This article was originally found on the Torch Anti-Fascist Network site and we feel that this is an important article for us to share on here which underlines this new fascist trend. As vegans, we strongly recommend this for other anti-speciesist comrades since there is also a growing trend of fascists entering/being welcomed in some animal rights groups. Here is the original link to this article http://torchantifa.org/?p=398
There has been a tendency within far-right, fascist movements over a
number of years, starting largely in Europe, coming to the U.S. in
recent years and unfortunately making more of an appearance here in
Illinois in recent months.This tendency is “National Anarchism.”
The National Anarchist Movement has been largely influenced by Troy
Southgate, who was formerly an active member in a number of far-right
parties in Europe, including the British National Front, English
Nationalist Movement, International Third Position and National
Revolutionary Faction.
The ideology of National Anarchism includes elements of traditional
anarchist theory and quotes from Bakunin, Proudhon, and even Hakim Bey
appear in their writings. They promote small scale communities without a
centralized State. However, they have combined anti-Statism with racial
separatism where different cultures, “tribes,” or races are not to
coexist.
National Anarchists go out of their way to talk about how they’re not
fascist, yet have striking similarities to fascist, far right, white
supremacist movements:
-Belief that multi-racial societies are “destroying Europe” (Southgate p.130)
-Utilization of anti-semitic narratives such as references to the
“Zionist media” (Southgate “Tradition and revolution”p. 125), referring
to Jews as “vampiric parasites intent on carving up the world’s
resources in an attempt to create a single, global market” (NAM
Manifesto)
-Opposing interracial relationships (what they call the “dominant ideology of inbreeding”)
-Organizing on White Power websites like Stormfront.org
Clearly, these positions are incompatible with a radical anarchist
movement opposed to racism and white supremacy (regardless of whether
they admit to their fascist leanings).
Some might ask why anti-racist anarchists should be concerned with
this fringe movement. One answer is because they actively pursue a
strategy of “entryism” where they enter existing movements and utilize
them for their own ends.
In their own words, entryism is “the name given to the process of
entering or infiltrating bona fide organizations, institutions and
political parties with the intention of either gaining control of them
for our own ends, misdirecting or disrupting them for our own purposes
or converting sections of their memberships to our cause.” (Southgate
“Tradition and revolution” p. 220)
Here in the U.S., National Anarchists have attended and participated
in anarchist events, such as demonstrations and book fairs. With an
anti-State position, critique of Capitalism and the fact that they
embrace other causes anarchists are invested in (animal rights,
environmentalism, opposition to Israeli militarism, etc.) it is likely
that they would have an appeal to some anarchists, particularly those
who are young or new to radical politics.
In a way, these attempts at engaging with Leftists,
anti-authoritarians and anti-racist anarchist scenes make them even more
of a threat than groups that make their racist, white supremacist
position more apparent. Their attempts to recruit from existing
anarchist communities makes it essential that they be confronted and
exposed wherever they appear.
In the last several years here in the U.S., there have been attempts by national anarchists to organize in New York (National
Anarchist Tribal Alliance-NY), San Francisco (Bay Area National
Anarchists) and recently some National Anarchists have appeared here in
Illinois.
For example, National Anarchist Brandon Lashbrook played a prominent role in the utterly failed Illinois “White Man March“.
Crimethinc Podcast on anti-fascism, including analysis of National Anarchism: http://www.crimethinc.com/podcast/11/
Troy Southgate “Tradition and Revolution- Collected Writings of Troy
Southgate”, “National Anarchism: Trojan Horse for White Nationalism”
http://radicalarchives.org/2010/11/15/griffin-na-as-wn-trojan-horse/
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