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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhite Nationalists Are Tearing Each Other Apart Over Ukraine
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-nationalists-are-tearing-each-other-apart-over-ukraine
In the days since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, a vast majority of Americans have rallied in support of the beleaguered nation, and many have condemned Vladimir Putin and his allies. This rare moment of national unity reflects the blatant injustice of Russias unprovoked military aggression, and the clear, senseless pain and suffering the Kremlins offensive has caused.
But no matter how open and shut this crisis seems to most people, a small yet vocal subset of Americans are still torn over how to interpret and react to it: white nationalists.
They have responded unevenly to the crisis, David Lawrence of HOPE Not Hate, an advocacy group that combats racism and fascism and monitors far-right chatter, told The Daily Beast. Its a divisive issue for them.
These virulent racists are all scrutinizing the conflict through the same framework of antisemitism [and] pro-authoritarianism, explained Alexandra Stern, one of a dozen experts who monitor and analyze white nationalist groups The Daily Beast spoke to for this story. Yet theyre reaching radically different conclusions about it. In the process, theyre laying bare long-simmering fault lines within their twisted movementand sparking petty conflicts that may create serious fractures within key far-right alliances and organizations.
The division within the movement is pretty stark, a spokesperson for one nichebut far from innocuouswhite nationalist group told The Daily Beast.
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White Nationalists Are Tearing Each Other Apart Over Ukraine (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Mar 2022
OP
For the far right radicals the only problem is figuring out who to hate the most.
Chainfire
Mar 2022
#6
And in other news, half the country suffers from IQ depletion from lead exposure in childhood
lindysalsagal
Mar 2022
#7
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)1. Kicking for visibility
tanyev
(42,360 posts)2. Racists in disarray.
BeyondGeography
(39,284 posts)3. I tried reading that
But the anti-Semitic stench overwhelmed me.
BComplex
(7,983 posts)4. May they all turn on each other with a vengeance
and all turn up dead from it.
Whiskeytide
(4,459 posts)5. Funny. I wondered about that when Putin said ...
he was invading to kill Ukrainian Nazis. The local orange Nazi supports Putin, but Putin is a Nazi killer? Our Nazis must be very confused right now.
Chainfire
(17,308 posts)6. For the far right radicals the only problem is figuring out who to hate the most.
Thus the cause of the friction. If you will notice, in domestic instances, they always support the person using the gun in a conflict. They are in utter confusion when both sides fight with guns.
Their grand Red-headed Daddy is also sending the conflicting messages, Putin is his good friend, but he would bomb him in a sneaky "false flag" operation. What's a dolt to think? Maybe Fox will clear it up and tell them what to do.
lindysalsagal
(20,444 posts)7. And in other news, half the country suffers from IQ depletion from lead exposure in childhood