From Aspiration to Extremism: A Journey Through Online Radicalization

This chapter explores the journey of a former Marine who, while seeking a new career in computer programming, becomes involved in white nationalism through the internet. It examines the consequences of his radicalization and the complex relationships between technology, identity, and extremist ideologies.

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The American Freedom Party and the American Fart party have a couple things in common - the acronym, for one thing. They've also both filed paperwork with the federal election commission claiming to be a national political party. One is a silly little joke about farts, the other is a group of white nationalists who don't know how to do paperwork.

Sources:

https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/american-freedom-party/

https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/identity-evropaamerican-identity-movement/

https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/kyle-bristow/

https://idavox.com/index.php/2015/10/15/national-youth-front-forced-to-change-name-angelo-john-gage-is-out-as-chairman-the-new-guy-is-an-ex-con-with-a-hell-of-a-story/

https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/white-nationalists-seeking-to-rent-msu-facilities,1820

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/03/01/richard-spencer-alt-right-lawyer-kyle-bristow/376172002/

https://sunlight161.noblogs.org/nicholas-jonathan-gregory-north-carolina-neo-nazi-podcaster-behind-night-nation-review-night-nation-ick/

https://www.antihate.ca/neo_nazi_hate_group_distribute_flyers_outside_canadian_university

https://globalextremism.org/post/white-supremacist-diagolon-movement-now-calling-for-deportation-of-all-indians/

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/airman-white-supremacist-group-discharge/

https://accollective.noblogs.org/post/2023/01/30/gordon-kahl/