Neo-Nazi Group Resurfaces, Citing Obama

[GinaMaria]

When the Aryan Nations compound was publicly bulldozed eight years ago, many people here thought they had seen the end of a neo-Nazi group that brought notoriety and violence to this part of the Northwest. But the group has surfaced again, distributing fliers that say it is recruiting members to create a “world headquarters” here. That has drawn the attention of the human rights advocates who helped destroy the old Aryan Nations. A new Web site lists two Coeur d’Alene residents, Jerald O’Brien and Michael Lombard, as leaders of Aryan Nations. Both use the title of pastor, which was also used by Richard Butler, who brought the organization to Idaho from California in the 1970s. Mr. O’Brien said a handful of Mr. Butler’s supporters remained in the area after he died in 2004, but kept a low profile. It was the election of Barack Obama as the nation’s first black president that prompted them to begin seeking new members. “He’s one of the greatest recruiting tools we could have asked for,” Mr. O’Brien said of Mr. Obama. “He’s helping to awaken the eyes of a lot of Americans.” The group distributed fliers in a Coeur d’Alene subdivision. The fliers showed a young girl asking her father, “Why did those dark men take Mommy away?” The fliers were widely denounced in the area.

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I admit I'm confused by the description of the flyer. I can't understand how it would recruit people. Is this a common fear among people who tend to join these organizations, that black men will take their women away? It sounds so absurd. Seriously? A group of black men will come into your house and take your wife away? WTF?