One in five applicants to white supremacist group tied to US military

[BeckyDem]

Maya Yang
Wed 9 Feb 2022

Leaked documents show that about 18 out of 87 applicants, or 21%, to Patriot Front were currently or formerly affiliated with military



One in five applicants to the white supremacist group Patriot Front claimed to hold current or former ties to the US military, according to leaked documents published and reviewed by the Southern Poverty Law Center and alternative media collective Unicorn Riot.

Some 18 out of the 87 applicants, or 21%, said they were currently or previously affiliated with the military. One applicant, who claimed to be a former Marine, also said he currently worked for the Department of Homeland Security, according to the SPLC’s Hatewatch, a blog that tracks and exposes activities of American rightwing extremists.

Excerpt: Group members and applicants expressed an open admiration for Nazi ideologies, with the latter expressing various motivations for joining the group.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/09/white-supremacist-group-patriot-front-one-in-five-applicants-tied-to-us-military?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other


( Stunning. )

[WillUSAF]

1. Interesting

While I find this article intriguing I do have some questions.

1. One in five applicants to the white supremacist group Patriot Front claimed to hold current or former ties to the US military
-what are the "ties" to the military? Their thought process? Are they actual veterans? Are their "ties" someone they know or have
family that served? If they were in the military did they receive an honorable discharge?

2. Also I feel that these far-right nut bags have alot of stolen valor among them. So while I;m not a political scientist (i did my degree in
it) I bet that these numbers may be a little inflated.

But I do not deny that my fellow vets are among them which is very sad.....