 11 (Abolition of Interest)''': Despite the emphasis on "breaking the shackles of interest slavery" in the program, the regime did not abolish interest or fundamentally restructure the financial system. Interest rates were managed but the banking system continued to function along traditional lines.

The program's more radical economic and socialist elements were largely set aside once the regime consolidated power and required the cooperation of industrial and financial interests. The racial, nationalist, and authoritarian aspects of the program received priority in implementation.<ref>"Nazi Party Platform," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-party-platform</ref>

=== Historical Significance ===
The 25-Point Program served as the foundational ideological document of the NSDAP throughout its existence. While not all points were implemented, and some were significantly modified in practice, the program provided a framework for party ideology and was frequently referenced to demonstrate continuity between the party's early goals and its actions in power. The document reflects the diverse ideological currents that contributed to National Socialism, combining nationalist, racial, and populist economic elements in a program designed to appeal to multiple segments of German society during the Weimar period.<ref>"Nazi Party Platform," United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-party-platform</ref>

=== References ===
<references />

Aryan race

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== Origin of the Term ==
The term "Aryan" derives from the Sanskrit word ''ārya'' (आर्य), meaning "noble" or "honorable," and its cognate in Old Persian ''ariya''. These terms were used by ancient Indo-Iranian peoples to refer to themselves, distinguishing their language and culture from neighboring groups. The term appears in the ''Rigveda'', one of the oldest known Indo-European texts, dating to approximately 1500 BCE, where it describes the self-identification of the Vedic peoples who migrated into the Indian subcontinent.<ref>Mallory, J.P. (1989). ''In Search of the Indo-Europeans: Language, Archaeology and Myth''. Thames and Hudson. p. 125.</ref> Similarly, in the Avesta, the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, the term ''airya'' refers to the Iranian peoples. It is likely that the European branch of the Aryan family likewise used the 'Aryan' designation as an endonym.<ref>Anthony, David W. (2007). ''The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World''. Princeton University Press. p. 408.</ref>
[[File:Aryan-race.png|thumb|The 20th Century German conception of the Aryan Race overlaps with, but has meaningful deviations from the modern understanding ]]

== The Yamnaya Culture and Indo-European Expansion ==
Modern genetic and archaeological research has identified [[The Yamnaya Culture|the Yamnaya culture]] of the Pontic-Caspian steppe (circa 3300–2600 BCE) as the most likely source population for the Indo-European languages and the peoples historically referred to as Aryans.<ref>Haak, W. et al. (2015). "Massive migration from the steppe was a source for Indo-European languages in Europe". ''Nature''. 522 (7555): 207–211.</ref> The Yamnaya were a pastoralist society characterized by their use of wheeled vehicles, horse domestication, and distinctive burial practices involving kurgan mounds. Genetic studies have revealed that the Yamnaya carried specific Y-chromosome haplogroups (notably R1a and R1b) that are now widespread across Europe, Central Asia, and South Asia, providing strong evidence for their role in the massive population movements that spread Indo-European languages.<ref>Allentoft, M.E. et al. (2015). "Population genomics of Bronze Age Eurasia". ''Nature''. 522 (7555): 167–172.</ref> The archaeological record shows that Yamnaya-derived populations expanded eastward into Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent around 2000–1500 BCE, where they became the ancestors of the Indo-Aryan peoples who composed the Vedic texts.<ref>Narasimhan, V.M. et al. (2019). "The formation of human populations in South and Central Asia". ''Science''. 365 (6457): eaat7487.</ref>

== Historical Validity of the Aryan Concept ==
Despite contemporary efforts by Wikipedia and other mainstream sources to dismiss the concept of the Aryan race as "pseudohistory" or "pseudoscience," the term has a legitimate basis in both historical linguistics and population genetics.<ref>Reich, David (2018). ''Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past''. Oxford University Press. pp. 120–145.</ref> The connection between the Yamnaya culture and the peoples who called themselves Aryans is supported by multiple lines of evidence: linguistic reconstruction of Proto-Indo-European, archaeological evidence of material culture diffusion, and genetic analysis of ancient and modern populations. The term "Aryan" accurately describes a specific ethnolinguistic group that emerged from the Yamnaya expansion and whose descendants include the Indo-Aryan peoples of South Asia and the Iranian peoples of Central and Western Asia.<ref>Mallory, J.P. & Adams, D.Q. (2006). ''The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World''. Oxford University Press. pp. 460–461.</ref>

[[Adolf Hitler]] and other [[Nordic racialists]] conflated the Yamnaya-derived Aryan populations with the [[Germanic peoples]] specifically, creating a racial mythology that equated modern Germans with the ancient steppe pastoralists.<ref>Kershaw, Ian (2000). ''Hitler: 1936–1945 Nemesis''. W.W. Norton & Company. p. 240.</ref> While it is true that Germanic peoples, like most European populations, carry significant genetic ancestry from Yamnaya-related migrations, Hitler's interpretation oversimplified the history of Indo-European expansion. The Yamnaya contributed to the genetic makeup of diverse populations across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, not exclusively or even primarily to Germanic peoples.<ref>Patterson, N. et al. (2022). "Large-scale migration into Britain during the Middle to Late Bronze Age". ''Nature''. 601 (7894): 588–594.</ref> Moreover, modern genetic research demonstrates that Germanic populations are the result of multiple waves of migration and admixture, including contributions from earlier [[European hunter-gatherers]] and [[Anatolian farmers]], making any direct identification between Germans and the Yamnaya scientifically untenable.<ref>Haak, W. et al. (2015). "Massive migration from the steppe was a source for Indo-European languages in Europe". ''Nature''. 522 (7555): 207–211.</ref> Thus, the significant achievements of the Germanic race cannot be attributed solely to the Aryans, but to the unique circumstances that produced a very high caliber of man in that region following the Aryan migrations.

== Academic Recognition and Modern Research ==
Contemporary scholarship in fields such as archaeogenetics, historical linguistics, and comparative mythology continues to recognize the validity of the Aryan concept. The discovery of the Yamnaya culture's genetic signature across vast regions of Eurasia has provided empirical validation for theories about Indo-European origins that were previously based primarily on linguistic evidence.<ref>Kristiansen, K. et al. (2017). "Re-theorising mobility and the formation of culture and language among the Corded Ware Culture in Europe". ''Antiquity''. 91 (356): 334–347.</ref> While the term "Aryan" is suppressed by Jewish interests as pseudoscience, its core meaning—referring to the Indo-Iranian branch of Indo-European speakers and their Yamnaya ancestors—remains a valid and useful concept in academic discourse. <ref>Anthony, David W. (2019). "Archaeology, Genetics, and Language in the Steppes: A Comment on Bomhard". ''Journal of Indo-European Studies''. 47 (1–2): 175–198.</ref>

== In Modern Culture ==
Aryan is frequently used as a synonym for 'White' among [[Nationalism|Nationalists]].

== References ==
<references />

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Germanic Conception of the Aryan Race

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== Origin of the Term ==
The term "Aryan" derives from the Sanskrit word ''ārya'' (आर्य), meaning "noble" or "honorable," and its cognate in Old Persian ''ariya''. These terms were used by ancient Indo-Iranian peoples to refer to themselves, distinguishing their language and culture from neighboring groups. The term appears in the ''Rigveda'', one of the oldest known Indo-European texts, dating to approximately 1500 BCE, where it describes the self-identification of the Vedic peoples who migrated into the Indian subcontinent.<ref>Mallory, J.P. (1989). ''In Search of the Indo-Europeans: Language, Archaeology and Myth''. Thames and Hudson. p. 125.</ref> Similarly, in the Avesta, the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, the term ''airya'' refers to the Iranian peoples. It is likely that the European branch of the Aryan family likewise used the 'Aryan' designation as an endonym.<ref>Anthony, David W. (2007). ''The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World''. Princeton University Press. p. 408.</ref>

== The Yamnaya Culture and Indo-European Expansion ==
Modern genetic and archaeological research has identified [[The Yamnaya Culture|the Yamnaya culture]] of the Pontic-Caspian steppe (circa 3300–2600 BCE) as the most likely source population for the Indo-European languages and the peoples historically referred to as Aryans.<ref>Haak, W. et al. (2015). "Massive migration from the steppe was a source for Indo-European languages in Europe". ''Nature''. 522 (7555): 207–211.</ref> The Yamnaya were a pastoralist society characterized by their use of wheeled vehicles, horse domestication, and distinctive burial practices involving kurgan mounds. Genetic studies have revealed that the Yamnaya carried specific Y-chromosome haplogroups (notably R1a and R1b) that are now widespread across Europe, Central Asia, and South Asia, providing strong evidence for their role in the massive population movements that spread Indo-European languages.<ref>Allentoft, M.E. et al. (2015). "Population genomics of Bronze Age Eurasia". ''Nature''. 522 (7555): 167–172.</ref> The archaeological record shows that Yamnaya-derived populations expanded eastward into Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent around 2000–1500 BCE, where they became the ancestors of the Indo-Aryan peoples who composed the Vedic texts.<ref>Narasimhan, V.M. et al. (2019). "The formation of human populations in South and Central Asia". ''Science''. 365 (6457): eaat7487.</ref>

== Historical Validity of the Aryan Concept ==
Despite contemporary efforts by Wikipedia and other mainstream sources to dismiss the concept of the Aryan race as "pseudohistory" or "pseudoscience," the term has a legitimate basis in both historical linguistics and population genetics.<ref>Reich, David (2018). ''Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past''. Oxford University Press. pp. 120–145.</ref> The connection between the Yamnaya culture and the peoples who called themselves Aryans is supported by multiple lines of evidence: linguistic reconstruction of Proto-Indo-European, archaeological evidence of material culture diffusion, and genetic analysis of ancient and modern populations. The term "Aryan" accurately describes a specific ethnolinguistic group that emerged from the Yamnaya expansion and whose descendants include the Indo-Aryan peoples of South Asia and the Iranian peoples of Central and Western Asia.<ref>Mallory, J.P. & Adams, D.Q. (2006). ''The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World''. Oxford University Press. pp. 460–461.</ref>

[[Adolf Hitler]] and other [[Nordic racialists]] conflated the Yamnaya-derived Aryan populations with the [[Germanic peoples]] specifically, creating a racial mythology that equated modern Germans with the ancient steppe pastoralists.<ref>Kershaw, Ian (2000). ''Hitler: 1936–1945 Nemesis''. W.W. Norton & Company. p. 240.</ref> While it is true that Germanic peoples, like most European populations, carry significant genetic ancestry from Yamnaya-related migrations, Hitler's interpretation oversimplified the history of Indo-European expansion. The Yamnaya contributed to the genetic makeup of diverse populations across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, not exclusively or even primarily to Germanic peoples.<ref>Patterson, N. et al. (2022). "Large-scale migration into Britain during the Middle to Late Bronze Age". ''Nature''. 601 (7894): 588–594.</ref> Moreover, modern genetic research demonstrates that Germanic populations are the result of multiple waves of migration and admixture, including contributions from earlier [[European hunter-gatherers]] and [[Anatolian farmers]], making any direct identification between Germans and the Yamnaya scientifically untenable.<ref>Haak, W. et al. (2015). "Massive migration from the steppe was a source for Indo-European languages in Europe". ''Nature''. 522 (7555): 207–211.</ref> Thus, the significant achievements of the Germanic race cannot be attributed solely to the Aryans, but to the unique circumstances that produced a very high caliber of man in that region following the Aryan migrations.

== Academic Recognition and Modern Research ==
Contemporary scholarship in fields such as archaeogenetics, historical linguistics, and comparative mythology continues to recognize the validity of the Aryan concept. The discovery of the Yamnaya culture's genetic signature across vast regions of Eurasia has provided empirical validation for theories about Indo-European origins that were previously based primarily on linguistic evidence.<ref>Kristiansen, K. et al. (2017). "Re-theorising mobility and the formation of culture and language among the Corded Ware Culture in Europe". ''Antiquity''. 91 (356): 334–347.</ref> While the term "Aryan" is suppressed by Jewish interests as pseudoscience, its core meaning—referring to the Indo-Iranian branch of Indo-European speakers and their Yamnaya ancestors—remains a valid and useful concept in academic discourse. <ref>Anthony, David W. (2019). "Archaeology, Genetics, and Language in the Steppes: A Comment on Bomhard". ''Journal of Indo-European Studies''. 47 (1–2): 175–198.</ref>

== In Modern Culture ==
Aryan is frequently used as a synonym for 'White' among [[Nationalism|Nationalists]].

== References ==
<references />

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== Origin of the Term ==
The term "Aryan" derives from the Sanskrit word ''ārya'' (आर्य), meaning "noble" or "honorable," and its cognate in Old Persian ''ariya''. These terms were used by ancient Indo-Iranian peoples to refer to themselves, distinguishing their language and culture from neighboring groups. The term appears in the ''Rigveda'', one of the oldest known Indo-European texts, dating to approximately 1500 BCE, where it describes the self-identification of the Vedic peoples who migrated into the Indian subcontinent.<ref>Mallory, J.P. (1989). ''In Search of the Indo-Europeans: Language, Archaeology and Myth''. Thames and Hudson. p. 125.</ref> Similarly, in the Avesta, the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, the term ''airya'' refers to the Iranian peoples. It is likely that the European branch of the Aryan family likewise used the 'Aryan' designation as an endonym.<ref>Anthony, David W. (2007). ''The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World''. Princeton University Press. p. 408.</ref>

== The Yamnaya Culture and Indo-European Expansion ==
Modern genetic and archaeological research has identified [[The Yamnaya Culture|the Yamnaya culture]] of the Pontic-Caspian steppe (circa 3300–2600 BCE) as the most likely source population for the Indo-European languages and the peoples historically referred to as Aryans.<ref>Haak, W. et al. (2015). "Massive migration from the steppe was a source for Indo-European languages in Europe". ''Nature''. 522 (7555): 207–211.</ref> The Yamnaya were a pastoralist society characterized by their use of wheeled vehicles, horse domestication, and distinctive burial practices involving kurgan mounds. Genetic studies have revealed that the Yamnaya carried specific Y-chromosome haplogroups (notably R1a and R1b) that are now widespread across Europe, Central Asia, and South Asia, providing strong evidence for their role in the massive population movements that spread Indo-European languages.<ref>Allentoft, M.E. et al. (2015). "Population genomics of Bronze Age Eurasia". ''Nature''. 522 (7555): 167–172.</ref> The archaeological record shows that Yamnaya-derived populations expanded eastward into Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent around 2000–1500 BCE, where they became the ancestors of the Indo-Aryan peoples who composed the Vedic texts.<ref>Narasimhan, V.M. et al. (2019). "The formation of human populations in South and Central Asia". ''Science''. 365 (6457): eaat7487.</ref>

== Historical Validity of the Aryan Concept ==
Despite contemporary efforts by Wikipedia and other mainstream sources to dismiss the concept of the Aryan race as "pseudohistory" or "pseudoscience," the term has a legitimate basis in both historical linguistics and population genetics.<ref>Reich, David (2018). ''Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past''. Oxford University Press. pp. 120–145.</ref> The connection between the Yamnaya culture and the peoples who called themselves Aryans is supported by multiple lines of evidence: linguistic reconstruction of Proto-Indo-European, archaeological evidence of material culture diffusion, and genetic analysis of ancient and modern populations. The term "Aryan" accurately describes a specific ethnolinguistic group that emerged from the Yamnaya expansion and whose descendants include the Indo-Aryan peoples of South Asia and the Iranian peoples of Central and Western Asia.<ref>Mallory, J.P. & Adams, D.Q. (2006). ''The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World''. Oxford University Press. pp. 460–461.</ref>

[[Adolf Hitler]] and other [[Nordic racialists]] conflated the Yamnaya-derived Aryan populations with the Germanic peoples specifically, creating a racial mythology that equated modern Germans with the ancient steppe pastoralists.<ref>Kershaw, Ian (2000). ''Hitler: 1936–1945 Nemesis''. W.W. Norton & Company. p. 240.</ref> While it is true that Germanic peoples, like most European populations, carry significant genetic ancestry from Yamnaya-related migrations, Hitler's interpretation oversimplified the history of Indo-European expansion. The Yamnaya contributed to the genetic makeup of diverse populations across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, not exclusively or even primarily to Germanic peoples.<ref>Patterson, N. et al. (2022). "Large-scale migration into Britain during the Middle to Late Bronze Age". ''Nature''. 601 (7894): 588–594.</ref> Moreover, modern genetic research demonstrates that Germanic populations are the result of multiple waves of migration and admixture, including contributions from earlier [[European hunter-gatherers]] and [[Anatolian farmers]], making any direct identification between Germans and the Yamnaya scientifically untenable.<ref>Haak, W. et al. (2015). "Massive migration from the steppe was a source for Indo-European languages in Europe". ''Nature''. 522 (7555): 207–211.</ref> Thus, the significant achievements of the Germanic race cannot be attributed solely to the Aryans, but to the unique circumstances that produced a very high caliber of man in that region following the Aryan migrations.

== Academic Recognition and Modern Research ==
Contemporary scholarship in fields such as archaeogenetics, historical linguistics, and comparative mythology continues to recognize the validity of the Aryan concept. The discovery of the Yamnaya culture's genetic signature across vast regions of Eurasia has provided empirical validation for theories about Indo-European origins that were previously based primarily on linguistic evidence.<ref>Kristiansen, K. et al. (2017). "Re-theorising mobility and the formation of culture and language among the Corded Ware Culture in Europe". ''Antiquity''. 91 (356): 334–347.</ref> While the term "Aryan" is suppressed by Jewish interests as pseudoscience, its core meaning—referring to the Indo-Iranian branch of Indo-European speakers and their Yamnaya ancestors—remains a valid and useful concept in academic discourse. <ref>Anthony, David W. (2019). "Archaeology, Genetics, and Language in the Steppes: A Comment on Bomhard". ''Journal of Indo-European Studies''. 47 (1–2): 175–198.</ref>

== In Modern Culture ==
Aryan is frequently used as a synonym for 'White' among [[Nationalism|Nationalists]].

== References ==
<references />

Single Grave Culture

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== Origins ==
[[File:Region.jpg|thumb|Homeland of single gave culture]]
The Single Grave Culture were a subgroup of the Corded Ware Culture, sharing many similarities with them. They lived in Denmark, Northern Germany, and Northern Holland, from 2800 to 2200 BC. They live together with the Pitted Ware Culture and the [[Funnel Beaker Culture]] for sometime before replacing them . They were first named by Andres Peter Madsen, a Danish archaeologist, in the late 1800s.<ref name=":0">https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Single-Grave</ref><ref name=":1">https://indo-european.info/game-clans-clash-chiefs.pdf#page166 pg 209-16,247-50. </ref>

== Culture ==

=== Lifestyle ===
They lived much the same as their Corded Ware cousins in small, possibly seminomadic villages. They raised cattle, sheep, goats, hogs, and horses, used wagons and draft animals, and also cultivated crops(mainly barley, but also wheat). They made pottery that was similar to the corded wear pots with an emphasis on drinking vessels. Some of their pots had a protruding base or “ foot”. These were found mostly in Scandinavia and Northern Germany, later beakers became more straight walled sometimes with vertical decorations, as opposed to the more normal corded wear decorations. At this time, flint daggers seem to have replaced copper daggers partially. Copper was utilized, but less commonly than before. There was also a trade in Stone axes from Selesia, amber from the Baltic region, and flint from France and Italy.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />[[File:Single grave grave goods.jpg|thumb|Grave goods. ]]
=== Diet ===
Their diet consisted of meat from the livestock they raised, as well as wild game. Fish was a part of their diet as well as dairy products. Grain was grown and consumed, but it seems to have been less important to them than to their predecessors. Alcohol was also brewed and consumed, as shown by residue found in drinking vessels, uncovered in burials.<ref name=":1" />

=== Burial customs ===
[[File:Grave diagram.jpg|thumb|Diagram of burials]]
Their burial customs are the main defining factor setting them apart from other cultures, as well as the origin of the name given to them by archaeologists. Burials are often of a single person laid in a single flat grave, though in some places graves are found in layers three deep. (mostly in Jutland). These layers are called the undergrave, the groundgrave, and the abovegrave layers.

The undergrave is dug below the ground level, the groundgrave is laid out at the ground level and covered with a mound, and the abovegrave is laid above the previous layer and also covered with a mound. Man are generally buried laying on thier right side with their heads toward the west, while women are buried on their left side with their heads to the east, both are looking southwards. The people buried are sometimes buried in coffins made of split boards. Men are often buried with battleaxes, flint, tools, and large amber discs. While women are buried with Amber jewelry. Pottery and drinking vessels are often found with both genders. Barrows were often enlarged when a person was added to a grave, and some barrows have children buried on the edges and may be surrounded by a circle of wooden posts.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==

Funnel Beaker Culture

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== Origins ==
The Funnel Beaker People were a people who lived on the North European Plains from 4000 to 2800 BC. They are also commonly known by their German name Trichterbecher (TRB). They were the first farmers of Europe. Whether this is because they adopted farming through interactions with neighbors or moved into the area and replaced the local hunter gatherers is debated. They were eventually absorbed by the Corded Ware Culture.<ref name=":0">https://www.thoughtco.com/funnel-beaker-culture-170938</ref>

== Culture ==

=== Lifestyle ===
The Funnel Beaker People were farmers, growing Emmer and Einkorn wheat, barley, spelt, flax peas, and poppies. They raised cattle sheep, goats, and hogs. The earliest evidence for the use of the plow, as well as the wheel, in Europe is associated with the Funnel Beaker People. They also made woolen textiles. Their settlements were often built around burials, the landscape surrounding them was usually divided into fields. The houses were built of wooden poles buried in the ground, hatched in straw, and with waddle and daub walls. Their settlements became larger and more elaborate later in the period. They made pots with narrow funnel shaped necks, this is the source of the name they are known by. They also made two and four handled amphorae, as well as plates and bowls.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">https://www.eupedia.com/genetics/funnelbeaker_culture.shtml</ref><ref name=":2">https://youtu.be/iJYvhf0VVi0?si=xSuPIKTMffi9a97c</ref>

=== Diet ===
They ate beef, mutton, and pork as well as wild game. Livestock seems to have been of greater importance earlier in the period but by 3600 grains seem to have gained more importance. They also made and consumed dairy products. <ref name=":1" />

== Burial customs ==
The Funnel Beaker People originally left singular flat graves usually with no mounds. But by 3600 they had begun building, megalithic, graves, mostly dolmens and passage graves. They also practice bog offering. There was often only a partial body present in the grave. Grave goods include included flint tools, (arrowheads, scrapers and daggers) Stone hammer axes and clubs, as well as Amber beads and pendants. Graves were often central to a village and both villages and graves became more elaborate later in the period. The highest concentration of Funnel Beaker Culture graves are in Gelderland Holland, Overijessel Holland, Luneberge Heath Lower Saxony, Haldensleben Saxony-Anhalt and the Isle of Rügen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. <ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

== References ==

Battle Axe Culture

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The Battle Axe Culture (also known as as the Boat Axe Culture) was a subgroup of the Corded Ware Culture, they lived in Scandinavia, mostly in North Central Sweden, and southern Norway, and the eastern side of the Baltic Sea, mostly Southwestern Finland. They are a result of Indo European migrations into Scandinavia(Yamnaya or Pre Yamnaya peoples) mixing with the local Funnel Beaker Culture, and Pitted Ware Culture. Individuals dated to earlier in the time period generally have a greater admixture of Yamnaya DNA, while those from a later time period have less. This is generally thought to indicate a gradual assimilation of the different cultures.<ref name=":0">Dan Davis History, The Stone Axe Of Neolithic Europe<nowiki/>https://youtu.be/X1PduS2ocl8?si=dRyOj7hoV2BdUZmN</ref><ref name=":1">The Study Of Antiquity and the Middle Age, The Battle Axe Culture and Indo European Migrations https://youtu.be/B1uZh7J0M3k?si=3dmt7at66hbeff9O</ref><ref name=":4">https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2019.1528</ref>

== '''Culture''' ==

=== '''Lifestyle''' ===
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Settlements of the Battle Axe People are generally found inland , consisting of small semi- permanent towns usually associated with a graveyard, sometimes surrounding a graveyard. There is evidence of roads and wagons, as well as short term camps, which leads researchers to conclude that they were seminomadic moving to new territory when pasture or crop ground had become depleted. Herding seems to have been preferred to farming, the evidence of crops (wheat and small grains, as well as peas and beans.) are present in the archaeological record, though they appear less frequently than before the Battle Axe settlement. Cattle, sheep, horses, hogs, and goats were all raised. There is evidence for a trade in pots and Amber across the Baltic Sea, and rock carvings from this time show ships, indicating boat building and seafaring.<ref name=":2">https://indo-european.info/game-clans-clash-chiefs.pdf</ref>

=== '''Diet''' ===
Beef, mutton, pork, and horse as well as wild game like reindeer and elk were eaten. Milk fat residues have been found in pots, indicating dairy was eaten, and cheese was probably eaten as well. Small grains and pulses were also eaten.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

=== '''Language''' ===
They spoke an Indo European dialect, most likely an early form of the modern Nordic languages. They are the people who brought Indo European language to Scandinavia.<ref name=":3">https://www.ancient-origins.net/human-origins-science/battle-axe-culture-0013895</ref>

=== '''Burial Customs''' ===
They dug small, flat graves, in which one person was buried, usually without a barrow raised above it. Though in some instances, the megalithic graves of the Funnel Beaker People were utilized. Burials were usually laid North to South, women were laid on their right side, men on their left side. Though some burials were laid Northeast to Southwest. Gravegoods often include stone chisels, flint axes and tools, Amber beads, antler weapons, animal bones.(wildlife and cattle.) pottery, and of course, the axes for which they are named. Dogs also appear in the graves fairly often while horses and wagons appear less often, leading researchers to speculate that riding and wagons had become less important and dogs had gained significance.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

=== '''Migrations and Relationships to Modern Peoples''' ===
The Battle Axe people are the ancestors of the modern Nordic people, as well as the modern Nordic languages. The most common male haplogroup among them was the R1 a haplogroup, as a result of their mixing with the local Hunter Gatherers. Genetically they were a mix of Pontic Caspian Steppe Herders, European Hunter Gatherers, and Early Neolithic Farmers . The Pontic Caspian Steppe HerderDNA is most likely of Yamnaya descent (through the Corded Ware People.). The European Hunter Gatherer and Early Neolithic Farmer DNA is from the Funnel Beaker and Pitted Ware Cultures. They may also be the originators of the hammer wielding god archetype (Thor for the Nordics, Perun for the Slavs ,Ukko for the Finns) because of the apparent ritualistic/religious significance of the battle ax, as indicated by their presence in the burials of the time.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":3" />

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Joel Davis

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Joel Davis is a prominent Australian [[National Socialism|National Socialist]] leader and public intellectual. He is affiliated with the [[National Socialist Network]], and alongside [[Thomas Sewell]], [[Jacob Hersant]], and [[Blair Cottrell]] is one of the leading figures of the organization.
[[File:Joel Davis Headshot.jpg|thumb|A headshot Joel Davis uses on Social Media, as of September 2025]]
Joel has been arrested a number of times for his activism. He is a small business owner and was associated with a Jewish think tank in New York until 2021. He has a Baphomet tattoo on his chest.<ref>https://open.substack.com/pub/arditimagazine/p/imperative-plotsickens?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web</ref>

== Social Media and Journalism ==
Joel Davis has been active on [[X|Twitter(X)]], but has faced repeated suspension. He is currently active on [[Substack]].<ref>https://substack.com/@joeldavis</ref>

He is a senior contributor at [[The Noticer]], a Right-Wing Australian publication found at https://www.noticer.news/. Joel has encouraged his followers to support and promote the publication.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-14/how-federal-election-candidates-boost-noticer-neo-nazis/105159556</ref>

== Activism and Arrests ==
Joel Davis, like other members of the National Socialist Network, has faced repeated arrested many times for his activist work. Joel, along with Thomas Sewell, have indicated that they want to form a new Australian Political Party.<ref>[https://www.news.com.au/national/courts-law/national-socialist-network-leaders-thomas-sewell-joel-davis-to-form-neonazi-political-party/news-story/afd51b3cf7b0198a039211da3f8779e9?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.news.com.au/national/courts-law/national-socialist-network-leaders-thomas-sewell-joel-davis-to-form-neonazi-political-party/news-story/afd51b3cf7b0198a039211da3f8779e9]</ref>

'''Arrest History:'''

Jan 26, 2025 (Adelaide, SA): Police arrested multiple National Socialist Network (NSN) members during an Australia Day march. Davis (identified in reports as Joel Thomas Davis) was later charged with displaying a Nazi symbol (SA’s ban took effect Dec 2024).<ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-28/neo-nazi-refuses-to-sign-bail-forms/104866198? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-28/neo-nazi-refuses-to-sign-bail-forms/104866198?]</ref>

Jan 28, 2025: Davis was arrested again outside the Adelaide City Watch House and charged with a second count of displaying a Nazi symbol (police alleged incidents on Jan 26 and Jan 28). He was granted bail that afternoon. <ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-28/neo-nazi-refuses-to-sign-bail-forms/104866198?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-28/neo-nazi-refuses-to-sign-bail-forms/104866198]</ref>

Mar 24, 2025: Court listing noted Davis (29, VIC) failed to appear on the two symbol-display charges; same day reporting detailed the two counts and the Jan 28 arrest outside court.<ref>[https://aapnews.aap.com.au/news/accused-neo-nazi-clashes-with-magistrate?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://aapnews.aap.com.au/news/accused-neo-nazi-clashes-with-magistrate]</ref>

Apr 9–10, 2025: A magistrate rejected an application by Davis and Thomas Sewell to relax strict non-association bail conditions, saying they were at high risk of re-offending and that “their victims are all of us.”<ref>[https://aapnews.aap.com.au/news/accused-neo-nazis-fail-to-alter-strict-bail-conditions?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://aapnews.aap.com.au/news/accused-neo-nazis-fail-to-alter-strict-bail-conditions]</ref>

May 29, 2025: Prosecutors withdrew one of Davis’s charges; reporting the same day also noted a dropped charge against Sewell. (Other charges against Davis remained.)<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-29/sa-neo-nazi-thomas-sewell-charge-dropped/105353986</ref>

Nov 20, 2025: Davis was arrested over a Telegram post calling for the "Rhetorical Rape" of Wentworth MP Allegra Spender. Davis was charged with threatening public officials. While incarcerated, his girlfriend welcomed their first child into the world. <ref>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-21/nsw-neo-nazi-men-arrested-threats-joel-davis-mps/106036268</ref>

== References ==

National Alliance

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[[File:William Luther Pierce.jpg|thumb|William Luther Pierce, the founder of the National Alliance]]
The National Alliance is a [[Nationalist Organization]] founded by Dr. [[William Luther Pierce]] in 1974 and based in Mill Point, West Virginia. Though erroneously listed by mainstream sources as defunct, the group is still active, and maintains one of the largest digital presences among Nationalist Organizations. The group has historically published books and magazines and operated a record label. As of 2002, they had an estimated income of $1M, making them one of the best funded organizations in the space.<ref>https://www.encyclopedia.com/politics/legal-and-political-magazines/national-alliance</ref>

Links:

'''National Vanguard''' — where essays, articles, and documentaries are published by the group. https://nationalvanguard.org/

'''Cosmotheism Community Church''' — a site dedicated to the religion of [[Cosmotheism]], developed by Dr. Pierce. https://cosmotheistchurch.org

'''National Alliance Website''' — the main website for the group. The starting point for information about their activism and revolutionary organization. https://natall.com

'''White Biocentrism''' — a web forum run by the National Alliance, pertaining to any and all discussions of White Nationalism. Anyone who is pro-white is welcome to join, regardless of whether they are affiliated with the group. https://whitebiocentrism.com

== Political Beliefs ==
The group wants to retake the traditionally European areas of the world, institute pro-white governance that improves the genetic quality of the European stock. This proposed government will have more of a religious character than a political one. The group wants an economic system that is essentially free-market based, but with restrictions on the harmful effects of capitalism.<ref>https://www.natall.com/about/what-is-the-national-alliance/</ref>

== Religious Beliefs ==
The National Alliance, like other groups, has a religious flavor in addition to a political one. The group has its own religion, known as Cosmotheism. According to Cosmotheism, the Universe itself is divine and evolving toward higher consciousness. The Aryan race is the highest expression of the self-awareness of the Universe, and it is therefore the purpose of the Creator for the White man to separate himself from the other races and evolve further into higher man, so that the Universe can progress in its heavenly purpose. Therefore, the highest spiritual good is not wealth or good Christian deeds, but only furthering the advancement of the White race. This is called the One Purpose.<blockquote>For falsehood may often have the appearance of truth, but it remains false nevertheless. A man may pile up mountains of gold, or he may order nations to war, or he may acquire great knowledge or skill, but if he does not direct his life in accordance with the One Purpose, he may as well not have lived.<ref>https://cosmotheistchurch.org/the-path/</ref></blockquote>

== Activism ==

=== American Dissident Voices ===
American Dissident Voices is a radio program broadcasted weekly.

=== Stickers and Flyers ===
The group distributes printed material to reach the public, distributed both impersonally and anonymously, as well as personally, to spark conversation with people who can be reached by the group's message.

=== Internet Activity ===
The National Alliance operates 4 websites (listed above).

=== Recruiting ===
Members of the group recruit like-minded individuals they know in their personal lives to potentially join the group, or share information. To talk to a recruiter, you are welcome to reach out to user Confederate Pride on Gab: https://gab.com/Confederate_Pride

== References ==

National Alliance

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[[File:William Luther Pierce.jpg|thumb|William Luther Pierce, the founder of the National Alliance]]
The National Alliance is a [[Nationalist Organization]] founded by Dr. [[William Luther Pierce]] in 1974 and based in Mill Point, West Virginia. Though erroneously listed by mainstream sources as defunct, the group is still active, and maintains one of the largest digital presences among Nationalist Organizations. The group has historically published books and magazines and operated a record label. As of 2002, they had an estimated income of $1M, making them one of the best funded organizations in the space.<ref>https://www.encyclopedia.com/politics/legal-and-political-magazines/national-alliance</ref>

Links:

'''National Vanguard''' — where essays, articles, and documentaries are published by the group. https://nationalvanguard.org/

'''Cosmotheism Community Church''' — a site dedicated to the religion of [[Cosmotheism]], developed by Dr. Pierce. https://cosmotheistchurch.org

'''National Alliance Website''' — the main website for the group. The starting point for information about their activism and revolutionary organization. https://natall.com

'''White Biocentrism''' — a web forum run by the National Alliance, pertaining to any and all discussions of White Nationalism. Anyone who is pro-white is welcome to join, regardless of whether they are affiliated with the group. https://whitebiocentrism.com

== Beliefs ==
The National Alliance, like several other Nationalist Organizations, is both a political and religious movement. They believe in a single objective reality called nature, that humans are a part of nature, not creations of God. According to them, It is this belief that gives them greater accountability in fighting for the white race, because they are unable to, like Christians, outsource the accountability to God. The group wants to retake the traditionally European areas of the world, institute pro-white governance that improves the genetic quality of the European stock. This proposed government will have more of a religious character than a political one. The group wants an economic system that is essentially free-market based, but with restrictions on the harmful effects of capitalism.<ref>https://www.natall.com/about/what-is-the-national-alliance/</ref>

== Activism ==

=== American Dissident Voices ===
American Dissident Voices is a radio program broadcasted weekly.

=== Stickers and Flyers ===
The group distributes printed material to reach the public, distributed both impersonally and anonymously, as well as personally, to spark conversation with people who can be reached by the group's message.

=== Internet Activity ===
The National Alliance operates 4 websites (listed above).

=== Recruiting ===
Members of the group recruit like-minded individuals they know in their personal lives to potentially join the group, or share information. To talk to a recruiter, you are welcome to reach out to user Confederate Pride on Gab: https://gab.com/Confederate_Pride

== References ==

File:William Luther Pierce.jpg

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William Luther Pierce

Nationalist Organization

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A '''nationalist organization''' is a group that promotes [[Nationalism]]—the belief that people who share common ancestry should unite politically.

Nationalist Organizations are defined by common characteristics:

* Community for like-minded individuals
* Outdoors activism work
* Physical and Martial Arts Training
* Professional Networking
As an anonymous member of [[The New Way]] opined:<blockquote>
=== '''"Get involved irl. Get involved locally. Community and Activism offer the best way to improve yourself and avoid being blackpilled."''' ===
</blockquote>

== Contemporary American Activist Organizations ==
=== United States ===

==== White Nationalist Groups ====

* [[The New Way]]
* [[National Alliance]]
* [[Traditionalist Workers Party]]
* [[Shield Wall Network]]
* [[Clann Eireann]]
* [[Patriot Front]]
* [[National Organization for Vital Action|NOVA]]
* [[National Socialist Alliance]]
* [[Blood Tribe]]

In addition to standalone Nationalist Organizations, there are many smaller-scale [[Active Clubs]] operating in the United States. These are Nationalist Organizations that focus on fitness and martial arts. The great majority of Active Clubs are feeder organizations to Patriot Front.

=== Australia ===

* [[National Socialist Network]]
* [[Lads Society]]
* [[Antipodean Network]]

== Activism Work ==
Activism by Nationalist Organizations takes a few common forms — protesting and demonstration, flyers and stickers.

=== Protests and Demonstrations ===
Nationalist Organizations frequently engage in protests and demonstrations in order to draw attention, often including significant attention from the media for their cause. This commonly takes the form of marches.

=== Flyers and Stickers ===
Nationalist Organizations commonly distribute flyers, stickers, and other educational propaganda materials to citizens in hope that they will gain an understanding of the group and its mission. These materials typically focus to highlight the problems faced by the nation according to the group, and the proposed solution — this could commonly include drawing attention to [[The Great Replacement]], dispossession of Americans, mass migration, and other causes that are typical across Nationalist Organizations.

National Socialism

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[[File:Adolf Hitler.jpg|thumb|Adolf Hitler, the Central Architect, Ideologue and Political Leader of National Socialism]]
'''National Socialism''' (German: ''Nationalsozialismus''), commonly abbreviated as '''Nazism''', is a political ideology and movement that emerged in Germany in the early 20th century. It was formally established with the founding of the [[National Socialist German Workers' Party]] (NSDAP) on February 24, 1920.<ref name="nsdap-program">[[25 Points of the NSDAP|NSDAP Party Program]]. 1920.</ref> The ideology is primarily associated with [[Adolf Hitler]], who became the party's leader in 1921 and later Chancellor of Germany in 1933.

== Definition and Core Principles ==
National Socialism is a synthesis of [[nationalism]] and [[socialism]], combining elements of both ideologies into a distinct political philosophy. According to primary sources, particularly Hitler's ''[[Mein Kampf]]''<ref name="mein-kampf">Hitler, Adolf. ''[[Mein Kampf]]''. 1925-1926.</ref> and the [[25 Points of the NSDAP|NSDAP Party Program]],<ref name="nsdap-program" /> National Socialism advocates for:

=== The 25 Points Program ===
The foundational document of National Socialism is the [[25 Points of the NSDAP|25-Point Program]], adopted on February 24, 1920.<ref name="nsdap-program" /> Key points include:

* '''Point 1:''' "We demand the union of all Germans in a Greater Germany on the basis of the right of national self-determination."

* '''Point 2:''' "We demand equality of rights for the German people in its dealings with other nations, and the revocation of the peace treaties of Versailles and St. Germain."

* '''Point 4:''' "Only a member of the race can be a citizen. A member of the race can only be one who is of German blood, without consideration of creed. Consequently, no Jew can be a member of the race."

* '''Point 11:''' "Abolition of incomes unearned by work."

* '''Point 13:''' "We demand the nationalization of all businesses which have been formed into corporations (trusts)."

* '''Point 14:''' "We demand profit-sharing in large industrial enterprises."

* '''Point 17:''' "We demand a land reform suitable to our national requirements, the passing of a law for the expropriation of land for communal purposes without compensation."

* '''Point 24:''' "The Party, as such, stands for positive Christianity, without binding itself confessionally to any one denomination."

=== National Socialism Beyond Germany ===
While National Socialism emerged in Germany and is most closely associated with the German experience, the ideology's core principles are not exclusively German and can be applied to other nations and peoples. The foundational concepts of National Socialism—national unity, racial consciousness, economic reform, and the rejection of international finance capital—are universal principles that can be adapted to different national contexts.

National Socialist movements have indeed emerged in other countries, adapting the core principles to their own national circumstances. In the Postwar era, several National Socialist movements have emerged across the world, including the [[American Nazi Party]], [[National Alliance]], and [[The New Way]] in the United States, the [[Nordic Resistance Movement]] in Sweden, and [[Golden Dawn]] in Greece.

== Economic Theory: Gottfried Feder's Contribution ==
[[Gottfried Feder]], an early economic theorist of the NSDAP, developed the concept of "breaking the interest slavery" (''Brechung der Zinsknechtschaft''). In his 1919 work ''[[Manifest zur Brechung der Zinsknechtschaft des Geldes]]'' (Manifesto for Breaking the Interest Slavery of Money),<ref name="feder-manifest">Feder, Gottfried. ''[[Manifest zur Brechung der Zinsknechtschaft des Geldes]]''. 1919.</ref> Feder distinguished between:

* '''"Creative" or "productive" capital:''' Capital invested in productive enterprises that create goods and employment
* '''"Rapacious" or "parasitic" capital:''' Capital that earns interest without productive work, particularly international finance capital

Feder argued that the charging of interest on loans was a form of economic slavery that enriched international financiers at the expense of productive workers and entrepreneurs. He advocated for:

* The abolition of interest slavery
* The nationalization of banks
* The elimination of "unearned income"
* State control over credit and currency

Hitler, in ''Mein Kampf'', wrote of Feder's influence:<blockquote>"For the first time in my life I heard a discussion which dealt with the principles of stock-exchange capital and capital which was used for loan activities... After hearing the first lecture by Feder, the idea immediately came into my head that I had now found the way to one of the most essential prerequisites for the founding of a new party."<ref name="mein-kampf" /></blockquote>

== Political Philosophy ==

=== Racial Theory ===
National Socialism posits that humanity is divided into distinct races, with the [[Aryan race|Aryan]] race being superior. Hitler wrote in ''Mein Kampf'':<blockquote>"All the human culture, all the results of art, science, and technology that we see before us today, are almost exclusively the creative product of the Aryan."<ref name="mein-kampf" /></blockquote>The ideology advocates for the preservation and strengthening of the German people through:

* Racial purity
* Opposition to [[miscegenation]]
* [[Eugenics]] and selective breeding
* Removal of elements deemed harmful to the racial community

=== Anti-Semitism ===
National Socialism identifies [[Jews]] as the primary enemy of the German people. Hitler's ''Mein Kampf'' contains extensive anti-Semitic passages, characterizing Jews as:

* A parasitic race
* The controllers of international finance
* The promoters of [[Marxism]] and [[Bolshevism]]
* The destroyers of national cultures

=== Socialism ===
National Socialism incorporates socialist elements, but redefines socialism in national and racial terms. Hitler stated:<blockquote>"Socialism is the science of dealing with the common weal. Communism is not Socialism. Marxism is not Socialism. The Marxians have stolen the term and confused its meaning. I shall take Socialism away from the Socialists. Socialism is an ancient Aryan, Germanic institution."<ref name="rauschning">Rauschning, Hermann. ''Hitler Speaks: A Series of Political Conversations with Adolf Hitler on his Real Aims''. 1939.</ref></blockquote>The NSDAP program<ref name="nsdap-program" /> included several socialist measures:

* Nationalization of trusts
* Profit-sharing in large industries
* Land reform and expropriation
* Abolition of unearned income
* State provision for the elderly

=== Nationalism ===
National Socialism is fundamentally nationalist, advocating:

* The unity of all Germans in a Greater Germany
* The primacy of national interests over individual interests
* The rejection of internationalism
* The restoration of German honor and power

=== Leadership Principle (Führerprinzip) ===
The [[Führerprinzip]] (Leader Principle) is central to National Socialism. It posits that:

* Authority flows downward from a single leader
* The leader's will is absolute
* Subordinates owe absolute loyalty to their superiors
* The leader embodies the will of the people

== What National Socialism Is Not ==
Based on primary sources, National Socialism explicitly rejects or differs from:

=== Not International Socialism/Marxism ===
Hitler and other National Socialist theorists consistently distinguished their movement from [[Marxism]] and [[international socialism]]. Hitler wrote:<blockquote>"The internationalism of Marxism is not German... Marxism is the declared enemy of nationalism and patriotism."<ref name="mein-kampf" /></blockquote>Key differences:

* Marxism advocates international class struggle; National Socialism advocates national unity
* Marxism seeks to abolish private property; National Socialism preserves private property while regulating it
* Marxism is materialist; National Socialism incorporates spiritual and racial elements
* Marxism opposes nationalism; National Socialism is fundamentally nationalist

=== Not Capitalism ===
While National Socialism did not abolish private property, it rejected [[laissez-faire capitalism]] and what it termed "rapacious capital." Feder wrote:<blockquote>"The distinction between creative and rapacious capital must be the axis around which the economic policy of the National Socialist state will revolve."<ref name="feder-manifest" /></blockquote>The NSDAP program<ref name="nsdap-program" /> called for:

* State control over large corporations
* Abolition of unearned income
* Breaking the power of finance capital
* Profit-sharing and worker participation

=== Not Democracy ===
National Socialism explicitly rejected [[parliamentary democracy]]. Hitler wrote:<blockquote>"Parliamentary democracy has worked out in such a way that nonentities, by the hundred thousand, are sent to a representative body by the votes of masses who have no idea of the mental and moral qualities of their chosen delegate."<ref name="mein-kampf" /></blockquote>Instead, it advocated:

* The Führerprinzip (leadership principle)
* A one-party state
* The subordination of individual rights to the national community
* Decision-making by qualified leaders rather than popular vote

=== Not Pacifism ===
National Socialism glorified struggle and war as necessary for national survival and growth. Hitler wrote:<blockquote>"Mankind has grown great in eternal struggle, and it will only perish through eternal peace."<ref name="mein-kampf" /></blockquote>

=== Not Individualism ===
The ideology emphasizes the primacy of the community (''Volksgemeinschaft'') over the individual. The individual's rights and interests are subordinated to the good of the nation and race.

=== Not Secularism ===
While not tied to a specific Christian denomination, the NSDAP program<ref name="nsdap-program" /> stated support for "positive Christianity." However, National Socialism also incorporated elements of [[Germanic paganism]] and created its own rituals and symbols.

== Implementation in Germany (1933-1945) ==
When the NSDAP came to power in 1933, it implemented many of these principles:

* '''Economic policies:''' State control of industry, public works programs, elimination of unemployment, regulation of finance
* '''Racial policies:''' [[Nuremberg Laws]], persecution of Jews and other groups, eugenics programs
* '''Political structure:''' One-party state, Führerprinzip, elimination of opposition
* '''Foreign policy:''' Expansionism, [[Lebensraum]] (living space), preparation for war

== See Also ==

* [[Adolf Hitler]]
* [[NSDAP]]
* [[Mein Kampf]]
* [[Gottfried Feder]]
* [[25 Points of the NSDAP]]
* [[Führerprinzip]]
* [[Volksgemeinschaft]]
* [[Lebensraum]]

== References ==

National Socialism

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'''National Socialism''' (German: ''Nationalsozialismus''), commonly abbreviated as '''Nazism''', is a political ideology and movement that emerged in Germany in the early 20th century. It was formally established with the founding of the [[National Socialist German Workers' Party]] (NSDAP) on February 24, 1920.<ref name="nsdap-program">[[25 Points of the NSDAP|NSDAP Party Program]]. 1920.</ref> The ideology is primarily associated with [[Adolf Hitler]], who became the party's leader in 1921 and later Chancellor of Germany in 1933.

== Definition and Core Principles ==
National Socialism is a synthesis of [[nationalism]] and [[socialism]], combining elements of both ideologies into a distinct political philosophy. According to primary sources, particularly Hitler's ''[[Mein Kampf]]''<ref name="mein-kampf">Hitler, Adolf. ''[[Mein Kampf]]''. 1925-1926.</ref> and the [[25 Points of the NSDAP|NSDAP Party Program]],<ref name="nsdap-program" /> National Socialism advocates for:

=== The 25 Points Program ===
The foundational document of National Socialism is the [[25 Points of the NSDAP|25-Point Program]], adopted on February 24, 1920.<ref name="nsdap-program" /> Key points include:

* '''Point 1:''' "We demand the union of all Germans in a Greater Germany on the basis of the right of national self-determination."

* '''Point 2:''' "We demand equality of rights for the German people in its dealings with other nations, and the revocation of the peace treaties of Versailles and St. Germain."

* '''Point 4:''' "Only a member of the race can be a citizen. A member of the race can only be one who is of German blood, without consideration of creed. Consequently, no Jew can be a member of the race."

* '''Point 11:''' "Abolition of incomes unearned by work."

* '''Point 13:''' "We demand the nationalization of all businesses which have been formed into corporations (trusts)."

* '''Point 14:''' "We demand profit-sharing in large industrial enterprises."

* '''Point 17:''' "We demand a land reform suitable to our national requirements, the passing of a law for the expropriation of land for communal purposes without compensation."

* '''Point 24:''' "The Party, as such, stands for positive Christianity, without binding itself confessionally to any one denomination."

=== National Socialism Beyond Germany ===
While National Socialism emerged in Germany and is most closely associated with the German experience, the ideology's core principles are not exclusively German and can be applied to other nations and peoples. The foundational concepts of National Socialism—national unity, racial consciousness, economic reform, and the rejection of international finance capital—are universal principles that can be adapted to different national contexts.

National Socialist movements have indeed emerged in other countries, adapting the core principles to their own national circumstances. In the Postwar era, several National Socialist movements have emerged across the world, including the [[American Nazi Party]], [[National Alliance]], and [[The New Way]] in the United States, the [[Nordic Resistance Movement]] in Sweden, and [[Golden Dawn]] in Greece.

== Economic Theory: Gottfried Feder's Contribution ==
[[Gottfried Feder]], an early economic theorist of the NSDAP, developed the concept of "breaking the interest slavery" (''Brechung der Zinsknechtschaft''). In his 1919 work ''[[Manifest zur Brechung der Zinsknechtschaft des Geldes]]'' (Manifesto for Breaking the Interest Slavery of Money),<ref name="feder-manifest">Feder, Gottfried. ''[[Manifest zur Brechung der Zinsknechtschaft des Geldes]]''. 1919.</ref> Feder distinguished between:

* '''"Creative" or "productive" capital:''' Capital invested in productive enterprises that create goods and employment
* '''"Rapacious" or "parasitic" capital:''' Capital that earns interest without productive work, particularly international finance capital

Feder argued that the charging of interest on loans was a form of economic slavery that enriched international financiers at the expense of productive workers and entrepreneurs. He advocated for:

* The abolition of interest slavery
* The nationalization of banks
* The elimination of "unearned income"
* State control over credit and currency

Hitler, in ''Mein Kampf'', wrote of Feder's influence:<blockquote>"For the first time in my life I heard a discussion which dealt with the principles of stock-exchange capital and capital which was used for loan activities... After hearing the first lecture by Feder, the idea immediately came into my head that I had now found the way to one of the most essential prerequisites for the founding of a new party."<ref name="mein-kampf" /></blockquote>

== Political Philosophy ==

=== Racial Theory ===
National Socialism posits that humanity is divided into distinct races, with the [[Aryan race|Aryan]] race being superior. Hitler wrote in ''Mein Kampf'':<blockquote>"All the human culture, all the results of art, science, and technology that we see before us today, are almost exclusively the creative product of the Aryan."<ref name="mein-kampf" /></blockquote>The ideology advocates for the preservation and strengthening of the German people through:

* Racial purity
* Opposition to [[miscegenation]]
* [[Eugenics]] and selective breeding
* Removal of elements deemed harmful to the racial community

=== Anti-Semitism ===
National Socialism identifies [[Jews]] as the primary enemy of the German people. Hitler's ''Mein Kampf'' contains extensive anti-Semitic passages, characterizing Jews as:

* A parasitic race
* The controllers of international finance
* The promoters of [[Marxism]] and [[Bolshevism]]
* The destroyers of national cultures

=== Socialism ===
National Socialism incorporates socialist elements, but redefines socialism in national and racial terms. Hitler stated:<blockquote>"Socialism is the science of dealing with the common weal. Communism is not Socialism. Marxism is not Socialism. The Marxians have stolen the term and confused its meaning. I shall take Socialism away from the Socialists. Socialism is an ancient Aryan, Germanic institution."<ref name="rauschning">Rauschning, Hermann. ''Hitler Speaks: A Series of Political Conversations with Adolf Hitler on his Real Aims''. 1939.</ref></blockquote>The NSDAP program<ref name="nsdap-program" /> included several socialist measures:

* Nationalization of trusts
* Profit-sharing in large industries
* Land reform and expropriation
* Abolition of unearned income
* State provision for the elderly

=== Nationalism ===
National Socialism is fundamentally nationalist, advocating:

* The unity of all Germans in a Greater Germany
* The primacy of national interests over individual interests
* The rejection of internationalism
* The restoration of German honor and power

=== Leadership Principle (Führerprinzip) ===
The [[Führerprinzip]] (Leader Principle) is central to National Socialism. It posits that:

* Authority flows downward from a single leader
* The leader's will is absolute
* Subordinates owe absolute loyalty to their superiors
* The leader embodies the will of the people

== What National Socialism Is Not ==
Based on primary sources, National Socialism explicitly rejects or differs from:

=== Not International Socialism/Marxism ===
Hitler and other National Socialist theorists consistently distinguished their movement from [[Marxism]] and [[international socialism]]. Hitler wrote:<blockquote>"The internationalism of Marxism is not German... Marxism is the declared enemy of nationalism and patriotism."<ref name="mein-kampf" /></blockquote>Key differences:

* Marxism advocates international class struggle; National Socialism advocates national unity
* Marxism seeks to abolish private property; National Socialism preserves private property while regulating it
* Marxism is materialist; National Socialism incorporates spiritual and racial elements
* Marxism opposes nationalism; National Socialism is fundamentally nationalist

=== Not Capitalism ===
While National Socialism did not abolish private property, it rejected [[laissez-faire capitalism]] and what it termed "rapacious capital." Feder wrote:<blockquote>"The distinction between creative and rapacious capital must be the axis around which the economic policy of the National Socialist state will revolve."<ref name="feder-manifest" /></blockquote>The NSDAP program<ref name="nsdap-program" /> called for:

* State control over large corporations
* Abolition of unearned income
* Breaking the power of finance capital
* Profit-sharing and worker participation

=== Not Democracy ===
National Socialism explicitly rejected [[parliamentary democracy]]. Hitler wrote:<blockquote>"Parliamentary democracy has worked out in such a way that nonentities, by the hundred thousand, are sent to a representative body by the votes of masses who have no idea of the mental and moral qualities of their chosen delegate."<ref name="mein-kampf" /></blockquote>Instead, it advocated:

* The Führerprinzip (leadership principle)
* A one-party state
* The subordination of individual rights to the national community
* Decision-making by qualified leaders rather than popular vote

=== Not Pacifism ===
National Socialism glorified struggle and war as necessary for national survival and growth. Hitler wrote:<blockquote>"Mankind has grown great in eternal struggle, and it will only perish through eternal peace."<ref name="mein-kampf" /></blockquote>

=== Not Individualism ===
The ideology emphasizes the primacy of the community (''Volksgemeinschaft'') over the individual. The individual's rights and interests are subordinated to the good of the nation and race.

=== Not Secularism ===
While not tied to a specific Christian denomination, the NSDAP program<ref name="nsdap-program" /> stated support for "positive Christianity." However, National Socialism also incorporated elements of [[Germanic paganism]] and created its own rituals and symbols.

== Implementation in Germany (1933-1945) ==
When the NSDAP came to power in 1933, it implemented many of these principles:

* '''Economic policies:''' State control of industry, public works programs, elimination of unemployment, regulation of finance
* '''Racial policies:''' [[Nuremberg Laws]], persecution of Jews and other groups, eugenics programs
* '''Political structure:''' One-party state, Führerprinzip, elimination of opposition
* '''Foreign policy:''' Expansionism, [[Lebensraum]] (living space), preparation for war

== References ==

== See Also ==

* [[Adolf Hitler]]
* [[NSDAP]]
* [[Mein Kampf]]
* [[Gottfried Feder]]
* [[25 Points of the NSDAP]]
* [[Führerprinzip]]
* [[Volksgemeinschaft]]
* [[Lebensraum]]

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Blood Tribe

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Blood Tribe is a [[Nationalist Organization]] founded in 2021 by former marine and tattoo artist [[Christopher Pohlhaus]], who goes by the nickname Hammer.<ref>http://extremism.gwu.edu/blood-tribe</ref> It is one of the largest Nationalist Organizations in the United States and Canada. Blood Tribe is openly [[National Socialism|National Socialist]] and proudly flies the Swastika at their events. Religiously, they are predominantly [[Neo-Pagan]], but have Christians and non-believers in their ranks. They adopt German language terminology, calling chapter heads ‘Jarls’, Pohlhaus ‘König’, and chanting Sieg Heil. The group’s colors are red and black. Unlike Patriot Front and tamer groups, Blood Tribe frequently engages in armed protests, where members openly carry firearms. The group is heavily censored on Social Media, and has been relegated to the far corners of the internet. Despite the censorship, many individual members of the group are active on X.
[[File:Blood Tribe, New Hampshire State House.png|thumb|Members of Blood Tribe protest in front of the New Hampshire State House. August 2, 2025]]

=== Social Links: ===
Gab: https://gab.com/blutstamm

Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7615224

X: https://x.com/derblutmeister4

Additional Links: https://links.white-pilled.tv/blutstamm

== Maine Training Compound ==
In 2022, Hammer purchased over 120 acres of land in Springfield, Maine, in order to set up a compound for members of Blood Tribe. The land would provide a place for members to train physically, and with firearms, and network with one another. Hammer posted videos online showing the progress of the facility. Members who made it to the inner circle initiation would perform a blood ritual — piercing their hand with a Nordic spear, and wiping their blood on the handle of the spear, mingling it with other's blood.

=== Public Pressure ===
Hammer faced heavy resistance from the media and aggressive locals, making the project too dangerous to continue. Specifically, once the media (The Bangor Daily News) released the address of his compound, he had a number of individuals drive up to his property "snooping, getting very brazen, even driving up into the clearing." In October 2023, Hammer sold the property.

=== Aftermath ===
While Maine did not have any laws against paramilitary organizations — only militias — the incident led Maine to pass a law against paramilitary organizations in April 2024.

== History of Activism ==
On July 29, 2023, Blood Tribe members demonstrated at a Pride in the Park event in Watertown, Wisconsin.<ref>Ed Zagorski (July 30, 2023). "Armed hate group joins protestors against Watertown Pride in the Park." Watertown Daily Times. https://www.wdtimes.com/news/local/armed-hate-group-joins-protestors-against-watertown-pride-in-the-park/article_b5079642-2e79-11ee-bf4b-3368deba9969.html
</ref> On January 1, 2024, also in southeast Wisconsin, four Blood Tribe members projected a swastika onto the side of a dorm building and recited racist chants at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.<ref>Ryan Spoehr & Carly Davis (January 23, 2024). "University: Group recited Nazi chants, projected swastika on dorm." Daily Jefferson County Union. https://www.dailyunion.com/news/whitewater/university-group-recited-nazi-chants-projected-swastika-on-dorm/article_0d00b29a-9ed7-52d0-b398-bd98b5a8084a.html
</ref>

By August 2023, some Maine officials were considering prohibiting militia training camps, which raised free speech issues. State senator Joe Baldacci drafted a bill to criminalize offering training in firearms, explosives or other tactics with the intent of causing a "civil disorder."<ref>Kevin Miller (August 30, 2023). "Proposal to prevent paramilitary and neo-Nazi training camps sparks free speech debate." Maine Public Radio. https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2023-08-30/proposal-to-prevent-paramilitary-and-neo-nazi-training-camps-sparks-free-speech-debate
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On September 2, 2023, members of the [[antisemitic]] [[hate group]] [[Goyim Defense League]] joined Blood Tribe members for a public demonstration in Altamonte Springs, Florida. A few dozen demonstrators participated in what they called the "March of the [[Red Shirts (United States)|Redshirts]]," waving swastika flags, performing Nazi salutes and shouting "Heil Hitler."<ref>Isabella Ramirez (September 2, 2023). "Neo-Nazis March Through Florida Park." The Daily Beast. https://www.thedailybeast.com/neo-nazis-chanting-in-unison-march-through-florida-park-in-terrifying-video
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On November 18, 2023, Blood Tribe held a rally in Madison, Wisconsin, marching up Madison's pedestrian thoroughfare, State Street, through the University of Wisconsin-Madison to the State Capitol Square. They remained outside the statehouse for about 30 minutes, delivering two speeches. The group chanted "They hate white men, Israel is not our friend," and "there will be blood," in addition to racial slurs targeted at bystanders, before marching off toward a nearby park, stopping in front of the local synagogue, Gates of Heaven, to pose with their swastika flags.<ref>Tyler Katzenberger (November 20, 2023). "Neo-Nazis marched in Madison on Saturday. Here's what happened - and what didn't." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2023/11/20/neo-nazis-marched-in-madison-on-saturday-heres-what-happened/71649722007/
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Blood Tribe held a rally in Nashville at the Tennessee State Capitol on February 17, 2024, after which participants marched down Broadway and past the City Hall, chanting "Deportation saves the nation," before departing in box trucks.<ref name="fox172024">Anthony Glover (February 17, 2024). "Nazi supporters march through downtown Nashville." WZTV (Fox 17 Nashville). https://fox17.com/news/local/lawmaker-captures-nazis-walking-in-downtown-nashville
</ref><ref>Danica Sauter (February 17, 2024). "Lawmakers speak out after Nazi group marches through Nashville." WSMV4 Nashville. https://www.wsmv.com/2024/02/19/i-was-horrified-lawmakers-speak-out-after-nazi-group-marches-through-nashville/
</ref><ref>Danielle Greyman-Kennard (February 19, 2024). "Tennessee neo-Nazis confronted in viral interaction." The Jerusalem Post. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-787662
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On June 8, 2024, Blood Tribe led protests at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre and in Deadwood, South Dakota.<ref name="argus">Dominik Dausch (June 8, 2024). "Neo-Nazi group Blood Tribe claims responsibility for swastika displays in Pierre, Deadwood." Argus Leader. https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2024/06/08/extremists-fly-nazi-flag-in-front-of-south-dakota-state-capitol/74032356007/
</ref> During the protest, the group unveiled a large Nazi flag on the capitol steps and marched around the Governor's mansion. The group did not have an official permit for the event, and immediately left the capitol steps once told to disperse by South Dakota Highway Patrol officers. Group leader Christopher Pohlhaus disputed the claim that they were escorted off the property, reportedly writing on X: "You didn’t escort (expletive) you big silly (emoji) (emoji) we occupied your steps for the entire time we intended to be there, then slowly swaggered off to chant an entire lap around your house."<ref name="mercer">Bob Mercer (June 10, 2024). "Blood Tribe leader disputes governor's version of protest." KELOLand News. https://www.keloland.com/news/capitol-news-bureau/blood-tribe-leader-disputes-governors-version-of-protest/
</ref> In Deadwood, the group marched in the downtown area, reportedly wearing similar clothing to those who protested at the capitol.<ref name="argus" /> During the Deadwood protest, two participants reportedly carried "a flag with apparent Nazi symbolism".<ref name="argus" /> Pohlhaus further noted on X that the protest was reportedly against South Dakota's recently adopted House Bill 1076, and that it had been scheduled "on 57th [sic] anniversary of Israel’s attack on the USS Liberty".<ref name="mercer" />

On August 10, 2024, approximately twelve individuals wearing masks and red shirts marched with rifles and swastika flags in Springfield, Ohio during the course of numerous downtown community events.<ref>Brooke Spurlock & Eric Schwartzberg (August 13, 2024). "Mayor: Group's use of swastika flags, guns 'not peaceful' but city was watching." Springfield News-Sun. https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/group-with-swastika-flags-guns-draws-response-from-springfield-police-mayor/ZGPMCD3Q3RFOZGVDDZPPODLSEE/
</ref> The alleged leader of the group, Drake R. Berentz,<ref>Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (September 12, 2024). "Neo-Nazis Behind False, Racist Conspiracies that Haitian Migrants Are Eating Pets." https://globalextremism.org/post/neo-nazis-racist-conspiracies-haitian-migrants/
</ref><ref>Kate Ross (September 2024). "Thread by @kate_ross_." Thread Reader App. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1833724964345684253.html
</ref><ref>Macollvie J. Neel (August 30, 2024). "White supremacist's 'warning' against Haitians in Ohio triggers fear and calls for action." The Haitian Times. https://haitiantimes.com/2024/08/30/springfield-ohio-haitian-immigrants-racism/
</ref> attended the August 27, 2024 meeting of the Springfield City Commission. In his statement during the public comment period, he first challenged Mayor Rob Rue's claim that Rue had prior intelligence on the march. Next he gave a warning, "I've come to bring a word of warning. Stop what you're doing before it's too late. Crime and savagery will only increase with every Haitian you bring in, and with it public frustration and anger...". Mayor Rue interpreted the warning as a threat, canceled Berentz's remaining speaking time and asked him to leave the building.<ref>Springfield City Commission (August 27, 2024). City Commission Meeting. https://www.youtube.com/live/VL4JXoFcJQI?feature=shared&t=5025
</ref> Berentz was then escorted from the building by police. In February 2025, the city sued the group for leading an intimidation campaign, including death threats, hate mail, and doxing, against residents and city officials who defended Haitian migrants.<ref>"Springfield, Ohio, sues neo-Nazis over hate campaign against Haitians." The Washington Post. (February 8, 2025). https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/08/springfield-ohio-neo-nazis-haitians/
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On August 24, 2024, Blood Tribe led protests in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, marching with red shirts and black Nazi flags. The city claimed the group did not have a permit, but did not need one to walk down the street. The city of Harrisburg condemned the protest and said it had no prior knowledge of the march and that while the group did not break any laws, they were not welcome. Mayor Wanda Williams and Police Commissioner Tom Carter said the incident was "being investigated."<ref>Hayden Sherry (August 26, 2024). "City of Harrisburg condemns neo-Nazi march, police investigating." ABC27 (WHTM-TV). https://www.abc27.com/local-news/city-of-harrisburg-condemns-neo-nazi-march-police-investigating/
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On June 28, 2025, Blood Tribe disrupted the Rainbow Pride Celebration in Johnson City, Tennessee, waving a Confederate flag with a Swastika in the middle of the gathering while shouting at attendees. After about 45 minutes, the group marched down Main Street toward King Commons before a van picked them up.<ref>Jeff Keeling (June 30, 2025). "Pride festival de-escalation teams shrug off brief neo-Nazi protest." WJHL News. https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/pride-festival-de-escalation-teams-shrug-off-brief-neo-nazi-protest/
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On August 2, 2025, roughly 20 members of the Blood Tribe demonstrated outside the New Hampshire state house while holding a banner reading "Trump loves Epstein" and waving black flags with white swastikas. After the demonstration, members of the group got into a physical altercation with a bystander.<ref>Josh Rogers (August 4, 2025). "Videos offer new details on neo-Nazi group's activities, interaction with protesters in Concord." New Hampshire Public Radio. https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-08-04/videos-offer-new-details-on-nazi-groups-activities-interaction-with-protesters-in-concord
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== References ==

The New Way

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The New Way is a [[Nationalist Organization]] that is ideologically [[National Socialism|National Socialist]] and religiously Christian. The group has been described as halfway between the German [[NSDAP]] and the Romanian [[Iron Guard]]. Founded by [[Ardito]], the group is active across the contiguous United States. The New Way engages in protest, marches, and other forms of real-world activism. In addition, and uncommonly for Nationalist Organizations, the group has a heavy social media presence, boasting the largest National Socialist community on X with over 5,100 members. The group also operates a magazine, Arditi Magazine, a publishing house, Fifth Column Library, and a merchandise store.
[[File:The-New-Way-JPG.png|thumb|Logo of The New Way]]

=== Social Links: ===
Community on X: https://x.com/i/communities/1873453729988374929/about

Telegram: https://t.me/the_new_way_national_socialist

Apply: https://applications.thenewway.info/s/l343vlk8m1u9tn0k3plnni6o

== Arditi Magazine ==
Arditi Magazine is a publication run by The New Way that focuses on National Socialism and Fascism, often relating these to contemporary culture and world events. The magazine has featured such guest authors as [[James Knox]], [[Sensitive Young Fascist]], and [[Reactionary Programmer]].

Arditi Magazine: https://arditi.club/

Arditi Magazine X: https://x.com/arditi_magazine

Arditi Magazine Substack: https://arditimagazine.substack.com/

== Merchandise ==
The New Way sells branded merchandise to members and non-members alike in order to fund its ongoing operations.

== Publishing ==
The New Way operates Fifth Column Library, a publishing house that sells printed editions of classic literature.

== Donate ==
The New Way relies on contributions both from members and non-members in order to fund ongoing operations toward the achievement of its goals.

Link: https://www.givesendgo.com/national-socialism

Clann Eireann

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[[File:Clann Eireann Demonstrates in Dublin, September 2025.png|thumb|Clann Eireann Demonstrates in Dublin, September 2025]]
Clann Eireann (''Irish Family)'' is a [[Nationalist Organization]] founded in 2024 by the Irish [[National Socialism|National Socialist]] politician [[Justin Barrett]]. The group has active chapters in Ireland North America. Barrett formed the group after a coup / leadership shakeup of his political party, [[The National Party]] that had turned it into "just another mouthpiece of controlled opposition". Clann Eireann is anti-abortion, asserts the sovereignty of Ireland over the entire island of Ireland, and calls for the reinstatement of the death penalty. The group self-describes as National Socialist and proclaims several National Socialist doctrines, such as the [[Leadership Principle]](''Führerprinzip),'' and the racial origin for the legitimacy of the state. Clann Eireann organizes street activism events for publicity and sells merchandise. <ref>https://clanneireann.ie/the-birth-of-clann-eireann/</ref><ref name=":0">https://clanneireann.ie/</ref>

Website (Articles, store): https://clanneireann.ie/

Telegram (Main): https://t.me/clanneireann

Telegram (North America Division): https://t.me/nadclanneireann

== Optics ==
Clann Eireann has been described as more openly fascist, openly militant, and using Nazi iconography than Barrett's previous group, the National Party. Though the group primarily brands itself in Irish and Gaelic iconography, Barrett is known to frequently use German National Socialist imagery on social media. Barrett has described Clann Eireann as the "authentic expression of the Gaelic spirit" within the framework of National Socialism. Separation from the National Party and freedom from electoral considerations has allowed Barrett and Clann Eireann to brand more openly as radicals. The group makes extensive use of the Irish Gaelic language. <ref>https://www.moderninsurgent.org/news-analysis/the-birth-of-clann-%C3%A9ireann%3A-a-neo-fascist-movement-in-ireland</ref>

== Beliefs ==
Clann Eireann has a mix of classical National Socialist beliefs and contemporary Irish political positions. They have summarized their 5 core beliefs as follows. In addition, they further elaborate this as 9 central principles.<ref name=":0" />

=== '''Territorial Integrity''' ===
Clann Éireann believes that the territory of Ireland consists of the whole island of Ireland, its islands and the territorial seas.

=== '''Ireland Belongs to the Irish''' ===
We believe that Ireland belongs to the Irish race alone and totally oppose unrestricted immigration.

=== '''Abortion Never''' ===
Clann Éireann insists no law should permit the provision of abortion in Ireland.

=== '''Rule of Law''' ===
Clann Éireann demands a reform of our criminal justice system, placing the protection of society from criminality as its imperative value, including the restoration of the death penalty for particularly heinous crimes.

=== '''Nation Over State''' ===
The State should act at all times and in every instance, in the interests of the Nation, embodied in one indivisible Irish people.

== An Sciath Naisiúnta ==
An Sciath Naisiúnta (The National Shield) is the paramilitary wing of Clann Eireann. This group shows up to Clann Eireann events in black attire, masked, to perform crowd control and protect speakers from hostile mobs.
[[File:An Sciath Naisiúnta.jpg|thumb|An Sciath Naisiúnta stands behind Justin Barrett at the "Go Nationalist or Go Extinct" event in September 2025]]

== Activism ==

=== Béal na Bláth rally (August 2024) ===
In August 2024, videos circulated showing around a dozen masked men in black fatigues and balaclavas at Béal na Bláth, Co. Cork, where Michael Collins was killed. They stood under tricolours and banners bearing Clann Éireann insignia, with Barrett addressing them in quasi-military style.

=== Anti-immigration protests and riots (Belfast, August 2024) ===
Photojournalism and local coverage record far-right protests in Belfast city centre in August 2024, with Clann Éireann stickers and branding visible on Botanic Avenue and Dublin Road in south Belfast. Subsequent nights saw rioting in south and east Belfast following these anti-immigration protests.

=== Rally for Life, Dublin (5 July 2025) ===
On 5 July 2025, the annual anti-abortion Rally for Life in Dublin drew thousands.Clann Éireann and the National Party attended.

=== St Patrick’s Park, Dublin (13 September 2025) ===
On 13 September 2025, Justin Barrett gave a speech accompanied by An Sciath Naisiúnta. According to far-left reports, violence between Clann Eireann and Antifa occurred at this event.

== References ==

Clann Eireann

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[[File:Clann Eireann Demonstrates in Dublin, September 2025.png|thumb|Clann Eireann Demonstrates in Dublin, September 2025]]
Clann Eireann (''Irish Family)'' is a [[Nationalist Organization]] founded in 2024 by the Irish [[National Socialist]] politician [[Justin Barrett]]. The group has active chapters in Ireland North America. Barrett formed the group after a coup / leadership shakeup of his political party, [[The National Party]] that had turned it into "just another mouthpiece of controlled opposition". Clann Eireann is anti-abortion, asserts the sovereignty of Ireland over the entire island of Ireland, and calls for the reinstatement of the death penalty. The group self-describes as National Socialist and proclaims several National Socialist doctrines, such as the [[Leadership Principle]](''Führerprinzip),'' and the racial origin for the legitimacy of the state. Clann Eireann organizes street activism events for publicity and sells merchandise. <ref>https://clanneireann.ie/the-birth-of-clann-eireann/</ref><ref name=":0">https://clanneireann.ie/</ref>

Website (Articles, store): https://clanneireann.ie/

Telegram (Main): https://t.me/clanneireann

Telegram (North America Division): https://t.me/nadclanneireann

== Optics ==
Clann Eireann has been described as more openly fascist, openly militant, and using Nazi iconography than Barrett's previous group, the National Party. Though the group primarily brands itself in Irish and Gaelic iconography, Barrett is known to frequently use German National Socialist imagery on social media. Barrett has described Clann Eireann as the "authentic expression of the Gaelic spirit" within the framework of National Socialism. Separation from the National Party and freedom from electoral considerations has allowed Barrett and Clann Eireann to brand more openly as radicals. The group makes extensive use of the Irish Gaelic language. <ref>https://www.moderninsurgent.org/news-analysis/the-birth-of-clann-%C3%A9ireann%3A-a-neo-fascist-movement-in-ireland</ref>

== Beliefs ==
Clann Eireann has a mix of classical National Socialist beliefs and contemporary Irish political positions. They have summarized their 5 core beliefs as follows. In addition, they further elaborate this as 9 central principles.<ref name=":0" />

=== '''Territorial Integrity''' ===
Clann Éireann believes that the territory of Ireland consists of the whole island of Ireland, its islands and the territorial seas.

=== '''Ireland Belongs to the Irish''' ===
We believe that Ireland belongs to the Irish race alone and totally oppose unrestricted immigration.

=== '''Abortion Never''' ===
Clann Éireann insists no law should permit the provision of abortion in Ireland.

=== '''Rule of Law''' ===
Clann Éireann demands a reform of our criminal justice system, placing the protection of society from criminality as its imperative value, including the restoration of the death penalty for particularly heinous crimes.

=== '''Nation Over State''' ===
The State should act at all times and in every instance, in the interests of the Nation, embodied in one indivisible Irish people.

== An Sciath Naisiúnta ==
An Sciath Naisiúnta (The National Shield) is the paramilitary wing of Clann Eireann. This group shows up to Clann Eireann events in black attire, masked, to perform crowd control and protect speakers from hostile mobs.
[[File:An Sciath Naisiúnta.jpg|thumb|An Sciath Naisiúnta stands behind Justin Barrett at the "Go Nationalist or Go Extinct" event in September 2025]]

== Activism ==

=== Béal na Bláth rally (August 2024) ===
In August 2024, videos circulated showing around a dozen masked men in black fatigues and balaclavas at Béal na Bláth, Co. Cork, where Michael Collins was killed. They stood under tricolours and banners bearing Clann Éireann insignia, with Barrett addressing them in quasi-military style.

=== Anti-immigration protests and riots (Belfast, August 2024) ===
Photojournalism and local coverage record far-right protests in Belfast city centre in August 2024, with Clann Éireann stickers and branding visible on Botanic Avenue and Dublin Road in south Belfast. Subsequent nights saw rioting in south and east Belfast following these anti-immigration protests.

=== Rally for Life, Dublin (5 July 2025) ===
On 5 July 2025, the annual anti-abortion Rally for Life in Dublin drew thousands.Clann Éireann and the National Party attended.

=== St Patrick’s Park, Dublin (13 September 2025) ===
On 13 September 2025, Justin Barrett gave a speech accompanied by An Sciath Naisiúnta. According to far-left reports, violence between Clann Eireann and Antifa occurred at this event.

== References ==

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[[File:Clann Eireann Demonstrates in Dublin, September 2025.png|thumb|Clann Eireann Demonstrates in Dublin, September 2025]]
Clann Eireann (''Irish Family)'' is a [[Nationalist Organization]] founded in 2024 by the Irish [[National Socialist]] politician [[Justin Barrett]]. The group has active chapters in Ireland North America. Barrett formed the group after a coup / leadership shakeup of his political party, [[The National Party]] that had turned it into "just another mouthpiece of controlled opposition". Clann Eireann is anti-abortion, asserts the sovereignty of Ireland over the entire island of Ireland, and calls for the reinstatement of the death penalty. The group self-describes as National Socialist and proclaims several National Socialist doctrines, such as the [[Leadership Principle]](''Führerprinzip),'' and the racial origin for the legitimacy of the state. Clann Eireann organizes street activism events for publicity and sells merchandise. <ref>https://clanneireann.ie/the-birth-of-clann-eireann/</ref><ref name=":0">https://clanneireann.ie/</ref>

Website (Articles, store): https://clanneireann.ie/

Telegram (Main): https://t.me/clanneireann

Telegram (North America Division): https://t.me/nadclanneireann

== Optics ==
Clann Eireann has been described as more openly fascist, openly militant, and using Nazi iconography than Barrett's previous group, the National Party. Though the group primarily brands itself in Irish and Gaelic iconography, Barrett is known to frequently use German National Socialist imagery on social media. Barrett has described Clann Eireann as the "authentic expression of the Gaelic spirit" within the framework of National Socialism. Separation from the National Party and freedom from electoral considerations has allowed Barrett and Clann Eireann to brand more openly as radicals. The group makes extensive use of the Irish Gaelic language. <ref>https://www.moderninsurgent.org/news-analysis/the-birth-of-clann-%C3%A9ireann%3A-a-neo-fascist-movement-in-ireland</ref>

== Beliefs ==
Clann Eireann has a mix of classical National Socialist beliefs and contemporary Irish political positions. They have summarized their 5 core beliefs as follows. In addition, they further elaborate this as 9 central principles.<ref name=":0" />

=== '''Territorial Integrity''' ===
Clann Éireann believes that the territory of Ireland consists of the whole island of Ireland, its islands and the territorial seas.

=== '''Ireland Belongs to the Irish''' ===
We believe that Ireland belongs to the Irish race alone and totally oppose unrestricted immigration.

=== '''Abortion Never''' ===
Clann Éireann insists no law should permit the provision of abortion in Ireland.

=== '''Rule of Law''' ===
Clann Éireann demands a reform of our criminal justice system, placing the protection of society from criminality as its imperative value, including the restoration of the death penalty for particularly heinous crimes.

=== '''Nation Over State''' ===
The State should act at all times and in every instance, in the interests of the Nation, embodied in one indivisible Irish people.

== An Sciath Naisiúnta ==
An Sciath Naisiúnta (The National Shield) is the paramilitary wing of Clann Eireann. This group shows up to Clann Eireann events in black attire, masked, to perform crowd control and protect speakers from hostile mobs.
[[File:An Sciath Naisiúnta.jpg|thumb|An Sciath Naisiúnta stands behind Justin Barrett at the "Go Nationalist or Go Extinct" event in September 2025]]

== Activism ==

=== Béal na Bláth rally (August 2024) ===
In August 2024, videos circulated showing around a dozen masked men in black fatigues and balaclavas at Béal na Bláth, Co. Cork, where Michael Collins was killed. They stood under tricolours and banners bearing Clann Éireann insignia, with Barrett addressing them in quasi-military style.

=== Anti-immigration protests and riots (Belfast, August 2024) ===
Photojournalism and local coverage record far-right protests in Belfast city centre in August 2024, with Clann Éireann stickers and branding visible on Botanic Avenue and Dublin Road in south Belfast. Subsequent nights saw rioting in south and east Belfast following these anti-immigration protests.

=== Rally for Life, Dublin (5 July 2025) ===
On 5 July 2025, the annual anti-abortion Rally for Life in Dublin drew thousands.Clann Éireann and the National Party attended.

=== St Patrick’s Park, Dublin (13 September 2025) ===
On 13 September 2025, Justin Barrett gave a speech accompanied by An Sciath Naisiúnta. According to far-left reports, violence between Clann Eireann and Antifa occurred at this event.

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An Sciath Naisiúnta stands behind Justin Barrett

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Clann Eireann Demonstrates in Dublin, September 2025

Corded Ware

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== <ref>The Horse the Wheel and Language, how Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes shaped the Modern World. David W. Anthony </ref><ref>Celtic History Decoded. The Genetic Melting Pot of Europe… Corded Ware Culture DNA Revealed https://youtu.be/cNMWEXzHfDA?si=fU8GYOWlUW4JlALE</ref><ref>Dan Davis History. The Stone Battle Axe of Neolithic Europe https://youtu.be/X1PduS2ocl8?si=Chh7zOeShZDkYx1Z</ref><ref>Dan Davis History. The Corded Ware Culture | Prehistoric Europe Documentary (3000-2500) https://youtu.be/ecmeQT7R7rk?si=l0znc5C7_LJszaBq</ref> ==
The Corded Ware were a late Neolithic – Early Bronze Age people who lived in the land between the Rhine and Volga Rivers, from 3000-2300 BC. They were fairly genetically diverse compared to other people‘s of their time. Showing Yamnaya and possible pre-Yamnaya influence, as well as Neolithic European Farmer admixture. Their genetic record seems to indicate an integration of neolithic farmer and steppe herder DNA.

== Culture ==

=== '''Lifestyle''' ===
The Corded Ware are so named for the impressions, resembling cords or rope, found on the pottery associated with them in the archaeological record. Evidence for settlements and permanent buildings is not well attested to, but is present in the record. This has led to some debate as to whether they were nomadic or sedentary. They raised cattle and sheep, as well as planted Emmer wheat, Common wheat and Barley. They used wagons, probably pulled by oxen, and may have used the wool from the sheep they raised to make textiles of some kind. Because they were spread over such a large area and were the result of various peoples intermarrying there is some cultural variation, across time and the area they inhabited. Scientists have categorized several sub groups of the Corded Ware, two of the better known are the Single Grave Culture, and the Battle Axe Culture.

The [[Single Grave Culture]], is so named because of the prevalence of individually buried people attributed to them. They lived in Scandinavia Northern Germany, and the Low Countries.

The [[Battle Axe Culture]], so named because of the prevalence of polished flint axes(as well as bronze) found in their graves, often these are both shaped. They lived mainly in Southern Scandinavia, Norway, and Finland.

=== '''Diet''' ===
Meat (beef, mutton, and wild game) as well as grains(Common, and Emmer wheat, and Barley) were both consumed, though the prevalence of grains is debated, due to their scarcity in the archaeological record. Dairy products were also eaten, and alcohol is believed to have been a part of the diet, based on the prevalence of drinking vessels and linguistic studies.

=== '''Language''' ===
They spoke a dialect of the [[Proto-Indo European language]], and are most likely the fathers of [[Proto-Germanic]], as well as [[Proto-Slavic – Baltic]].

=== '''Burial Customs''' ===
The dead were generally buried singularly in low flat Graves, sometimes with a low mound raise over it sometimes without. Men were generally buried on their right side with their head facing West and their face to the South with their knees bent. Women were usually buried on their left side with their head facing East And their face to the South. Though in some Polish graves, the bodies were buried with their heads facing South, women on their right side, looking East, men on their left side, looking West. Men were usually buried with axes laid near their face and a knife at their hip, Occasionally they were buried with pottery behind their head (in which case an axe is usually not present). Wagons, animals, beakers, flint blades, amber beads, copper tools, and shell ornaments are also found as grave goods.

== Migrations and Relations to Later People ==
The Corded Ware are ancestral to all Northern Europeans to a greater or lesser extent, in the East the Finns, Estonians, and North Russians carry the highest percentage of Corded Ware admixture. In the West it is the Poles, Belarusians, Ukrainians, and Russians from Oryol, Ryazan, Smolensk, and Kursk. And in the North, it is the Swedes, Danes, Norwegians, Icelanders, and Germans. The people of the British Isles also have a strong connection to the Corded Ware, with a large and relatively rapid migration taking place sometime around 2500 BC, which wiped out most of the pre-existing people of the Megalithic cCulture. The men of the Corded Ware were mostly R1B and R1A, and Corded Ware people also had some of the highest prevalence of the gene RS 4988235, ( the gene which allows the digestion of milk into adulthood), at the time.

== References ==

Corded Ware

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== <ref>The Horse the Wheel and Language, how Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes shaped the Modern World. David W. Anthony </ref><ref>Celtic History Decoded. The Genetic Melting Pot of Europe… Corded Ware Culture DNA Revealed https://youtu.be/cNMWEXzHfDA?si=fU8GYOWlUW4JlALE</ref><ref>Dan Davis History. The Stone Battle Axe of Neolithic Europe https://youtu.be/X1PduS2ocl8?si=Chh7zOeShZDkYx1Z</ref><ref>Dan Davis History. The Corded Ware Culture | Prehistoric Europe Documentary (3000-2500) https://youtu.be/ecmeQT7R7rk?si=l0znc5C7_LJszaBq</ref> ==
The Corded Ware were a late Neolithic – Early Bronze Age people who lived in the land between the Rhine and Volga Rivers, from 3000-2300 BC. They were fairly genetically diverse compared to other people‘s of their time. Showing Yamnaya and possible pre-Yamnaya influence, as well as Neolithic European Farmer admixture. Their genetic record seems to indicate an integration of neolithic farmer and steppe herder DNA.

== Culture ==

=== '''Lifestyle''' ===
The Corded Ware are so named for the impressions, resembling cords or rope, found on the pottery associated with them in the archaeological record. Evidence for settlements and permanent buildings is not well attested to, but is present in the record. This has led to some debate as to whether they were nomadic or sedentary. They raised cattle and sheep, as well as planted Emmer wheat, Common wheat and Barley. They used wagons, probably pulled by oxen, and may have used the wool from the sheep they raised to make textiles of some kind. Because they were spread over such a large area and were the result of various peoples intermarrying there is some cultural variation, across time and the area they inhabited. Scientists have categorized several sub groups of the Corded Ware, two of the better known are the Singl e Grave Culture, and the Battle Axe Culture.

The Single Grave Culture, is so named because of the prevalence of individually buried people attributed to them. They lived in Scandinavia Northern Germany, and the Low Countries.

The Battle Axe Culture, so named because of the prevalence of polished flint axes(as well as bronze) found in their graves, often these are both shaped. They lived mainly in Southern Scandinavia, Norway, and Finland.

=== '''Diet''' ===
Meat (beef, mutton, and wild game) as well as grains(Common, and Emmer wheat, and Barley) were both consumed, though the prevalence of grains is debated, due to their scarcity in the archaeological record. Dairy products were also eaten, and alcohol is believed to have been a part of the diet, based on the prevalence of drinking vessels and linguistic studies.

=== '''Language''' ===
They spoke a dialect of the Proto into European language, and are most likely the fathers of Proto Germanic, as well as Proto Slavic – Baltic.

=== '''Burial Customs''' ===
The dead were generally buried singularly in low flat Graves, sometimes with a low mound raise over it sometimes without. Men were generally buried on their right side with their head facing West and their face to the South with their knees bent. Women were usually buried on their left side with their head facing East And their face to the South. Though in some Polish graves, the bodies were buried with their heads facing South, women on their right side, looking East, men on their left side, looking West. Men were usually buried with axes laid near their face and a knife at their hip, Occasionally they were buried with pottery behind their head (in which case an axe is usually not present). Wagons, animals, beakers, flint blades, amber beads, copper tools, and shell ornaments are also found as grave goods.

== Migrations and Relations to Later People ==
The Corded Ware are ancestral to all Northern Europeans to a greater or lesser extent, in the East the Finns, Estonians, and North Russians carry the highest percentage of Corded Ware admixture. In the West it is the Poles, Belarusians, Ukrainians, and Russians from Oryol, Ryazan, Smolensk, and Kursk. And in the North, it is the Swedes, Danes, Norwegians, Icelanders, and Germans. The people of the British Isles also have a strong connection to the Corded Ware, with a large and relatively rapid migration taking place sometime around 2500 BC, which wiped out most of the pre-existing people of the Megalithic cCulture. The men of the Corded Ware were mostly R1B and R1A, and Corded Ware people also had some of the highest prevalence of the gene RS 4988235, ( the gene which allows the digestion of milk into adulthood), at the time.

Blood Tribe

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Blood Tribe is a [[Nationalist Organization]] founded in 2021 by former marine and tattoo artist [[Christopher Pohlhaus]], who goes by the nickname Hammer.<ref>http://extremism.gwu.edu/blood-tribe</ref> It is one of the largest Nationalist Organizations in the United States and Canada. Blood Tribe is openly [[National Socialist]] and proudly flies the Swastika at their events. Religiously, they are predominantly [[Neo-Pagan]], but have Christians and non-believers in their ranks. They adopt German language terminology, calling chapter heads ‘Jarls’, Pohlhaus ‘König’, and chanting Sieg Heil. The group’s colors are red and black. Unlike Patriot Front and tamer groups, Blood Tribe frequently engages in armed protests, where members openly carry firearms. The group is heavily censored on Social Media, and has been relegated to the far corners of the internet. Despite the censorship, many individual members of the group are active on X.
[[File:Blood Tribe, New Hampshire State House.png|thumb|Members of Blood Tribe protest in front of the New Hampshire State House. August 2, 2025]]

=== Social Links: ===
Gab: https://gab.com/blutstamm

Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7615224

X: https://x.com/derblutmeister4

Additional Links: https://links.white-pilled.tv/blutstamm

== Maine Training Compound ==
In 2022, Hammer purchased over 120 acres of land in Springfield, Maine, in order to set up a compound for members of Blood Tribe. The land would provide a place for members to train physically, and with firearms, and network with one another. Hammer posted videos online showing the progress of the facility. Members who made it to the inner circle initiation would perform a blood ritual — piercing their hand with a Nordic spear, and wiping their blood on the handle of the spear, mingling it with other's blood.

=== Public Pressure ===
Hammer faced heavy resistance from the media and aggressive locals, making the project too dangerous to continue. Specifically, once the media (The Bangor Daily News) released the address of his compound, he had a number of individuals drive up to his property "snooping, getting very brazen, even driving up into the clearing." In October 2023, Hammer sold the property.

=== Aftermath ===
While Maine did not have any laws against paramilitary organizations — only militias — the incident led Maine to pass a law against paramilitary organizations in April 2024.

== History of Activism ==
On July 29, 2023, Blood Tribe members demonstrated at a Pride in the Park event in Watertown, Wisconsin.<ref>Ed Zagorski (July 30, 2023). "Armed hate group joins protestors against Watertown Pride in the Park." Watertown Daily Times. https://www.wdtimes.com/news/local/armed-hate-group-joins-protestors-against-watertown-pride-in-the-park/article_b5079642-2e79-11ee-bf4b-3368deba9969.html
</ref> On January 1, 2024, also in southeast Wisconsin, four Blood Tribe members projected a swastika onto the side of a dorm building and recited racist chants at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.<ref>Ryan Spoehr & Carly Davis (January 23, 2024). "University: Group recited Nazi chants, projected swastika on dorm." Daily Jefferson County Union. https://www.dailyunion.com/news/whitewater/university-group-recited-nazi-chants-projected-swastika-on-dorm/article_0d00b29a-9ed7-52d0-b398-bd98b5a8084a.html
</ref>

By August 2023, some Maine officials were considering prohibiting militia training camps, which raised free speech issues. State senator Joe Baldacci drafted a bill to criminalize offering training in firearms, explosives or other tactics with the intent of causing a "civil disorder."<ref>Kevin Miller (August 30, 2023). "Proposal to prevent paramilitary and neo-Nazi training camps sparks free speech debate." Maine Public Radio. https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2023-08-30/proposal-to-prevent-paramilitary-and-neo-nazi-training-camps-sparks-free-speech-debate
</ref>

On September 2, 2023, members of the [[antisemitic]] [[hate group]] [[Goyim Defense League]] joined Blood Tribe members for a public demonstration in Altamonte Springs, Florida. A few dozen demonstrators participated in what they called the "March of the [[Red Shirts (United States)|Redshirts]]," waving swastika flags, performing Nazi salutes and shouting "Heil Hitler."<ref>Isabella Ramirez (September 2, 2023). "Neo-Nazis March Through Florida Park." The Daily Beast. https://www.thedailybeast.com/neo-nazis-chanting-in-unison-march-through-florida-park-in-terrifying-video
</ref>

On November 18, 2023, Blood Tribe held a rally in Madison, Wisconsin, marching up Madison's pedestrian thoroughfare, State Street, through the University of Wisconsin-Madison to the State Capitol Square. They remained outside the statehouse for about 30 minutes, delivering two speeches. The group chanted "They hate white men, Israel is not our friend," and "there will be blood," in addition to racial slurs targeted at bystanders, before marching off toward a nearby park, stopping in front of the local synagogue, Gates of Heaven, to pose with their swastika flags.<ref>Tyler Katzenberger (November 20, 2023). "Neo-Nazis marched in Madison on Saturday. Here's what happened - and what didn't." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2023/11/20/neo-nazis-marched-in-madison-on-saturday-heres-what-happened/71649722007/
</ref>

Blood Tribe held a rally in Nashville at the Tennessee State Capitol on February 17, 2024, after which participants marched down Broadway and past the City Hall, chanting "Deportation saves the nation," before departing in box trucks.<ref name="fox172024">Anthony Glover (February 17, 2024). "Nazi supporters march through downtown Nashville." WZTV (Fox 17 Nashville). https://fox17.com/news/local/lawmaker-captures-nazis-walking-in-downtown-nashville
</ref><ref>Danica Sauter (February 17, 2024). "Lawmakers speak out after Nazi group marches through Nashville." WSMV4 Nashville. https://www.wsmv.com/2024/02/19/i-was-horrified-lawmakers-speak-out-after-nazi-group-marches-through-nashville/
</ref><ref>Danielle Greyman-Kennard (February 19, 2024). "Tennessee neo-Nazis confronted in viral interaction." The Jerusalem Post. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-787662
</ref>

On June 8, 2024, Blood Tribe led protests at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre and in Deadwood, South Dakota.<ref name="argus">Dominik Dausch (June 8, 2024). "Neo-Nazi group Blood Tribe claims responsibility for swastika displays in Pierre, Deadwood." Argus Leader. https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2024/06/08/extremists-fly-nazi-flag-in-front-of-south-dakota-state-capitol/74032356007/
</ref> During the protest, the group unveiled a large Nazi flag on the capitol steps and marched around the Governor's mansion. The group did not have an official permit for the event, and immediately left the capitol steps once told to disperse by South Dakota Highway Patrol officers. Group leader Christopher Pohlhaus disputed the claim that they were escorted off the property, reportedly writing on X: "You didn’t escort (expletive) you big silly (emoji) (emoji) we occupied your steps for the entire time we intended to be there, then slowly swaggered off to chant an entire lap around your house."<ref name="mercer">Bob Mercer (June 10, 2024). "Blood Tribe leader disputes governor's version of protest." KELOLand News. https://www.keloland.com/news/capitol-news-bureau/blood-tribe-leader-disputes-governors-version-of-protest/
</ref> In Deadwood, the group marched in the downtown area, reportedly wearing similar clothing to those who protested at the capitol.<ref name="argus" /> During the Deadwood protest, two participants reportedly carried "a flag with apparent Nazi symbolism".<ref name="argus" /> Pohlhaus further noted on X that the protest was reportedly against South Dakota's recently adopted House Bill 1076, and that it had been scheduled "on 57th [sic] anniversary of Israel’s attack on the USS Liberty".<ref name="mercer" />

On August 10, 2024, approximately twelve individuals wearing masks and red shirts marched with rifles and swastika flags in Springfield, Ohio during the course of numerous downtown community events.<ref>Brooke Spurlock & Eric Schwartzberg (August 13, 2024). "Mayor: Group's use of swastika flags, guns 'not peaceful' but city was watching." Springfield News-Sun. https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/group-with-swastika-flags-guns-draws-response-from-springfield-police-mayor/ZGPMCD3Q3RFOZGVDDZPPODLSEE/
</ref> The alleged leader of the group, Drake R. Berentz,<ref>Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (September 12, 2024). "Neo-Nazis Behind False, Racist Conspiracies that Haitian Migrants Are Eating Pets." https://globalextremism.org/post/neo-nazis-racist-conspiracies-haitian-migrants/
</ref><ref>Kate Ross (September 2024). "Thread by @kate_ross_." Thread Reader App. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1833724964345684253.html
</ref><ref>Macollvie J. Neel (August 30, 2024). "White supremacist's 'warning' against Haitians in Ohio triggers fear and calls for action." The Haitian Times. https://haitiantimes.com/2024/08/30/springfield-ohio-haitian-immigrants-racism/
</ref> attended the August 27, 2024 meeting of the Springfield City Commission. In his statement during the public comment period, he first challenged Mayor Rob Rue's claim that Rue had prior intelligence on the march. Next he gave a warning, "I've come to bring a word of warning. Stop what you're doing before it's too late. Crime and savagery will only increase with every Haitian you bring in, and with it public frustration and anger...". Mayor Rue interpreted the warning as a threat, canceled Berentz's remaining speaking time and asked him to leave the building.<ref>Springfield City Commission (August 27, 2024). City Commission Meeting. https://www.youtube.com/live/VL4JXoFcJQI?feature=shared&t=5025
</ref> Berentz was then escorted from the building by police. In February 2025, the city sued the group for leading an intimidation campaign, including death threats, hate mail, and doxing, against residents and city officials who defended Haitian migrants.<ref>"Springfield, Ohio, sues neo-Nazis over hate campaign against Haitians." The Washington Post. (February 8, 2025). https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/08/springfield-ohio-neo-nazis-haitians/
</ref>

On August 24, 2024, Blood Tribe led protests in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, marching with red shirts and black Nazi flags. The city claimed the group did not have a permit, but did not need one to walk down the street. The city of Harrisburg condemned the protest and said it had no prior knowledge of the march and that while the group did not break any laws, they were not welcome. Mayor Wanda Williams and Police Commissioner Tom Carter said the incident was "being investigated."<ref>Hayden Sherry (August 26, 2024). "City of Harrisburg condemns neo-Nazi march, police investigating." ABC27 (WHTM-TV). https://www.abc27.com/local-news/city-of-harrisburg-condemns-neo-nazi-march-police-investigating/
</ref>

On June 28, 2025, Blood Tribe disrupted the Rainbow Pride Celebration in Johnson City, Tennessee, waving a Confederate flag with a Swastika in the middle of the gathering while shouting at attendees. After about 45 minutes, the group marched down Main Street toward King Commons before a van picked them up.<ref>Jeff Keeling (June 30, 2025). "Pride festival de-escalation teams shrug off brief neo-Nazi protest." WJHL News. https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/pride-festival-de-escalation-teams-shrug-off-brief-neo-nazi-protest/
</ref>

On August 2, 2025, roughly 20 members of the Blood Tribe demonstrated outside the New Hampshire state house while holding a banner reading "Trump loves Epstein" and waving black flags with white swastikas. After the demonstration, members of the group got into a physical altercation with a bystander.<ref>Josh Rogers (August 4, 2025). "Videos offer new details on neo-Nazi group's activities, interaction with protesters in Concord." New Hampshire Public Radio. https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-08-04/videos-offer-new-details-on-nazi-groups-activities-interaction-with-protesters-in-concord
</ref>

== References ==

Blood Tribe

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Blood Tribe

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Blood Tribe protests in front of the New Hampshire State House, Saturday August 2, 2025

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Members of Blood Tribe pose for a group photo. Hammer stands center unmasked.

Nationalist Organization

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A '''nationalist organization''' is a group that promotes [[Nationalism]]—the belief that people who share common ancestry should unite politically.

Nationalist Organizations are defined by common characteristics:

* Community for like-minded individuals
* Outdoors activism work
* Physical and Martial Arts Training
* Professional Networking
As an anonymous member of [[The New Way]] opined:<blockquote>
=== '''"Get involved irl. Get involved locally. Community and Activism offer the best way to improve yourself and avoid being blackpilled."''' ===
</blockquote>

== Contemporary American Activist Organizations ==
=== United States ===

==== White Nationalist Groups ====

* [[The New Way]]
* [[Traditionalist Workers Party]]
* [[Shield Wall Network]]
* [[Clann Eireann]]
* [[Patriot Front]]
* [[National Organization for Vital Action|NOVA]]
* [[National Socialist Alliance]]
* [[Blood Tribe]]

In addition to standalone Nationalist Organizations, there are many smaller-scale [[Active Clubs]] operating in the United States. These are Nationalist Organizations that focus on fitness and martial arts. The great majority of Active Clubs are feeder organizations to Patriot Front.

=== Australia ===

* [[National Socialist Network]]
* [[Lads Society]]
* [[Antipodean Network]]

== Activism Work ==
Activism by Nationalist Organizations takes a few common forms — protesting and demonstration, flyers and stickers.

=== Protests and Demonstrations ===
Nationalist Organizations frequently engage in protests and demonstrations in order to draw attention, often including significant attention from the media for their cause. This commonly takes the form of marches.

=== Flyers and Stickers ===
Nationalist Organizations commonly distribute flyers, stickers, and other educational propaganda materials to citizens in hope that they will gain an understanding of the group and its mission. These materials typically focus to highlight the problems faced by the nation according to the group, and the proposed solution — this could commonly include drawing attention to [[The Great Replacement]], dispossession of Americans, mass migration, and other causes that are typical across Nationalist Organizations.

Patriot Front

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Patriot Front is an American [[Nationalist Organization]]. Founded by [[Thomas Rousseau]], the group split off from the Nationalist Organization [[Vanguard America]] in 2017. The group is notable for its political activism, which includes marches in major American cities, distribution of flyers, pamphlets and stickers, and an active online community on Telegram. Patriot Front also engages in humanitarian [[Works of Service]]. Following the [[Texas Floods of July 2025]], the group mobilized to the area to rescue trapped individuals and property from flooded buildings, particularly including family photos and heirlooms at risk of destruction from the flood, and deploying heavy equipment such as bulldozers and chainsaws to remove debris.

The group is notable for the extreme degree of [[Online Censorship]] it faces on major internet platforms such as Instagram, Google, and X — official communications from the group are aggressively censored, and links to the group's official pages are [[pre-censored]] — that is, not even able to be shared via post or direct message. This aggressive stance stems from Social Media companies internally considering the Patriot Front as an [[Extremist Group]], a determination often reached by working hand in hand with [[Leftist Activist Groups]] such as the [[ADL]] and [[SPLC]], who variously label the group under the categories of [[Hate]], [[Terrorism]], [[White Supremacy]], and [[Extremism]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250611003733/https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/patriot-front</ref> Despite this stance by social media companies and Activists, the Patriot Front has not been labeled a terrorist group or extremist group by the United States Government in any official capacity.

The group's website cannot be found by Google Search due to [[censorial algorithmic suppression]]. The site can be found here: https://patriotfront.us/, with links to their presences on [[alternative social media]] sites available at https://patriotfront.us/social/.
[[File:Res-GettyImages-1406505508.jpg|thumb|Patriot Front marches through Boston on July 2, 2022]]

== History and Split from Vanguard America ==
Thomas Rousseau was the director of Propaganda at Vanguard America, before ultimately breaking off of Vanguard America and absorbing most of the members into Patriot Front. The initial breakaway group included Thomas and most of the Texas chapter.

=== The Optics War ===
The fundamental disagreement that led to Patriot Front's creation was over branding — Rousseau felt that the movement would be more successful with American aesthetics than the fascist European aesthetics that had predominated at Vanguard America. Rousseau's initial loyalists included a number of military veterans who preferred to do activism on behalf of the red, white, and blue that they had fought for. These veterans would later teach military techniques to the rest of Patriot Front that contributed to "fed accusations", stemming from the group's visible discipline and organizational capability. <ref>https://rumble.com/v4y2m10-s02e09-the-secret-history-of-patriot-front.html?e9s=src_v1_cbl%2Csrc_v1_ucp_v</ref>

A leaked chat from Thomas Rousseau regarding the creation of the group said the following:<blockquote>''Due to the unwillingness to meet any semblance of a compromise to resolve ongoing disputes with disagreeing parties, we are rebranding and reorganizing as a new entity. Vanguard America, as you know it, will now be the “Patriots Front.” … Our website is under construction, and will be back online via the same domain. Our focus will remain much the same, as will our overal [sic] goals, this restructuring will happen alongside the creation of an extended manifesto, and a top-down reform of the entity’s ranking system. … This change comes alongside many new visuals, and a new overall look. The new name was carefully chosen, as it serves several purposes. It can help inspire sympathy among those more inclined to fence-sitting, and can be easily justified to our ideaology [sic] and worldview. The original American patriots were nothing short of revolutionaries. The word patriot itself comes from the same root as paternal and patriarch. It means loyalty to something intrinsically based in blood.''<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250903090726/https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/patriot-front/</ref></blockquote>

== Public Service Projects ==
[[File:Screenshot 2025-09-13 at 4.03.12 PM.png|thumb|Patriot Front assists with debris removal and general disaster relief in Northern Mississippi following devastating tornadoes]]
The Patriot Front regularly assists in humanitarian projects, often taking the form of disaster relief. The group moves debris, and assists with rescue of endangered individuals and property where the relief efforts of the federal government have proven insufficient. Recent examples include:

* Tornado disaster relief in northern Mississippi in 2023
* Hurricane relief in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene
* Disaster relief in Texas in July of 2025 following the Texas Floods, joined by MMA champion [[Jake Shields]]

== Federal Agent Conspiracy ==
In May 2023, some commentators, including Joe Rogan, suggested without evidence that the organization was an FBI sting operation or false flag by Antifa.<ref>https://www.insider.com/false-antifa-conspiracies-pushed-patriot-front-members-arrested-idaho-pride-2022-6</ref><ref>https://theweek.com/us/1014893/what-is-patriot-front</ref> Such claims have been debunked as conspiracy theories<ref>https://www.insider.com/false-antifa-conspiracies-pushed-patriot-front-members-arrested-idaho-pride-2022-6</ref>, and labelled as "False" by fact-checkers ''Snopes''.<ref>https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/patriot-front-rally-dc-fake/</ref> In December 2023, X (Twitter) owner Elon Musk contributed to the speculation, replying to a user who described the group as "Fed Front" and echoing the user's question as to why group members who were arrested did not have their masks removed by police.<ref>https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/fed-front-conspiracy-theories-about-federal-government-involvement-in-far-right-extremism-resurface</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20240120221214/https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2024/01/20/elon-musk-feeds-viral-conspiracy-theory-that-patriot-front-actually-feds/</ref>

== Core Beliefs ==
The Patriot Front has been variously described by Leftist Activist Groups as [[White Supremacist]], [[Neo-fascist]], [[Neo-nazi]], and [[White Nationalist]]. However, the group's official communication materials do not offer support for any of these designations except White Nationalist. From the group's manifesto:<blockquote>America has a unique national identity founded in European discovery and settlement.</blockquote><blockquote>Those of foreign birth may occupy civil status within the lands occupied by the state, and they may even be dutiful citizens, yet they may not be American. Membership within the American nation is inherited through blood, not ink. Even those born in America may yet be foreign.</blockquote>The group supports a return to the values of the early American Republic, making the designations of Neo-fascist and Neo-nazi dubious. <blockquote>Our goal is to affect the formation of a Republic which reflects a reforged spirit among our people.</blockquote>

== References ==

Patriot Front

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Patriot Front is an American [[Nationalist Organization]]. Founded by [[Thomas Rousseau]], the group split off from the Nationalist Organization [[Vanguard America]] in 2017. The group is notable for its political activism, which includes marches in major American cities, distribution of flyers, pamphlets and stickers, and an active online community on Telegram. Patriot Front also engages in humanitarian [[Works of Service]]. Following the [[Texas Floods of July 2025]], the group mobilized to the area to rescue trapped individuals and property from flooded buildings, particularly including family photos and heirlooms at risk of destruction from the flood, and deploying heavy equipment such as bulldozers and chainsaws to remove debris.

The group is notable for the extreme degree of [[Online Censorship]] it faces on major internet platforms such as Instagram, Google, and X — official communications from the group are aggressively censored, and links to the group's official pages are [[pre-censored]] — that is, not even able to be shared via post or direct message. This aggressive stance stems from Social Media companies internally considering the Patriot Front as an [[Extremist Group]], a determination often reached by working hand in hand with [[Leftist Activist Groups]] such as the [[ADL]] and [[SPLC]], who variously label the group under the categories of [[Hate]], [[Terrorism]], [[White Supremacy]], and [[Extremism]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250611003733/https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/patriot-front</ref> Despite this stance by social media companies and Activists, the Patriot Front has not been labeled a terrorist group or extremist group by the United States Government in any official capacity.

The group's website cannot be found by Google Search due to [[censorial algorithmic suppression]]. The site can be found here: https://patriotfront.us/, with links to their presences on [[alternative social media]] sites available at https://patriotfront.us/social/.
[[File:Res-GettyImages-1406505508.jpg|thumb|Patriot Front marches through Boston on July 2, 2022]]

== History and Split from Vanguard America ==
Due to disagreements over messaging, the Patriot Front split from Vanguard America following disagreement with VA's leader [[Dillon Irizarry]]. A leaked chat from Thomas Rousseau said the following:<blockquote>''Due to the unwillingness to meet any semblance of a compromise to resolve ongoing disputes with disagreeing parties, we are rebranding and reorganizing as a new entity. Vanguard America, as you know it, will now be the “Patriots Front.” … Our website is under construction, and will be back online via the same domain. Our focus will remain much the same, as will our overal [sic] goals, this restructuring will happen alongside the creation of an extended manifesto, and a top-down reform of the entity’s ranking system. … This change comes alongside many new visuals, and a new overall look. The new name was carefully chosen, as it serves several purposes. It can help inspire sympathy among those more inclined to fence-sitting, and can be easily justified to our ideaology [sic] and worldview. The original American patriots were nothing short of revolutionaries. The word patriot itself comes from the same root as paternal and patriarch. It means loyalty to something intrinsically based in blood.''<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250903090726/https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/patriot-front/</ref></blockquote>

== Public Service Projects ==
[[File:Screenshot 2025-09-13 at 4.03.12 PM.png|thumb|Patriot Front assists with debris removal and general disaster relief in Northern Mississippi following devastating tornadoes]]
The Patriot Front regularly assists in humanitarian projects, often taking the form of disaster relief. The group moves debris, and assists with rescue of endangered individuals and property where the relief efforts of the federal government have proven insufficient. Recent examples include:

* Tornado disaster relief in northern Mississippi in 2023
* Hurricane relief in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene
* Disaster relief in Texas in July of 2025 following the Texas Floods, joined by MMA champion [[Jake Shields]]

== Federal Agent Conspiracy ==
In May 2023, some commentators, including Joe Rogan, suggested without evidence that the organization was an FBI sting operation or false flag by Antifa.<ref>https://www.insider.com/false-antifa-conspiracies-pushed-patriot-front-members-arrested-idaho-pride-2022-6</ref><ref>https://theweek.com/us/1014893/what-is-patriot-front</ref> Such claims have been debunked as conspiracy theories<ref>https://www.insider.com/false-antifa-conspiracies-pushed-patriot-front-members-arrested-idaho-pride-2022-6</ref>, and labelled as "False" by fact-checkers ''Snopes''.<ref>https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/patriot-front-rally-dc-fake/</ref> In December 2023, X (Twitter) owner Elon Musk contributed to the speculation, replying to a user who described the group as "Fed Front" and echoing the user's question as to why group members who were arrested did not have their masks removed by police.<ref>https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/fed-front-conspiracy-theories-about-federal-government-involvement-in-far-right-extremism-resurface</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20240120221214/https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2024/01/20/elon-musk-feeds-viral-conspiracy-theory-that-patriot-front-actually-feds/</ref>

== Core Beliefs ==
The Patriot Front has been variously described by Leftist Activist Groups as [[White Supremacist]], [[Neo-fascist]], [[Neo-nazi]], and [[White Nationalist]]. However, the group's official communication materials do not offer support for any of these designations except White Nationalist. From the group's manifesto:<blockquote>America has a unique national identity founded in European discovery and settlement.</blockquote><blockquote>Those of foreign birth may occupy civil status within the lands occupied by the state, and they may even be dutiful citizens, yet they may not be American. Membership within the American nation is inherited through blood, not ink. Even those born in America may yet be foreign.</blockquote>The group supports a return to the values of the early American Republic, making the designations of Neo-fascist and Neo-nazi dubious. <blockquote>Our goal is to affect the formation of a Republic which reflects a reforged spirit among our people.</blockquote>

== References ==

The "necessary evil" immigration myth

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The persistent narrative that immigration represents a "necessary evil" for maintaining economic prosperity, public finances, and pension systems has become deeply embedded in political discourse. This myth suggests that despite potential social costs, immigrants are essential for economic growth and fiscal sustainability, especially in the context of aging populations in the West. However, mounting evidence reveals this framework to be fundamentally flawed, built upon economic misconceptions and ignoring the substantial negative impacts that immigration imposes on host populations.

= No Evidence That Aging Populations Harm Economic Performance=
The foundation of the immigration necessity argument rests on the assumption that aging or declining populations inherently compromise socio-economic performance. This assumption has been challenged by research from Bradshaw and McDermott. Their analysis of nine different indices of socio-economic performance—including domestic comprehensive wealth, income equality, research and development expenditure, patent applications, human capital, corruption perception index, freedom, planetary pressure-adjusted Human Development Index, and healthy life expectancy at birth—found no evidence that slower population growth or aging populations are linked to worse economic or social outcomes.<ref name="bradshaw_mcdermott">Bradshaw, C. J. A. & McDermott, S. M. "No evidence ageing or declining populations compromise socio-economic performance of countries." https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.16872</ref>

In fact, their research demonstrates that countries with low or negative population growth perform better on average for all indicators, and even within-country time series show that most older and slower-growing populations fare better on average. The study explicitly challenges the common assumption that more people automatically mean more growth, highlighting that long-term prosperity depends more on how societies invest in education, skills, and technology rather than sheer population numbers.<ref name="bradshaw_mcdermott"></ref>

The economic reality is that demographic-economic linkages are far more nuanced than immigration advocates suggest. Classic economic growth models emphasize the importance of capital and knowledge per person rather than headcount alone. If a country's stock of capital and knowledge does not decline when the population shrinks, per-capita output can remain stable or even increase. Population decline does not automatically lead to economic decline—what matters more is how societies invest in and share their capital and skills.<ref name="bradshaw_mcdermott"></ref>

=Immigrants as Net Economic Burdens=

Contrary to the myth of immigrants as fiscal saviors, research reveals that many immigrant groups impose significant negative fiscal impacts on host countries. The National Academies study on immigration's economic and fiscal consequences found that while immigrants with graduate degrees made substantial positive fiscal contributions, immigrants without high school diplomas imposed lifetime fiscal costs of $246,000.<ref name="blau_mackie">Blau, F. D. & Mackie, C. "The Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Immigration." National Academies Press, 2017. https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/18075/1/165-196.pdf</ref>

The Manhattan Institute's updated analysis confirms these findings, showing that immigrants without high school diplomas represent net fiscal burdens to federal budgets over 30-year periods. The study reveals that education level is the primary driver of immigrant fiscal impact, with college-educated immigrants contributing positively while less-educated immigrants impose substantial costs.<ref>Di Martino, D. "The Lifetime Fiscal Impact of Immigrants." Manhattan Institute, 2024. https://manhattan.institute/article/the-lifetime-fiscal-impact-of-immigrants</ref>

European Union research provides similar evidence. The Joint Research Centre's analysis of fiscal impacts across 27 EU member states found that extra-EU migrants show substantially higher life-cycle deficits than natives, with particularly pronounced differences in traditional welfare states such as Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, and Sweden.<ref name="belanger">Christl, M., Bélanger, A., Conte, A., Mazza, J. & Narazani, E. "The fiscal impact of immigration in the EU." JRC Working Papers on Taxation and Structural Reforms No 01/2021, European Commission, 2021. https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC124744/JRC124744_01.pdf</ref>

The fiscal burden extends beyond direct costs to include indirect effects on public services. Immigrant families typically have more children than native families, driving up education costs at state and local levels. The National Academies study showed that immigrants were net fiscal positives at the federal level but net negatives at state and local levels, primarily due to the cost of public education for immigrant children.<ref name="blau_mackie"></ref>

=Labor Market Displacement and Wage Depression=

The myth that immigrants fill essential labor shortages ignores evidence of wage depression and employment displacement among native workers. Research using administrative data from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages reveals that immigration has negative effects on earnings and employment of native workers, with particularly pronounced impacts on competing workers in specific industries and earnings quintiles.<ref>Borjas, G. J. "The Labor Demand Curve Is Downward Sloping: Reexamining the Impact of Immigration on the Labor Market." The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003. https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/gborjas/files/qje2003.pdf</ref>

The CES Working Paper analysis demonstrates that immigration reduces wages for native workers, with effects varying by skill level and industry concentration. The study found that native workers respond to immigrant competition by changing industries or geographic locations, but this mobility does not eliminate the negative wage effects—it merely spreads them across broader areas.<ref>CES-WP-16-56: "The Impact of Immigration on the Labor Market Outcomes of Native Workers." https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/2016/adrm/ces-wp-16-56.html</ref>

Employment rate disparities further undermine the labor shortage argument. OECD data shows that immigrants are economically idle at higher rates than host populations. Across OECD countries, immigrant unemployment rates are consistently higher than native unemployment rates, with extra-EU migrants showing particularly poor labor market integration.<ref>OECD. "Settling In 2018: Indicators of Immigrant Integration." OECD Publishing, 2018. https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/indicators-of-immigrant-integration-2018_9789264307216-en.html</ref>

While intra-EU migrants show employment rates of 80%, extra-EU migrants show employment rates of only 71.5%, compared to 74% for natives. More concerning, extra-EU migrants have unemployment rates of 12.5%—twice that of natives at 6.1%.<ref name="belanger"></ref>

=Immigration Depresses Birthrates=

Perhaps the most ironic aspect of the immigration necessity myth is that immigration itself contributes to the demographic challenges it purports to solve. Research by David Solomon demonstrates that increased racial diversity and immigration are robustly associated with lower birth rates among native populations.<ref name="pluribus">Solomon, D. H. "E Pluribus, Pauciores (Out of Many, Fewer): Diversity and Birth Rates." Boston College, 2025. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4881921</ref>

The study finds that women who live in less racially concentrated areas, and from smaller racial groups within an area, have robustly lower birth rates, with one standard deviation resulting in 0.064 fewer children. This pattern holds across multiple races, time periods, and countries, and persists even when diversity is instrumented by immigration shocks. The rise in diversity since 1970 explains 20% to 44% of the US birth rate decline during that period.<ref name="pluribus"></ref>

The mechanism appears to be related to homophily preferences for same-race marriage and social trust. Increased diversity makes it more difficult for individuals to find compatible partners within their preferred social groups, leading to delayed marriage and childbirth. The study finds that diversity is associated with lower marriage rates and delayed family formation, creating a demographic spiral where immigration reduces native fertility rates.<ref name="pluribus"></ref>

=Housing Affordability and Economic Displacement=

Immigration's impact on housing markets provides another example of how the supposed solution creates the problem it addresses. Research by Cabral and Steingress demonstrates that immigration significantly increases housing costs, with immigrant inflows equal to 1% of a county's population associated with increases in median housing prices by 3.5% and rents by 2.0%.<ref name="cabral">Cabral, J. & Steingress, W. "Immigration and US Shelter Prices: The Role of Geographical and Immigrant Heterogeneity." Bank of Canada Working Paper, 2024. https://lafollette.wisc.edu/research/working-papers/immigration-us-shelter-prices/</ref>

The effects are particularly pronounced in areas with constrained housing supply and higher-educated immigrants. In counties with the most restrictive building permit issuance receiving highly educated immigrants, an immigrant inflow of 1% of the county's population would increase shelter prices by 6 to 8%. The study also finds that immigration reduces homeownership rates, with a percentage point increase in local population reducing home ownership by 6 percentage points.<ref name="cabral"></ref>

This housing cost inflation directly undermines the economic prospects of native families, making it more difficult for them to afford homes and raise children. The research shows that house prices increase significantly more than incomes following immigration, leading to reduced housing affordability and creating additional economic pressure on native populations.<ref name="cabral"></ref>

=Economic Self-Destruction=

Beyond the empirical evidence, the immigration necessity myth contains fundamental logical flaws that reveal its true nature as a form of economic self-destruction. By filling perceived labor shortages with foreign workers, immigration destroys the economic incentive for the host population to develop valuable skills through education and training. This creates a dependency cycle where critical industries become dominated by foreigners with questionable allegiance to the host nation.

The cheap labor model that immigration advocates promote is precisely the wrong goal for a prosperous society. Expensive labor allows families to raise many children, invest in their education, and prosper across generations. Cheap labor undercuts the economic lifeblood of the native population, creating a race to the bottom that benefits only employers seeking to minimize labor costs. This systematic undercutting of native economic prospects bears the marks of economic warfare rather than beneficial economic policy.

The brain drain argument reveals another logical inconsistency. If immigrant talent were truly coveted and valuable, immigrants' home countries would be fighting to retain their supposedly skilled individuals. Instead, these countries enthusiastically participate in their export, suggesting a parasitic economic relationship where the host country's resources are drained rather than enhanced. This pattern indicates that immigration serves the interests of source countries seeking to offload their economic burdens rather than representing a genuine transfer of valuable human capital.

=Conclusion=

The evidence is clear: the "necessary evil" immigration myth is built upon false premises and ignores substantial negative consequences for host populations. Aging populations do not compromise economic performance when societies invest properly in human capital and technology. Immigrants impose significant fiscal burdens, particularly at state and local levels. Immigration depresses wages, reduces employment opportunities for natives, and creates housing affordability crises. Most ironically, immigration contributes to the demographic challenges it purports to solve by depressing native birth rates.

The immigration necessity argument represents a form of economic self-sabotage that benefits employers seeking cheap labor while undermining the long-term prosperity of native populations. Rather than accepting this false narrative, societies should focus on policies that enhance human capital development, technological advancement, and family formation among their existing populations. The path to prosperity lies not in importing foreign workers but in investing in the education, skills, and economic opportunities of native citizens.

If, as we have observed, immigration systematically produces outcomes diametrically opposed to its stated objectives—economic decline instead of growth, fiscal burdens instead of benefits, demographic collapse instead of demographic health—then it follows that the public is being deliberately deceived about the true motivations driving this destructive policy. We propose, instead, that mass migration is a form of racial warfare waged by the International Jew against the White race, intended to dispossess him of his homeland and render him incapable of resisting Jewish power. As Bari Weiss, a Jewish opinion writer for the New York Times, candidly admits in an NPR interview, "The Jewish connection to the refugee is not a conspiracy. That's something that we're very, very proud of."<ref>https://christiansfortruth.com/jewish-nyt-writer-admits-jews-connection-to-refugee-flood-not-a-conspiracy-theory/</ref>

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[[File:Billy Roper, 2025.jpg|thumb|Billy Roper, profile picture on X.com as of October 2025]]
'''Billy Roper''' (1972-) is an [[America]]n Balk Right activist and former leader of the "[[US National Alliance|National Alliance]]", "White Revolution", and current Coordinator of "The Shieldwall Network"
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== Biography ==
Billy Roper is the son and grandson of [[Klansmen]] from [[Arkansas]], and he formed a racist skinhead gang as a teenager in the 1980s before becoming a high school history teacher in Bradley and Russellville, [[Arkansas]] and later a full-time [[white nationalist|White Nationalist]]. He joined the [[US National Alliance|National Alliance]] during the 1990s, becoming its Arkansas unit leader in 1999. He also joined the [[Council of Conservative Citizens]], a segregationist organization. In 2000, after completing his Master's Degree in History with a specialty in Anthropology, he became the National Alliance's deputy membership coordinator at the National Alliance headquarters in West Virginia under Dr. William Pierce, working to build bridges to racist skinheads and other radical right-wing groups. During that time Roper organized and led multiple large scale demonstrations, protests, conferences, concerts, and public rallies at the German and Israeli embassies in Washington, D.C., in Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and at the U.S. Capitol in August of 2002, which was the largest White Nationalist rally in Washington D.C. since W.W. II, with over 1,000 participants present. Several of the events he organized featured violent clashes between Roper and his supporters and counter-protesters. After Dr. Pierce's death he became the leader of "White Revolution", an umbrella coalition organizing White Nationalist demonstrations and White Power music concerts in Arizona, Idaho, Florida, Massachusetts, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Alabama, Tennessee, and other states, garnering repeated and widespread international media attention. During this time he collaborated with other well-known White Nationalist figures such as David Lane, Pastor Richard Butler, Don Black, David Duke, and Tom Metzger. In 2010 Roper ran for governor of Arkansas as a write in candidate as a means of accessing a public forum for his White Nationalist message, a tactic which he repeated as a candidate for President of the United States under the Nationalist Party of America, which he created, in 2012. Since then he has authored 15 published books, both fiction and non-fiction, after collaborating with The Knights Party, before founding The Shield Wall Network, a White Nationalist prepper's organization based in north-central Arkansas with the stated goal of encouraging White Nationalists to move to "Ozarkia", the 122 contiguous counties in northern Arkansas and Missouri which are 90% White or higher, to form a "seedbed ethnostate" in anticipation of the balkanization of the United States, which he predicts. Ozarkia is believed to be the largest, most active, and most successful ethnostate project currently existing in the United States. He lives with his wife, Vanessa Roper, on their homestead in Stone County, Arkansas.

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'''Billy Roper''' (1972-) is an [[America]]n Balk Right activist and former leader of the "[[US National Alliance|National Alliance]]", "White Revolution", and current Coordinator of "The Shieldwall Network"
== Biography ==
Billy Roper is the son and grandson of [[Klansmen]] from [[Arkansas]], and he formed a racist skinhead gang as a teenager in the 1980s before becoming a high school history teacher in Bradley and Russellville, [[Arkansas]] and later a full-time [[white nationalist|White Nationalist]]. He joined the [[US National Alliance|National Alliance]] during the 1990s, becoming its Arkansas unit leader in 1999. He also joined the [[Council of Conservative Citizens]], a segregationist organization. In 2000, after completing his Master's Degree in History with a specialty in Anthropology, he became the National Alliance's deputy membership coordinator at the National Alliance headquarters in West Virginia under Dr. William Pierce, working to build bridges to racist skinheads and other radical right-wing groups. During that time Roper organized and led multiple large scale demonstrations, protests, conferences, concerts, and public rallies at the German and Israeli embassies in Washington, D.C., in Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and at the U.S. Capitol in August of 2002, which was the largest White Nationalist rally in Washington D.C. since W.W. II, with over 1,000 participants present. Several of the events he organized featured violent clashes between Roper and his supporters and counter-protesters. After Dr. Pierce's death he became the leader of "White Revolution", an umbrella coalition organizing White Nationalist demonstrations and White Power music concerts in Arizona, Idaho, Florida, Massachusetts, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Alabama, Tennessee, and other states, garnering repeated and widespread international media attention. During this time he collaborated with other well-known White Nationalist figures such as David Lane, Pastor Richard Butler, Don Black, David Duke, and Tom Metzger. In 2010 Roper ran for governor of Arkansas as a write in candidate as a means of accessing a public forum for his White Nationalist message, a tactic which he repeated as a candidate for President of the United States under the Nationalist Party of America, which he created, in 2012. Since then he has authored 15 published books, both fiction and non-fiction, after collaborating with The Knights Party, before founding The Shield Wall Network, a White Nationalist prepper's organization based in north-central Arkansas with the stated goal of encouraging White Nationalists to move to "Ozarkia", the 122 contiguous counties in northern Arkansas and Missouri which are 90% White or higher, to form a "seedbed ethnostate" in anticipation of the balkanization of the United States, which he predicts. Ozarkia is believed to be the largest, most active, and most successful ethnostate project currently existing in the United States. He lives with his wife, Vanessa Roper, on their homestead in Stone County, Arkansas.

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