,AB\T ,S*MIDT 
,H[ A ,:ITE ,NATIONALI/ ,S$UC$ ,AN>*I/S ,>\ND ! ,WORLD 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX&] ,REID ,ROSS 

,AU?OR 3 ,JO%UA ,/EPH5S 

,TEXT 3 

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,! ,BASE/ ,S]VICE TO ! ,REVOLUTION 

  

,ON A SUNNY DAY 9 ,JULY #b#h1 SIX MON?S BE=E ! PUBLICATION ( ,BLACK ,FLAME3 ,! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,CLASS ,POLITICS ( ,AN>*ISM & ,SYNDICALISM 7,C\NT] ,P[]1 ,VOL4 #a71 COAU?OR1 ,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT1 MET ) FELL[ MEMB]S ( ! ,ZABALAZA ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,FRONT 7,Z,A,C,F7 AT HIS COZY BUNGAL[ 9 ,JOHANNESBURG1 ,S\? ,AFRICA4 ,IT WAS A GORGE\S DAY1 SO ! F\R COLLECTIVE MATES SAT D[N COM=TABLY ON ,S*MIDT'S WOOD5 FURNITURE 9 HIS SPACI\S G>D51 NE> A LEMON TREE :ILE HIS ,:ITE ,SWISS ,%EPH]D PUPPIES1 ,LOKI & ,FREYA1 CAME \T TO SNIFF !IR GUE/S4 

,!RE WAS A LOT GO+ ON 9 ,S*MIDT'S LIFE4 ,HE WAS 9 ! MID/ ( WORK+ ON ,BLACK ,FLAME ALONGSIDE ACADEMIC ,LUCI5 VAN D] ,WALT -- A WORK ?AT1 S9CE PUBLICATION 9 E>LY #b#i1 HAS SOLD R\<LY #d1 COPIES4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,*>LES ,WEIGL1 A COLLECTIVE MEMB] AT ! BOOK'S PUBLI%]1 ,A,K ,PRESS1 0! AV]AGE NONFICTION BOOK 9 ! ,U,S SELLS LESS ?AN #be COPIES A YE>1 & #c1 OV] ITS LIFETIME40 ,SALES-WISE1 ,BLACK ,FLAME /OOD %\LD] TO %\LD] ) REC5T $ITIONS ( WORKS FROM SOME ( AN>*ISM'S MO/ RECOGNIZ$ NAMES1 & ,WEIGL TOLD US ?AT ,BLACK ,FLAME WAS 0/ILL SELL+ /EADILY10 UNTIL LATE ?IS PA/ ,SEPTEMB]4 

,H[EV]1 AS 9T]NAL SECRET>Y ( ! ,Z,A,C,F1 ,S*MIDT HAD TAK5 TIME \T ( HIS BUSY S*$ULE TO HO/ A MEET+ 9 A DIFF]5T CONTEXT4 ,P>T ( ! BUS9ESS ( ! MEET+ WAS A 0CONFID5TIAL DISCUSSION DOCUM5T0 CIRCULAT$ BY ,S*MIDT TITL$ 0,POLITICO-,CULTURAL ,DYNAMICS ( ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN ,AN>*I/ ,MOVEM5T0 7:I* WILL BE REF]R$ TO AS 0,POLITICO-,CULTURAL ,DYNAMICS0 FROM ?IS PO9T ON74 ,ONE P]SON AT ! MEET+1 :O ASK$ NOT TO BE NAM$ = ?IS PIECE1 RECALL$1 0,MI*AEL ASK$ AB\T ?\<TS ON ! DOCUM5T4 ,EV]YONE WAS AWKW>DLY QUIET & PRET5D$ !Y HADN'T READ IT40 

,! TEXT AT ! C5T] ( DISCUSSION ?AT ,JULY DAY WAS HIS TAKE ON :Y AN>*I/ ORGANIZ+ HAD F\ND]$ 9 PO/-AP>!ID ,S\? ,AFRICA4 0,BLACKS10 HE WROTE1 >E 09CAPABLE ( O!R ?AN ! BASE/ S]VICE TO ! ,REVOLUTION40 ,S*MIDT EXPLA9$ ?AT :ILE ! BE/ AN>*I/ MILITANTS 0HAVE ALMO/ )\T EXCEPTION BE5 PROV5 TO BE :ITES10 BLACK AN>*I/S1 0:ILE GOOD COMRADES1 HAVE NOT BE5 UP TO ! EXACT+ /&>DS0 REQUIR$ ( !M4 ,HE GOES ON TO /ATE ?AT 09 .<,S\? ,AFRICA.>1 :]E RACE IS (T5 MORE IMPORTANT ?AN CLASS AS A DET]M9+ FACTOR 9 CONSCI\SNESS1 WE F9D ?AT :ITE AN>*I/ MILITANTS >E ! DE-FACTO LEAD+ E*ELON1 :ILE MO/ BLACK AN>*I/ MILITANTS M]ELY FOLL[40 

,DUE TO 0,BANTU NATIONAL $UCATION0 & ECONOMIC DISP>ITIES FAC+ BLACK PEOPLE 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA1 ,S*MIDT CLAIMS1 0LOGICAL PROCESS1 SELF-DISCIPL9E & AUTONOM\S /RATEGIC ?9K+ HAS BE5 /RANGL$ AT BIR?40 ,HE GOES ON TO LI/ AN ALPHABET S\P ( DIFF]5T 9T]NATIONAL GR\PS ?AT HE CLAIMS GA9 /R5G? FROM CULTURAL HOMOG5EITY1 & PRES5TS ! ,Z,A,C,F AS 0A :ITE POLITICO-CULTURAL AN>*I/ MOVEM5T0 ?AT CANNOT 0M]GE0 ) 0! BLACK POLITICO-CULTURAL AN>*I/ MOVEM5T444 AT ?IS /AGE ( HI/ORY40 

,S*MIDT /ATES ?AT :ITE CULTURE IS NOT CULTURALLY ID5TICAL BY CALL+ ON HIS RELATION%IP ) ,BLACK ,FLAME COAU?OR1 VAN D] ,WALT3 0,= EXAMPLE1 ,LUCI5 CONSID]S HIMSELF A ',EUROPEAN SETTL]1' DESPITE HIS ,AFRIKAN] H]ITAGE1 :]EAS ,I CONSID] MYSELF AN ',AFRIKAN]' OR ':ITE ,AFRICAN' DESPITE MY ,ANGLOPHONE H]ITAGE40 

0,SO1 >E .<,S\? ,AFRICAN 7,S,A7.> BLACK AN>*I/S UNEQUAL TO ! TASK .<( REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZ+.>80 ,S*MIDT ASKS1 WELL 9TO ! DOCUM5T4 0,AFT] #af YE>S ( ACTIVISM1 ,I'M =C$ TO SAY NO -- AS LONG AS ! TASK IS E/ABLI%$ = !M UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ,S,A :ITE AN>*I/S40 ,9 O!R WORDS1 BLACK ,S\? ,AFRICANS >E EQUAL TO ! TASK1 BUT ONLY IF ! T]MS ( /RUGGLE >E DEF9$ BY ,S\? ,AFRICAN :ITE AN>*I/S4 ,! PLAT=M1 9 ?IS CASE E/ABLI%$ BY ,S*MIDT & A COHORT ( :ITE COLLEAGUES1 BECOMES A COMPASS TO LEAD ALLEG$LY FEEBLE-M9D$ ,AFRICANS T[>D !IR [N LIB]ATION4 

,BLACK ,FLAME1 ,:ITE ,BL9DSPOT 

,SU* A COMPASS WAS 9 ! WORKS1 AS ,S*MIDT & VAN D] ,WALT WORK$ ON !IR BOOK ?R\< ! COM+ MON?S4 ,AT FIVE HUNDR$ PAGES1 ,BLACK ,FLAME IS WIDELY CONSID]$ ! FIR/ MAJOR 7NON-AN?OLOGY7 WORK 9 SOME TIME -- P]HAPS EV] -- TO PROVIDE A GLOBAL HI/ORICAL ACC\NT ( AN>*I/ MOVEM5TS4 ,MANY VIEW$ ! WORK AS A K9D ( 0,AN>*I/ ,BIBLE10 OR :AT ,IMMANUEL ,NESS1 A PR(ESSOR AT ,CITY ,UNIV]SITY ( ,NEW ,YORK & AU?OR ( ,NEW ,=MS ( ,WORK] ,ORGANIZATION3 ,! ,SYNDICALI/ & ,AUTONOMI/ ,RE/ORATION ( ,CLASS-,/RUGGLE ,UNIONISM 7,P,M ,PRESS1 #b#a#d71 HAD DESCRIB$ AS 0P]HAPS ! MO/ IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION .<TO.> ! GLOBAL HI/ORY ( WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5TS FROM AN AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE40 

,:ILE ITS PROLET>IAN MESSAGE RANG TRUE TO MANY1 ,BLACK ,FLAME DID NOT COME )\T ITS CONTROV]SY4 ,! CON/RUCTION ( AN>*ISM ONE F9DS 9 ITS PAGES IS KE5LY SPECIFIC1 & /RIKES A DELIB]ATE CONTRA/ ) CONTEMPORANE\S AN>*I/ LIT]ATURE SEEK+ TO GRAPPLE ) ! GRITTY REALITIES ( AN>*I/ PRACTICES 9CREAS+LY DEPLOY$ BY ON-!-GR\ND /RUGGLES4 ,ALONGSIDE ! 9FLU5CE ( PRISON-ABOLITION MOVEM5TS1 PO/-/RUCTURAL !ORY1 & LEFTI/ SOLID>ITY = ,9DIG5\S UPRIS+S LIKE ! ,ZAPATI/AS 9 ,MEXICO1 A V>IETY ( %IFTS REA*+ BACK SOME TWO-DECADES HAD EFFECTIVELY PUT ! AN>*I/ TRADITION'S CLASSICAL PREOCCUPATIONS ) CAPITALISM & ! ,/ATE ON EQUAL FOOT+ 7& 9 CONV]SATION7 ) /RUGGLES >\ND PATRI>*AL & RACIAL DOM9ATION1 ,9DIG5\S & G5D] SELF-DET]M9ATION1 COLONIALISM1 & DISABILITY4 ,9 CONTRADI/9CTION1 ! CON/RUCTION ( AN>*ISM PUT =? BY ,BLACK ,FLAME REASS]TS A TEMPT+LY SIMPLE PRIMACY ( CLASS /RUGGLE & WORK]S' MOVEM5TS ) ! NOT 9CONSID]ABLE =CE ( 0BIG ,A ,AN>*ISM40 

,BLACK ,FLAME MA9TA9S HI/ORICAL ROOTS 9 :AT ITS AU?ORS DEEM ! 0BROAD AN>*I/ TRADITION10 DRAW+ FROM :AT IS KN[N AS PLAT=MISM4 ,&Y ,CORNELL1 =M]LY ! ,AN>*I/ ,/UDIES PO/DOCTORAL FELL[ AT ,HAV]=D ,COLLEGE & AU?OR ( ,UNRULY ,EQUALITY3 ,U4,S4 ,AN>*ISM 9 ! ,MID-#b? ,C5TURY 7=?COM+1 ,UNIV]SITY ( ,CALI=NIA ,PRESS71 >GUES ! T5D5CY EM]G$ 9 ! FIR/ DECADE ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 RECKON+ ) ! DIRECTION ( ! LEFT 9 ! H&S ( ! ,BOL%EVIKS4 0.<,PLAT=MI/S.> FELT ! ,RUSSIAN AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 & ! 9T]NATIONAL MOVEM5T MORE G5]ALLY1 WAS !ORETICALLY WEAK & HAD 9SUFFICI5T ORGANIZATION TO PU% ! REVOLUTION 9 AN AN>*I/ DIRECTION10 ,CORNELL EXPLA9$4 0,SO !Y >GU$ = AN AN>*ISM ?AT WAS MORE CLE>LY COMMITT$ TO CLASS /RUGGLE1 & ?AT ACCEPT$ =MAL ORGANIZATIONS4 .<,BASICALLY1.> FIGURE \T AN ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURE1 DEVELOP A /RATEGY1 .<&.> /ICK TO IT40 

,9 ,S*MIDT'S VIEW1 ! POLITICS ( RACE1 G5D]1 SEXUALITY1 & O!R =MS ( :AT HE CALLS 0ID5TIT>IANISM0 >E IMPLICIT )9 REVOLUTION>Y CLASS /RUGGLE1 SO C5T]+ !M RA!R ?AN CLASS LEADS TO COMPROMISES & HALF-MEASURES4 ,P]=CE1 READ+ ,BLACK ,FLAME1 ONE IS H>D-PRESS$ NOT TO DISC]N ?IS CONTEMPT = 0ID5TITY POLITICS10 & 9 ITS 9DICTM5TS1 ! VOICES CIT$ >E CONSPICU\SLY :ITE4 

,NOEL ,IGNATIEV1 ! :ITE FIREBR& BEH9D ! J\RNAL ,RACE ,TRAITOR1 FIGURES AS (T5 & SUB/ANTIVELY 9 ,BLACK ,FLAME AS ,W4 ,E4 ,B4 DU ,BOIS4 ,CURI\SLY1 ,S*MIDT & VAN D] ,WALT MISID5TIFY ,IGNATIEV AS A 0=M]-,MAOI/40 ,9 FACT1 ,IGNATIEV'S BIG CLAIM TO FAME CAME 9 #a#i#f#g1 ) AN >TICLE CRITICAL ( ! ,MAOI/ T5D5CY )9 ,PROGRESSIVE ,LABOR1 PUBLI%$ ALONG ) ,!ODORE ,W4 ,ALL5'S FAM\S ESSAY1 0,! ,:ITE ,BL9DSPOT10 RECALL+ DU ,BOIS'S BRILLIANT BOOK1 ,BLACK ,RECON/RUCTION 7PUBLI%$ 9 #a#i#c#e74 

,A ,SORDID ,HI/ORY 

,LIKE MO/ :ITE M5 UNTIL CONSCRIPTION WAS ABOLI%$ 9 #a#i#i#c1 ,S*MIDT WAS DRAFT$ 9TO ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN MILIT>Y1 :I* WAS PUTT+ D[N BLACK UNRE/ DUR+ ! 5D ( AP>!ID4 ,?IS1 HE CLAIMS1 RADICALIZ$ HIM1 & HE VISIT$ ,RW&A AS A J\RNALI/ JU/ AFT] ! G5OCIDE ( #a#i#i#d1 GR[+ 9CREAS+LY POLITICIZ$4 ,PR(ESSIONALLY1 HE APPE>S TO HAVE BE5 RESPECT$ MORE = HIS ADM9I/RATIVE CAPABILITIES ?AN HIS J\RNALISM4 ,HE F\ND$ ! ,PR(ESSIONAL ,J\RNALI/S' ,ASSOCIATION ( ,S\? ,AFRICA 7,PRO,J\RN7 & ,! ,ULU ,CLUB = ,S\!RN ,AFRICAN ,CONFLICT ,J\RNALI/S1 & HAS A P]SONAL NETWORK ( ASSOCIATES ?AT SPANS AN 9FLU5TIAL SET ( C\NT]-CULTURE CELEBRITIES & HI<LY-REG>D$ M$IA FIGURES4 

,9 CONV]SATIONS ) SOME :O'VE KN[N HIM P]SONALLY1 ,S*MIDT IS DESCRIB$ AS W>M & S5SITIVE -- A BEGUIL+ & EXP]I5C$ MAN1 ) A GLOOM9ESS C>RI$ FROM HIS TIME 9 ,RW&A1 :]E AS A J\RNALI/1 HE WITNESS$ HORRORS SU* AS 0PILES ( DEAD BODIES0 /ACK$ 9 W>EH\SES4 ,HE IS OP5 AB\T HIS ,P,T,S,D4 ,FROM O!R1 LESS-SYMPA!TIC ACC\NTS1 HE FIGURES AS AN 9TELLECTUAL GATEKEEP] PRONE TO CONTR>IANISM & R[DY \TBUR/S DUR+ B\TS ( DR9K+4 ,HE IS KN[N TO HAVE COME TO BL[S ) AT LEA/ ONE FRI5D DUR+ HEAT$ >GUM5TS FUEL$ BY ALCOHOL4 

0,POLITICO-,CULTURAL ,DYNAMICS10 H[EV]1 (F]S A MORE 9TIMATE PORTRAIT ( ,S*MIDT'S ORGANIZ+ C>E]4 ,DUR+ ! #bc DRAFT+ ( ! CON/ITUTION = ! PREVI\S 9C>NATION ( ! ,ZABALAZA ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,F$]ATION1 ,S*MIDT DECL>ES ?AT HE PROPOS$ A /RATEGY BAS$ ON ! ,BRAZILIAN GR\P ,F$]ACAO ,AN>QUI/A ,GAU*A1 :I* MA9TA9$ A 0'SPECIFIC' CORE1 ) \TLY+ NODES ( SOCIAL 9S]TION40 ,) ?IS /RUCTURE 9 M9D1 ,S*MIDT CALL$ = DI/+UI%+ RACIALLY DI/9CT COLLECTIVES = :ITES & = 0LESS IDEOLOGICALLY CONV9C$ BLACK CADRE40 

,HE CONT9UES1 0,MY ATTEMPT DUR+ ! DRAFT+ ( ! ,Z,A,C,F ,CON/ITUTION TO HAVE ?IS DIVIDE EXPLICITLY RECOGNIZ$ AS 7:ITE7 RE>W>D COLLECTIVES & 7BLACK7 FRONTL9E COLLECTIVES WAS DEFEAT$ AS IT WAS FELT ?IS W\LD UNDULY EMPHASIZE ! RACE_/CLASS DIVIDE 9 ! ,F$]ATION40 

,! DEFEAT ( ,S*MIDT'S ATTEMPT TO CREATE IDEOLOGICALLY & /RUCTURALLY SEP>ATE COLLECTIVES = :ITE & BLACK CADRES IS IMPORTANT1 9ASMU* AS IT %[S ?AT ,S*MIDT'S RACIALIZ$ UND]/&+ ( PLAT=MISM WAS & IS NOT WIDELY %>$4 ,:ILE ! RELATIVE SIL5CE ?AT FOLL[$ ! DEFEAT ( HIS PROPOSAL RAISES CRITICAL QUE/IONS1 IT APPE>S ?AT ,S*MIDT'S EXPLICIT USE ( 0! PLAT=M0 AS AN 9TELLECTUAL P[] /RUCTURE BE/ UND]/OOD & CONTROLL$ BY :ITES WAS ( HIS [N MAK+4 

,?IS WAS A MAJOR *ANGE ?AT BROKE D[N ! COLLABORATIVE ASPECT ( ! F$]ATION -- 9 P>TICUL>1 DO+ AWAY ) ACTION GR\PS 9 PLACES LIKE ! #i#i.0-BLACK T[N%IP ( ,UMLAZI4 ,)9 TWO YE>S ( HIS 9ITIAL1 REJECT$ FRONTL9E_/RE> GU>D PROPOSAL1 ! ,F$]ATION HAD BE5 CUT 9 HALF2 TWO YE>S AFT] ?AT1 9 #b#g1 IT WAS DISSOLV$ COMPLETELY4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,S*MIDT1 ?IS *ANGE TOOK PLACE1 DUE TO ITS BLACK MEMB]S' 0ILL-DISCIPL9E1 9ACTIVITY OR A LACK ( !ORETICAL UND]/&+40 

,H[EV]1 ! ,F$]ATION WAS RE-F\ND$ AS ! ,ZABALAZA ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,FRONT ) A NEW /RUCTURE4 ,S*MIDT EXPLA9S ! IMPLICATIONS3 0.<,T.>HE ORGANIZATION LO/ ITS LA/ BLACK MEMB]S 9 ,SWAZIL&1 R$UC+ IT FROM A BIRACIAL '9T]NATIONAL' ORGANIZATION TO A :ITE 'NATIONAL' ORGANIZATION40 ,! ,Z,A,C,F HAD GONE FROM A SIX-BRAN*1 MULTIRACIAL AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION ?AT WAS TOO BROAD TO HAVE A MEMB]%IP RO/]1 BUT WAS 5GAG$ 9 ACTIVITIES ?R\<\T ,S\? ,AFRICA & 9 ,SWAZIL&1 TO AN ALL-:ITE GR\P ) ONLY SIX MEMB]S D$ICAT$ SPECIFICALLY TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( IDEOLOGY & PROPAG&A4 

,ACCORD+ TO ,S*MIDT'S 0,POLITICO-,CULTURAL ,DYNAMICS10 HE HAD BE5 !RE EV]Y /EP ( ! WAY -- FIR/ ADVOCAT+ UNSUCCESSFULLY = A RACIAL DIVIDE 9 ! ,F$]ATION 9 #b#c1 !N >GU+ = A POLITICAL H>D5+ 9TO ?REE COLLECTIVES 9 #b#e1 !N F9ALLY RE-F\ND+ ! GR\P AS A 0:ITE 'NATIONAL' ORGANIZATION0 9 #b#g1 ) SOME SIX MEMB]S & ?REE 0SUPPORT]S40 ,CONSID]+ :AT ,S*MIDT NAM$ AS HIS [N CULTURAL UND]/&+S ( HIS ,AFRIKAN] ID5TITY1 IT IS CLE> ?AT HE PUTS 0NATIONAL0 9 QUOTATIONS TO CONNOTE :ITE ,S\? ,AFRICANS :O %>E A COMMON 0CULTURE10 :I* HE UND]/&S AS A /&>D = ORGANIZATIONAL SPECIFICITY & UNITY4 

0.<,T.>HE UND]LY+ IDEOLOGY AT WORK H]E1 .<IS.> A MORE OR LESS DIRECT 9H]ITANCE ( ! ,EUROPEAN ,NEW ,RI<T4 ,?AT IS :Y ! 'CULTURE' _/ 'RACE' NEXUS SEEMS SO IMPORTANT TO HIM10 SAYS ,PET] ,/AUD5MAI]1 AN HI/ORIAN AT ,M>QUETTE ,UNIV]SITY & COAU?OR 7) ,JANET ,BIEHL7 ( ,ECO-,FASCISM3 ,LESSONS FROM ! ,G]MAN ,EXP]I5CE1 REFLECT+ ON ,S*MIDT'S 9T]NAL DOCUM5T4 0,!RE IS A L5G?Y TRADITION1 ESPECIALLY AFT] #a#i#d#e1 ( %IFT+ 'RACE' TALK TO 'CULTURE' TALK )\T REALLY *ANG+ ! CONT5T1 & IT'S ?AT SAME CONCEPTUAL FUZZ9ESS ?AT ! F> RI<T PLAYS ON 7! RADICAL LEFT HASN'T DONE MU* TO CL>IFY ! FUZZ9ESS EI!R74 ,9 ?AT S5SE1 ?IS /ORY IS A GOOD EXAMPLE ( AN>*I/S' FAILURE TO WORK ?R\< ! COMPLEXITIES ( RACE NOT ONLY AT A POLITICAL LEVEL1 BUT AT AN 9TELLECTUAL LEVEL40 

,S*MIDT'S CONCLUSION ( 0,POLITICO-,CULTURAL ,DYNAMICS0 IS SUMM$ UP 9 ONE TELL+ PASSAGE3 0.<,P.>]HAPS WE %\LD NOT BE TOO QUICK TO SEEK P>TIALLY-QUALIFI$ BLACK MEMB]S1 OR BE A%AM$ ( \R :IT5ESS -- = WE AFT] ALL REJECT BO? ! ,MAOI/ !ORY ( ':ITE SK9 PRIVILEGE'1 & ! RADICAL C\NT]-!ORY ( 'RACE-TRAITOR%IP4 ,9/EAD WE %\LD PR\DLY RECOGNIZE ?AT WE >E 7CURR5TLY1 & PRESUMABLY TEMPOR>ILY7 A :ITE AN>*I/ MOVEM5T40 

,?US1 ,S*MIDT 5C\RAGES ! 0:ITE 'NATIONAL' ORGANIZATION0 TO BE PR\D ( ITSELF AS =M+ ! 0:ITE AN>*I/ MOVEM5T0 AFT] PURG+ BLACK MILITANTS1 :O HE DESCRIBES AS ILL-DISCIPL9$1 LAGG+1 & 9CAPABLE ( MEET+ 0! EXACT+ /&>DS ( PLAT=MISM40 ,IT WAS ?OSE 0EXACT+ /&>DS ( PLAT=MISM ?AT ,S*MIDT W\LD ATTEMPT TO EXPLA9 ) ,LUCI5 VAN D] ,WALT 9 ,BLACK ,FLAME1 GA9+ GREAT] 9FLU5CE ?R\<\T ! WORLD ?R\< !IR WIDELY READ BOOK4 ,?R\< ,S*MIDT'S ATTEMPTS TO RECON/RUCT ! PLAT=M1 IT W\LD SEEM AS ?\< HE SAW HIMSELF AS LEAD+ ! :ITES 9 LAY+ \T ! 0TASK0 ( REVOLUTION = ! 0IDEOLOGICALLY LESS CONV9C$0 PEOPLE ( COLOR :OSE 09ACTIVITY0 HAD BR\<T AB\T ! FAILURE ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA4 ,H[EV]1 ACROSS MORE ?AN A HUNDR$ PIECES ( EVID5CE1 WE LOCAT$ F> MORE S9I/] IDEAS AT WORK 9 ,S*MIDT'S [N H&IWORK :ITTL+ ! ,Z,A,C,F FROM A MULTI-COLLECTIVE F$]ATION D[N TO AN ALL-:ITE 9TELLECTUAL 0FRONT10 & BLAM+ IT ON PEOPLE ( COLOR4 

 ,]RATA3 ,! AU?ORS W\LD LIKE TO NOTE ?AT ,IGNATIEV DOES 9 FACT SEEM TO HAVE BE5 BRIEFLY A MEMB] ( A T5D5CY CLOSE TO ,MAOI/ ANALYSIS4 ,?IS1 H[EV]1 DOES NOT *ANGE ! FACT ?AT 0:ITE PRIVILEGE0 ANALYSIS DEVELOP$ FROM ,W,E,B DU ,BOIS ON1 & 9 A CRITICAL RELATION TO ,MAOISM4 ,IT IS NOT 0,MAOI/10 AS SU*4 

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 ,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT1 POS+ = A PHOTO :I* HE PO/$ UND] A PSEUDONYM ON :ITE SUPREMACI/ CLE>+H\SE ,/ORMFRONT 

,/ORM ,CL\DS OV] ! ,BATTLEFRONT 

,?IS PA/ ,SEPTEMB]1 9 RESPONSE TO 9CONTROV]TIBLE EVID5CE ( ,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT'S RACI/ ACTIVITIES1 ,A,K ,PRESS ANN\NC$ IT WAS CUTT+ TIES ) HIM & CEAS+ ALL PR9T+ ( WORKS CONNECT$ TO HIM4 ,HE QUICKLY RESPOND$1 M\NT+ A PREEMPTIVE DEF5SE 9 :I* HE ADMITT$ OP5+ & MANAG+ AN ACC\NT ) ,/ORMFRONT1 >GUABLY ! PREEM95T ONL9E :ITE SUPREMACI/ =UM1 L9K$ TO SOME #a RACIALLY-MOTIVAT$ KILL+S4 

 ,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT'S P]SONAL PR(ILE ON ,/ORMFRONT 

,! ACC\NT DATES BACK TO ! SUMM] ( #bf -- ?REE YE>S BE=E ! PUBLICATION ( ,BLACK ,FLAME4 ,9 ! LIFESPAN ( ! ACC\NT1 HE LOGG$ NE>LY #c PO/S4 ,CURI\SLY1 HIS EXPLANATION ( IT DAT$ ITS ORIG9 A FULL YE> PRIOR3 

.<,S.>9CE #be UNTIL ,I %UT IT D[N REC5TLY1 ,I MA9TA9$ A PR(ILE ON ! :ITE SUPREMACI/ WEBSITE4 ,LET ME EXPLA93 ,I AM AN 9VE/IGATIVE J\RNALI/ BY PR(ESSION & 9 #be WAS WORK+ AT ! ,SATURDAY ,/> 9 ,JOHANNESBURG4 ,MY BEAT 9CLUD$ EXTRA-,P>LIAM5T>Y POLITICS -- SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 TRADE UNIONS1 & POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS FROM ! ULTRA-LEFT TO ! ULTRA-RI<T4 ,MY $ITOR ,BR5DAN ,SE]Y ALL[$ ME TO SET UP A ,/ORMFRONT ACC\NT UND] :I* ,I C\LD POSE AS A SYMPA!TIC FELL[-TRAVEL] 9 ORD] TO KEEP AN EYE ON :AT ! :ITE RI<T-W+ 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA WAS TALK+ AB\T3 9 O!R WORDS1 ?IS WAS PR(ESSIONALLY VETT$ BY MY $ITOR4 

,S*MIDT W5T ON TO /ATE ?AT HE LI$ CONSI/5TLY = YE>S AB\T A GR\P CONNECT$ TO HIS ,/ORMFROMT ACC\NT1 CALL$ ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT4 ,9 HIS /ATEM5T1 HE OP5LY CONFESS$ ?AT HE RAN BO? ! ,/ORMFRONT ACC\NT & ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT1 BUT HIS ADMISSION MAKES CONFID5CE 9 HIS EXPLANATION DIFFICULT4 ,SIMPLY PUT1 ! DETAILS >E BIZ>RE4 ,! DECEPTION 9 QUE/ION1 ACCORD+ TO HIS MEA CULPA1 9CLUD$ US+ A B\T ( ANT]OGRADE AMNESIA 9 ORD] TO PASS (F A *>ACT] HE ALLEG$LY CREAT$ ON ! 9T]NET1 & !N PORTRAY$ AS AN ACQUA9TANCE 9 ! EMPLOY ( A %AD[Y PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY4 ,ACCORD+ TO ?IS /ORY1 ?IS *>ACT] MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HACK$ HIS ,/ORMFRONT ACC\NT TO PLANT A PO/ AB\T ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT TO FRAME HIM4 

,! DEF5SE GOES ON TO MY/]I\SLY DISC>D ?AT FABRICATION :ILE RETA9+ A TALE AB\T ANO!R UNNAM$ 9TELLIG5CE AG5T FROM ,S\? ,AFRICA'S ,NATIONAL ,9TELLIG5CE ,AG5CY 7,N,I,A71 :O HE SAYS HAD REC5TLY COME \T TO HIM AFT] SPY+ ON A FRI5D = TWO FULL YE>S4 ,HE C\LD NOT ADMIT TO ! ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT PR(ILE AT ! TIME1 HE CLAIMS1 = FE> ?AT ! ,N,I,A W\LD LE>N ( IT1 & RETALIATE4 ,S9CE ,S*MIDT HAS CLAIM$ J\RNALI/IC PRIVILEGE OV] HIS 0S\RCE10 WE CANNOT SUB/ANTIATE ! /ORY AB\T ! ,N,I,A AG5T :O SUDD5LY HAD A *ANGE ( HE>T & CAME CLEAN TO ! CLOSE FRI5D ( ! AN>*I/ ON :OM %E'D SP5T TWO YE>S SPY+4 ,H[EV]1 ! ,FACEBOOK PAGE = ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT1 AS WELL AS ONE ( ITS MOD]ATORS1 RETA9$ SEV]AL FRI5DS 9 COMMON ) ,S*MIDT'S [N MORE PUBLIC PR(ILE4 ,!RE SEEM TWO PLAUSIBLE READ+S ( ! N>RATIVE1 EA* EQUALLY BIZ>RE4 ,EI!R HE WAS ATTEMPT+ TO 5TRAP HIS [N FRI5DS1 OR ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT REMA9$ A WELL-KEPT SECRET BETWE5 ,S*MIDT & A CLOSE CIRCLE ( LIKE-M9D$ PE]S4 ,!RE NONE!LESS REMA9S ONE ?+ HIS /ORY ODDLY FAILS TO E/ABLI% 9 ANY WAY3 ?AT IT WAS A P]SONAL PAGE US$ TO 9FILTRATE ! VIRTUAL NETWORKS ( :ITE SUPREMACI/S & NATIONAL-AN>*I/S4 

,IT'S FUR!R CONF\ND+ ?AT ,S*MIDT DID NOT 9=M ANYONE AB\T EI!R ( !SE APP>5T AG5TS 7! ONE HE 9V5T$1 AS WELL AS ! ONE PURPORT$LY REAL7 UNTIL SUSPICION BEGAN TO SWELL >\ND HIS L9KS TO :ITE SUPREMACI/ & :ITE NATIONALI/ WEBSITES & GR\PS4 ,IT ALSO DEFIES EXPLANATION ?AT ,S*MIDT IS ADAMANT 9 PROTECT+ A P]SON :O SPI$ ON ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN AN>*I/ MOVEM5T = YE>S4 ,:AT WE KN[ = SURE1 BEYOND ,S*MIDT'S HAZY MEMORY1 IS ! TRU? AB\T HIS ,/ORMFRONT PR(ILE1 :I* APPE>S LOCK/EP ) ,S*MIDT'S PUBLIC LIFE :5 EXAM9$ 9 CLOS] DETAIL4 

,PR(IL+ ,K>ELIAN,BLUE 

,AS WELL AS A POSSIBLE REF]5CE TO A K9D ( CIG>ETTE1 ,S*MIDT'S PREF]R$ ,/ORMFRONT PR(ILE NAME1 0,K>ELIAN,BLUE10 SUGGE/S A REF]5CE TO HIS BLUE EYES & PURPORT$ ANCE/RY 7! ,K>ELIANS W]E AN ANCI5T PEOPLE FROM ,NOR!RN ,EUROPE1 A REF]5CE E*O$ 9 ! ,NORSE NAMES ( HIS DOGS71 AS WELL AS A POPUL> :ITE SUPREMACI/ POP B&1 ,PRUSSIAN ,BLUE4 ,ON ,/ORMFRONT1 HE DETAILS HIS TATTOOS1 DESCRIBES HIS NEI<BORHOOD1 HOLDS =? ON HIS 7DEEPLY FLAW$7 KN[L$GE ( LEFTI/ & FASCI/ MOVEM5TS1 & EV5 HO/S A SMIL+ PHOTOGRAPH ( HIMSELF ) A %AV$ HEAD 9 FRONT ( A ,BO] FILL+ /ATION1 APPE>+ TO REPURPOSE ! SIGN 9 A MA*O1 RACI/ JOKE4 ,ANO!R PHOTO ON ! ,/ORMFRONT PR(ILE ( ,K>ELIAN,BLUE %[S A BLOND WOMAN WE>+ A ,NAZI SIDECAP ?AT ONE S\RCE CONFIRM$ TO US ,S*MIDT [NS4 ,IF ! 9T5T WAS TO GO UND]COV]1 ALL ! P]SONAL DETAILS ,S*MIDT %>$ ON ,/ORMFRONT W\LD UND]M9E ! ANONYMITY ( A SIMPLE 0RESE>*0 PROJECT4 

,PUBLICLY1 HE 5JOY$ HOT ROD CULTURE & HIS OLD ,MU/ANG1 GO+ TO METAL %[S1 & DR9K+ BE]S ) FRI5DS4 ,PRIVATELY1 HE 9DULG$ 9 IGNOM9I\S RACISM ?R\< AN ANONYM\S PR(ILE ON AT LEA/ F\R :ITE SUPREMACI/ SITES4 ,TO :AT EXT5T !SE SC5ES OV]LAPP$1 IT IS NOT 5TIRELY CLE>1 BUT ON HIS PR(ILE1 ,K>ELIAN,BLUE LI/S AS 9T]E/S1 0HI/ORY1 MILITANCY1 ROCKABILLY1 FA/ C>S0 -- P]HAPS A CLUE ?AT HE %>$ HIS :ITE SUPREMACI/ VIEWS ) COMMUNITIES BEYOND AN>*I/S4 

,ONE ( ! SITES 9 ! :ITE SUPREMACI/ BLOGOSPH]E ?AT ,K>ELIAN,BLUE VISIT$ & COMM5T$ ON IS A BLOG CALL$ ,! ,SPOILS ( ,W> MANAG$ BY SOMEONE CALL+ !MSELVES1 0! ACCID5TAL 'RACI/4'0 ,COMM5T+ 9 #bg ON AN >TICLE COMP>+ ! ANALYSIS ( :ITE PRIVILEGE TO M$IEVAL WIT* TRIALS1 ,K>ELIAN,BLUE WAXES PROSAIC3 

  

,AL?\< ,S*MIDT DESCRIBES HIS PO/S ON ,/ORMFRONT AS 0PRETTY NEUTRAL 9 TONE10 WE F\ND !M TO BE CONSI/5TLY O!RWISE4 ,!Y REGUL>LY REF] TO ,AFRICANS AS 0K"9FFIRS10 A HI<LY D]OGATORY SLUR1 :5 !Y DO NOT REF] TO !M AS A 0SUBSPECIES02 !Y ALSO LAM5T ! DY+ \T ( ! :ITE RACE1 0:ITE G5OCIDE10 & CALL = POT5TIALLY VIOL5T 0FASCI/ SK9HEAD0 9T]V5TION4 ,WELL AFIELD ( M]E RESE>*1 ,S*MIDT'S ,/ORMFRONT PR(ILE & O!R 9T]V5TIONS 9 ! :ITE SUPREMACI/ BLOGOSPH]E 5C\RAGE :ITE SUPREMACI/ ORGANIZ+1 (F] /RATEGIC OPTIONS & CRITIQUES ( ANTIFASCI/ ANALYSIS1 & DISCUSS HI/ORICAL TRIVIA AB\T ! 0,GOOD ,GUYS ( ! ,WAFF5 ,S,S10 AS WELL AS PROVIDE L9KS TO ,NAZI P>APH]NALIA = SALE ONL9E4 

,9 PO/S M>K$ ) ! BLACK & R$ ,NORDIC CROSS BACK$ BY GRE5 -- ! FLAG ( ! %ORT-LIV$ ,REPUBLIC ( ,K>ELIA ON ! BORD] ( ,RUSSIA & ,F9L& -- ,K>ELIAN,BLUE CORRECTS O!R US]S AB\T ! RADICAL HI/ORY ( ! ,S[ETO RIOTS1 :ILE ALSO D]ID+ ! ,BLACK ,CONSCI\SNESS MOVEM5T = REV]SE-RACISM4 ,PUBLICLY1 9 WRIT+ DONE UND] HIS [N NAME1 ,S*MIDT HAS %[N NO COMPUNCTION AB\T SME>+ ,AFRICAN POLITICIANS ) ALLEGATIONS ( 0BLACK RACI/0 & ANTI-:ITE 0HATE SPEE*40 

,TO PUT :AT ,S*MIDT DESCRIBES AS 0OCCASIONAL0 PO/+ 9TO P]SPECTIVE1 IT YIELD$ AN AV]AGE ( MORE ?AN ONE ,/ORMFRONT PO/ P] WEEK = ! FIR/ F\R YE>S4 ,MANY W]E MORE 9=MATIVE ?AN 9QUISITIVE4 ,(T51 !Y W]E DEEPLY P]SONAL1 ALMO/ 9TROSPECTIVE4 ,/ORMFRONT SEEMS TO HAVE FUNCTION$ = HIM AS A =UM = A K9D ( S\L SE>*+1 :]E HE S\<T TO ID5TIFY PROBLEMS HOLD+ HIM BACK FROM SECUR+ A ROMANTIC P>TN] OR SOME O!R V>IETY ( SUCCESS4 ,HIS ACTIVITY DEPICTS AN ISOLAT$1 DEEPLY FRU/RAT$ RADICAL BL[+ (F RACI/ /EAM4 

,DESP]ATE1 ESOT]IC1 SAD W9D[S 9TO AN 9CR$IBLY TURBUL5T S\L1 DESCRIB$ ON HIS PR(ILE AS A 0LONELY ,>YAN R$\BT04 

,NETWORK+ AS A ,SK9HEAD 

,ON HIS PR(ILE1 ,K>ELIAN,BLUE DECL>ES ?AT HIS H]OES >E ?OSE 0:O /& !IR GR\ND & FI<T BACK10 & HIS E>LI] PO/S >E FULL ( A S5SE ( ALI5ATION 9 A NEI<BORHOOD ?AT IS DECAY+4 ,HE WRITES VIVIDLY AB\T AN ONGO+ TURF W> 9 HIS NEI<BORHOOD BETWE5 :ITES & BLACKS1 9 :I* IT APPE>S ! :ITES >E LOS+4 

,9 A PO/ DAT$ ,AUGU/ #b1 #b#g1 HE WRITES AB\T DEF5D+ HIS :ITE NEI<BORS FROM POT5TIALLY 0DANG]\S0 PEOPLE ( COLOR3 

,I DON'T HAVE FIRE>MS AS ?AT ATTRACTS ! ATT5TION ( ! AU?ORITIES3 9/EAD ,I PREF] BLAD$ WEAPONS1 MY FAVORITE BE+ A VICI\S1 CURV$ ,GURKHA KUKI .<A ,NEPALESE BLADE.>4 ,A MON? AGO1 ! :ITE ,AM]ICAN /UD5T ACROSS ! ROAD HE>D A NOISE & CALL$ ME = HELP4 ,I RAN \T1 >\ND ! BLOCK1 ) ! KUKRI TUCK$ BACK AGA9/ MY =E>M 7\T ( SI<T1 BUT P]FECT = ,C,Q,B .<,CLOSE ,QU>T]S ,COMBAT.>7 & F\ND NO?+1 BUT ,I SURE IMPRESS$ ! ,YANK4 

,! SAME BLADE APPE>S 9 A SELFIE ON ONE ( ,S*MIDT'S ,FACEBOOK PR(ILES4 

  

,9 A PO/ FROM ,APRIL #a1 #b#i1 ,K>ELIAN,BLUE BRAGS1 0IT'S H>D TO BE AN OP5 :ITE RACI/ 9 S\? AFRICA1 BUT I'M AN OBVI\S SK9HEAD40 ,9DE$1 PHOTOS ON HIS PR(ILES FROM ! TIME P]IOD %[ HIM TO BE PRES5T+ AS A SK9HEAD4 ,LESS ?AN TWO WEEKS LAT]1 ,K>ELIAN,BLUE PO/S AB\T WE>+ ! TRADITIONAL SK9HEAD GE> -- BOOTS & BRACES -- & WALK+ 9TO A MO/LY-BLACK1 =M]LY-,SCOTTI% B> TO MAKE HIS PRES5CE KN[N3 

  

,!SE PO/S APPE> TO REVEAL SIGNIFICANT & CORRESPOND+ DETAILS AB\T HIS [N PRIVATE LIFE1 DEF9+ HIMSELF A FASCI/ SK9HEAD DEF5D+ HIS NEI<BORHOOD ) LE?AL WEAPONS 9 ! UNFRI5DLY T]RITORY ( ,S\? ,AFRICA UND] ! 0K"9FFIR /ATE40 ,IF ,S*MIDT LET !SE FEEL+S %[ 9 PUBLIC1 ! PRES5TATION WAS USUALLY MASK$ & 9DIRECT1 (T5 DUR+ DR9K+ B\TS ) CLOSE FRI5DS4 ,ACCORD+ TO A S\RCE :O WAS CLOSE TO HIM1 HIS DR9K+ W\LD (T5 RESULT 9 REVEAL+ UTT]ANCES4 0,:Y DO !Y GET TO CALL US :ITE TRA%1 :5 WE DON'T GET TO USE \R WORDS = !M80 ,OCCASIONALLY1 HE W\LD RAISE HIS VOICE & MAKE RACIAL SLURS AS ?\< RELIEV+ HIMSELF ( A BURD54 ,BUT = :ATEV] REASONS1 HE G5]ALLY KEPT ,K>ELIAN,BLUE BOTTL$ UP4 ,ONE =M] FRI5D ( ,S*MIDT'S DESCRIB$ HIS P]SONALITY AS 0COMP>TM5TALIZ$40 ,SOB]1 ! RACI/ BELIEFS1 ! *AMPION+ ( 0:ITE TRA%10 & ! FEEL+ ( VICTIMHOOD AT ! H&S ( ,AFFIRMATIVE ,ACTION & ! BLACK MAJORITY W]E G5]ALLY VAULT$4 

,IDEOLOGICAL & ,POLITICAL ,ALIGNM5TS 

,ONE REVELATION ?AT ,S*MIDT AL]T$ US TO 9 HIS L5G?Y1 PUBLIC /ATEM5T WAS ?AT HE US$ HIS ,/ORMFRONT PR(ILE TO 5T] 9TO CORRESPOND5CE ) ,TROY ,S\?GATE1 :O HE DESCRIBES AS 0! F\ND] ( 'NATIONAL-AN>*ISM4'0 ,S*MIDT REVEAL$ NOT ONLY CORRESPOND5CE ) ,S\?GATE1 BUT ?AT HE HAD 0TALK.<$.> ON A P]SONAL LEVEL ) ,S\?GATE & HIS CRONIES40 ,?AT ,S*MIDT MADE NO ATTEMPT TO DISGUISE HIS ID5TITY ON ,/ORMFRONT IS BO? CONSPICU\S & MY/]I\S1 = ! SIMPLE FACT ?AT1 HAD ANY ( HIS AN>*I/ PE]S RECOGNIZ$ HIM 7AS SOME EV5TUALLY DID7 HIS OP5 VISIBILITY ?R[S 9TO QUE/ION ! /ATUS & FUNCTION ( HIS RELATION%IP ) ,S\?GATE & HIS NATIONAL-AN>*I/ CIRCLE4 

,MORE %OCK+ /ILL1 IF ONLY = ,S*MIDT'S [N OP5NESS AB\T IT ) S\RCES :O SPOKE TO US1 WAS ?AT :ILE SELF-ID5TIFY+ AS A 0FASCI/ SK9HEAD10 HE PUBLICLY SUPPORT$ ! ,FRE$OM ,FRONT ,PLUS ,P>TY 7,VRYHEIDSFRONT ,PLUS1 ,F,F"471 VOT+ = !M 9 ! #bi ELECTIONS4 ,! P>TY IS A POLITICAL SPL9T] GR\P FROM ! :ITE NATIONALI/ P>AMILIT>Y GR\P ,AFRIKAN] ,VOLKSFRONT L$ BY =M] >MY COMM&] ,CON/& ,VILJO54 ,AS A RI<T-W+ COALITION ( GR\PS1 ! ,VOLKSFRONT 9CLUD$ ! ,BO]E/AAT ,P>TY1 & O!R ULTRANATIONALI/ :ITE SEP>ATI/S4 ,! ,F,F"4 CURR5TLY PROPOSES A ,VOLK/AAT 9 WE/]N ,S\? ,AFRICA ?AT W\LD PROVIDE L& RE=M TO %ELT] :ITES FROM ,AFFIRMATIVE ,ACTION & ! 0BLACK MAJORITY40 ,S9CE ,AFRICANS DID NOT OCCUPY MU* ( ,S\? ,AFRICA :5 ! ,DUT* SETTL]S CAME1 ,F,F"4 MEMB]S CLAIM1 A CONSID]ABLE AM\NT ( L& IS AU!NTICALLY ,BO] T]RITORY4 

,9 A PO/ FROM ?IS TIME P]IOD 7PICTUR$ ABOVE71 DAT$ ,APRIL #b#c1 #b#i1 ,K>ELIAN,BLUE LAM5TS ! HI< NUMB] ( VOT]S HE SAW AT ! BALLOT BOX 9 #b#i1 & CLAIMS HE VOT$ = 0! ONLY :ITE RI<TS P>TY AVAILABLE40 ,A MON? AFT] HIS ACC\NT ( VOT+ = ! ,F,F"41 ,K>ELIAN,BLUE PO/$ A DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY ?AT BREAKS D[N CLASS DIVIDES AMONG :ITES1 /AT+ ?AT !Y PRES5T 0NOT QUITE ! PICTURE ( :ITE RULE ?AT IS SO (T5 P$DL$ BY \R K"9FFIR /ATE40 ,9T]E/+LY1 :ILE ! /ATI/ICS %[ ?AT !RE >E MORE POOR :ITES ?AN AFFLU5T :ITES1 !Y ALSO %[ ?AT ! :ITE 0EM]G+ MIDDLE CLASS0 \TNUMB]S ! :ITE POOR4 ,HIS /ATI/ICS ALSO FAIL TO %[ ! PROPORTION ( :ITES MAK+ UP ! RUL+ CLASS AS OPPOS$ TO NON-:ITES1 :O ,! ,ECONOMI/ DESCRIB$ AS COMPOS+ A M]E 0SLIV]0 ( ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN ECONOMIC ELITE4 

,AS P]TA9S LEFTI/ RHETORIC & !ORY1 ONE DOES WELL TO EXAM9E A ,NOVEMB] #a#e1 #bi PO/ BY ,K>ELIAN,BLUE AT L5G?1 IF = NO O!R REASON ?AN IT CL>IFIES ,S*MIDT'S PUBLIC ANALYSIS3 

  

,?\< ! *>ACT]IZATION ( ,MAOISM IS AT BE/ MI/AK51 ,K>ELIAN,BLUE (F]S SOME?+ ( A CLASS ANALYSIS 9 ! PO/4 0,\R 5EMY 9 %ORT IS LIB]AL CAPITALISM :I* DROVE ! DE9DU/RIALIZATION PROCESS 9 :AT1 = WORK]S GLOBALLY1 AM\NTS TO A LOSE-LOSE SITUATION10 HE WRITES4 ,JU/ OV] F\R MON?S LAT]1 ON ,M>* #f1 #b#a1 9 A PO/ RELAT$ TO ,ICEL&'S RESI/ANCE TO AU/]ITY1 ,K>ELIAN,BLUE EXPOSES ! NATURE ( HIS ANTI-CAPITALISM1 ASK+ ! RHETORICAL QUE/ION1 0,IS ?IS NOT A ,SEMITIC-BANK] PLOT TO DE/ROY ONE ( ! WORLD'S MO/ HOMOG5\S ,>YAN CULTURES80 ,! ANTI-,SEMITIC1 ANTI-CAPITALI/ ANALYSIS L9ES UP ) :AT'S SOMETIMES CALL$ 0,?IRD ,POSITIONI/0 FASCISM1 DEF9$ BY SOME AS 0NEI!R LEFT 7,M>XI/7 NOR RI<T 7CAPITALI/71 BUT SOME?+ ELSE40 

,ELSE:]E1 ,K>ELIAN,BLUE DELVES DEEP] 9TO RACI/ T]RA9 ?R\< ADDITIONAL REFLECTIONS ON DEMOGRAPHICS4 ,ON ,DECEMB] #b#b1 #b#a#b1 HE LOOKS 9TO ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN ,C5SUS1 CLAIM+ ?AT IT 0%[S ! DECL9E ( \R RACE 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA10 & COMPLA9+ ?AT 0,:ITE WOM5 >E SO PRONE TO RACE-MIX+ 7AT LEA/ 9 ! 'COSMOPOLITAN' P>TS ( \R CITIES740 ,HE GOES ON TO SAY1 0,:ILE ! NUMB]S ( ,:ITES M>RY+ O!R SUB-SPECIES IS V]Y R>E1 ?IS IS ! ?9 5D ( ! W$GE40 

,9 A PO/ CREAT$ LESS ?AN A YE> AGO1 ,K>ELIAN,BLUE EXPRESSES DELI<T ?AT 0,AFRIKAN] WOM5 >E F> MORE RACIALLY-AW>E0 ?AN 0,5GLI%-SPEAK+-,:ITE-,S\?-,AFRICANS10 BUT LAM5TS3 

 ,P]SONAL ,DESCRIPTIONS 

,AS GOES HIS [N ID5TITY1 ,K]ELIAN,BLUE DECL>ES ON ,NOVEMB] #a#g1 #b#g3 

  

,= ,S*MIDT1 ! NATION IS A CULTURAL DEVELOPM5T M>K$ BY C5TURIES ( W>S & SLAV]Y2 H5CE1 HIS DESIGNATION BETWE5 :ITE & BLACK CULTURE & ! 0:ITE 'NATIONAL' ORGANIZATION0 9 HIS 0,POLITICO-,CULTURAL ,DYNAMICS0 MEMO4 

,DETAIL+ HIS PRACTICE ( CULTURAL ID5TIFICATION1 ,K>ELIAN,BLUE DECL>ES ON ,APRIL #a1 #b#i3 

  

,HE F9I%ES ! PO/ 0SIG HEIL6 #a#d60 ,TO ! CASUAL READ]1 ! NUMB] #ad IS AT BE/ OBSCURE1 AT WOR/ ALMO/ MEAN+LESS4 ,9 ! WORLD ( :ITE NATIONALI/S1 IT'S CODE = ! 0#a#d WORDS0 ( NEO-FASCI/ T]RORI/1 ,DAVID ,LANE3 0,WE MU/ SECURE ! EXI/5CE ( \R PEOPLE & A FUTURE = ,:ITE ,*ILDR540 

,CORROBORAT+ ! 9=MATION 9 ?IS PO/1 WE F\ND PHOTOS ( ,S*MIDT ON ONE ( HIS ,FACEBOOK PR(ILES WE>+ ! MJOLNIR3 

  
  

,HIS SURREPTITI\S WE>+ ( ! SIDECAP 9 PUBLIC WAS CONFIRM$ BY A S\RCE :O KNEW HIM4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ,K>ELIAN,BLUE WRITES AB\T :]E HE PUR*AS$ HIS ,NAZI P>APH]NALIA3 ! ,W> ,/ORE AT ! ,MILIT>Y ,HI/ORY ,MUSEUM4 ,AN EYEWITNESS S\RCE CONFIRM$ ,S*MIDT'S PATRONAGE ( ! /ORE4 

,FASCISM TO ,S*MIDT IS NEI!R CO/UME P>TY NOR FETI%1 H[EV]4 ,IT RUNS AS DEEPLY AS :ITE NATIONALI/ BELIEFS 9 PAN-,EUROPEAN ANCE/RAL SPIRITUALITY4 ,K>ELIAN,BLUE DESCRIBES HIS TATTOOS ON ,JULY #be ( LA/ YE>1 DECL>+1 0MY UNI=M IS MY SK9444 ,EV]Y RACE HAS HI/ORICALLY M>K$ ITS SK9 ) SYMBOLS RELEVANT TO ITS CULTURE & :ITES >E NO EXCEPTION1 :E!R !Y ALIGN SPIRITUALLY AS ,*RI/IAN1 ,NORSE1 ,TEUTONIC1 ,CELTIC OR O!R40 ,HE DISCUSSES HIS 0#a#d? ,C5TURY FAMILY CRE/1 :I* 9CLUDES TWO CRESC5T MOONS AS SYMBOLS ( ! CRUSADES MY ANCE/ORS F\<T 940 ,REG>D+ HIS 0,SCY?IAN *IEFTA9'S TATTOOS10 HE EXPLA9S1 0! ,SCY?IANS W]E A :ITE HORSE PEOPLE :O RUL$ ! /EPPES FROM PRES5T-DAY ,UKRA9E TO ! ,ALTAI M\NTA9S740 ,9 TRU?1 ! ,SCY?IANS W]E A NOMADIC PEOPLE ORIG9AT+ 9 MOD]N-DAY ,IRAN1 & HAVE BECOME AN IMPORTANT FIGURE 9 ! N>RATIVE ( ! EM]G5CE ( ! ,9DO-,>YAN :ITE RACE & ! 0BIR? ( ,EURASIA10 :I* FEATURES PROM95TLY 9 NEO-FASCI/ LIT]ATURE4 

  

,HE ALSO LI/S HIS 0LEB5SRUNE0 TATTOO4 ,:ILE ! ACTUAL ,NORDIC-,G]MAN ,ALGIZ RUNE IS NOT ITSELF RELAT$ TO RACISM1 IT WAS ONLY DUBB$ ! 0LEB5SRUNE0 9 TW5TIE?-C5TURY ,G]MANY1 FIR/ BY OCCULTI/S & !N BY ! ,NAZI ,P>TY1 :O UTILIZ$ IT 9 ,/ORMTROOP] UNI=MS4 ,IT HAS BE5 EMPLOY$ REGUL>LY S9CE BY NEO-,NAZI & :ITE NATIONALI/S GR\PS1 ! MILITANT FASCI/ SK9HEAD GR\P1 ,VOLKSFRONT ,9T]NATIONAL1 ! ! ,U,S ,NATIONAL ,ALLIANCE1 & ! ,FLEMI% NATIONALI/ ,VOORPO/4 ,( HIS TATTOOS1 ,S*MIDT PROCLAIMS1 0,IT MEANS ,I'M S]I\S AB\T MY H]ITAGE40 

  

,!SE TATTOOS1 TAK5 9 FULL1 REPRES5T A DEEP EXPRESSION ( PAN-,EUROPEAN TRADITIONALISM & PRIDE1 L9K$ TO CRUSADES & ANCI5T W>RIORS4 ,! N>RATIVE 9K$ ON ,S*MIDT'S FLE% IS 9 KEEP+ ) ! CULTURAL PRIDE ( COLONIAL ,EUROPEANS 9 ,AFRICA1 BE>+ :AT S*OL> ,TAMIR ,B>-,ON CALLS AN 0ULTRANATIONALI/ OR PAN-,EUROPEAN1 PRO-COLONIALI/ & MILIT>I/IC TONE CALL+ = ! REVIVAL ( ELITE1 *IVALRIC W>RIOR SOCIETIES :]E HONOR & C\RAGE SUP]S$$ MAT]IAL CONSID]ATIONS0 7#b#g1 ,A%GATE74 ,S*MIDT'S HONE/ DESCRIPTIONS ( PAN-,EUROPEAN CULTURAL SIGNIFI]S BAS$ 9 CRUSADES & ,G]MAN MY/ICISM SEEMS TO PROVIDE A FULL] PICTURE ( ! :ITE CULTURAL ID5TITY /AK$ \T 9 #bh ,Z,A,C,F 9T]NAL DOCUM5T4 

,9 A PO/ FROM ,MAY #a1 #b#i1 ,K>ELIAN,BLUE TELLS HIS ,/ORMFRONT =UM ?AT HE 0ATT5D$ A PRIVATE BOY'S S*OOL 9 JOBURG .<,JOHANNESBURG.> = ! FULL #a#b-YE>-/RET*1 MATRICULAT+ 9 '#h#d40 

  

,RECALL+ ! SY/EM ( S5IORITY ?AT C>RI$ OV] TO ! >MY :5 HE SIGN$ UP AFT] S*OOL1 ,K>ELIAN,BLUE CONNECTS ! HI]>*ICAL /RUCTURES TO ! ,BRITI% SY/EM3 0I WAS 9 FAVOR ( A M5TOR+ APPROA* & :5 I WAS AN \MAN MYSELF .<,I.> HAD A ?R[-D[N FI<T ) ANO!R \MAN .<SUP]IOR.> :O WAS BE+ NE$LESSLY VICI\S T[>DS HIS RO( .<9F]IOR.>40 ,:5 HE W5T TO UNIV]SITY1 ,K>ELIAN,BLUE CLAIMS1 0.<,I.> RESOLV$ I'D GET EXTREMELY VIOL5T ) ANYONE :O EV5 D>$0 TO DEMEAN HIM4 0,9 SUM10 HE ANN\NCES1 0I'D SAY MY ATTITUDE IS ?AT IF ! SY/EM TEA*ES RESPECT1 SELF-DISCIPL9E1 CLEANL9ESS & UP/&+ *>ACT]1 !N OKAY4 IF IT JU/ S]VES TO BRUTALIZE & CRU% ! SPIRITS ( ! Y\NG] !N I'M OPPOS$ TO IT40 ,! QUE/ION ( AN>*Y HOV]S 9 ! MID/ ( ?IS MORAL & E?ICAL QUE/ION3 IF A HI]>*ICAL SY/EM UTILIZES M5TOR%IP 9 AN ORGANIC & ORD]LY FA%ION1 !N IT CAN BE CONSID]$ HEAL?Y2 O!RWISE1 ! ORD] MU/ BE DISRUPT$4 

,LESS ?AN A MON? LAT]1 ,K>ELIAN,BLUE /RIKES \T AGA9/ ! 5EMIES ( SU* AN E?ICAL ORD] -- FIGURES :O PROMOTE DISORD] OR1 P]HAPS WORSE1 AN ORD] ( %AME & GUILT4 ,UNABLE TO LIMIT HIS RESPONSE TO JU/ ONE 5EMY UND] AN ILLU/RATIVELY TITL$ ?READ3 

  

,M&ELA WAS LAT] ! SUBJECT ( A WEIRD >TICLE FROM ,S*MIDT PUBLI%$ %ORTLY AFT] HIS DEA?1 TITL$1 0,FROM DEMONIC T]RORI/ TO SA9T$ ICON3 ! TRANSFIGURATION ( ,NELSON ,M&ELA10 :I* DESCRIBES ! LATE ,PRESID5T ( ,S\? ,AFRICA AS ! SATANIC-ANGELIC LEAD] ( A POLITICO-RELIGI\S CULT4 

,! ,BATTLEFRONT ,ANALYSIS 

,:ILE RECEIV+ ACCOLADES = ,BLACK ,FLAME 9 #b#i1 ,S*MIDT DI/ANC$ HIMSELF FROM ! ,Z,A,C,F4 ,=M] FRI5DS TOLD US HE WAS COMPLA9+ ( A LACK ( TIME1 MONEY1 & P]SONAL 9T]E/4 ,ONE PIECE ( :AT HE HAD BE5 DEVELOP+ AT ?AT TIME FRAME WAS ! ANALYSIS AN*OR+ ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT3 

  

,S*MIDT'S USE ( ! T]M 0POLITICAL SOLDI]0 IS SIGNIFICANT1 DEVELOP$ BY ! ,/RASS]I/ FACTION ( ! ,5GLI% FASCI/ P>TY1 ,NATIONAL ,FRONT1 TO DESCRIBE BO? RURAL P>AMILIT>IES & URBAN SK9HEADS4 ,OTTO ,/RASS]1 ! GUID+ !ORI/1 HAD BE5 A MEMB] ( ! ORIG9AL ,NAZI ,P>TY BE=E BE+ KICK$ \T 9 #a#i#c1 AT :I* TIME HE =M$ A GR\P CALL$ ,BLACK ,FRONT 9 ORD] TO GR[ A CL&E/9E BASE ( 0TRUE NATIONAL SOCIALI/S0 AGA9/ ! ,HITL] FACTION4 ,?AT ! GR\P ,S*MIDT CREAT$ TOOK ! NAME ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT SUGGE/S A NOD TO SOME SORT ( SIMIL> CL&E/9E OP]ATION )9 ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN AN>*I/ SC5E1 ?R\< :I* HE C\LD 5C\RAGE PRIVATELY RACI/ ANALYZES AMONG KEY FRI5DS4 ,PUT ANO!R WAY1 HIS GR\P SEEM$ 9T5D$ TO FUNCTION LIKE A SECRET SOCIAL CLUB = AN>*I/S :O BELIEVE 9 MILITANT :ITE SEP>ATI/ IDEOLOGY 9 KEEP+ ) :AT SOME NEO-FASCI/S CALL 0E?NO-PLURALISM0 -- ! NE$ ( DIFF]5T E?NICITIES TO LIVE 9 SEP>ATE RACIAL 5CLAVES 9 ORD] TO PRES]VE TRUE CULTURAL DIV]SITY4 ,9 A PO/ TO HIS PR(ILE1 ,K>ELIAN,BLUE 9CLUD$ ?REE R$1 CIRCUL> PAT*ES ) DIFF]5T 0,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT0 LOGOS3 

  

,9 HIS ,SEPTEMB] #b#g? PUBLIC /ATEM5T REG>D+ ! REVELATION ( ?IS 0NETWORK01 ,S*MIDT CLAIM$ ?AT ! SITE WAS 9ITIAT$ 9 #b#i1 AS HE /EPP$ UP RESE>* 9TO ! 0NATIONAL-AN>*I/0 MOVEM5T4 ,NOBODY ELSE C\LD KN[ AB\T ?IS GR\P1 HE 9SI/$1 NOT EV5 HIS EX-WIFE -- LE/ ! ,N,I,A CAT* W9D ( HIS 9VE/IGATION4 ,AGA93 ,S*MIDT'S MORE-PUBLIC ,FACEBOOK PR(ILE %>$ FRI5DS ) BO? ! GR\P & ITS MOD]ATOR 7ANO!R TOP-SECRET PR(ILE ,S*MIDT CREAT$7 BE=E ! SITE W5T D[N2 UNLESS ,S*MIDT WAS WORK+ TO 5TRAP HIS [N FRI5DS1 HE WAS CLE>LY US+ IT AS A FOCAL PO9T = A 0RACIALLY AW>E0 CELL )9 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ! SITE WAS ACTUALLY 9ITIAT$ 9 #b#f1 ?REE MON?S BE=E HIS ,/ORMFRONT PR(ILE1 EXPOS+ ANO!R TIMEL9E ANOMALY 9 ,S*MIDT'S ACC\NT4 ,ACCORD+ TO A WEB DESIGN] WE TALK$ TO1 ,S*MIDT & A FRI5D PIT*$ HIM ! IDEA = DEVELOP+ A SIMIL> :ITE NATIONALI/ 9T]NET SITE AS E>LY AS #b#c1 BUT !Y W]E REFUS$4 ,?IS WAS A YE> BE=E ,S*MIDT PROPOS$ A DIVISION BETWE5 :ITE & BLACK COLLECTIVES 9 ! ,Z,A,C ,F$]ATION4 ,! FIR/ PO/ 9 ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT1 PUBLI%$ ,M>* #c1 #b#f1 WAS ! 0,PLAT=M ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/S ( ,BULG>IA1 #a#i#d#e40 

,HIS ID5TITY = ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT IS 0,/R&WOLF03 

! BR[N HY5A F\ND ON ! LONELY ,ATLANTIC BEA*ES ( ! ,NAMIB DES]T3 ) MORE P[]FUL JAWS & GREAT] /AM9A ?AN A LION1 ! HY5A HUNT 9 MATRI>*AL PACKS &1 9V]T+ !IR CLITORI1 >E IMPOSSIBLE TO RAPE4 ,!Y >E VIEW$ BY ! 9DIG5\S PEOPLE AS SPIRIT-ANIMALS444 ,/R&WOLF IS A <O/ 9 ! MA*9E ( ! ,AFRICAN NI<T1 A SPECTRAL FLICK] ON ! %ORES ( ! ,SKELETON ,COA/1 A L[-SLUNG HUNT] ON ! NI<TTIME HI<WAY ?AT /RET*ES AWAY FROM ! ROLL+ SMOKES ( ,JOHANNESBURG 9TO ! BLEA*-&-ACETATE REA*ES ( ! PLATTEL& :]E GAUNT W9D-PUMPS SCRAT* />S 9 ! SKY4 

,! ANALOGY EVOKES ! MILITANT1 LONE-WOLF *>ACT] ADVOCAT$ BY ,L\IS ,BEAM1 A FAM\S ,TEXAS ,KLANSMAN :O ADVOCATES = 0LEAD]LESS RESI/ANCE0 ?R\< ACTS ( POLITICAL ASSASS9ATIONS1 9DIVIDUAL MURD]S1 BOMB+S1 & G5]AL T]ROR4 ,IT WAS ,BEAM'S IDEOLOGY & HIS RELATION%IP ) ,SAN ,DIEGO-BAS$ :ITE SUPREMACI/ ,TOM ,METZG] & HIS ACOLYTE ,DAVE ,MAZZELA1 ?AT HELP$ %APE ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ! E>LY WE/-COA/ SK9HEAD MOVEM5T ?R\< AN ORGANIZATION CALL$ ,:ITE ,>YAN ,RESI/ANCE4 

,! 0CRE$0 ADV]TIS$ ON ! ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT BLOG IS PRACTICAL3 

  

,/R&WOLF CALLS = REVOLUTION>Y AN>*ISM AS AN ANSW] BO? TO ! MOD]N MULTICULTURAL PROJECT & ! AP>!ID ]A EXPLOITATION ( POOR :ITES & BLACKS1 ALIKE4 ,! PO/+S ON ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT W]E SP>SE BETWE5 FROM #bf TO #b#i4 ,H[EV]1 AFT] MIDNI<T ON ,FEBRU>Y #a#g1 #b#a1 TWO PO/S APPE>$1 AU?OR$ SEP>ATELY BY 0:ITE ,AFRICAN NATIONAL AN>*I/0 & A %AD[Y1 ,UKRA9IAN WOMAN NAM$ 0,>D5T ,V9L&]40 ,V9L&]'S >TICLE IS D$ICAT$ 5TIRELY TO A CULTURAL READ+ ( RACE & CLASS1 AS WELL AS A S5SE ( NATIONALISM ROOT$ 9 CONQUE/4 ,9 ! O!R >TICLE1 0:ITE ,AFRICAN NATIONAL AN>*I/0 EXPLA9S3 

',M$IEVAL' IS ! CLOSE/ ?AT BLACKS HAVE COME TO CIVILIZATION1 :ILE SOME /ILL TODAY LANGUI% #a1 YE>S BEH9D ! ,EUROPEANS :O GAVE ,AFRICA ITS SCI5CE1 9DU/RY1 9FRA/RUCTURE1 $UCATION1 M$IC9E & L>GE-SCALE AGRICULTURE1 MO/ ( IT FALL5 9TO T]RIBLE DISREPAIR UND] BLACK RULE S9CE ! LATE #a#i#eS4 ,9 ORD] TO1 IF NOT =E/ALL ?IS DECAY1 AT LEA/ BUILD ! BULW>KS ( A :ITE R$\BT /RONG 5\< TO /& AGA9/ ?IS D>K5+ TIDE1 WE REQUIRE ORGANIZATION4 

,! SAME PO/ DECL>ES ?AT REVOLUTION>Y AN>*ISM MU/ BE 9=M$ BY ,JIM ,GOAD1 ,NE/OR ,MAKHNO1 & ,TROY ,S\?GATE1 REALIZ+ ?AT3 

9 ORD] TO BE TRULY GR\ND$1 WE NE$ TO BE SCRUPUL\SLY EGALIT>IAN & :AT ?IS MEANS 9 ! S\!RN ,AFRICAN BATTLESPACE IS ?AT WE >E COMPELL$ TO JUDICIALLY RECOGNIZE ! RI<T ( :ITE AN>*I/S & BLACK AN>*I/S TO E/ABLI% !IR [N SEP>ATE1 CULTURALLY-DI/9CT =MAL ORGANIZATIONS & 9=MAL NETWORKS4 

,S*MIDT'S CULTURAL RACISM C>RIES OV] FROM HIS 0,POLITICO-,CULTURAL ,DYNAMICS0 MEMO )9 ,Z,A,C,F1 TO ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT1 :I* APPE>S TO %[ ?AT ! LATT] WAS =M$ ?R\< HIS DISAFFECTION ) ! =M]4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ,S*MIDT'S DESID]ATA ( A 0:ITE AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION0 TO DEVELOP 9DEP5D5TLY AS A 0NATIONAL0 GR\P SEEMS TO BE AT WORK 9 HIS WRIT+S AS ,/R&WOLF AT ?IS TIME4 ,:ILE WE CAN'T BE C]TA9 H[ MU* SUPPORT ,S*MIDT HAD DUR+ ?IS 5DEAVOR1 HIS ADMISSION ?AT HE FELL 9 ) ,TROY ,S\?GATE & HIS 0CRONIES0 SEEMS TO IMPLY ?AT HIS BLOG WAS MORE ?AN JU/ AN ISOLAT$ PROJECT4 ,9/EAD1 IT WAS AN \TREA* TOOL ) SOME 7P]HAPS EXT5SIVE7 NETWORK BEH9D IT4 

,S*MIDT1 ( C\RSE1 HAS CLAIM$ ?AT ?IS ELABORATE1 CIRCUIT\S TRAIL -- AS (T5 CONFUS$ AS CONFUS+ -- WAS ULTIMATELY NO?+ MORE ?AN AN 9VE/IGATIVE RUSE C>RI$ \T = ! PURPOSES ( J\RNALISM4 ,SETT+ ASIDE ! CORRESPOND5CE BETWE5 ! S5TIM5TS ( HIS ALLEG$LY UND]COV] P]SONA & HIS [N PUBLICLY-/AT$ BELIEFS1 & HIS BIZ>RE ATTRIBUTIONS TO CONSPIRATORIAL C\NT]-9TELLIG5CE OP]ATIONS & SELECTIVE AMNESIA1 !RE IS NO?+ 9 HIS ONL9E ACTIVITY ?AT1 9 PR9CIPLE1 ANYWAY1 CONFLICTS ) A 7P]HAPS /AGG]+LY OV]ZEAL\S7 LONG-CON = ! SAKE ( 9VE/IGATION4 

,ONLY1 IT WASN'T4 

,:5 WE TRACK$ D[N ,BR5DAN ,SE]Y -- ! $ITOR ,S*MIDT CLAIMS AU?ORIZ$ HIS J\RNALI/IC =AY 9TO ! DEP?S ( ! :ITE-NATIONALI/ 9T]NET -- HE SEEM$ BEWILD]$ BY ,S*MIDT'S /ORY4 0,MIKE DID WORK = US AS A S5IOR REPORT] & ON A NUMB] ( BIG /ORIES10 HE TOLD US4 0.<,A.>ND BECAUSE ( HIS S5IORITY & ! WAY NEWSPAP]S WORK1 ,I W\LD NOT HAVE TO GIVE HIM P]MISSION AT ALL TO 9VE/IGATE4 ,?AT W\LD BE SOME?+ A GOOD 9VE/IGATIVE J\RNALI/ W\LD DO (F HIS [N BAT40 

,S*MIDT HAV+ LAID OV]SI<T AT ,SE]Y'S FEET ASIDE1 IT WAS NEV] LIKELY ,SE]Y W\LD'VE AU?ORIZ$ SU* AN UND]TAK+1 IF ONLY BECAUSE GA!R+ 9=MATION ?R\< DECEPTION1 :ILE /&>D = POLICE1 IS AT ODDS ) BASIC J\RNALI/IC /&>DS4 0,MY /YLE AS AN $ITOR IS ?AT J\RNALI/S %\LD BE AS UPFRONT AS POSSIBLE 9 ORD] TO GET A /ORY ) SUBT]FUGE ONLY AS A LA/ RESORT10 ,SE]Y TOLD US4 0,IF1 H[EV]1 Y\ MEAN ?AT WE ORD]$ OR GAVE P]MISSION TO HIM TO POSE AS A RI<T-W+]1 !N ,I C]TA9LY DON'T RECALL ?AT40 

,S9CE ,SE]Y RAN ! ,SATURDAY ,/> UNTIL #b#g1 AFT] ,S*MIDT LEFT & AFT] ! ,/ORMFRONT ACC\NT W5T UP1 !RE'S Z]O *ANCE ?AT A SUBSEQU5T1 9COM+ $ITOR APPROV$ ,S*MIDT'S ALLEG$ PROJECT4 

,*APT] ,?REE 

 ,/RANGELY ,QUIET & ,TR\BL$ 

,AFT] ! PUBLICATION ( ,BLACK ,FLAME1 ,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT BEGAN DI/ANC+ HIMSELF FROM & F9ALLY LEFT ! ,Z,A,C,F4 ,ACCORD+ TO ONE S\RCE )9 ! GR\P1 !Y'D DONE !IR 0BE/ TO RECRUIT NEW PEOPLE1 9CLUD+ A 'COLOR$' MEMB] :O JO9$ 9 #b#a444 ,MI*AEL .<,S*MIDT.> LEFT AT >\ND ! SAME TIME BECAUSE HE HAD 'IDEOLOGICAL DIFF]5CES4' ,?AT WAS %ORTLY AFT] HE VOT$ = ,FRE$OM ,FRONT ,PLUS 9 ! NATIONAL ELECTION40 ,SPEAK+ TO ! D\BLE /&>DS ( ! ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ,S*MIDT HAD HELP$ CREATE AT ! ,Z,A,C,F1 A S\RCE TOLD US ?AT ,S*MIDT RECEIV$ NO (FICIAL CRITICISM AB\T VOT+ = ! ,F,F"41 BUT A FEMALE MEMB] ( ! ,Z,A,C,F WAS DISCIPL9$ >\ND ! SAME TIME = WANT+ TO JO9 A FEM9I/ READ+ GR\P4 

,! ,Z,A,C,F HAS S9CE CONT9U$ ITS TRANSITION FROM ,S*MIDT'S ]A TO A F>-MORE 9CLUSIVE GR\P1 & IT WAS DUR+ ! L5G?Y DEBATE >\ND MEMB]S JO9+ COLLECTIVES ) IDEOLOGICAL DIFF]5CES ?AT ,S*MIDT ISSU$ HIS P>T+ LETT] TO ! ,Z,A,C,F ON ,M>* #a#b1 #b#a1 DECL>+ HE W\LD NO LONG] BE A MEMB] OR SUPPORT] 7EXCEPT 9 SPIRIT74 0,I'M BURN$ \T AFT] #b YE>S ( ACTIVISM & AM FEEL+ PRETTY EMOTIONALLY DAMAG$ BY ! LONG]-T]M EFFECTS ( MY DIVORCE1 ( MY DISILLUSIONM5T ) ! WORK+ CLASS AS A RESULT ( ! #bh ,POGROMS1 & ( ALL ! KILL+S & HEAVY /UFF ,I HAVE SE5 OV] #b YE>S ( J\RNALISM40 ,S*MIDT'S DIVORCE TOOK PLACE BE=E #b#f1 BUT WAS /ILL AS FRE% 9 HIS M9D AS ,RW&A 9 #a#i#i#d1 & :AT HE CALLS ! #bh 0,POGROMS10 9 :I* A WAVE ( X5OPHOBIC RIOTS SWEPT ,S\? ,AFRICA4 ,H[EV]1 !RE WAS MORE 9 ! AIR AT ?AT TIME ?AN ,S*MIDT LET ON4 

,LESS ?AN A MON? AFT] ! ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT PO/S ON ,FEBRU>Y #a#g?1 & A WEEK BE=E ,S*MIDT LEFT ! ,Z,A,C,F1 ,EUG5E ,T]RE',BLAN*E1 A F\ND+ LEAD] ( ! :ITE NATIONALI/ P>AMILIT>Y GR\P ,AFRIKAN] ,RESI/ANCE ,MOVEM5T 7,A,W,B71 WAS KILL$ BY F>MH&S4 ,IT HAD BE5 LESS ?AN A YE> S9CE ,S*MIDT HAD VOT$ = ! ,F,F"44 ,! L9KS BETWE5 !SE TWO GR\PS >E IMPORTANT TO NOTE 9 UND]/&+ ,S*MIDT'S RATIONALE3 ! ,F,F"4 WAS F\ND$ BY ! LEAD] ( A P>AMILIT>Y ,AFRIKAN] ,VOLKSFRONT GR\P CALL$ ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN ,DEF5SE ,=CE1 :I* JO9$ ! ,A,W,B 9 #aiid TO VIOL5TLY DISRUPT ! VOTE ?AT DISSOLV$ ! SEGREGAT$ ,BANTU/AN ( ,BOPHU?ATSWANA -- ONE ( ! F9AL VICTORIES OV] AP>!ID4 ,! TWO GR\PS HAD CONNECTIONS1 BUT !Y REMA9$ DI/9CT &1 LIKE MANY :ITE SUPREMACI/ GR\PS1 (T5 COMBATIVE4 

 ,EUG5E ,T]RE',BLAN*E1 BACKDROPP$ BY ! ,A,W,B FLAG4 

,ON HIS ,/ORMFRONT PR(ILE1 ,K>ELIAN,BLUE V5T$ HIS SPLE5 OV] ! ,T]RE',BLAN*E MURD]3 

,I HAVE YET TO GO \T & READ :AT ! MA9/REAM YELL[ PRESS HAS TO SAY AB\T ?IS1 BUT I'M C]TA9 ! BLACK G5OCIDAIRE P>ASITES WILL BE CELEBRAT+ ?IS C[>DLY HATE-CRIME MURD]4 ,?IS IS :]E ! 'KILL ! ,BO]' & 'KILL = ,ZUMA' HATE-SPEE* LEADS3 TO ! V]Y REAL SLAU<T] ( >YAN ,S\? ,AFRICANS4 

,! PO/ IS FOLL[$ BY F\R1 R$-HOT ANGRY EMOTICONS4 ,)9 A MATT] ( DAYS1 ,S*MIDT HAD P5N$ & PUBLI%$ AN >TICLE W>N+ ( POT5TIAL 0,BO] G5OCIDE40 

,) A L5G?Y & DIFFICULT TITLE -- 0,DEA? & ! ,MIELIEBO]3 ,! ,EUG5E ,T]RE',BLAN*E ,MURD] @& ,POOR-,:ITE ,CANON-FODD] 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA0 7,MIELIEBO] R\<LY TRANSLATES TO 0MAIZE F>M]10 A SYMBOL ( ,BO] NATIONALISM7 -- ,S*MIDT'S >TICLE1 PUBLI%$ VIA ! AN>*I/ WEBSITE ,AN>KISMO1 CONTEMPLAT$ ! MURD] ( G5OCIDAL KILL] & PRO-AP>!ID P>AMILIT>Y LEAD]1 ,EUG5E ,T]RE',BLAN*E1 AS AN ACT CONSI/5T ) A MOVEM5T T[>D G5OCIDE AGA9/ :ITE ,S\? ,AFRICANS4 ,EV5 ! TITLE SEEM$ TO ASSOCIATE ,T]RE',BLAN*E ) ! ,MIELIEBO]1 ! >*ETYPAL H]O ( ! RURAL1 :ITE ,AFRIKAN] NATIONALI/S :O SUPPORT$ AP>!ID4 

,CA/+ 0A /RANGELY QUIET & TR\BL$0 %AD[ OV] ! DEA? ( ,T]RE',BLAN*E1 ,S*MIDT RELAY$ ?AT HIS HATR$ ( ! :ITE NATIONALI/ LEAD] HAD 0ALL BUT DRA9$ AWAY40 ,S*MIDT EXPLA9$ ?AT HE WAS ESPECIALLY PUT (F BY ! FACT ?AT 0! WAY ,T]RE',BLAN*E DI$ WAS ! WAY SO444 ORD9>Y2 IT WAS ! WAY MANY POOR RURAL :ITES DIE1 HACK$ TO DEA? 9 !IR B$S = REASONS GR& & PETTY1 CRIM9AL & 7DESPITE /RONG GOV]NM5T D5IALS7 RACIAL0 7HIS ELLIPSES74 

0,IT'S NOT ?AT !RE IS A ',BO] ,G5OCIDE' 7AS YET7 AS MANY ON ! F> RI<T ALREADY PROCLAIM10 CLAIM$ ,S*MIDT1 0BUT SOME P[D]-KEG COMB9ATION ( RACE & CLASS IS KILL+ \R :ITE F>M]S AT AN AL>M+ RATE40 ,! COMB9ATION ( RACE & CLASS AT ! ROOT ( 0F>M KILL+S10 ,S*MIDT CLAIMS1 IS ACTUAT$ BY ! 0L9K BETWE5 .<,AFRICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONGRESS 7,A,N,C7.> HATE SPEE* CALL+ = ! KILL+ ( ! ,BO]S &1 WELL1 ! ACTUAL KILL+ ( ,BO]S40 ,!SE CLAIMS ( HATE SPEE* RESONATE ) ,S*MIDT'S RHETORIC ( 0BLACK RACISM10 0:ITE RI<TS10 & 0,BO] G5OCIDE0 TO =MULATE AN IDEOLOGY ?AT SEES RACISM NOT AS A P[] RELATION DEVELOP$ ?R\< ! HI/ORICAL N>RATIVES ( COLONIAL ,EUROPE1 BUT AS A /ATIC RELATIVI/ DOCTR9E ?AT VIEWS :ITE PEOPLE AS VICTIMS ( RACI/ OPPRESSION4 

,S*MIDT FOLL[$ ?IS /ATEM5T CLAIM+ ?AT 0,AGA9/ .<!.> T5SE BACKDROP .<( FAIL$ L& RE=M.>1 ! MURD] RATE ( :ITE F>M]S IS F\R TIMES HI<] ?AN ! RE/ ( ! POPULATION -- 9 A C\NTRY ) ! HI<E/ MURD] RATE 9 ! WORLD ( ANY C\NTRY NOT AT W> -- & ! VICI\SNESS :I* ACCOMPANIES MANY KILL+S BELIES PURELY CRIM9AL MOTIVE40 ,!SE F>M KILL+S >E RACI/ CRIMES AGA9/ :ITES /OK$ BY ! ,A,N,C1 ,S*MIDT 9SI/$1 & 9 HIS FIR/ DRAFT ( ?IS >TICLE1 HE DEFIANTLY 5D$ HIS PIECE ) ! L9ES1 0,WILL ,I NOT SPEAK \T M]ELY BECAUSE ,I AM NOT A ,BO]8 ,NO2 ,I'VE SAID MY PIECE4 ,BUT WILL ,I CELEBRATE1 KN[+ IT WILL BE PRESUM$ TO 5DORSE ! SLAU<T] ( POOR RURAL :ITES8 ,HELL NO60 

,S*MIDT'S /ATEM5T READS LIKE A SE>+ 9DICTM5T ( ! ,A,N,C1 :I* HE BELIEVES IS /OK+ ANGRY 0BLACK G5OCIDAIRES0 9TO MILITANT ACTION AGA9/ POOR :ITES 9 ORD] TO TURN ! WORK+ CLASS AGA9/ ITSELF4 ,H[EV]1 ACCORD+ TO ! ,S,A,P,S ,NATIONAL ,PLANN+ ,COMMISSION1 ! NUMB] ( :ITE MURD] VICTIMS 9 POLICE ANALYSIS ( MURD] DOCKETS IS A M]E #a4#h.0 7DISPROPORTIONATE TO ! #i.0 ( ! POPULATION ?AT IS :ITE71 MANY ( :OM >E NOT RURAL POOR1 PUTT+ TO RE/ ! IDEA ( 9COM+ G5OCIDE4 ,! NUMB] ( MURD]S P] #a1 PEOPLE 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA 9 #aig WAS #c#b4#a#b2 ! NUMB] REA*$ A PEAK >\ND #a#i#i#d1 DUR+ ! TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY1 & HAD ACTUALLY DECL9$ BEL[ #aig LEVELS BY #b#a#a_/#b#a#b1 SO VIOL5CE 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA1 F> FROM REA*+ T]RIFY+ NEW HEI<TS1 WAS DECL9+4 

,) REG>D TO ! RATE ( F>M KILL+S1 ,S*MIDT'S CLAIM ?AT ,AFRIKAN] F>M]S >E BE+ SLAU<T]$ AT F\R TIMES ! AV]AGE RATE WAS REJECT$ EV5 BY ,G5OCIDE ,WAT*1 ! ONLY HUMAN RI<TS GR\P ?AT HAS 5T]TA9$ CLAIMS ( G5OCIDE4 ,9 !IR ,JULY #a#b1 #bab REPORT1 ,G5OCIDE ,WAT* LI/$ ! SITUATION 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA AS 0POL>IZATION10 TWO /AGES AWAY FROM ACTUAL G5OCIDE4 ,H[EV]1 !SE T]MS >E CONTE/ABLE1 ACCORD+ TO ! FACT-*ECK+ ORGANIZATION1 ,AFRICA,*ECK1 S9CE NUMB]S ( KILL+S BETWE5 #aiid & #bab BY ! ,TRANSVAAL ,AGRICULTURAL ,UNION DO NOT TAKE 9TO ACC\NT ?AT NE>LY #d.0 ( ?OSE KILL$ 9 F>M ATTACKS W]E NON-:ITES -- EV5 ?\< ! ONE T5? ( ,S\? ,AFRICANS :O [N MORE ?AN #h.0 ( ! L& >E OV]:ELM+LY :ITE4 ,PUTT+ ?+S 9TO A CRISP] CLASS P]SPECTIVE1 ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN ,9/ITUTE = ,RACE ,RELATIONS EXPLA9S ?AT COMM]CIAL F>M]S >E TWICE AS LIKELY TO BE KILL$ AS ! AV]AGE CITIZ54 

,G5OCIDE IS DEF9$ AS 09T5T TO DE/ROY1 9 :OLE OR 9 P>T1 A NATIONAL1 E?NICAL1 RACIAL OR RELIGI\S GR\P1 AS SU*40 ,S9CE :ITE F>M]S DO NOT MAKE UP A NATIONALITY OR E?NIC GR\P1 & S9CE ! RATE ( KILL+S CORRELATES TO CLASS POSITION1 NO O!R RESPECTABLE GR\P HAS AGRE$ ?AT 0,BO] G5OCIDE0 IS A PH5OM5ON WOR? /UDY+4 ,9 FACT1 ,HUMAN ,RI<TS ,WAT* HAS CRITICIZ$ NOT ONLY ! T]M 0,BO] G5OCIDE10 BUT ! T]M 0F>M KILL+S10 D5\NC+ ! AM\NT ( FOCUS GIV5 TO F>M KILL+S 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA1 AS OPPOS$ TO ! CRIMES COMMITT$ AGA9/ BLACK F>M WORK]S3 

,VIOL5CE AGA9/ F>MWORK]S & RESID5TS IS P]PETRAT$ NOT ONLY BY F>M [N]S & MANAG]S1 ) :OM !Y >E 9 DAILY CONTACT1 BUT ALSO BY PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANIES & VIGILANTE GR\PS HIR$ BY F>M [N]S4 ,?OSE SEEK+ TO UPHOLD F>MWORK]S' 9T]E/S HAVE ALSO BE5 H>ASS$ & ASSAULT$ :5 !Y HAVE S\<T ACCESS TO F>MS4 

,! DISC\RSE ( 0:ITE G5OCIDE0 ROSE TO PROM95CE DUR+ ! #a#i#fS & '#gS1 AS ! COLONIAL GRIP ( ! ,NOR? ,ATLANTIC BEGAN TO LOOS5 ITS HOLD4 ,NOVELS LIKE ,CAMP ( ! ,SA9TS BY ,JEAN ,RASPAIL 7MU* APPRECIAT$ BY ! =M]-LEAD] ( ,FRANCE'S RADICAL RI<T POPULI/ P>TY1 ! ,NATIONAL ,FRONT1 ,JEAN-,M>IE ,LE ,P51 AMONG O!RS71 /OKE FE> ( A T]ROR RIS+ 9 ! ,S\? -- FROM ,9DIA TO ,ALG]IA1 :]E9 ! MANIACAL1 SUB-HUMAN B>B>IANS BEG9 RAP+ & SLAU<T]+ :ITES BY ! ?\S&S1 & SUDD5LY1 (F ! ,M$IT]RANEAN COA/1 AN 9VASION FLEET APPE>S FROM ,AFRICA PREP>+ TO EXACT A PHANTASMAGORIA ( REV5GE4 ,! NOTION ?AT ,AFRICAN SELF-RULE W\LD MEAN ! G5OCIDE ( ALL :ITES HAS S9CE BECOME /&>D F>E = :ITE SUPREMACI/S1 & HAS EV5 HELP$ %APE NEO-FASCI/ RHETORIC >\ND 0! IMMIGRATION PROBLEM10 RA!R ?AN 0! ,JEWI% QUE/ION40 

,A =M] LEAD] ( ! ,NAZI ,P>TY ( ,AM]ICA1 ,H>OLD ,COV+TON LIV$ 9 !N-,RHODESIA DUR+ ! MID-#a#i#gS1 & HAS BECOME ONE ( ! =EMO/ SPOKESPEOPLE ON ! SUBJECT ( 0:ITE G5OCIDE0 9 ! ,U,S4 ,AFT] LIV+ 9 ,RHODESIA1 ,COV+TON MOV$ TO ,NOR? ,C>OL9A :]E HE PURPORT$LY TOOK P>T 9 ORGANIZ+ ! #aigi ,GRE5SBORO ,MASSACRE -- ! BRUTAL %OOT+ ( FIVE MEMB]S ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,WORK]S ,P>TY DUR+ AN ANTI-,KLAN RALLY 9 BROAD DAYLI<T4 ,COV+TON CLAIMS TO HAVE FL$ ! ,U,S 9 SE>* ( ASYLUM 9 ! ,U,K1 :]E HE HELP$ CREATE A VIOL5T1 RACI/ SK9HEAD GR\P CALL$ ,C#a#h4 ,F9ALLY SETTL+ 9 ! ,PACIFIC ,NOR?WE/1 ,COV+TON BECAME A LEAD+ EXPON5T ( A :ITE SECESSIONI/ MOVEM5T UND] ! SLOGAN ( ! 0,NOR?WE/ ,IMP]ATIVE40 

,ANO!R IMPORTANT PROMULGATOR ( 0:ITE G5OCIDE10 ,DYLANN ,/ORM ,RO( PR\DLY WORE ! FLAGS ( ,RHODESIA 7N[ CALL$ ,ZIMBABWE7 & AP>!ID-]A ,S\? ,AFRICA ON HIS JACKET BE=E C>RY+ \T ! ,JUNE #a#h1 #b#a#e1 MASSACRE ( SIX BLACK P>I%ION]S 9 A HI/ORIC *UR* 9 ,*>LE/ON1 ,S\? ,C>OL9A4 ,AFT] ! %OOT+S1 ,COV+TON WEI<$ 93 0!RE WILL BE MORE ( ?IS K9D ( ?+ 9 ! FUTURE AS \R PEOPLE F9ALLY BEG9 TO RESPOND1 SLUGGI%LY & SPASMODICALLY & 9CORRECTLY1 TO ! ONGO+ G5OCIDE40 

,FRAZI] ,GL5N ,MILL]1 ! :ITE SUPREMACI/ :O MURD]$ ?REE PEOPLE \TSIDE ( A ,JEWI% ,COMMUNITY ,C5T] 9 ,KANSAS ,CITY ON ,PASSOV] ,EVE LA/ YE>1 >GU$ DUR+ HIS S5T5C+ ?AT 0DIV]SITY IS A CODE WORD = :ITE G5OCIDE0 & ?AT ! KILL+S W]E JU/IFI$ ON ! BASIS ( PREV5T+ ITS ONGO+ ?REAT4 ,S*MIDT'S LANGUAGE ( 0:ITE G5OCIDE0 IS ! SAME RHETORICAL DEVICE US$ 9 HIS ,/ORMFRONT PO/S1 & ! SAME DEPLOY$ BY ,COV+TON1 ,RO(1 & ,MILL]4 

,AFRIKAN] ,NATIONALISM 

,RA!R ?AN ! KILL+ ( ,T]RE',BLAN*E AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS ! H>%1 RACI/ CLIMATE FAC$ BY ,AFRICAN F>MH&S1 & CALL = 9CREAS$ SOLID>ITY TO 5D ! CONDITIONS ( F>M KILL+S1 ,S*MIDT BRU%ES (F ! HI/ORY ( EXPLOITATION ( ,AFRICANS 9 ORD] TO REHABILITATE AN ULTRANATIONALI/ C>ICATURE ( ! ,BO]3 

,TRUE1 !Y W]E & (T5 REMA9 AN AU/]E1 N>R[ PEOPLE3 ONE ( !IR ,CALV9I/ SECTS1 ! ,DOPP]S1 IS DELIB]ATELY NAM$ AFT] ! T9 CAP OR DOP US$ TO EXT+UI% A C&LE1 ! MESSAGE BE+ ! NE$ TO EXT+UI% ! ,5LI<T5M5T4 ,& TRUE1 !Y (T5 BEAT '!IR BLACKS' ) AN (FH&$ CRUELTY1 & AT BE/ E/ABLI%$ A PAT]NALI/IC OV]LORD%IP OV] !M KN[N AS BAASSKAP 7BOSS-HOOD74 ,BUT 9 !IR W>F>E )1 SUFF]+ AT ! H&S (1 & EV5TUAL 5SLAVEM5T ( ! ,BANTU1 A /RANGE RELATION%IP DEVELOP$3 ALONE AMONG ALL :ITE SETTL]S ON ! ,AFRICAN CONT95T1 !Y SELF-ID5TIFI$ 5 MASSE AS ,AFIKAN]S1 AS ,AFRICANS1 NOT ,EUROPEANS1 & SEV]$ !IR TIES TO !IR DI/ANT MO!RL&S4 ,! !Y .<SIC.> & !IR BLACK NEI<BORS LIV$1 ATE1 ?\<T & DI$1 M]G$ & BECAME 9EXTRICABLY 9T]TW9$3 WELL OV] #a-MILLION MORE BLACK ,S\? ,AFRICANS TODAY SPEAK ,AFRIKAANS1 ! SLAVE'S IDIOM-RI*1 /ORY-TELL+ PIDG9-,DUT* ( OLD1 ?AN DO :ITES2 :ILE PLATTEL& 7BIG-SKY F>ML&7 ,AFRIKAN]S >E FLU5T 9 ,AFRICAN V]NACUL> LANGUAGES4 

,S*MIDT'S DECL>ATION ?AT ,AFRIKAN]S HAVE BECOME 09EXTRICABLY 9T]TW9$0 ) ,AFRICANS OBSCURES A RA!R GL>+ LACUNA 9 HIS [N HI/ORICAL APPROA*4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 HE >GUES ?AT MILITANT AP>!ID SUPPORT] ,T]RE',BLAN*E IS A REPRES5TATIVE ( ! ,MIELIEBO]1 & ON ! O!R1 HE CLAIMS ?AT ! ,AFRIKAN]S MIX$ ) ! ,AFRICANS TO CREATE AN AU!NTIC =M ( NATIONALISM4 ,9 ,S*MIDT'S VIEW1 ,T]RE',BLAN*E SOMEH[ FIGURES AS A REPRES5TATIVE ( ,AFRIKAN]S 9T]MIX+ ) ,AFRICANS -- AN UNLIKELY PROSPECT1 BUT ONE WOR? 9VE/IGAT+4 

,CONSID]+ ! P>ADOXICAL MANN] BY :I* ! ,BO] 09EXTRICABLY 9T]TW9$0 ) 0,AFRICAN NEI<BORS0 7PRESUMABLY NOT ?OSE =CIBLY REMOV$ TO ,BANTU/ANS1 ! EQUIVAL5T ( 0,9DIAN ,RES]VATIONS0 9 AP>!ID-]A ,S\? ,AFRICA71 IT MI<T BE HELPFUL TO RECOGNIZE ?AT ,T]RE',BLAN*E'S H]O WAS1 IRONICALLY1 ,%AKA ,ZULU4 ,?IS K9D ( APPROPRIATION ( AN ,AFRICAN LEAD] BY :ITE ,AFRIKAN]S REPRES5TS A SYN!TIC ID5TITY PEGG$ TO COLONIAL CONQUE/1 NOT ( TRUE RESPECT OR 09T]TW9+40 7,IT IS ALSO ! SAME S5SE ( ID5TITY IDEAT$ BY ,/R&WOLF47 ,?AT MORE ,AFRICANS N[ SPEAK ,AFRIKAANS1 ! LANGUAGE ( !IR =M] SLAVE MA/]S1 DOES NOT GO F> TO PROVE ! AU!NTICITY ( ,AFRIKAN] NATIONALISM -- ! 0/OL5 DREAM0 ( ! ,AFRIKAN] ,VOLKSFRONT1 :I* ATTEMPT$ TO HAVE ,AFRIKAN]S ID5TIFI$ AS 9DIG5\S PEOPLES ( ,S\? ,AFRICA BY ! ,U,N4 ,RA!R1 IT REVEALS ! %E] HI/ORICAL MAGNITUDE ( COLONIAL RULE4 

,:ILE AP>!ID WAS BY NO MEANS =C$ ON POOR :ITES FROM ABOVE1 ,T]RE',BLAN*E /ILL DOES NOT REPRES5T ! BROAD MAJORITY ( ,AFRIKAN]S4 ,HIS DEA? DID NOT IMPLY !IR DEA?1 OR EV5 A SIGN ( !IR COM+ DEA?4 ,RA!R ?AN REPRES5T+ POOR :ITES1 ,T]RE',BLAN*E REPRES5T$ A SPECIFIC TRADITION ( POOR :ITE EXTREMI/S 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA ?AT F\<T1 ?R\< EXTRALEGAL MEANS1 TO DEEP5 AP>!ID 9 ORD] TO BETT] ! ECONOMIC SITUATION ( POOR :ITES 7LESS ?AN #a.0 ( ! POPULATION AT ITS HEI<T74 ,!SE >E ! SAME K9D ( EXTREMI/S :O UNIT$ TO FI<T AGA9/ ! DISSOLUTION ( AP>!ID ,BANTU/ANS 9 #a#i#i#d1 & :O ,S*MIDT VOT$ = 9 #b#i4 

,FUR!RMORE1 ,S*MIDT'S >TICLE OBSCUR$ ! FASCI/ ROOTS ( ,T]RE',BLAN*E'S ,A,W,B 9 ORD] TO PRES5T A VOLKIS* APOLOGY = ,AFRIKAN] NATIONALISM4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,! ,R\TL$GE ,COMPANION TO ,FASCISM & ! ,F> ,RI<T 7#b#e1 ,R\TL$GE71 ! ,A,W,B REPRES5T$ 0PROBABLY ! MO/ FAM\S PO/W> FASCI/ MOVEM5T ON ANY CONT95T40 ,ACCORD+ TO ,S*MIDT1 H[EV]1 0,DESPITE ! *ILDI% %OCK-VALUE ( !IR SWA/IKA-LIKE FLAG1 !Y >5'T NEO-,NAZIS 7PAGAN ,NAZISM GA9$ LITTLE PUR*ASE 9 ,PROTE/ANT ,S\? ,AFRICA70 7HIS EMPHASIS74 ,( C\RSE1 NUM]\S NON-PAGAN EXAMPLES ( FASCISM HAVE EXI/$ & CONT9UE TO EXI/ ?R\<\T ! WORLD4 ,!RE HAVE ALSO BE5 NON-PAGAN NEO-,NAZIS1 LIKE ! ,AM]ICAN ,NAZI ,P>TY1 AMONG O!R GR\PS1 :I* ADOPT$ ,*RI/IAN ,ID5TITY DUR+ ! #a#i#fS4 ,YET ,S*MIDT CONF9ES HIS DISC\RSE TO SPECIFICALLY-PAGAN ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALISM 9 ORD] TO CLEANSE ! /IGMA ( ,NAZISM 7& IMPLICITLY FASCISM7 FROM ! ,A,W,B1 SOME?+ HE W\LD ATTEMPT LAT] & MORE CONTROV]SIALLY ) NATIONAL-AN>*ISM4 ,9/EAD1 ! ,A,W,B >E DEPICT$ AS 0ULTRA-CONS]VATIVE ,CALV9I/S :O DREAM ( A SEP>ATE :ITE BANTU/AN ( !IR [N -- ?IS BE+ ! SAME /OL5 DREAM ( G5]ATIONS ( ,BO]S40 ,GIV5 ! HORRIFY+ CRIMES ( ! ,A,W,B1 ,S*MIDT'S SYMPA!TIC TAKE ON !IR 0/OL5 DREAM0 ( A ,BO]E/AAT1 IS *ILL+4 

,S*MIDT ADMITT$ HIS BELIEF 9 ! PROSPECT ( A ,BO]E/AAT TO US 9 AN 9T]VIEW3 0,A PROP] ',BO]E/AAT' W\LD BE A MULTIRACIAL AUTONOM\S T]RITORY -- AS !Y ALWAYS W]E -- EXCEPT ?AT IT W\LD HAVE TO GU>ANTEE EQUAL RI<TS TO ALL40 ,?IS CALL = A MAJORITY-:ITE /ATE 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA ?AT W\LD GRANT EQUAL RI<TS TO RACIAL M9ORITIES WAS VIRTUALLY ID5TICAL TO HIS PO/ LESS ?AN A MON? BE=E 9 ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT4 

,RA!R ?AN MANIFE/+ A NEO-,NAZI ?REAT AGA9/ ! /ATE1 ,S*MIDT CLAIMS1 ,T]RE',BLAN*E 0WAS VIEW$ BY ! RADICAL RI<T -- & MO/ AN>*I/-COMMUNI/S 9 ,S,A PROBABLY CAN ONLY CONCUR -- AS A CONS]VATIVE BUFFOON1 USEFUL TO ! ',NEW ,S\? ,AFRICAN' POLITICAL-ECONOMIC E/ABLI%M5T AS A SC>Y \TSID]0 :O C\LD MOTIVATE PEOPLE T[>D A 0MOD]ATE10 NEO-LIB]AL POLITICAL OPTION4 ,:ILE ALIGN+ AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVES ) ! RADICAL RI<T 9 A TELL+ 0R$-BR[N0 ANALYSIS1 ,S*MIDT 7P]HAPS UNWITT+LY7 RAIS$ AN 9T]E/+ PO9T3 ,T]RE',BLAN*E WAS AMONG ! MO/ RECOGNIZABLE SYMBOLS ( ! ,BO]E/AAT1 BUT HE GAVE IT A NEGATIVE CONNOTATION1 :I* IT SEEMS ,S*MIDT RES5T$4 ,S*MIDT S\<T TO PLAY D[N ,T]RE',BLAN*E'S FASCISM1 & ATTEMPTS TO REK9DLE HIS 0/OL5 DREAM10 AS AN ANSW] TO ! ALLEG$LY GR[+ POT5TIAL ( ! 0,BO] G5OCIDE0 -- A CLASSIC :ITE NATIONALI/ N>RATIVE4 

,P]=CE1 AFT] ,S*MIDT PUBLI%$ HIS >TICLE ON ,T]RE',BLAN*E1 HE RECEIV$ AN 9CR$IBLE AM\NT ( POSITIVE ATT5TION FROM :ITE SUPREMACI/S ONL9E1 :O *>ACT]IZ$ HIM AS A /RONG J\RNALI/ SPEAK+ \T AGA9/ PURPORT$ 0:ITE G5OCIDE40 ,9 A V]Y PUBLIC WAY1 RACI/ :ITE SEP>ATI/S ALL OV] ! C\NTRY W]E PO/+ ,S*MIDT'S >TICLES TO !IR BLOGS D$ICAT$ TO 0:ITE G5OCIDE10 DECL>+ ?AT ,S*MIDT WAS SPEAK+ = !M4 ,9 AN >TICLE ON ONE RI<T-W+ BLOG CALL$ ,:Y ,WE ,>E ,:ITE ,REFUGEES1 ! AU?OR 9TRIGU+LY CLAIM$ ?AT ,S*MIDT DECL>$ HIS 9T5TION TO =M A VIGILANTE GR\P TO PROTECT :ITE J\RNALI/S FROM KILL+S3 0.<,S*MIDT.> HAS 9=M$ ! ,A,N,C ?AT %\LD !SE J\RNALI/S MURD]S CONT9UE1 HE & HIS J\RNALI/ FOLL[]S %ALL BE =C$ TO /EP 9 TO DEF5D !SE DEF5SELESS ,J\RNALI/S !IR HUSB&S1 WIVES @& *ILDR540 

,:ILE HE DID NOT APPRECIATE SO MU* EXPOSURE 9 ! :ITE SUPREMACI/ BLOGOSPH]E1 ,S*MIDT WAS /ILL COM=TABLE 5\< 9 \R 9T]VIEW TO USE ! NOTION ( 0:ITE G5OCIDE0 9 T]MS ( CULTURE3 0,I :OLEHE>T$LY SUPPORT ! DE/RUCTION ( /RUCTURAL :IT5ESS1 ?AT IS1 ! RACE-SUPREMACI/ /RUCTURES ( ! ,EUROPEAN-ORIG9AT$ P>T ( CAPITALISM 7BE> 9 M9D ?AT .<,S.>9O-SUPREMACISM PREVAILS 9 /ATE-CAPITALI/ ,*9A :]E ,UI<URS1 ,TIBETANS1 ,MAN*US ETC >E RACIALLY SUPPRESS$74 ,BUT AS A :ITE P]SON LIV+ 9 ,AFRICA AS A M9ORITY ! BULK ( :I* >E WORK+ CLASS 7#c1#b-MILLION \T ( #d1#e-MILLION71 ,I TA/E A SMACK ( G5OCIDE 9 ! DESIRE BY RACE FANATICS TO DE/ROY EV5 CULTURAL :IT5ESS40 ,AS ELSE:]E1 WE F\ND ,S*MIDT 9SI/+ ?AT :ITE CULTURE MU/ BE PRES]V$ AGA9/ ! SPECT] ( RACI/1 ANTI-:ITE1 ,MAOI/ TRAITORS :O APP>5TLY COME ) SOME :IFF ( G5OCIDE4 

,! ,BREAKD[N ,BEG9S 

,ACCORD+ TO A ,S\? ,AFRICAN WEB DESIGN] :O SPOKE TO US ON ! CONDITION ( ANONYMITY1 ,S*MIDT & A FRI5D *ECK$ 9 TO ASK IF HE C\LD CREATE A :ITE NATIONALI/ AN>*I/ WEBSITE = !M4 ,! REQUE/ WAS UNC]EMONI\SLY REFUS$1 BUT ?IS WAS LIKELY ! BEG9N+ ( :AT W\LD BECOME ! M$IA ORGAN ( 0,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT40 

,AS ,S*MIDT LEFT ! ,Z,A,C,F1 ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT MA9TA9$ A ,FACEBOOK PRES5CE ADM9I/]$ BY AN ACC\NT ?AT HE N[ CLAIMS TO HAVE CREAT$ NAM$ ,>D5T ,V9L&]4 ,A FEMALE ( ,UKRA9IAN ORIG91 ,>D5T ,V9L&] WAS ! P]SON :O ,S*MIDT HAD ORIG9ALLY ID5TIFI$ AS ! BRA9S BEH9D ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT4 ,BAS$ ON \R RESE>*1 IT APPE>S H] ,FACEBOOK ACC\NT WAS 9ITIAT$ 9 #b#i4 ,%E SEEMS TO HAVE BE5 ,S*MIDT'S FANTASY ,>YAN WOMAN1 :O HE 9V5T$ \T ( ?9 AIR -- A MOD]N1 ,SCY?IAN WOMAN ( ! ,/EPPES ( ,EURASIA :O HATES FEM9ISM & LOVES GUNS2 A ,/EPP5WOLF COME D[N TO JO9 ! :ITE ,AFRICAN MOVEM5T AS A ,/R&WOLF4 

,AT ONE PO9T 9 \R 9T]VIEW1 ,S*MIDT TOLD US ?AT ! >*ITECT ( ! SITE WAS 0,>D5T ,SMI?40 ,:5 WE M5TION$ ?AT HE HAD E>LI] /AT$ ! SITE'S >*ITECT WAS ,V9L&]1 HE DID NOT RESPOND4 ,:5 WE LOOK$ UP ,SMI? ONL9E1 WE C\LD NOT F9D HIM 7CATEGORIZ$ AS A MALE1 NOT A FEMALE LIKE ,V9L&]72 H[EV]1 WE LOOK$ ) A DIFF]5T ACC\NT1 & HE WAS !RE ) A FACELESS AVAT>4 ,AMONG HIS PO/$ L9KS WAS AN >TICLE CALL$ 0,:Y ,LIB]ALS ,>E ,T]RIFI$ ( ,&]S ,BREIVIK10 BY ,ROB]T ,H5D]SON1 A RADICAL-RI<T COLUMNI/ :O HAS ALSO WRITT5 = A NOTORI\S NEO-FASCI/ PUBLICATION ( ! 0,NEW ,RI<T0 ILK1 ,! ,OCCID5TAL ,OBS]V]4 ,AMONG ,SMI?'S LIKES WAS ! RACI/ ,5GLI% ,DEF5SE ,LEAGUE4 ,F> FROM A ,UKRA9IAN ,S\? ,AFRICAN WOMAN1 ,>D5T ,SMI? SEEM$ TO BE AN ,5GLI% MAN -- LIKELY CREAT$ BY ,S*MIDT 9 ORD] TO COMMUNICATE AMONG NEO-FASCI/S 9 ! ,U,K )\T BE+ DETECT$ BY AN>*I/ PE]S4 

,ANO!R SOCKPUPPET ACC\NT1 ,FRANCOIS ,LE ,SUEUR1 WAS 9ITIAT$ JU/ A C\PLE ( MON?S AFT] ! ,T]RE',BLAN*E >TICLE4 ,BAS$ ON PHOTOGRAPHS ( HIS FAMILY ) ! LA/ NAME ,LE ,SUEUR1 AS WELL AS CONFIRMATION FROM =M] FRI5DS & ,S*MIDT'S [N ADMISSION TO US1 WE HAVE CONCLUD$ ?AT ,LE ,SUEUR IS LIKELY ,S*MIDT'S GIV5 LA/ NAME4 ,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT IS PRESUMABLY AN ADOPTIVE FAMILY NAME4 ,V]Y MU* LIKE HIS ,/ORMFRONT PR(ILE1 ) ITS PHOTOGRAPHS ( ,S*MIDT & ITS P]SONAL 9=MATION1 ! ,FACEBOOK ACC\NT HE USES = ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT CONTA9S OBVI\S P]SONAL 9=MATION4 ,?IS SEEM$ TO US TO 9DICATE ?AT ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT & ,/ORMFRONT W]E1 9 FACT1 CLOS] TO ,S*MIDT'S P]SONALITY ?AN HIS MORE-NOM9AL P]SONAS4 

,LE ,SUEUR'S ,FACEBOOK ACC\NT PR(ILE BE>S A PHOTO ( A TOT5KOPF -- ! 0DEA?'S HEAD0 SKULL & CROSSBONES 9SIGNIA US$ BY ! ,NAZI ,S,S4 ,HIS 9AUGURAL PO/ IS AB\T A ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/ NAM$ ,L\IS ,WEI*>DT4 ,! MON? AFT] ,LE ,SUEUR CAME 9TO ! WORLD1 H[EV]1 ,S*MIDT WAS /RUCK D[N BY A T]RIBLE CASE ( M5+ITIS1 & !N BROKE HIS SP9E DUR+ SEIZURES CAUS$ BY ! VIRUS4 

,ON HIS MORE-PUBLIC ,FACEBOOK ACC\NT1 ,S*MIDT /AT$ 9 LATE-,JULY1 ?REE WEEKS AFT] GO+ TO ! HOSPITAL1 ?AT IT IS HIS LA/ DAY AS AN 9-PATI5T4 ,HE DECL>$ 9 HIS PUBLIC RESPONSE TO ,A,K ,PRESS DAT$ ,SEPTEMB] #b#g1 #b#a#e1 0.<,I.>N ! SUBSEQU5T MON?S1 DUE TO HEAVY PA9 M$ICATION & P]HAPS SOME BRA9 DAMAGE CAUS$ BY ! M5+ITIS_/SEIZURE1 MY MEMORY IS PAT*Y AB\T :AT ,I PO/$ ONL9E UND] MY ,/ORMFRONT & ,FACEBOOK ALIASES.<4.>0 ,9 \R 9T]VIEW1 HE TOLD US ?AT HE /AY$ ) A PHOTOGRAPH] & HIS WIFE = ! FOLL[+ MON?4 ,9 FACT1 ACCORD+ TO HIS ,FACEBOOK PR(ILE AT ! TIME1 ON ,JULY #b#h?1 ! DAY HE LEFT ! HOSPITAL1 HE CLAIM$ HE WAS 0CONVALESC+ ) FRI5DS10 & BY ,AUGU/ #b1 HE WAS 0BACK AT HOME ) A PRODIGI\S AM\NT ( *OCOLATE TO WADE ?R\<40 ,ACCORD+ TO ANO!R PUBLIC /ATEM5T1 HE WAS 0C>$ = BY SOME FRI5DS10 & 9 A DIFF]5T PUBLIC /ATEM5T1 HE CLAIM$ HE WAS 0VISIT$0 BY FRI5DS1 :O HE DIDN'T REMEMB]4 ,ON ,AUGU/ #a?1 AB\T A WEEK AFT] RETURN+ HOME1 HE TOLD HIS ,FACEBOOK FRI5DS ?AT HE W\LD BE GO+ TO ,CAPE ,T[N = A WEEK1 & ADD$ ) A S5SE ( HUMOR1 0BE PREP>$ = A P>TY40 

,ON ,AUGU/ #b?1 LESS ?AN A MON? AFT] LEAV+ ! HOSPITAL1 HE REPORT$ 7VIA ,FACEBOOK7 ?AT HE WAS 0WALK+ )\T CRUT*ES AT LA/ 7& .<444.> BACK FROM A V]Y *ILL$ WEEK 9 ,CAPE ,T[N1 = ?OSE ( Y\ :O WANT TO HOOK UP 9 ,JOBURG760 ,BY ?IS PO9T HE WAS PO/+ TWICE A DAY1 LUCIDLY1 AB\T A V>IETY ( SUBJECTS1 9CLUD+ GO+ ON A DATE --ONE COMM5T] TOLD HIM TO WE> A CONDOM1 & HE RESPOND$ ) FULL EMOTIONAL MATURITY ?AT ! DATE WAS LIKELY TO BE A PLATONIC OCCASION4 ,HE DESCRIB$ HIMSELF AS 0BUSY PRO(-READ+ ,ZABALAZA3 A ,J\RNAL ( ,S\!RN ,AFRICAN ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*ISM _?#a#a0 BY LATE-,AUGU/ 7A PO/ COMM5T$ ON BY ,>D5T ,V9L&]74 ,9 E>LY ,SEPTEMB]1 HE WAS APPE>+ ON ,F,M RADIO ) ,LUCI5 VAN D] ,WALT & PO/+ COMM5TS CRITICAL ( ! 0REACTION>Y IDEOLOGY ( 'WIM9 C5T]$' ID5TITY POLITICS ?AT PREA*+ ?AT M5 & WOM5 >E 5EMY SPECIES40 

,:Y DID ,S*MIDT TELL ?IS /ORY AB\T HIS TWO-MON? 0DELIRIUM0 9 :I* HE MI<T HAVE PO/$ ANY?+ ON ,/ORMFRONT OR ,FACEBOOK8 ,! ANSW] IS RI<T 9 HIS PUBLIC RESPONSE3 0AS A RESULT ( ONE ( ?OSE PO/S 9 ?AT P]IOD1 9 #baa SOME AN>*I/ COMRADES CAME ACROSS A ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT L9K TO MY ,/ORMFRONT PR(ILE & 9 %OCK RECOGNIZ$ MY FACE40 ,!RE W]E TWO PO/S1 ACTUALLY1 :I* CAME 9 E>LY ,OCTOB] & LATE-,NOVEMB]1 ,OCTOB] HAV+ BE5 MORE ?AN TWO MON?S & ,NOVEMB] HAV+ BE5 AB\T ?REE MON?S AFT] ,S*MIDT WAS RELEAS$ FROM ! HOSPITAL 9 LATE-,JULY4 

,ACCORD+ TO TWO DOCUM5T>IANS1 ,>AGORN ,EL(F & ,/EFFIE1 !Y BECAME SUSPICI\S AFT] ,>D5T ,V9L&] CONTACT$ !M 9 LATE #baa TO SUGGE/ ?AT !Y CONSID] 9CLUD+ PROPON5TS ( NATIONAL-AN>*ISM 9 A FILM !Y W]E MAK+ AB\T AN>*ISM4 ,!Y *ECK$ ,S*MIDT'S MORE-PUBLIC ,FACEBOOK PR(ILE1 & DISCOV]$ ,V9L&] HAD COMM5T$ ON HIS ,FACEBOOK PR(ILE AT >\ND ! SAME TIME ?AT NEW PO/S CAME UP 9 ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT4 ,?IS CONNECTION BETWE5 ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT & ,S*MIDT L$ !M TO ,S*MIDT'S ,/ORMFRONT PR(ILE1 :I* !Y ASK$ HIM TO EXPLA94 

,:5 APPROA*$ AB\T ! CONT5T ( HIS ,/ORMFRONT PR(ILE & ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT1 ,S*MIDT N[ SAYS HE LI$1 CLAIM+ HE DID NOT HAVE ANY CONNECTIONS TO ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT4 ,HE ALSO /AT$ ?AT HIS ,/ORMFRONT PR(ILE W5T ACTIVE AFT] BE+ 0VETT$ BY .<HIS.> $ITOR0 CLAIM+ HE /ILL US$ IT = RESE>*4 ,9 HIS /ATEM5TS TO ,EL(F1 ,S*MIDT REVEAL$ ! ORIG9AL V]SION ( HIS /ORY1 :I* 9T]E/+LY SWIT*ES \T ! NAMES 0,>D5T ,V9L&]0 & 0,>D5T ,SMI?0 AGA93 

0,SOME YE>S AGO1 ,I RAN 9TO A CURI\S *>ACT] AT A CLUB :O CLAIM$ TO BE ( P>T ,UKRA9IAN DESC5T1 & :O EXPRESS$ AN 9T]E/ 9 ! ,MAKHNOVI/S1 SO NATURALLY WE *ATT$4 ,%E WAS A LATE-#cS WOMAN CALL$ ,>D5T ,SMI?1 ?\< %E US$ ANO!R NAME :5 %E BEFRI5D$ ME ON FACEBOOK4 ,IT TURN$ \T %E WORKS = A PRIVATE 9TELLIG5CE FIRM CALL$ ,]EBUS4 ,%E'S NOT (T5 9 ,S,A1 SO WE CORRESPOND$ MO/LY BY FB4 ,!N SOME TIME LAT]1 %E DEFRI5D$ ME 7FB DIDN'T AL]T ME1 BUT %E'D JU/ DISAPPE>$74 ,?AT WAS ! LA/ CONTACT WE HAD .<9 FACT1 ,V9L&] PO/S ON HIS PR(ILE 9 ,AUGU/1 #b#a.>444 ,9 MID-#b#a1 M5+ITIS & BREAK+ MY SP9E LAID ME L[ = ?REE MON?S4 ,AT ?IS TIME1 MY ,/ORMFRONT PR(ILE PO/$ A L9K TO A 0NATIONAL-AN>*I/0 FB GR\P RUN BY ,SMI? & SOME O!RS1 CALL$ ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT4 ,I SUSPECT$ MY PR(ILE HAD BE5 HACK$1 BUT NEV] GOT A SATISFACTORY ANSW] FROM ! ,/ORMFRONT MOD]ATORS4 ,?IS IS1 ,I BELIEVE1 :AT AL]T$ Y\ TO :AT WAS GO+ ON8444 ,AS A RESULT ( ?AT S+LE PO/1 ,I WAS =MALLY APPROA*$ BY ! ,Z,A,C,F444 TO ASK :AT WAS GO+ ON4 ,I 9=M$ !M ( ALL ( ! ABOVE4 ,BY CURI\S CO9CID5CE1 A CLOSE FRI5D ( M9E1 :O ,I DON'T WI% TO ID5TIFY1 HAD JU/ CONFESS$ TO ME ?AT %E HAD PREVI\SLY BE5 EMPLOY$ = YE>S BY ! ,N,I,A TO SPY ON ,DALE ,MC,K9LEY -- & BY EXT5SION1 FRI5DS ( HIS LIKE MYSELF & ! ,Z,A,C,F COMS4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 IT WAS CONFIRMATION = ME ?AT ,I WAS1 9 P>T AT LEA/1 AN 9TELLIG5CE T>GET444 ,SO1 ALL TAK5 TOGE!R1 AT A TIME :5 ,I WAS VULN]ABLE 7ILL & 9 B$-RIDD571 ,I MAY HAVE BE5 SUBJECT TO SOME K9D ( C\NT]-9TELLIG5CE GAME PLAY$ BY ,SMI? & H] SPOOK FRI5DS 7:O MAY 9CLUDE ! ,N,I,A2 MY EX-,N,I,A FRI5D SAYS %E DOESN'T KN[ ,SMI?74 ,ITS OBJECTIVE MAY HAVE BE5 TO SME> ME )9 ! MOVEM5T1 & 9 ?IS IT APPE>S SUCCESSFUL.<4.> 3-,P ,EI!R WAY1 IT DID NOT RECUR1 ,I GAVE A FULL EXPLANATION TO MY ,Z,A,C,F COMS1 & ,I BELIEVE ,I HAVE PROV5 :AT SIDE ,I AM ON BY MY CONT9UAL PRODUCTION ( >TICLES = AN>KISMO1 WORK O N ! AN>*I/ BOOKS ,C>TOGRAPHY ( ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*ISM1 ,GLOBAL ,FIRE1 ,SPR+WAT]S ( ,AN>*Y1 & ,! ,PEOPLE ,>M$1 PLUS A NEW S]IES ( PAMPHLETS ,I AM WORK+ ON3 ,ON ! ,WAT]FRONT1 ,CRITICAL ,MASS1 ,URUGUAYAN ,AN>*ISM ,>M$1 ETC4 ,H>DLY ! \TPUT ( A HO/ILE P>TY1 ,I HOPE Y\'LL AGREE80 

,!RE SEEMS LITTLE WAY >\ND ! CONCLUSION ?AT ,S*MIDT US$ ANT]OGRADE AMNESIA AS P>T ( AN ELABORATE LIE TO D5Y 9VOLVEM5T ) ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT AT ! TIME1 & CLAIMS ?AT ,SMI?_/,V9L&] 7! SOCKPUPPET ACC\NT7S7 HE CLAIMS TO HAVE 9V5T$ ON ,FACEBOOK1 BUT :O HE ALSO CLAIMS TO HAVE MET AT A B>7 MAY HAVE BE5 9 CAHOOTS ) A CLOSE FRI5D ( HIS :O CAME \T AS A SPY4 ,H5CE1 9 HIS PUBLIC /ATEM5T1 HE 9SI/S1 0.<,I.> C\LD NOT RISK MY P5ETRATION ( ! ',NATIONAL-,AN>*I/ ,MOVEM5T' BECOM+ KN[N 9 ACTIVI/ CIRCLES 9 CASE O!R .<,S\? ,AFRICAN ,NATIONAL ,9TELLIG5CE.> AG5TS GOT W9D ( IT & US$ ! 9=MATION = !IR [N 5DS40 ,H[EV]1 ,S*MIDT'S AFFILIATIONS ) ! 0,NATIONAL-,AN>*I/ ,MOVEM5T0 DID CONT9UE ON ,/ORMFRONT1 & AGA9 P]COLAT$ UP TO HIS PUBLIC >TICLES4 

,:ILE ,S*MIDT NAVIGAT$ :AT HE DESCRIB$ TO US AS A 0:ISP] CAMPAIGN10 ,LE ,SUEUR WAS SO ACTIVE ONL9E ?AT ,KEI? ,PRE/ON1 :O RUNS ! PAN-SECESSIONI/ BLOG1 ,ATTACK ! ,SY/EM1 EV5 QUOT$ HIM 9 HIS BOOK ( ! SAME NAME1 CALL+ HIM 0ONE ( MY READ]S40 ,PRE/ON IS A =M]-AN>*I/ :O BELIEVES ?AT IF EV]YONE1 LEFT & RI<T W+ 79CLUSIVE ( FASCI/S & NEO-,CONF$]ATES71 SUPPORTS SECESSION1 HUMANITY WILL BREAK AP>T ! GREAT] EVIL ( ! F$]AL GOV]NM5T1 & CREATE METROPOLITAN REGIONS DOM9AT$ BY ! ,NIETZS*EAN UB]M5S*4 ,SPECIFICALLY1 ,PRE/ON QUOTES ,LE ,SUEUR'S REBUTTAL ( ANTIFASCI/ WRIT] ,MAT!W ,LYONS'S BRILLIANT CRITIQUE ( PAN-SECESSIONISM3 

,! QUE/IONS RAIS$ BY .<,LYONS.> APPE> TO R$UCE TO ONE S+LE FE>3 ! QUE/ION ( P[]2 ?AT DEC5TRALIZ+ P[] ALL[S = NO COMPREH5SIVE_/UNIV]SALI/ 7TOTALIT>IAN87 5=CEM5T ( SOCIAL NORMS4 ,& ?IS IS CLE>LY :AT ! AU?OR WI%ES3 SOME UNIV]SAL 5=CEM5T ME*ANISM ?AT CAN PUNI% COMMUNITIES = !IR 'DEVIANT' SOCIAL *OICES4 ,SURELY ?AT IS TRUE AU?ORIT>IANISM1 WRIT L>GE1 COMP>$ ) ! POSSIBILITY ( SOME COMMUNITIES *OOS+ AU?ORIT>IANISM WRIT SMALL AS A MU* LESS] ?REAT TO CIVILIZATION8 

,!SE COMMUNITIES W\LD 9CLUDE1 = ,PRE/ON1 ,RUSSIA'S FASCI/ ,NATIONAL ,BOL%EVIK GR\PS & ,*RI/IAN ,ID5TITY FASCI/ GR\PS1 :I* PROVIDES1 9 ,LYONS'S WORDS1 0A RECIPE = W>LORDISM40 

,LE ,SUEUR & ,PRE/ON EMBRAC$ NATIONAL-AN>*I/ =MATIONS1 ALONG ) O!R R$-BR[N SECESSIONI/ ASSEMBLAGES1 AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO JO9 TOGE!R 9 DISMANTL+ ! P]CEIV$ GREAT] ?REAT ( ! ,U,S F$]AL GOV]NM5T & ,ZIONI/ IMP]IALISM4 ,NOT ONLY WAS ,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT QUOT$ BY ,KEI? ,PRE/ON AS ,FRANCOIS ,LE ,SUEUR1 BUT HE WAS QUOT$ AS A CRITIC ( ANTIFASCI/ ANALYSIS1 9DICAT+ TO US ?AT IF HE WAS DO+ 0RESE>*0 ) HIS FASCI/ P]SONALITY1 IT WAS 9 S]VICE ( & NOT TO 9FILTRATE ! PAN-SECESSIONI/ & NATIONAL-AN>*I/ T5D5CIES4 ,S*MIDT'S [N APPRECIATION = ,KEI? ,PRE/ON'S ,ATTACK ! ,SY/EM BLOG WAS LAID B>E 9 AN >TICLE WRITT5 BY ,PRE/ON & %>$ ON ,FEBRU>Y #b#g1 #b#a#a1 BY ! ,LE ,SUEUR ,FACEBOOK PAGE CALL$1 0,AM ,I A ,FASCI/80 ,PRE/ON & ,LE ,SUEUR W]E ALSO 0FRI5DS0 ON ,FACEBOOK4 

,9 ,NOVEMB] #b#a1 :ILE PURPORT$LY 9 ! ?ROES ( AMNESIA1 ,LE ,SUEUR PROCLAIM$ HE WAS 0WORK+ ON A ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT POSITION /ATEM5T ON ! REASON+ BEH9D ! E/ABLI%M5T ( A :ITE AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION10 ! EXACT T]M ,S*MIDT PUBLICLY US$ TO DESCRIBE ! ,Z,A,C,F 9 #b#h4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 ,K>ELIAN,BLUE \TL9$ HIS PLANS = A ,BO]E/AAT ON ANO!R PO/ TO ,/ORMFRONT3 

.<FIR/1 TO.> PROMOTE ! SECESSIONI/ ,CAPE ,P>TY444 !N TO EXP& ! CONCEPT ( ! ',CAPE' UPW>DS 9TO ,NAMIBIA444 & LA/LY TO RADICALIZE IT BY DEC5TRALIZ+ P[] 9 ! ,CAPE_/,NAMIBIA444 ) ! F9ANCE-CAPITALI/ ELEM5TS REMOV$ & RETURN$ TO POPUL> CONTROL4 

,! IDEA WAS ?AT :ITE SUPREMACI/S W\LD 5T] 9TO ! SECESSIONI/ P>TY TO MOBILIZE CONTROL OV] A L>G] T]RITORY1 EFFECT+ A RECOLONIZATION PROCESS ( :ITE NATIONALISM UND] ! CONDITION ?AT !Y W\LD LAT] DEC5TRALIZE & SOCIALIZE ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION4 ,ON HIS [N PO/1 ,K>ELIAN,BLUE COMM5T$ ?AT A NEW 5TRY 9 HIS ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT BLOG WAS AVAILABLE4 

,! TRANSITION TO US+ ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT AS AN ORGAN OCCURR$ 9 DIRECT RELATION TO ,S*MIDT'S LEAV+ ! ,Z,A,C,F DUR+ A DEBATE OV] ! 9CLUSION ( FEM9ISM & ! RECRUITM5T ( PEOPLE ( COLOR4 ,S9CE HE WAS LOS+ AU?ORITY OV] ! ,Z,A,C,F 7:I* GREW 9CREAS+LY OP5 TO PEOPLE ( COLOR AFT] ,S*MIDT'S DEP>TURE71 HE DESIGN$ HIS [N CL&E/9E GR\P TO C>RY \T ! 9T]E/S ( A 0:ITE 'NATIONAL' ORGANIZATION0 BY PROMOT+ A :ITE SEP>ATI/ P>TY4 ,ACCORD+ TO ONE ( ! MO/ PROM95T ADVOCATES ( NATIONAL-AN>*ISM1 ,TROY ,S\?GATE1 ! APPROPRIATE /RATEGY = SO-CALL$ 0NATIONAL-AN>*I/S0 TO GA9 P[] IS CALL$ 5TRYISM3 

,5TRYISM IS ! NAME GIV5 TO ! PROCESS ( 5T]+ OR 9FILTRAT+ BONA FIDE ORGANIZATIONS1 9/ITUTIONS & POLITICAL P>TIES ) ! 9T5TION ( EI!R GA9+ CONTROL ( !M = \R [N 5DS1 MISDIRECT+ OR DISRUPT+ !M = \R [N PURPOSES OR CONV]T+ SECTIONS ( !IR MEMB]%IPS TO \R CAUSE4 

,IT W\LD APPE> ?AT ,K>ELIAN,BLUE'S PLAN TO PROMOTE ! ,CAPE ,P>TY MAT*$ ?IS /RATEGY P]FECTLY4 

,S*MIDT'S DESIRE TO PROMOTE ! AIMS ( A 0PROP] ,BO]E/AAT10 :I* HE ADMITT$ TO US1 COMB9$ ) HIS TE/AM5T TO HIS [N ,BO]_/,AFRIKAN] ID5TITY 9 HIS REFLECTIONS ON ,T]RE',BLAN*E1 PROVE ?AT1 AFT] PUBLI%+ ,BLACK ,FLAME1 VOT+ = ! ,F,F"41 & LEAV+ ! ,Z,A,C,F1 HE BEGAN TO REISSUE HIS CONC]T$ EF=T TO PU% = A 0:ITE AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION0 MORE 9DEP5D5TLY4 ,HE HAD CREAT$ A GR\P :]E HE C\LD EXPLICITLY DISCUSS HIS DESIR$ !MES ( RACIALIZ$ 0CULTURAL DIFF]5CES0 & ADVOCATE = A SEP>ATE1 :ITE AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION4 ,MOREOV]1 ?R\< ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT1 HE W\LD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO L9K UP ) NATIONAL-AN>*I/S & PAN-SECESSIONI/S >\ND ! WORLD4 ,AS ?IS PROCESS CONT9U$1 HIS OP5 PROMOTION ( ! ,CAPE ,P>TY & ,F,F"4-/YLE SECESSIONISM W\LD TURN T[>D 9CREAS+LY-OBVI\S DISPLAYS ( NEO-FASCISM4 

,*APT] ,F\R 

 ,LI<TN+ BOLT US$ BY ! ,BRITI% ,UNION ( ,FASCI/S1 PO/$ BY ONE ( ,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT'S SOCK PUPPET ACC\NTS ON ,FACEBOOK4 

,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT'S ,COMPLICAT$ ,RELATION%IP ) ,NATIONAL-,AN>*ISM & ,PAN-,SECESSIONISM 

,ACCORD+ TO A S\RCE1 AFT] BE+ EXPOS$ = HIS ,/ORMFRONT PO/S 9 #b#a#a1 ,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT 5T]$ A PHASE ( PRES5T+ HIMSELF A J\RNALI/ ) AN 9T]E/ 9 AN>*ISM1 BUT NOT AN AN>*I/4 ,9 ! BOOK HE WAS WORK+ ON DUR+ ?IS P]IOD1 ,DR9K+ ) ,<O/S1 HE DESCRIBES AN>*I/S 9 PASS+ AS ONE ( ! MANY EXTREME GR\PS ( PEOPLE ) :OM HE HAS MADE FRI5DS DUR+ HIS J\RNALI/IC C>E]3 0,MY CRAFT OV] ?IS P]IOD WAS ONE HELL ( A ROLL]COA/] RIDE2 ALONG ! WAY ,I MADE FRI5DS ) >MS DEAL]S1 AN>*I/ REVOLUTION>IES1 ,SPECIAL ,=CES OP]ATIVES1 COMMUNITY ACTIVI/S & 9TELLIG5CE AG5TS0 7#b#a#d1 ,BE/,R$74 ,:ILE HE CONT9U$ TO WRITE = ,AN>KISMO & O!R AN>*I/ PUBLICATIONS1 ,S*MIDT'S PRES5CE 9 AN>*I/ CIRCLES W\LD MAKE = 9CREAS+LY MESSY RECONCILIATION ) ! O!R SOCIAL CIRCLES 9 :I* HE WAS ALLEG$LY RUBB+ %\LD]S4 

,HE BEGAN TO DIAL D[N HIS 0,K>ELIAN,BLUE0 ,/ORMFRONT PR(ILE1 LIKELY AS A RESULT ( ! 9VE/IGATION 9TO HIS ACTIVITIES BY ! ,Z,A,C,F4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 H[EV]1 HIS 0,LE ,SUEUR0 PR(ILE ESCALAT$ HIS ,FACEBOOK 5GAGEM5T4 ,HE PO/$ AB\T ,U,S,S,R GULAGS1 A ,FLEMI% SEP>ATI/ P>TY1 ,BRITI% CRIMES 9 ,IREL&1 & AN >TICLE FROM AN AN>*I/ PLAT=MI/ SITE4 ,AMONG CRYPTIC /ATEM5TS LIKE1 0,! GOOD DREAM ( :AT ! BAD DO10 & $GY >TICLES FROM ! CONTROV]SIAL ,RUSSIAN EX-PATRIOT NEWS SITE1 ,! E,XILE 7:I* BOA/S NEO-FASCI/1 ,$U>D ,LIMONOV1 AMONG ITS COLUMNI/S71 ONE F9DS ,LE ,SUEUR PO/+ FLAGS ) ! ,BRITI% ,UNION ( ,FASCI/S' LI<TN+ BOLT1 AS WELL AS ! CRYPTO-FASCI/ NEO-FOLK B& ,SOL ,9VICTUS1 BOA/+ KN[N TIES TO NEO-FASCISM4 ,A HOT ROD MAGAZ9E 7A HOBBY ?AT HE TOLD US AB\T7 IS PO/$ ALONG ) ,NAZI P>APH]NALIA LIKE A ,/URMFUHR] ,T-,%IRT1 ,AN>KISMO >TICLES1 AS WELL AS AN >TICLE FROM ! NEO-FASCI/ SITE1 ,! ,OCCID5TAL ,OBS]V]4 

,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT ALSO SAW A GREAT DEAL ( ACTIVITY 9 #b#a#a1 9CLUD+ SOME PASSAGES COPY-&-PA/$ FROM ,S*MIDT'S ,/ORMFRONT ACC\NT LI/+ ! 0PROPAGATORS ( .<:ITE.> GUILT0 & 0DEBAS]S ( ,>YAN CULTURE40 ,! ADM9I/RATOR ( ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT'S PO/S1 ,/R&WOLF1 MA9TA9S ! L9E AB\T ! ,CAPE ,P>TY ALREADY EXPRESS$ 9 ,/ORMFRONT BY ,K>ELIAN,BLUE3 

,& 9 DISPOSSESS+ \R 5EMIES1 :AT !N %\LD \R T]RITORY BE8444 ,WE CAN RA!R LAY CLAIM TO ! WE/]N PORTIONS ( ! ,OLD ,CAPE & ITS H9T]L&1 SETTL$ FROM #a#f#e#b444 ,SURR5D]+ ! GOLD- & COAL-M9+1 9DU/RIAL & F9ANCIAL H9T]L& PLUS ! EA/]N PORTS1 F>MS & PLANTATIONS TO MAJORITY-BLACK ,S\? ,AFRICA W\LD NEV]!LESS LEAVE US ) A COH]5T T]RITORY1 PR$OM9ANTLY ,AFRIKAANS-SPEAK+1 ) A :ITE & COLOR$ MAJORITY.<4.> 

,/R&WOLF CONT9U$3 

.<,W.>HILE ALL BLACK & ,ASIAN RESID5TS ( ! T]RITORY %ALL AUTOMATICALLY BE DEEM$ )\T PREJUDICE TO BE =EIGN]S1 MO/ ( ! BLACKS PRESUM$ TO BE ,S\? ,AFRICAN CITIZ5S1 ALL ,>YAN1 ,COLOR$1 & ,BU%M5 RESID5TS ( PROV5 ,OLD ,CAPE_/,K>RAS H]ITAGE %ALL AUTOMATICALLY BE CITIZ5S1 ) PREF]R$ RESID5CY & CITIZ5%IP (F]$ TO ,>YANS ( ANY ORIG9.<4.> 

,AFT] ,K>ELIAN,BLUE FLOAT$ A /RATEGY ( 5TRYISM 9TO ! ,CAPE ,P>TY TO ! ,/ORMFRONT COMMUNITY1 ,/R&WOLF ELABORAT$ ON ! IDEA 9 ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT1 DISCUSS+ ! DISPOSSESSION ( 0BLACK & ,ASIAN RESID5TS10 ALONG ) SOME AWKW>DLY EGALIT>IAN CONCESSIONS TO PRES5T A CLEAN FACE ( :ITE SEP>ATISM TO ! WORLD4 

,H[EV]1 ,S*MIDT'S WRIT+S ON :ITE NATIONALISM & AN>*ISM HAD BE5 COMPROMIS$ BY AN 9T]NAL 9VE/IGATION1 & HIS REPUTATION WAS ON ! L9E4 ,9 #b#a#b1 HE PRODUC$ ANO!R >TICLE = ,AN>KISMO1 ?IS TIME PUBLICLY ADDRESS+ ! CONTRADICTIONS BETWE5 NATIONALISM1 /ATISM1 & AN>*ISM 9 A REVIEW ( TWO TEXTS BY AN>*I/ S*OL> ,MAIA ,RAMNA?4 ,TITL$ 0,S\? ,ASIAN ,AN>*ISMS3 ,PA?S TO ,PRAXIS10 ,S*MIDT'S REVIEW POSITS ?AT ! MIXTURE ( RI<T & LEFT POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES 9TR9SIC TO C]TA9 ASPECTS ( NATIONAL LIB]ATION & SEP>ATI/ MOVEM5TS CREATES A PREC>I\S BALANCE4 ,S*MIDT CRITIQUES ,G&HI'S RI<T-TO-LEFT IDEOLOGY AS A 0VOLKIS* NATIONALI/ DEC5TRALISM0 & 0SOME?+ ( A =EBE>] ( 'NATIONAL AN>*ISM4'0 

,TO EXPLA9 NATIONAL-AN>*ISM 7,N-,A71 ,S*MIDT ATTEMPTS TO DI/+UI% P]CEIV$ MISCONCEPTIONS FROM REALITY3 

,MISDIAGNOS$ BY MO/ AN>*I/S AS FASCI/1 'NATIONAL AN>*ISM' FUZES RADICAL DEC5TRALISM1 ANTI-HEGEMONIC ANTI-/ATISM 7& (T5 ANTI-CAPITALISM71 ) A /RONG SELF-DET]M9I/ ?RU/ ?AT /RESSES CULTURAL-E?NIC HOMOG5EITY ) A TRADITIONAL PA/ JU/IFY+ A RADICAL FUTURE2 ?IS IS H>DLY 'FASCISM' OR A REBR&+ ( 'FASCISM1' = :AT IS FASCISM )\T ! /ATE1 HI]>*Y & CLASS1 AU?ORIT>IANISM1 & ! FUHR]-PR9CIPLE8 

,AL?\< HIS QUOTATION1 9 CONTEXT1 SEEMS CRITICAL ( ,N-,A1 IRONICALLY IT HAS BE5 TRUMPET$ BY NATIONAL-AN>*I/S AS SOME?+ ( A R>E DEF5SE1 & CAN BE F\ND ON ! ,N-,A ,WIKIP$IA PAGE 7LIKELY DUE TO ! REMOVAL ( ! /IGMA ( FASCISM74 

,:E!R HE DID SO DELIB]ATELY OR NOT1 TO SAY ?AT ,S*MIDT MISREAD ,RAMNA?'S WORK IS TO UND]/ATE ?+S CONSID]ABLY4 ,OV] C(FEE 9 ,BROOKLYN LA/ ,SUMM]1 ,RAMNA? REFLECT$ ON ,S*MIDT'S READ+ ( H] WORK1 AFT] BE+ %[N A SAMPLE ( HIS ,/ORMFRONT ACTIVITY4 0,:5 ,I FIR/ READ IT1 ,I JU/ ?\<T -- ,O,K1 HE DOESN'T GET IT4 ,:ATEV]4 ,N[1 :5 READ 9 ! LI<T ( ?IS NEW 9=MATION1 IT'S JU/ GROSS10 %E SAID4 ',HIS APPROV+ REF]5CE TO MY 0R$ISCOV]Y' ( 'MY PEOPLE'8 ,EW4 ,I DON'T HAVE ANY 'MY PEOPLE1' ,I W\LD NEV] ATTEMPT TO ID5TIFY MYSELF ?AT WAY1 & ,I W\LD NOT ATTEMPT TO GLORIFY !M OR HI<LI<T !IR SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS EV5 IF ,I DID10 %E EXPLA9$4 0,?AT'S EXACTLY ! K9D ( E?NONATIONALI/ N>RATIVE ?AT MY WORK TRIES TO GET AWAY FROM40 

,9T]E/+LY1 H[EV]1 ,S*MIDT CONTRADICT$ HIS POSITION ON 0! /ATE1 HI]>*Y & CLASS1 AU?ORIT>IANISM1 & ! FUHR]-PR9CIPLE0 9 \R 9T]VIEW E>LI] ?IS YE>1 /AT+ ?AT1 0AT ONE PO9T EV5 ! .<,NAZI ,P>TY.> WAS ANTI/ATI/40 ,IF ,S*MIDT BELIEVES ?AT ! ,NAZI ,P>TY HAD BE5 ANTI/ATI/1 !N HIS 5TIRE >GUM5T DI/+UI%+ ,N-,A FROM FASCISM FALLS AP>T4 ,H5CE1 IT IS MORE LIKELY ?AT ,S*MIDT WAS H$G+ HIS BETS 9 ! >TICLE BY TAK+ A MEASUR$ PUBLIC DI/ANCE FROM NATIONAL-AN>*ISM :ILE AT ! SAME TIME DEF5D+ ITS REPUTATION AGA9/ CLAIMS ( FASCISM4 ,?IS POSITION WAS LIKELY TAK5 9 ORD] TO %IELD HIMSELF FROM ACCUSATIONS ?AT HE WAS1 9 FACT1 A NATIONAL-AN>*I/1 :ILE /ILL MA9TA9+ KEY ,N-,A PR9CIPLES LIKE ?AT ( ! 0PROP] ,BO]E/AAT40 

,H[EV]1 ,S*MIDT'S ATTEMPT TO DEL9K ,N-,A FROM FASCISM IS REJECT$ BY MO/ ANALY/S 7#a1 #b1 #c1 #d71 & ?OSE :O OP5LY 9SI/ ?AT ,N-,A IS NOT FASCI/ >E MORE (T5 ?AN NOT NATIONAL-AN>*I/S1 !MSELVES4 ,ACCORD+ TO ANTI-FASCI/ ?9K] ,DON ,HAMM]QUI/ 9 ,CONFRONT+ ,FASCISM1 NATIONAL-AN>*ISM & O!R =MS ( NEO-FASCISM REPRES5T A K9D ( 0FASCISM FROM BEL[10 :I* EM]GE AS 0?9K+ FASCI/S UNIV]SALLY SEE BO? ! /ATE & ! RUL+ ELITES AS ACTIVE 5EMIES0 7#b#b1 ,K]SPLEB$EB74 ,! /RATEGY DEPLOY$ BY ,N-,A'S F\ND]1 ,TROY ,S\?GATE1 EXPLICITLY CALLS = 05TRYISM10 :]EBY ,N-,A ACTIVI/S 5T] LEFTI/ GR\PS & MOVEM5TS TO CO-OPT !M IF !IR B\ND>IES >E WEAK1 DI/ORT !M IF !IR MESSAGE IS AMBIGU\S1 OR DE/ROY !M IF 9FILTRATORS HAVE NO O!R OPTION4 ,GIV5 ,S\?GATE'S FASCI/ PA/ & ! C\PL+ ( AN EXPLICIT /RATEGY ( 5TRYISM ) ! 0AB&ONM5T0 ( ! FASCI/ T5D5CY = A 0REVOLUTION>Y CONS]VATIVE0 L9E1 IT IS DIFFICULT TO IMAG9E H[ HIS NATIONAL-AN>*ISM C\LD BE TAK5 AS ANY?+ O!R ?AN EI!R FASCI/ 9FILTRATION 9TO ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T OR AN ATTEMPT TO JO9 =CES ) AN>*I/S AGA9/ ! /ATE :ILE DISSEM9AT+ IDEALS ( RACIAL SEP>ATISM & ULTRA-NATIONALISM4 ,9 A TELL+ CONTRADICTION1 ,S*MIDT CONFESS$ TO US HIS BELIEF ?AT1 RA!R ?AN 0MISDIAGNOS$ AS FASCI/10 NATIONAL-AN>*ISM LIES1 9 FACT1 0ON ! FR+E ( ! NEO-FASCI/ CAMP40 ,AGA91 ,S*MIDT'S [N CONTRADICTIONS 9DICAT$ ?AT HIS ORIG9AL QUOTATION DI/ANC+ ,N-,A FROM FASCISM REPRES5T$ NO?+ BUT ANO!R CRYPTIC MISDIRECTION1 AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID ACCUSATIONS ( ,N-,A SYMPA?IES :ILE ALSO TAK+ POT%OTS AT HIS IDEOLOGICAL 5EMIES )9 AN>*ISM4 

,9 P]HAPS HIS MO/ BRAZ5 MOVE1 ,S*MIDT ATTEMPT$ TO AFFILIATE ,N-,A ) 0SMALL-A AN>*ISM10 9 ATTEMPTS TO AVOID SUSPICION4 ,HE TOLD US 9 \R 9T]VIEW3 

,! REAL HORROR = MANY SELF-DESCRIB$ 'AN>*I/S' TODAY IS NOT ?AT .<,N-,A.> HAS MISAPPROPRIAT$ KEY ASPECTS ( TRUE TRADITIONAL AN>*ISM SU* AS DEC5TRALISM & ANTI-/ATISM -- BUT RA!R ?AT IT HAS BORR[$ FROM !IR [N MU* FETI%IZ$ 'PO/-AN>*I/' _/ 'SMALL-A AN>*I/' NOTIONS ( SUBCULTURAL SEMIOTIC REBELLION 79/EAD ( MASS-CULTURAL PRAGMATIC REVOLUTION71 & ( EPHEM]AL ,TEMPOR>Y ,AUTONOM\S ,ZONE _/ 0,OCCUPY AUTONOMY0 FROM CAPITAL 7A PETIT-B\RGEOIS PALLIATIVE ILLUSION 9 PLACE ( WORK+ CLASS AUTOGE/IVE C\NT]-P[]74 

,9 O!R WORDS1 ,N-,A %\LD HAVE GIV5 AN>*I/S 9SI<T 9TO ! PROBLEM ) 0LITTLE-A AN>*ISM0 AS A FAILURE TO DEVELOP A MORE MATURE CLASS ANALYSIS4 ,S*MIDT'S [N V]SION ( :ITE NATIONALI/ AN>*ISM SEEKS TO CREATE A 0TRUE ,BO]E/AAT0 9 :I* ! MAJORITY ( ! POPULATION IS :ITE1 GUID+ IT TO 0TRUE TRADITIONAL AN>*ISM0 GR\ND$ 9 SYNDICALI/ DEC5TRALIZATION4 ,!RE IS LITTLE ROOM 9 ?IS !ORY = FEM9ISM & 0:ITE SK9 PRIVILEGE0 ANALYSIS ( 0LITTLE-A AN>*ISM40 

,S*MIDT'S /RATEGY = 5TRYISM 9TO ! ,CAPE ,P>TY TO /E] ITS L>GELY ,5GLI%1 LIB]AL BASE T[>D AN ,AFRIKAN] VOLK/AAT W\LD SEEM TO L9K IT TO ,N-,A & PAN-SEP>ATISM1 BUT ) A 0BIG-,A0 TWI/4 0,BY MY READ+10 HE TOLD US1 0!RE IS B>ELY EV5 A REMNANT ( ! RACI/ ':ITE LABORISM' ( ! #a#i#gS :ITE P[] SK9HEAD MOVEM5T 9 ,N-,A2 CLASS1 HAV+ BE5 ]ADICAT$ FROM ! F> RI<T & NEO-FASCI/ MOVEM5TS' KEY AG5DAS.<1.> DID NOT MAKE ! TRANSITION 9TO ,N-,A ALONG ) ITS KEY !ORI/S SU* AS F\ND] ,TROY ,S\?GATE ( ! ,U,K & HIS FELL[ TRAVEL]S2 E?NIC MY/ICISM MADE ! TRANSITION1 BUT CLASS DID NOT40 ,ON ONE LEVEL1 ,S*MIDT IS CORRECT -- ,N-,A FUNCTIONS MORE BROADLY ON ! LEVEL ( PAN-SEP>ATISM & A MY/ICAL1 TRADITIONALI/ RETURN TO ANCE/RAL CULTURES4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 !SE >E ALL TRAITS EXHIBIT$ BY ,S*MIDT 9 HIS ,T]RE',BLAN*E >TICLE & 9 PRIVATE VIA HIS ,K>ELIAN,BLUE PR(ILE AS CONFIRM$ BY ANONYM\S S\RCES4 ,S*MIDT W\LD TAKE ANO!R /EP T[>D PUBLIC ADVOCACY = PAN-SECESSIONISM 9 #b#a#d1 BUT NOT BE=E P]FECT+ HIS PRES5TATION ON ,/ORMFRONT4 ,! RECURR+ !MES REAPPE>+ ON HIS V>I\S SOCIAL M$IA & :ITE SUPREMACI/ \TLETS %[ ?AT ,S*MIDT'S CLOSET$ WRIT+S 9 ,/ORMFRONT & ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT S]V$ AS SPR+BO>DS = /RATEGIC DEVELOPM5TS ( :ITE NATIONALISM TO BE PUBLI%$ = ! PUBLIC 9 SANITIZ$ =M4 

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,K>ELIAN,BLUE EXPLA9$ HIS APPROA* 9 A ,/ORMFRONT PO/ 9 ,JULY1 #b#a#d3 

,I BELIEVE ! PA? ( T]RITORIAL SELF-DET]M9ATION1 ?AT RELIES UPON ! ,ATLANTIC ,*>T] & SUBSEQU5T ,U,N RESOLUTIONS ON NATIONAL SELF-DET]M9ATION 7& ,I'M NOT NAIVE AB\T ! FALSEHOOD 9 MANY ( !SE PROMISES71 E*O$ 9 CURR5T DEBATES >\ND ,SCOTL&1 ,CATALONIA1 ! ,BASQUE ,C\NTRY1 ETC1 NE$S TO BE S]I\SLY PURSU$ 9 ,S,A RELAT+ TO ! ,OLD ,CAPE4 ,PUT SIMPLY1 WE NE$ TO PUT =W>D TO ! 9T]NATIONAL COMMUNITY A S]I\S PROPOSAL = ,OLD ,CAPE 7,W ,CAPE @& ,N ,CAPE7 SEP>ATISM BAS$ ON CULTURAL-LIGUI/IC .<SIC.> HI/ORY -- & YES1 ?AT ( NECESSITY MU/ BE BO? :ITE1 COLOR$ & 9DIG5\S -- BUT ,N,O,T BLACK4 ,?IS WILL AT LEA/ GIVE US A TRUE :ITE MAJORITY 9 MANY >EAS ( \R HI/ORIC HE>TL&.<444.> ,ONLY A MASS-LEVEL T]RITORIAL SECESSION ?AT GIVES US ! CITIES1 POPULATION1 M$IA1 >M$ =CES1 UNIV]SITIES1 F>ML&S1 9DU/RY & FI%]IES NECESS>Y TO SU/A9 A MOD]N T]RITORY CAN ADDRESS ?AT HI/ORIAL .<SIC.> DEM&4 

,K>ELIAN,BLUE'S PO/ AB\T RECLAIM+ ! ,OLD ,CAPE = :ITES REFLECTS A PRACTICALLY ID5TICAL POSITION TO ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT1 AS WELL AS ! FOCUS ON 0CULTURAL-L+UI/IC HI/ORY0 PRES5T 9 ,S*MIDT'S PUBLIC >TICLE AB\T ,T]RE',BLAN*E4 ,IT ALSO 9TRODUCES ! IDEA ( ,U,N SELF-DET]M9ATION CLAUSES1 :I* W\LD BE EX]CIS$ PUBLICLY 9 AN >TICLE ,S*MIDT PUBLI%$ TWO MON?S LAT] 9 ,! ,DAILY ,MAV]ICK IRONICALLY TITL$ 0,! ,TWO ,FACES ( ,GLOBAL ,SEP>ATISM40 

,AFT] DETAIL+ SOME ( ! MORE HORRIFY+ ASPECTS ( :AT HE CALLS SEP>ATISM 9 ,SOMALIA1 ! =M] ,YUGOSLAVIA1 & ,UKRA9E1 ,S*MIDT /ATES1 0,SEP>ATISM CAN BE A PA9FUL1 EV5 MURD]\S1 BUS9ESS4 ,BUT SOMETIMES IT EVOLVES FROM T]RORISM 9TO DEMOCRATIC DISS5T40 ,S*MIDT USES ! ,FRONT DE ,LIB]ATION DU ,QUEBEC1 ! ,BASQUE ,E,T,A1 & ! ,I,R,A AS MODELS = DEMOCRACY-FACILITAT+ APP>ATUSES4 ,HE ALSO LOOKS TO ! 9DEP5D5CE MOVEM5T 9 ,SCOTL&1 CLAIM+ 0,MANY ,S\? ,AFRICANS HAVE SYMPA?Y = ! CAUSE ( ,SCOTTI% SEP>ATISM AS MANY ,SCOTS F\<T ON ! SIDE ( ! ,BO]S AGA9/ ! ,BRITI% ,EMPIRE A C5TURY AGO10 9 AN OBVI\S ATTEMPT TO REVEAL SOME POT5TIAL PAN-SECESSIONI/ SOLID>ITY = MUTUAL ADVANCEM5T ( ,BO] & ,SCOTTI% SECESSION4 ,!N HE TURNS TO ,S\? ,AFRICA1 F9D+ PROMIS+ DEVELOPM5TS3 

,BO]S C]TA9LY LOV$ ! #a#i? ,C5TURY ,IRI% = !IR RESI/ANCE TO ,BRITA9 & = !IR SUPPORT DUR+ ! ,BO]EVRYHEIDS ,W>S .<TRANSLAT$ AS ,BO] ,FRE$OM ,W>S1 ALSO CALL$ ! ,BO] ,W>S 9 ,5GLI%.>1 BUT ! SOCIALI/ T+E ( ! ,PROVOS SC>$ (F ! POLITICALLY CONS]VATIVE ,BO]S 9 ! #b? ,C5TURY4 ,N[1 H[EV]1 ! NEO-,BO] RI<T SU* AS ,FRONT ,NASIONAAL IS QUITE HAPPY TO LOOK TO NATIONAL SECESSIONI/ MOVEM5TS ( ALL POLITICAL /RIPES AS JU/IFICATION = !IR R5EW$ CALLS = ! E/ABLI%M5T ( A ,BO]E/AAT1 BAS+ ITS >GUM5T ON ,>TICLE #bce ( ! ,CON/ITUTION & SIMIL> SELF-DET]M9ATION CLAUSES 9 9T]NATIONAL CONV5TIONS SU* AS ! ,UNIT$ ,NATIONS ,*>T]4 

,9 ?IS P>AGRAPH1 ONE CAN ALREADY NOTICE ID5TICAL POSITIONS TO ,K>ELIAN,BLUE'S ,/ORMFRONT PO/S4 ,AS WELL AS ! PAN-SECESSIONI/ SOLID>ITY 9VOLV+ ! ,BO]1 ,S*MIDT LOCATES SELF-DET]M9ATION CLAUSES )9 ! ,U,N'S LEGAL /RUCTURE AS AN APPROPRIATE 9ROAD T[>D SEP>ATISM4 ,BY ID5TIFY+ MORE DEMOCRATIC SECESSIONI/ MOVEM5TS & COMP>+ !M ) ! ,FRONT ,NASIONAAL'S CALL = A ,BO]E/AAT1 ,S*MIDT PRES5TS HIS APPROVAL ( ! PAN-SECESSIONI/ R\TE4 

0,! ,TWO ,FACES ( ,GLOBAL ,SEP>ATISM0 CONT9UES3 0,! ,S\TIE LEFT ALSO PRODUC$ A SECESSIONI/ =MATION1 ! ,CAPE ,P>TY1 :I* >GUES = 9DEP5D5CE = ! OLD ,CAPE ,PROV9CE1 BAS+ ITS >GUM5T ON ! SAME LEGAL GR\NDS 7BUT NOT ON E?NIC HEGEMONY71 MAK+ A V]Y ,CATALAN-LIKE COMPLA9T ?AT ! ,CAPE'S TAX CONTRIBUTION TO ! WEAL? ( ,S\? ,AFRICA IS DISPROPORTIONATELY SP5T ELSE:]E BY ,PRETORIA40 ,AGA91 ,S*MIDT'S COMP>ISON BETWE5 :AT A DEMOCRACY-FACILITAT+ ,CATALONIAN NATIONALISM & ! 0PROP] ,BO]E/AAT0 PRES5TS ITSELF ?R\< :AT CAN EASILY BE SE5 AS ! SAME K9D ( DEMOCRATIC PROMOTION ( ! ,CAPE ,P>TY CALL$ = BY ,K>ELIAN,BLUE4 

,S*MIDT IS1 H[EV]1 WRONG 9 DEPICT+ ! ,CAPE ,P>TY AS 0LEFT40 ,! ,CAPE ,P>TY HAS1 9 FACT1 ES*EW$ RI<T OR LEFT LABELS2 HAS LI/$ 0BLACK ECONOMIC EMP[]M5T1 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION & H\S+ ALLOCATION POLICIES0 AS 0RACI/ POLICIES0 AGA9/ :ITES2 & HAS BE5 CRITICIZ$ AS RACI/1 ITSELF1 GIV5 ! NOT$ RACISM & CLASSISM ( ! PLACE ?AT IT REPRES5TS4 ,IT W\LD APPE> ?AT ! ASSOCIATIONS ) ! 0LEFT0 W\LD MAKE ! ,CAPE ,P>TY ! MORE ATTRACTIVE BR& ( SECESSIONISM 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA4 

0,BUT NEI!R P>TY .<,FRONT ,NASIONAAL OR ,CAPE ,P>TY.> WON SEATS 9 ?IS YE>'S G5]AL ELECTION10 ,S*MIDT'S >TICLE PROCE$S1 0LEAV+ IT TO ! CONS]VATIVE RI<T ,FRE$OM ,FRONT ,PLUS TO C>RY ! ,VI]KLEUR .<! F\R-COLOR$ FLAG ( ! ,TRANSVAAL ,REPUBLIC ( ! ,BO].> =W>D -- A DUBI\S PROPOSITION GIV5 ?AT IT'S .<SIC.> LEAD] WAS S$UC$ 9TO CAB9ET BY ! PREVI\S ,ZUMA ADM9I/RATION740 ,US+ ! ,BO] NAME = ! ,BO] ,W> 7,BO]EVRYHEIDS71 AS WELL AS ! ,BO] WORD = ! F\R-COLOR$ FLAG ( ! ,BO]E/AAT1 ! ,VI]KLEUR1 AS WELL AS ! ,AFRIKAAN] SLUR = ,5GLI%MAN1 ,S\TIE1 ,S*MIDT'S >TICLE OBVI\SLY MANIFE/S HIS PREJUDICES T[>D A ,BO]E/AAT4 ,HIS >TICLE SEEMS TO EXPRESS ! MO/ APPRECIATION = ! MORE H>D-L9E ,AFRIKAN] GR\P1 ,FRE$OM ,FRONT ,PLUS 7,F,F"472 H[EV]1 HE ALSO DISCLOSES A POSSIBLE REASON = HIS DIS5*ANTM5T ) ! ,F,F"4 AFT] VOT+ = !M 9 ! #bi ELECTIONS1 & HIS MOVEM5T T[>D 5TRYISM 9TO ! ,CAPE ,P>TY BY LATE-#b#a4 ,NAMELY1 ! ,F,F"4 LEAD] JO9$ ! ADM9I/RATION ( ,A,N,C FRONTMAN1 ,JACOB ,ZUMA1 :O ,S*MIDT SEES AS ! MA9 P]PETRATOR ( 0:ITE G5OCIDE40 

,S*MIDT CONCLUDES1 0,S]I\S SEP>ATISM 9VOLVES A LOT ( %REWD ECONOMIC & POLITICAL CALCULATIONS -- & H>D REALPOLITIK HORSE-TRAD+ -- BUT ULTIMATELY1 IT RE/S ON MOBILIZ+ ! HI/ORICALLY-ROOT$ S5TIM5TS ( A DEF9$ POPULACE1 ( TAPP+ 9TO !IR 'ORAL & 9TANGIBLE H]ITAGE4'0 ,9 ! 5D1 0,! ,TWO ,FACES ( ,GLOBAL ,SEP>ATISM0 SEEMS DISAFFECT$ ) ! DIFF]5T P>TIES1 :ILE AT ! SAME TIME /RIV+ = A 0PROP] ,BO]E/AAT0 BAS$ ON 0HI/ORICALLY-ROOT$ S5TIM5TS0 & 09TANGIBLE H]ITAGE40 ,9 %ORT1 ,S*MIDT /RIVES = A T]RITORY REFLECTIVE ( HIS [N ,AFRIKAN] ID5TITY1 EXPRESS$ 9 ! ,T]RE',BLAN*E >TICLE & 0,POLITICO-,CULTURAL ,DYNAMICS10 BUT CLE>LY SEES ! ,CAPE ,P>TY AS ! MO/ PROBABLE 5TRY-PO9T = PEOPLE :O HAVE A LEFT-TO-RI<T ANALYSIS4 

,NEI!R ,LEFT NOR ,REI* 

,AL?\< ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT & ,K>ELIAN,BLUE HAD FALL5 (F BY #b#a#b1 ,S*MIDT CONT9U$ WRIT+ 9CREAS+LY BIZ>RE & CONTRADICTORY TEXTS REG>D+ NATIONAL-AN>*ISM1 FASCISM1 & PAN-SECESSIONISM4 ,9 AN UNPUBLI%$ >TICLE PRES5T$ TO US BY ,S*MIDT OV] ! C\RSE ( \R 9T]VIEW1 TITL$ 0,NEI!R ,FI% NOR ,F[L3 ,POPULISM1 ,R$ ,OV]ALLS & ,BLACK ,%IRTS10 ,S*MIDT CRITICIZES ! NEW POLITICAL P>TY 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA1 ! ,ECONOMIC ,FRE$OM ,FI<T]S 7,E,F,F71 = PLAY+ TOO CLOSE TO A ,*AVI/A BR& ( POPULISM & 9/IGAT+ 0BLACK RACISM40 ,HIS >TICLE 5DS1 H[EV]1 9 A /RANGE CLU/] ( FASCI/ REF]5CES & REF]5CES TO FASCI/S ?AT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIB$ AS CRYPTO-FASCI/4 

,COMP>+ ! REGIMES ( ! LATE ,HUGO ,*AVEZ & ,FIDEL ,CA/RO TO ! P>AFASCI/ REGIME ( ,JUAN ,P]ON1 ,S*MIDT'S >TICLE ID5TIFIES AS FASCI/ 0EV]Y?+ FROM ! OP5LY NEO-FASCI/ ,GOLD5 ,DAWN 9 ,GREECE1 TO ,MORALES'S E?NIC-CAPITALI/ ',EVOISM' 9 ,BOLIVIA1 TO ! ULTRA-CONS]VATIVE ,TEA ,P>TY FACTION )9 ! ,REPUBLICANS 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 9 SUM1 A C\NT]-HEGEMONIC MOVEM5T ?AT HAS DI/9CT LEFT & RI<T W+S1 BO? ( :I* DRAW !IR OXYG5 FROM POPULACES DISILLUSION$ ) ! EXHAU/$ POLITICS-AS-USUAL ( ! BALLOT BOX40 ,:ILE ?IS 9CR$IBLY BROAD DEF9ITION ( FASCISM IS BO? UNFOCUS$ & DEMON/RABLY 9ACCURATE 7NEI!R ,MUSSOL9I'S ,FASCI/ ,P>TY NOR ,HITL]'S ,NAZI ,P>TY HAD ANY COMPUNCTION US+ ! BALLOT BOX AS P>T ( A BROAD] /RATEGY1 & ANY NUMB] ( POPULI/ POLITICAL =MS CAN BE PRES5T$ AS A C\NT]-HEGEMONIC1 EXTRA-P>LIAM5T>Y MOVEM5TS ) LEFT & RI<T W+S71 IT HAS A C]TA9 %OTGUN-BLA/ APPEAL ?AT PRES5TS ALL 5EMIES AS UNIT$ ?R\< A COMMON1 EASILY ID5TIFIABLE GR\P+4 

,PLAC+ ,BOLIVIA'S SOCIAL POPULI/ LEAD]1 ,EVO ,MORALES1 AS FASCI/ ON ! SAME LEVEL AS ,GREECE'S SIG HEIL+ POLITICAL P>TY1 ,GOLD5 ,DAWN1 SEEMS P>TICUL>LY 9ADEQUATE CONSID]+ ?AT ,S*MIDT GOES TO GREAT PA9S TO DI/+UI% BO? ,N-,A & ,T]RE',BLAN*E'S ,A,W,B FROM NEO-FASCISM4 ,H[EV]1 P]HAPS 9 A GE/URE BACK TO HIS E>LI] E/IMATION ( ! ,A,W,B AS CONS]VATIVE RA!R ?AN FASCI/1 ,S*MIDT GOES ON TO DECL>E ?AT 0?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT EV5 RI<T-W+ POPULISM AUTOMATICALLY CONV]GES ) FASCISM3 ,JULIUS ,EVOLA1 A LEAD+ ,ITALIAN ULTRAMONTANE CRITIC ( ! ORIG9AL ,FASCI/S1 WROTE 9 #aibe ?AT ',! SO-CALL$ ,FASCI/ REVOLUTION' IS M]ELY 'AN IRONIC REVOLUTION1' BECAUSE IT HAS '=MALLY ACCEPT$ ! EXI/+ CON/ITUTIONAL1 P>LIAM5T>Y1 & LEGAL ORD]' ADD+ ?AT 'ONE CAN H>DLY TRU/' !SE 'PSEUDO REVOLUTION>IES TO HAVE ! P[] TO EXECUTE A REAL C\P D'ETAT4'0 ,:AT HE DOES NOT DISCLOSE IS ?AT1 :ILE ,EVOLA MAY HAVE BE5 AN >I/OCRATIC CRITIC ( ,MUSSOL9I'S ,FASCI/ ,P>TY1 HE WAS ALSO AN E>LY FASCI/ & REMA9S A KEY 9FLU5CE 9 NEO-FASCI/ ?\<T4 ,US+ ,EVOLA'S CRITIQUE ( FASCI/ P>TIES AGA9/ ,MORALES1 :O HE DESCRIBES AS BO? CAPITALI/ & FASCI/1 IS BAFFL+LY DIFFICULT TO UNPACK4 

,9 ,A ,HI/ORY ( ,FASCISM1 #a#i#a#d-#a#i#d#e1 S*OL> ,/ANLEY ,PAYNE RECORDS ?AT 0,D[N TO HIS DEA? 9 #a#i#g#c1 ,EVOLA /OOD AS ! LEAD+ 9TELLECTUAL ( NE(ASCISM &_/OR ! RADICAL RI<T 9 ALL ,EUROPE0 7,UNIV]SITY ( ,WISCONS9 ,PRESS1 #a#i#i#f74 ,TROY ,S\?GATE1 LEAD+ IDEOLOGUE ( NATIONAL-AN>*ISM1 $IT$ A #bhh PAGE AN?OLOGY AB\T ,EVOLA 9 #b#a#a1 PUBLI%$ ?R\< HIS ,BLACK ,FRONT ,PRESS1 NAM$ AFT] ,OTTO ,/RASS]'S SECRET FASCI/ ORGANIZATION4 ,IMPORTANTLY1 ,EVOLA WAS A LEAD+ PROG5ITOR ( ! CULTURAL & SPIRITUAL !ORY ( RACE1 RA!R ?AN ! BIOLOGICAL !ORY ( RACE1 JU/ LIKE ,S*MIDT'S [N \TL9E ( CULTURAL RACISM 9 0,POLITICO-,CULTURAL ,DYNAMICS0 & ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT1 AS WELL AS REFLECT$ BY ,S*MIDT'S [N PAN-,EUROPEAN1 QUASI-SPIRITUAL TATTOOS4 

,QUOT+ ,EVOLA 9 RELATION TO AN APP>5TLY-AN>*I/ CRITIQUE ( A FASCI/ P>TY HAS ALWAYS BE5 /&>D FAIRE = NATIONAL-AN>*I/S 7#a1 #b1 #c74 ,CIT+ HIM 9 RELATION TO 0! P[] TO EXECUTE A REAL C\P D'ETAT0 7AN 9FLAMMATORY T]M = ! ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN LEFT7 FITS ) :AT FASCI/ !ORI/ ,ALEX&] ,DUG9 CALLS ! 0F\R? POLITICAL !ORY10 :I* CALLS = A 0FASCI/ FASCISM0 ?AT ID5TIFIES P>TY-/YLE FASCISM AS A K9D ( VULG>IZATION ( ! TRUE FASCI/ ,IDEA4 ,?IS IDEALI/ P]SPECTIVE ON A 0NEW SPIRIT10 OR A FASCISM ?AT C\LD NOT BE DOGMATIZ$1 IS ACTUALLY A CORE ELEM5T ( ORIG9AL FASCI/ !ORY1 FROM ! E>LY !ORI/S ,GIOVANNI ,G5TILE & ,CAMILLO ,PELIZZI1 :O CALL$ ! FASCI/ /ATE 0MORE ?AN A /ATE1 A DYNAMO40 ,SU* A SUPRA-NATIONAL AN>*IC ,IDEA OR DYNAMO WAS SUBV]T$ BY E/ABLI%$ P>TIES1 ACCORD+ TO ,! ,FASCI/ ,REVOLUTION BY S*OL> ,GEORGE ,L ,MOSSE3 0FASCISM BECAME A MASS POLITICAL P>TY1 :I* /IFL$ CREATIVITY 9 ! NAME ( ITS TRU? & %[$ A WILL+NESS TO ASSIMILATE ! VALUES ( ! B\RGEOIS AGE :I* ?OSE ADVOCAT+ A ',?IRD ,=CE' C\LD NOT READILY ACCEPT0 7#a#i#i#i1 ,H[>D ,F]TIG1 #a#a#f74 ,AGA91 NATIONAL-AN>*I/S T5D TO D5Y ?AT !Y >E FASCI/S1 ASSOCIAT+ FASCISM1 AS SU*1 ) VULG> POPULISM1 :ILE EVOK+ ,EVOLA 9 ORD] TO1 9 ! WORDS ( ,S\?GATE1 0TRANSC5D ! BEYOND40 

,H5CE1 ,S*MIDT PRES5TS ! 0ORIG9AL ,FASCI/S0 AS POPULI/S 9 ! SAME WAY ?AT HE PRES5TS ,MORALES AS 0FASCI/0 -- A POPULI/ COMPON5T ( ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM ?AT %\LD BE OV]?R[N1 P]HAPS BY A 0REAL C\P D'ETAT40 ,! FACT ?AT ,EVOLA MA9TA9$ 9FAM\S CONNECTIONS TO ,LOPEZ ,REGA'S FAM\S ,A,A,A P>AMILIT>Y GR\P ?AT HELP$ OV]?REW ! ,P]ON REGIME 9 ! #a#i#gS & 9/ALL A MILIT>Y JUNTA %\LD NOT BE LO/ ON US :5 WE READ ,S*MIDT'S CITATION ( HIS POSITION ON ! 0C\P D'ETAT40 ,IT %\LD ALSO NOT BE LO/ ON US ?AT 9 ,C>TOGRAPHY ( ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*ISM1 ,S*MIDT ADMIR+LY DESCRIBES ! IDEA ( AN AN>*I/ 0JUNTA0 TO COORD9ATE ! MILIT>Y REPRESSION ( C\NT]-REVOLUTION>IES 7#b#a#d1 ,A,K ,PRESS1 \T ( PR9T74 ,AS IF TO MAKE SURE ?AT ! READ] UND]/OOD HE IS NOT QUOT+ ,EVOLA BY ACCID5T1 ,S*MIDT GOES ON TO QUOTE ! PSY*OLOGI/ ( CR[DS1 ,GU/AVE LE ,BON1 :O WAS ALSO A KEY 9FLU5CE ON ORIG9AL FASCISM1 & ALONG ) ,EVOLA IS CURR5TLY ! SUBJECT ( EF=TS BY ! FASCI/ ,NEW ,EUROPEAN ,RI<T TO REVIVE ! FASCI/ & CONS]VATIVE REVOLUTION>Y TABLEAU4 

,S*MIDT 5DS ! >TICLE ) AN 9SI/5CE ?AT 0,E,F,F IS PLAY+ ) FIRE1 BECAUSE :ILE IT IS TOTALLY CORRECT 9 *ALL5G+ OLIG>*Y1 MONOPOLY & ! CONT9U$ DOM9ANCE ( ! :ITE ELITE ( SOME #c#b1 PEOPLE 7PLUS AB\T #a1#e PEOPLE ( COLOR71 IT'S .<SIC.> E?NICISATION ( ! C\NTRY'S TR\BLES PROMISES TO S[ DRAGON'S TEE? 9 \R R$ SOIL40 ,IT IS DIFFICULT TO P>SE ?R\< ! MIX$ METAPHORS 9 ?IS S5T5CE4 ,FIR/1 0\R R$ SOIL0 EVOKES ! MIXTURE ( ! BLOOD ( ! ,BO] & ! 0BLOOD & SOIL0 NATIONALISM ( ,S*MIDT'S ,AFRIKAN] ID5TITY1 :I* HE SEES AS 09EXTRICABLY 9T]TW9$ ) ,AFRICANS4 ,! FIRE SEEMS TO REPRES5T 0! CONT9U+ DOM9ANCE ( ! :ITE ELITE10 :ILE ! 0DRAGON'S TEE?0 SEEMS TO REPRES5T PROSPECTIVE =CES ( :ITE G5OCIDE4 ,! ONLY APP>5T READ+ ( ?IS IS ?AT ,S*MIDT IS CLAIM+ ?AT ! ,E,F,F W\LD IGNITE A K9D ( RACE W>1 9 :I* ! 0FIRE0 ( ! :ITE ELITE W\LD FALL ON ! SIDE ( ! ,AFRIKAN]S1 ULTIMATELY DE/ROY+ ! ,E,F,F & ITS FOLL[]S4 

,S*MIDT'S F9AL1 UNPUBLI%$ PHANTASMAGORIA PRES5TS AN AL>MI/ R5D]+ ( A COM+ RACE W>1 :I* IS P]HAPS ! ULTIMA RATIO ( ! PA?OLOGY ( FASCI/ IDEOLOGY4 ,ATTEMPT+ TO USE ,EVOLA AS A CRITICAL VOICE 9 AN >TICLE CALL+ = A C\P D'ETATS AGA9/ ! PURPORT$LY FASCI/ REGIMES ( ,MORALES1 ,CA/RO1 & ,*AVEZ 7GR\P$ TOGE!R ) ! ,TEA ,P>TY & ,GOLD5 ,DAWN7 WAS1 P]HAPS1 ! ABSURD 5D RESULT ( AN IMPOSSIBILITY -- ,S*MIDT'S ATTEMPT TO M]GE LONE WOLF :ITE NATIONALISM ) A BROADLY ACCEPT$1 LEFTI/ REVOLUTION>Y POSITION4 ,FROM HIS >GUM5T = AN AP>!ID SY/EM 9 AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS TO HIS DEF5SE ( ,AFRIKAN] NATIONALISM1 HIS SUPPORT = ! ,F,F"41 & PROMOTION ( ! ,CAPE ,P>TY1 ,S*MIDT'S CRYPTO-FASCI/ USAGE ( ,EVOLA & LE ,BON ONLY ADD TO ! LI/ ( DECEITFUL MANEUV]S 9 ! FAD+ C>E] ( AN 9T]NATIONAL POLITICAL ANTIH]O1 DESP]ATE TO E/ABLI% AN 9TELLIGIBLE POLITICS DI/9CT FROM -- & CAPABLE ( COMPET+ ) -- ! 0SMALL-A0 & 0ID5TIT>IAN0 IT]ATIONS ( AN>*ISM ?AT HE SAW AS POPUL> ADV]S>IES4 

,H[ HE ACTUALLY GOT ?AT F> IS ANO!R QUE/ION 5TIRELY4 ,ONE TO BE TAK5 UP 9 ! F9AL 9/ALLM5T ( ?IS S]IES4 

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,ACCORD+ TO ,A,K ,PRESS COLLECTIVE MEMB] ,*>LES ,WEIGL1 ! 9=MATION HIT ! PUBLI%]'S DESK 9 TWO PHASES4 0,9 ,MAY1 A TRU/$ COMRADE TOLD US ?AT !RE W]E RUMORS CIRCULAT+ ?AT ,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT WAS SOME SORT ( NEO-FASCI/ OR :ITE NATIONALI/4 ,WE OBVI\SLY TOOK IT S]I\SLY1 BUT ALSO KN[ H[ WEIRD1 & WRONG1 ! POLITICAL RUMOR MILL CAN BE10 HE EXPLA9$4 ,:5 ONE ( ! AU?ORS ( ?IS S]IES1 ,ALEX&] ,REID ,ROSS1 WAS RESE>*+ HIS =?COM+ BOOK ON 5TRYISM = ,A,K1 ,AGA9/ ! ,FASCI/ ,CREEP1 ! 9=MATION -- MU* ( IT HID+ 9 PLA9 SI<T -- CAU<T EYES ONCE MORE4 0.<,A,K.> GOT ! ',I'VE GOT SOME BAD NEWS' EMAIL .<FROM ,ROSS.> 9 ,JUNE10 ,WEIGL EXPLA9$4 

,! REVELATION SADDL$ ,A,K ) ! WEI<T ( AN EXT5SIVE 9VE/IGATION1 9 ADDITION TO ITS NORMAL WORKLOAD4 0,ZA* & ,I W]E ! PO9T PEOPLE TO EVALUATE NEW 9=MATION AS IT CAME 91 DECIDE IF & :5 WE ?\<T ! 'TRU?-?RE%OLD' HAD BE5 CROSS$1 & !N %>E :AT WE KNEW ) ! FULL COLLECTIVE10 ,WEIGL EXPLA9$4 ,A %ORT WAY 9TO ! PROCESS1 ! O!R AU?OR ( ?IS S]IES1 ,JO%UA ,/EPH5S1 CONTACT$ ,A,K1 REVEAL+ OV] A YE> ( LOOK+ 9TO ,S*MIDT4 0,WE DECID$ ?AT ! BE/ WAY =W>D W\LD BE TO PUT .<BO? AU?ORS.> 9 CONTACT TO COMB9E .<!IR.> RESE>*10 ,WEIGL SAID4 0,IT FELT LIKE ! RESE>* ITSELF %\LD BE CONDUCT$ 9DEP5D5TLY ( ,A,K ,PRESS40 

,DESPITE ! FACT ?AT ,A,K'S ANN\NCEM5T 9 LATE ,AUGU/ WAS LITTLE MORE ?AN A PUBLIC CUTT+ ( TIES 9 LI<T ( 9=MATION CONTA9$ 9 A DEVELOP+ /ORY -- AB\T :I* ITS /AFF KNEW NO?+ UNTIL ,JUNE -- ! ASSUMPTION P]SI/$1 & WAS ACTIVELY CIRCULAT$1 ?AT ,A,K ,PRESS HAD COMMISSION$ ! /ORY4 ,& !IR DECISION TO LEAVE SUB/ANTIATION TO ?OSE :O'D ACTIVELY RESE>*$ ! /ORY LEFT MANY FEEL+ AS ?\< A GR5ADE HAD BE5 NEGLIG5TLY TOSS$ 9TO A CR[D$ SPACE4 0,ALL ! OPTIONS SEEM$ BAD1 BUT 9 ! 5D WE PICK$ ONE10 ,WEIGL LAM5T$4 0,I'M NOT SURE IT WAS ! BE/ DECISION4 ,( C\RSE1 ,I MI<T BE SAY+ ! SAME ?+ IF WE'D DECID$ TO WAIT4 ,I N[ REALIZE H[ NAIVE ?IS WAS1 BUT ,I HAD IMAG9$ ?AT PEOPLE W\LD ACTUALLY WAIT = ALL ! EVID5CE TO BE RELEAS$ BE=E JUMP+ 9TO ! FRAY40 

,9 ! 9T]V5+ WEEKS1 AN>*I/S >\ND ! WORLD S\ND$ (F1 CALL+ IT EV]Y?+ FROM A LIB]AL SL&] TO A 0,/AL9I/ %[ TRIAL0 7A BIT ( HYP]BOLE ) :I* ANYONE :O LIV$ ?R\< ONE MI<T BEG TO DIFF]74 ,DEM&S = EVID5CE TO BE 0RELEAS$0 RES\ND$ ACROSS SOCIAL M$IA1 AS ?\< AN 9VE/IGATION WAS NOT ONGO+1 & ! FAIR] ?+ TO DO WAS RU% A PROCESS ?AT W\LD HAVE 5ORM\S CONSEQU5CES4 

,SOME ( ! REACTION SEEM$ JU/IFI$ BY ! TRAGIC HI/ORY ( ,F,B,I BAD-JACKET+ 9 LEFTI/ MOVEM5TS4 ,H[EV]1 MU* ( IT WAS BAFFL+1 IF NOT DI/URB+ 9 ITS [N RI<T4 ,AT EV]Y TURN1 AS MU* \TRAGE WAS DIRECT$ AT ! S]IES ITSELF 7FROM ITS DEGREE ( ANALYTICAL DETAIL1 TO ! M]E DELIV]Y ME?OD 9 S]IALIZATION7 AS WAS VOIC$ 9 RESPONSE TO ! REVELATION ( LONG-RUNN+ :ITE SUPREMACI/ ACTIVITY ON ! P>T ( A WIDELY-READ AN>*I/ VOICE4 ,SOME 9SI/$ ?AT ,A,K %\LD HAVE WAIT$ = A FULL REPORT1 :ILE ALSO DECL>+ !Y %\LD HAVE COME =W>D E>LI] -- AN AL>M+ CONTRADICTION 9DICATIVE ( ! LEVEL ( FELT %OCK1 DISBELIEF1 & D5IAL4 

,ONE 9/RUCTIVE CONTRADICTION AT ! CORE ( !SE DEM&S IS ?AT LESS ?AN HALF ( ! EVID5CE 9 QUE/ION WAS EV] EMB>GO$4 ,FROM ,S*MIDT'S PREEMPTIVE DEF5SE 7FOLL[+ ,A,K'S PUBLIC /ATEM5T71 HIS ,/ORMFRONT PR(ILE1 ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT PAGE1 & ,>D5T ,V9L&] PR(ILE HAD ALL BE5 \T$1 ALONG ) ! NAME ( HIS $ITOR1 ,BR5DAN ,SE]Y1 9 CASE ANYONE FELT LIKE FACT *ECK+4 ,\TSIDE ?IS S]IES1 !RE APPE>S NO 9DICATION ANYONE BO!R$4 

,A MAJORITY ( ! MAT]IAL ?AT W5T 9TO ! /ORY BEGAN ) EVID5CE ?AT WAS PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE4 ,! ,T]RE',BLAN*E PIECE TRAD+ 9 0:ITE G5OCIDE0 LANGUAGE CONCOCT$ BY :ITE NATIONALI/S2 ! ROMANTIC OV]TURES TO FASCISM & NATIONAL AN>*ISM BURI$ 9 HIS REVIEW ( ,MAIA ,RAMNA?'S WORK2 ! PAN-SECESSIONI/ >TICLE4 ,FULLY NONE ( IT WAS EV] HIDD5 OR EMB>GO$4 

,ON SOME LEVEL1 ! UNWILL+NESS TO GET H&S DIRTY 9 RESE>* IS UND]/&ABLE 9 RETROSPECT1 GIV5 NOT JU/ ! UNSETTL+ NATURE ( ! F9D+S1 BUT ! EXTREMELY DI/URB+ PROCESS ( UNCOV]+ !M -- NOT TO M5TION ! 9CR$IBLY VOLATILE PROSPECT ( REVEAL+ !M TO A PUBLIC NOT ALTOGE!R READY OR WILL+ TO ACCEPT !M4 ,ON ANO!R LEVEL1 IT WAS NOT DIFFICULT TO DETECT A K9D ( SYMPA?Y = ,S*MIDT'S POSITION AMONG SOME ( HIS CLOS] DEF5D]S -- A S5SE ?AT1 AS S*OL> ,J ,SAKAI WRITES 9 ,CONFRONT+ ,FASCISM1 0,9 ! NEW GLOBALIZ$ MULTICULTURAL CAPITALISM1 9 ! NEW COMPUT] SOCIETY1 ! PROV9CIAL1 %ELT]$ :ITE SETTL] LIFE ( ,AM]ICA IS GO+ TO BE AS OV] AS ! :ITE SETTL] LIFE ( ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN ',AFRIKAN]S' IS40 7,K]SPLEB$$7 ,AS WE CONDUCT$ \R RESE>* 9TO ,S*MIDT'S PR(ILES1 & COMMUNICAT$ ) HIM VIA EMAIL & P]SONAL MESSAGES OV] ! P]IOD ( A MON?1 ! 9T]PLAY ( HIS NUM]\S ID5TITIES FLICK]$ 9 ! GASLI<T ( SUGGE/ION2 ! ALLUSIONS TO :ITE SUPREMACI/ !MES1 HIDE-&-GO-SEEK1 & ! MANEUV]+ HE DEPLOY$ )9 ?IS PRIVATE WORLD SEEM$ TO BR+ \T ! V>I\S DISGUISES & SUBT]FUGES ?AT M>K$ HIS PUBLIC P]SONA4 ,) SO MANY LAY]S & CONT\RS1 IT'S NOT 5TIRELY SURPRIS+ HE WAS ABLE TO S$UCE SO MANY = SO LONG4 ,HE WAS MEASUR+ US UP TO F9D \T :]E WE /OOD4 ,HE SEEM$ TO BELIEVE IT WAS A GAME1 ONE HE WANT$ US TO PLAY ALONG ) -- A 0CAT* ME IF Y\ CAN10 COY BRAVADO4 

,:ILE ON A PUBLIC LEVEL1 HIS >TICLES CLE>LY SEEM$ TO BE ATTEMPTS AT %IFT+ HIS BASE ( AN>*I/ FOLL[]S TO ! RI<T1 9VOLV+ ALL ! SAME K9D ( 9T]PLAYS1 HE'S ALSO 5JOY$ ADEQUATE CL\T 9 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T TO %UT D[N ANY ACCUSATIONS AS 0SECT>IAN SME> CAMPAIGNS40 ,MEMB]%IP )9 HIS 9N]-CIRCLE FUNCTION$ ALMO/ LIKE A TEMPTATION4 ,! MORE WE SPOKE TO PEOPLE :O CONTRIBUT$ !IR N>RATIVES TO ?IS S]IES1 ! MORE IT CAME 9TO VIEW H[ HE'D US$ HIS 9FLU5TIAL POSITION 9 ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN M$IA & ! AN>*I/ SC5E2 TRAD+ FAVORS1 %UTT+ C]TA9 PEOPLE \T1 & CULTIVAT+ A RA!R P[]FUL P]SONA4 

,S*MIDT'S GAME APPE>S TO HAVE BE5 COMPOS$ ( UNWRITT5 RULES & /RICTLY 5=C$ CODES1 ?R\< :I* HE FA%ION$ FROM ANTI-RACI/ POSITIONS )9 PLAT=MISM HIS [N RACI/ OBJECTIVES & RATIONALIZATIONS4 ,HE W>P$ DEMOCRATIC IDEAS 9TO ANTI-DEMOCRATIC POSITIONS ?AT EXPLICITLY EXCLUD$ PEOPLE ( COLOR ON ! BASIS ( ! FALSE PREMISES ?AT 0BLACKS >E 9CAPABLE ( O!R ?AN ! BASE/ S]VICE TO ! ,REVOLUTION0 BY PRET5D+ HE UND]/OOD ! IDEOLOGY & HI/ORY BETT] ?AN ?OSE >\ND HIM4 

,POLITICO-,CULTURAL ,DYNAMICS ( ,D5IAL 

,?AT O!RS W5T ALONG ) HIS FALSE /ORIES & ME?ODS SUGGE/S A L>G] SUBV]SION AT WORK4 ,:5 WE TALK$ ) LOCAL LONG-TIME ,S\? ,AFRICAN LEFTI/S1 !IR REFLECTIONS DIAL$ 9 ON A BROAD] VULN]ABILITY ACROSS ! 9T]NATIONAL LEFT4 0,HONE/LY1 ! ,Z,A,C,F IS AN IRRELEVANCE4 ,)9 ! L>G] IRRELEVANCE ( ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN LEFT1 ,I MEAN10 ONE TOLD US1 CONT9U+1 0,LOOK AT :AT IS HAPP5+ AT ! MOM5T ) ! MASS /UD5T PROTE/S1 & LOOK AT ! NON-ROLE ( ! 'LEFT' 9 IT -- ESPECIALLY ! :ITE LEFT444 ,!RE'S A SOCIAL DISCONNECT BETWE5 MANY LEFT GR\PS & ! UND]LY+ T5SIONS ( ,S\? ,AFRICAN SOCIETY40 

,! PRES5T MOVEM5T 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA BEGAN ) A PRAIRIE-FIRE ( /UD5T ACTIONS CONTE/+ A HIKE 9 UNIV]SITY FEES4 ,! PROTE/S SWELL$ 9TO A NATION-WIDE PH5OM5ON1 ) ! /ATE ATTEMPT+ TO DIFFUSE !M BY FREEZ+ ! FEE 9CREASE4 ,IT PROV$1 H[EV]1 TOO LATE2 ! PROTE/S CONT9U$ TO BUILD1 PROLIF]AT+ ?R\< SOCIAL M$IA UND] ! _?,NATIONAL,%UT,D[N HA%TAG1 ?REAT5+ ! V]Y POLITICAL ORD] ( ,S\? ,AFRICA4 ,:ILE LEFTI/S HAVE BE5 9VOLV$ 9 SUPPORT+ & =W>D+ ! MOVEM5T1 LIKE MO/ GLOBAL POPUL> MOVEM5TS1 ITS SPONTANE\S *>ACT] TOOK ! E/ABLI%$ LEFT BY SURPRISE4 

,! SUBTLE1 PASSIVE =FEIT BURI$ !RE9 IS H>DLY NEW4 ,?R\< ITS [N 9TELLECTUAL PURSUITS1 ITS ADH]5CE TO DOGMA FOCUS+ ON 0TI<T5+ UP10 H>D5+ ! L9E1 & DISCIPL9+ ITS MEMB]S1 MANY GR\PS ON ! 9T]NATIONAL LEFT REPEAT ! SAME ME?ODS ( =C+ \T OR PR\DLY PEACOCK+ !IR WAY 9TO IRRELEVANCE = ?OSE !Y ACTUALLY CLAIM TO S]VE1 /AGNAT+ 9 /IFL+ :IT5ESS4 ,DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT$ COMMUNITIES >E R$UC$ TO ! VALUE ( A TOK51 BO? SOCIALLY & POLITICALLY4 

,RACIAL L9ES ON ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN LEFT >E CLE>LY DRAWN1 ACCORD+ TO ,NTSIKA ,GOGWANA1 A Y\NG ACTIVI/ BAS$ 9 ,EA/]N ,CAPE CURR5TLY P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! _?,NATIONAL,%UT,D[N MOVEM5T 9 ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ! ,WE/]N ,CAPE UND] A LOCK-9_/LOCK-\T CRACKD[N4 0,I DON'T SP5D MU* TIME ) :ITE LEFTI/S -- 9 ,S,A1 RACE HAS BE5 CON/RUCT$ 9 SU* A WAY ?AT IT IS SYNONYM\S ) CLASS10 HE TOLD US4 0,& ! NATURE ( :IT5ESS PREEMPTS REAL CLASS SOLID>ITY4 ,BUT YES1 RACISM IS WIDESPREAD AMONG :ITE LEFTI/S -- EV5 ?\< IT MAY NOT BE CONSCI\S OR EXPRESS$ 9 CRUDE1 OV]T T]MS40 

,:5 ,S*MIDT WAS PUBLICLY EXPOS$1 ! COMB9ATION ( DEF5SIV5ESS & AD HOM9EM ATTACKS ?AT EM]G$ 9 REACTION SEEM$ TO REFLECT ! SAME PATRI>*AL & RACIALLY *>G$ CONDITIONS ?AT EMP[]$ HIM 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,AS A *ILL+ EXAMPLE1 ,GOGWANA WAS MET ) VITRIOL ON ,S*MIDT'S ,FACEBOOK PAGE = PO9T+ \T ! PROBLEMS ( ,S*MIDT'S OP5 USE ( ! T]MS 0BLACK RACI/0 & 0K"9FFIRSKIETPIEKNIEK0 7! P>AMILIT>Y PRO-,AP>!ID GR\PS' T]M = 0K"9AFFIR %OOT+ PICNIC074 

,ONE ( ,S*MIDT'S FRI5DS 9T]V5$1 9VEI<+ AGA9/ ,GOGWANA3 

  

,TELL+LY1 ,S*MIDT /OOD BY1 & SAID NO?+ -- A TACIT APPROVAL ( ?IS VICI\S H>ANGUE4 

,:5 WE ASK$ ,GOGWANA IF HE HAD NOTIC$ W>N+ SIGNS ( ,S*MIDT'S RACISM BE=E ! 9CID5T1 HE RESPOND$ ) AN EMPHATIC 0,YES66 ,HE PO/$ PICTURES ( HIMSELF & HIS :ITE FRI5DS PLAY+ ) GUNS1 /ATEM5TS AB\T NOT BE+ 9T]E/$ 9 ! ',BANTU' N>RATIVE ( ! COLONIZATION ( ,S\? ,AFRICA1 & A LOT ( O!R RACIALLY PROBLEMATIC /ATEM5TS ON HIS ,FACEBOOK PR(ILE4 ,BUT ,I HAD NO IDEA H[ DEEPLY HELD HIS RACI/ VIEWS >E_/W]E & H[ ORGANIZ$ HE WAS40 

,A ,G>D5 ,NEGLECT$ 

,SIMIL> W>N+ SIGNS SCREAM$ FROM BETWE5 ! L9ES ( ! #bh ,Z,A,C,F DISCUSSION DOCUM5T CIRCULAT$ BY ,S*MIDT1 9 :I* HE DECL>$ BLACKS 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA 9CAPABLE ( LIV+ UP TO ! 0EXACT+ /&>DS ( PLAT=MISM40 ,AL?\< IT WAS A F$]ATION AFT] ITS F\ND+ 9 #b#c1 ! ,Z,A,C,F'S *APT]S W]E V]Y SMALL4 ,ONE GR\P 9 ,S[ETO WAS COMPOS$ L>GELY ( ONE MAN -- A Y\NG BLACK ,S\? ,AFRICAN NAM$ ,PHILIP :O W5T BY ! NAME ( ,K>L ,M>X BE=E JO9+ ! ,Z,A,C,F4 ,HE WAS UNEMPLOY$1 LIV+ 9 ,MOTSOAL$I1 A POOR] >EA ( ,S[ETO1 & HE WAS 9T]E/$ 9 CULTIVAT+ URBAN G>D5S4 ,HIS MA9 PROJECT WAS A COMMUNITY G>D5 9 ! DILAPIDAT$ >EA BEH9D ,B>AGWANA? ,HOSPITAL1 :I* HE S\<T TO TRANS=M 9TO A SOCIAL C5T]4 

,?R\< ?IS PROJECT1 ,PHILLIP BECAME DEP5D5T ON ,Z,A,C,F1 :I* US$ HIM AS ! 0FACE ( AN>*ISM10 ACCORD+ TO ?REE LONG-TIME ACTIVI/S4 ,SOON] OR LAT]1 ! ,Z,A,C,F DECID$ ?AT HE HAD BECOME AN 5CUMBRANCE TO ! IMAGE !Y S\<T TO CULTIVATE4 ,AFT] PAY+ HIM TO KEEP ! G>D5 UP1 ! ,Z,A,C,F F9ALLY CUT ITS TIES ) ,PHILLIP & ! SOCIAL C5T] PROJECT4 

,S*MIDT DID NOT SUPPORT ! MULTIRACIAL CON/ITUTION ( ! ,Z,A,C,F1 BUT ATTEMPT$ TO WORK ) ,PHILLIP4 ,:5 ,PHILLIP BEGAN TO SPIRAL 9TO P]SONAL CRISIS1 ,S*MIDT BECAME ANGRY1 & US$ ! 9CID5T TO CA/ BROAD SPECULATIONS AB\T ! G5]AL %ORTCOM+S ( BLACK COMRADES4 ,! PROBLEM H]E WAS NOT SIMPLY AN EXHIBITION ( :AT ! ,Z,A,C,F DID WRONG1 & ,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT'S ROLE 9 US+ ?AT 9CID5T AS A SPR+BO>D TO CLAIM ?AT ALL BLACK PEOPLE 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA >E UNWOR?Y ( AN>*I/ PRACTICE 7UNLESS !IR T]MS >E SET BY :ITES74 

0,IT'S ALMO/ A =MULA10 ONE 9DEP5D5T ACTIVI/ TOLD US4 0,:ITE DOM9AT$ ORGANIZATION RECRUITS ,BLACK COMRADE1 OV]/ATES ! SIGNIFICANCE ( :ATEV] ,BLACK_/T[N%IP ?+ !Y'RE 9VOLV$ 91 & :ATEV] ORGANIZATION IS BUILT IS 5TIRELY DEP5D5T ON ! :ITE FOLKS' FUNDS40 ,:ILE ! =MULA DESCRIB$ BY ?IS SEASON$ VET]AN ( ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN POLITICAL SC5E IS SPECIFIC1 HE REM9D$ US ?AT ITS IMPLICATIONS >E REPLICAT$ >\ND ! WORLD4 

,:Y W\LD A :ITE SUPREMACI/ OV]/ATE ! SIGNIFICANCE ( WORK+ ) A P]SON ( COLOR8 ,! SIMPLE ANSW] IS ?AT IT AF=DS ! APPE>ANCE ( EQUALITY ON ! LEFT1 & ! LEFT 5T]S A SNUG DREAM ( ANTI-RACISM1 EV5 :5 ITS :ITE-DOM9AT$ PROJECTS EXI/ ONLY = ! SAKE ( ASSUAG+ CONSCI5CES & EXPLOIT+ OPPORTUNITIES TO GA9 PRE/IGE4 ,9 SPITE ( HIS ATTEMPTS TO AVOID !M1 ACCORD+ TO CRITICS1 !SE IMPLICATIONS RESONATE ) ! METRICS ?AT DRIVE MU* ( ,S*MIDT'S WORLDVIEW -- P>TICUL>LY HIS UND]/&+ ( MULTI-RACIAL LABOR /RUGGLES LAID \T 9 PUBLI%$ WORKS GO+ BACK TO ,BLACK ,FLAME4 

,! PROBLEM ) SU* A ME?ODOLOGY = ASSESS+ ! ANTI-RACI/ *>ACT] ( GIV5 MOVEM5TS IS ?AT MEMB]%IP DOES NOT IMPLY P[]1 MU* LESS ANY ROLE 9 DET]M9+ ORGANIZATIONAL PRIORITIES4 ,NOR DOES IT 9OCULATE !SE SPACES FROM ! DELET]I\S EFFECTS ( 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ P[] DISP>ITIES4 ,IT'S 9SUFFICI5T TO TAG A /RUGGLE AS ANTI-RACI/ :5 ITS MEMB]S ( COLOR HAVE LITTLE TO NO ROLE 9 DET]M9+ OBJECTIVES1 & FACE PROBLEMS ( DEP5D5CY & EXPLOITATION )9 ! /RUGGLE ITSELF4 

,9 ! CASE ( ,PHILLIP & ! ,Z,A,C,F1 :5 :ITE MEMB]S PULL$ ! PLUG1 ! G>D5 PROJECT & ITS COORD9ATOR BECAME SYMBOLS = ,S*MIDT ( ! FAILURE ( BLACK AN>*I/S TO ORGANIZE & DEVELOP REVOLUTION>Y PROJECTS AUTONOM\S FROM :ITE DIRECTION4 ,BY ADVOCAT+ 9 FAVOR ( AN 0ALL :ITE0 AN>*I/ MOVEM5T RA!R ?AN TREAT+ PEOPLE ( COLOR AS EQUAL CONTRIBUTORS TO ! REVOLUTION>Y CAUSE & ADDRESS+ & ATTEMPT+ TO SOLVE ! CRISIS AS SY/EMIC1 ,S*MIDT S\<T TO 9/ITUTIONALIZE ?IS O!RWISE IMPLICIT VULN]ABILITY = PEOPLE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT$ BY RACISM AS AN ORGANIZATIONAL C5T]PIECE4 ,IT WAS NOT M]ELY 0POLITICALLY 9CORRECT0 AS ,S*MIDT DESCRIB$ IT FOLL[+ ! FIR/ 9/ALLM5T ( ?IS S]IES2 IT WAS A /RATEGY ) EFFECTS ON REAL PEOPLE'S LIVES & BODIES4 

,CONFLICT+ ,REALITIES 

,ONE 9ROAD = ,S*MIDT WAS HIS REPUTATION4 ,MANY PEOPLE RESPECT$ ,S*MIDT = HIS WORK AS A J\RNALI/1 & W]E ABLE TO %AKE (F HIS RACI/ \TBUR/S ?9K+ ?AT !Y SIMPLY MANIFE/$ SYMPTOMS ( PO/-TRAUMATIC /RESS4 ,HE TALK$ OP5LY AB\T HIS EXP]I5CES 9 ,RW&A1 ,D>FUR1 & ,LEBANON1 & MORE ?AN ONE LOCAL ACTIVI/ 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA CAME TO US ) ! BELIEF ?AT ,S*MIDT HAD ACTUALLY SE5 ! KILL+ FIELDS DUR+ ! ,RW&AN G5OCIDE4 ,9 ! WORDS ( ONE ,S\? ,AFRICAN ACTIVI/1 0,HE ALWAYS WANTS TO COME ACROSS AS A T\< GUY444 ,! ?+ IS1 IF A J\RNALI/ SAYS1 ',I WAS 9 ,RW&A1' EV]YONE ASSUMES IT WAS DUR+ ! G5OCIDE40 

,:5 WE ASK$ ,S*MIDT'S =M] $ITOR1 ,BR5DAN ,SE]Y1 HE WAS DUMBF\ND$ AT ! 9S9UATION4 0,MY NEWSPAP]1 ! ,SUNDAY ,TRIBUNE1 NEV] S5T ANYONE TO ,RW&A 9 #a#i#i#d4 ,!RE WAS TOO MU* GO+ ON 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA4 ,&1 AS F> AS ,I KN[1 ,S*MIDT WAS EI!R /ILL 9 COLLEGE OR WAS A JUNIOR REPORT] AT ?AT /AGE40 ,LAT]1 :5 HE WAS NEWS $ITOR ( ,! ,SUNDAY ,9DEP5D5T1 HE DID S5D A REPORT] & A PHOTOGRAPH] TO ,RW&A1 0BUT ?AT WAS AFT] ! G5OCIDE10 ,SE]Y CL>IFI$4 0,I AM AW>E ?AT .<9 #b#d.>1 ,S*MIDT W5T !RE ON :AT ,I *>ACT]IZE AS 'G5OCIDE T\RISM4'0 

,YET ,S*MIDT'S H]OIC DECL>ATIONS ( HIS J\RNALI/IC V5TURES NOT ONLY 9 ,RW&A1 BUT ,LEBANON & ,D>FUR1 & ! ,PO/ ,TRAUMATIC ,/RESS ,DISORD] 7,P,T,S,D7 HE 9CURR$ FROM IT1 SUGGE/ AN EXT5SIVE EXP]I5CE 9 SOME ( ! MO/ HORRIFY+ REGIONS ( ! WORLD4 ,SE]Y EXPLA9$1 0,AS F> AS ,RW&A WAS CONC]N$1 HE ONLY W5T !RE AS A T\RI/4 ,9 ! CASE ( ,D>FUR & ,LEBANON1 IT WAS ! NEXT BE/ ?+3 HE W5T ) ! *>ITABLE ORGANIZATION ,GIFT ( ! ,GIV]S40 ,MANY O!R J\RNALI/S HAVE ACCOMPANI$ ,GIFT ( ! ,GIV]S 9TO W>-TORN >EAS 7ONLY AFT] PEACE HAS RETURN$74 0.<,T.>O MY KN[L$GE1 NONE HAS CLAIM$ TO HAVE COME D[N ) ,P,T,S,D AS A RESULT40 

,S*MIDT'S EXP]I5CE 9 ,LEBANON WAS1 9 ! MILIEU ( CONFLICT J\RNALISM1 RELATIVELY LI<T4 ,9 A SELF-GLORIFY+ ,AN>KISMO >TICLE TITL$ 0,EYEWITNESS 9 ,LEBANON3 ,9 ! ,L& ( ! ,BL9D10 PUBLI%$ ,SEPTEMB] #b1 #b#f1 ,S*MIDT DESCRIBES HIS EXP]I5CE TRAVEL+ APP>5TLY RELATIVELY QUICKLY ?R\< ! C\NTRY4 ,! >TICLE L>GELY FOCUSES ON HIS [N EXP]I5CES & OP9IONS1 PROVID+ LITTLE 9 ! WAY ( NEWS1 & MU* 9 ! WAY ( ANALYSIS ?AT /EMS FROM HIS UND]/&+ ( HI/ORY1 RA!R ?AN ACTUAL EV5TS HE WITNESS$4 ,S*MIDT SOME:AT COLDLY *>ACT]IZES A DEAD GIRL HE SEES 9 ! MORGUE AS A 0/ATI/IC10 9CLUD+ A PICTURE ( ! BACK ( H] HEAD ) ! >TICLE4 ,HE DESCRIBES A FUN]AL PROCESSION AS A 0V]Y N]VE WRACK+ EXP]I5CE10 C5TRALIZ+ HIS [N FEEL+S4 

,HE 5DS ! >TICLE1 :I* IS REPLETE ) SECT>IAN ATTACKS AGA9/ IDEOLOGICAL OPPON5TS1 ) A CALL = 0PRAGMATIC SOLID>ITY & A FUNCTIONAL NETWORK ( C\NCILLI/ .<SIC.>1 LEFT COMMUNI/ & AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ ORGANIZATIONS 9 ! REGION0 AS ! ONLY 0REAL AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ OPTION = ,LEBANON40 ,9 %ORT1 HE USES ! FACT ?AT HE WAS 9 ,LEBANON = A RELATIVELY BRIEF P]IOD ( TIME TO BR+ GREAT] CL\T TO HIS IDEOLOGICAL >GUM5T = ! PROP] POLITICAL DE/9Y ( A L& ) :I* HE HAS HAD ONLY A PASS+ RELATION%IP4 

,9 ONE ( A NUMB] ( UNFAVORABLE COMM5TS1 A ,LEBANESE J\RNALI/ NAM$ ,SIMON ,ASSAF CALL$ ,S*MIDT'S PIECE 0A BIT ( W> T\RISM10 & W5T ON TO /ATE 9 ANO!R COMM5T REG>D+ ,S*MIDT'S USAGE ( ! T]M 0*OIRBOYS0 TO DESCRIBE ,HEZBOLLAH3 

,SORRY ,MI*AEL1 BUT Y\ %\LD REFRA9 =M .<SIC.> FLIPPANT COMM5TS AB\T ONE MILLION REFUGEES444 ,DO .<Y\.> ?9K ?AT ! ,LEBANESE >E JU/ PUPPETS ON ! BIG MAN'S F+]S8 ,Y\ NE$ TO READ A LITTLE AB\T \R HI/ORY1 & ! P>T PLAY$ BY MASS MOVEM5TS1 MAYBE !N Y\ WILL BE LESS 9CL9$ TO COMMIT SU* BASIC ]RORS4 ,A LITTLE MORE HUMILITY IS 9 ORD]444 DON'T Y\ ?9K8 

,9 A V]Y SIMIL> >TICLE PUBLI%$ AGA9 9 ,AN>KISMO ! NEXT YE>1 ,S*MIDT WRITES AB\T ,D>FUR ) ! AU?ORITY ( 0SP5D+ TIME 9 EL-,FA%] & ,NYALA1 ! CAPITALS ( ,NOR? & ,S\? ,D>FUR RESPECTIVELY1 LA/ MON?40 ,9 ! FIR/ P>T ( ! >TICLE1 ,S*MIDT REPORTS ON BASIC FACTS ( ,9T]NATIONAL ,MONET>Y ,FUND 9VOLVEM5T & ! ,SUDANESE OIL 9DU/RY4 ,HE !N PROVIDES SOME V]Y BASIC 0?\<TS ON ! SITUATION10 :I* CULM9ATE 9 A F9AL 9SI/5CE ?AT PEACEKEEP]S NOT BE S5T TO ! REGION4 ,S*MIDT /ATES SIMPLY ?AT ! 0,U,S,A ALLEGES G5OCIDE10 :ILE ! ,NATIONAL ,CONGRESS ,P>TY D5IES 0ANY G5OCIDAL CAMPAIGN40 ,= SOMEONE SO S5SITIVE T[>D ! P]CEIV$ G5OCIDE AGA9/ :ITES 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA1 HIS APP>5T SKEPTICISM T[>D G5OCIDE 9 ,D>FUR & 9SI/5CE ON NON9T]V5TION SEEM AWKW>DLY AT ODDS4 

,FROM ,RW&A TO ,LEBANON TO ,D>FUR1 ,S*MIDT'S REPORT+ DID NOT MEET ! EXPECTATIONS ( ?OSE :O KNEW HIM1 & W]E *A/IS$ BY O!R J\RNALI/S & $ITORS AS 0W> T\RISM0 & 0G5OCIDE T\RISM40 0,:AT ,I BELIEVE10 REM>K$ ,SE]Y1 0IS ?AT HE IS A FANTASI/ -- & A WANNABE TRY+ TO CLAIM SOME ILLU/RI\S J\RNALISM C>E] = HIMSELF :I* NEV] EXI/$4 ,?AT IS AN 9SULT TO ?OSE ( US :O DID ! H>D Y>DS & RISK$ \R LIVES40 

,TACTICS ( ,DISSIMULATION 

,9 ! 5D1 ASIDE FROM HIS PATT]N ( BAIT+1 SUGGE/ION1 ALLUSION1 & HIDE-&-GO-SEEK1 ,S*MIDT WALK$ A TI<TROPE ( IDEOLOGICAL 9S9UATION1 CO-OPTATION1 & D5IAL COMMON AMONG ?AT P>T ( ! :ITE SUPREMACI/ MOVEM5T ?AT JU/IFIES NEO-FASCISM UND] ! RUBRIC ( 0LEFT NATIONALISM0 & 0NATIONAL AN>*ISM40 ,HIS MO/ OBVI\S TACTIC1 MADE CLE> BY ! CORRELATION ( FUM+ ,/ORMFRONT PO/S SANITIZ$ 9TO PUBLIC TRACTS1 IS A CLASSIC ME?OD ( D5IAL & CO-OPTATION4 

,A CLE> EXAMPLE ( ?IS /RATEGY APPE>S 9 ,S*MIDT'S UND]/&+ ( NATIONALISM & AN>*ISM 9 T]MS ( SYNDICALI/ ?\<T4 0,I DON'T ?9K ?AT !RE IS ANY REAL CORRELATION BETWE5 AN>*I/ SYNDICALISM & NATIONAL SYNDICALISM10 ,S*MIDT TOLD US 9 \R 9T]VIEW -- A /RANGE D5IAL GIV5 ?AT A NUMB] ( ORIG9 VOICES )9 NATIONAL SYNDICALISM1 9CLUD+ ,MUSSOL9I1 ,VALOIS1 & ,DE ,AMBRIS1 EI!R HAD BE5 OR W]E SUPPORT]S ( AN>*ISM4 ,H[EV]1 ,S*MIDT DID ADMIT1 9 A RA!R GL>+ CONTRADICTION ( HIS [N /AT$ VIEWS1 0,I DO FEEL ?AT !RE IS ! POSSIBILITY ( PURI/ SYNDICALISM 9 ! PO/-REVOLUTION>Y P]IOD APPROXIMATE .<TO.> NATIONAL SYNDICALISM.<4.>0 ,9 O!R WORDS1 AS 9 ! CASE ( ! 0PROP] ,BO]E/AAT10 A DE FACTO :ITE NATIONALI/ /ATE 9 ,AFRICA C\LD FUNCTION ON ! BASIS ( SYNDICALISM -- I4E41 !RE IS NOT ONLY A CORRELATION1 BUT A POSITIVE CORRELATION BETWE5 NATIONAL & AN>*I/ SYNDICALISM4 

,9 HIS >TICLE ON ,T]RE'BLAN*E1 ,S*MIDT P]=MS A SIMIL> OP]ATION ( DISASSOCIATION FROM FASCISM & CO-OPTATION ( ITS PR9CIPLES4 ,BY DI/+UI%+ ,T]RE',BLAN*E'S GR\P1 ! FASCI/ ,AFRIKAN] ,RESI/ANCE ,MOVEM5T 7,A,W,B71 FROM NEO-,NAZISM1 HE CREATES ! CONDITIONS = A MORE SYMPA!TIC READ+ ( ! BRUTALITY & VIOL5CE ( PRO-AP>!ID MILITANTS4 ,?R\< ?AT READ+1 HE PROVIDES AN ULTRANATIONALI/ N>RATIVE ( HIS [N ,AFRIKAN] ID5TITY1 ?US CO-OPT+ ! DEM& ( ! ,A,W,B = A SEP>ATE :ITE /ATE1 :ILE WAT]+ IT D[N 9 ! =M ( :AT HE CALLS A 0PROP] ,BO]E/AAT40 

,! TACTIC ( DISASSOCIATION & CO-OPTATION APPE>$ AGA9 9 #b#a#b1 AFT] ,S*MIDT WAS CALL$ \T = HIS ,/ORMFRONT PR(ILE4 ,HE PUBLI%$ A PROLIX >TICLE DI/ANC+ HIMSELF FROM NATIONAL AN>*ISM1 EV5 :ILE D5Y+ ! LATT]'S RELATION%IP ) FASCISM1 ?US R$EEM+ ITS *>ACT] & PROVID+ A SAFE MEASURE ( SEP>ATION = HIMSELF4 ,9 HIS >TICLE1 0,! ,TWO ,FACES ( ,GLOBAL ,SEP>ATISM10 ,S*MIDT GOES ON TO CO-OPT ! MA9 POSITIONS ( NATIONAL AN>*ISM ?R\< A PAN-SECESSIONI/ OV]VIEW4 

,F9ALLY1 9 HIS UNPUBLI%$ >TICLE1 0,NEI!R ,FI% NOR ,F[L10 ,S*MIDT MOVES EV5 FUR!R 9 HIS PATT]N ( D5IAL & CO-OPTATION4 ,HE BEG9S BY CA/+ ACCUSATIONS ( FASCISM AGA9/ HIS POLITICAL 5EMIES ON ! LEFT1 :I* >E GROSSLY 9ACCURATE & POLITICALLY IRRESPONSIBLE1 & HIS 5SU+ ATTEMPT TO CITE ,JULIUS ,EVOLA AS A CRITIC ( FASCISM ONCE AGA9 REPEATS ! PATT]N ( DISCONNECT+ ! IDEOLOGICAL CONT5T ( FASCISM FROM ITS NAME 9 ORD] TO DEVELOP AN ANALYSIS CONSI/5T ) 0ALT]NATIVES0 LIKE NATIONAL SYNDICALISM & NATIONAL AN>*ISM :ILE UND]M9+ ?AT SAME LEFTI/ 0IDEOLOGICAL UNITY0 :I* HE CLAIM$ SO >D5TLY TO SUPPORT4 

,!SE TACTICS >E P>T ( A L>G] /RATEGY ( MANIPULATION & DI/ORTION WELL-KN[N TO SOME ( ?OSE :O APPE>$ ON V>I\S ,FACEBOOK ?READS TO DEF5D ,S*MIDT4 ,ONE ( HIS MO/ VOCAL SUPPORT]S1 = EXAMPLE1 IS AN OP5 MEMB] ( ,NEW ,RESI/ANCE1 ! REBR&$ ,AM]ICAN ,FRONT NEO-FASCI/ GR\P ?AT TODAY DESCRIBES ITSELF AS 0LEFT NATIONALI/40 ,EV5 :ILE FALSELY D5\NC+ 0BLACK RACISM0 AS ROOT$ 9 A ,MAOI/ CULTURAL G5OCIDE ( :ITES1 ,S*MIDT'S [N PAN-SECESSIONI/ :ITE NATIONALISM RETRAC$ ! FIGURE ( 0LEFT NATIONALISM0 FIR/ SKET*$ \T BY ,JEAN-,FRANCOIS ,?IRI>T'S 0FASCI/-,MAOISM10 COLOR$ 9 BY ! 0F\R? POLITICAL !ORY10 & \TL9$ BY ,S*MIDT'S MO/ >D5T NEO-FASCI/ SUPPORT]S4 

,ON ! ,QUE/ION ( ,9FILTRATION 

,)9 H\RS ( ! FIR/ >TICLE 9 ?IS S]IES1 :I* REVEAL$ ,S*MIDT'S CALL = AP>!ID 9 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 NUM]\S ACTIVI/S BEGAN RATIONALIZ+ ,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT'S RACI/ ,Z,A,C,F MEMO AS EV]Y?+ FROM A BL& & COLORBL9D ANALYSIS1 0NO DIFF]5T ?AN ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN'S POSITION ON ,FR5* ,CANADIANS10 TO AN 9EXPLICABLE SP9 ON IT AS AN >GUM5T AGA9/ ! V]Y ACTIVI/ PAT]NALISM IT LAID B>E4 ,B>B$ REQUE/S EM]G$ = CORROBORAT+ DOCUM5TS ?AT HAD BE5 L9K$ RI<T 9 ! >TICLE1 AS DID UNQUALIFI$ CONJECTURE AB\T ! AU?ORS' IDEOLOGICAL BIAS -- ACCUSATIONS E*O+ ,S*MIDT'S [N DISMISSIVE LANGUAGE ( 0ID5TITY POLITICS40 

,S*MIDT'S [N RESPONSE CAME VIA ,FACEBOOK1 ON ,OCTOB] #a#c?3 

  

,9 REALITY1 ! 9VE/IGATION HAD BE5 UND]WAY S9CE E>LY #b#a#d1 MORE ?AN A YE> BE=E ,S*MIDT'S =M] PUBLI%] HAD ANY 9KL+ ( IT4 ,:AT ,A,K DID DO WAS EXACTLY :AT ANY REASONABLE P]SON W\LD'VE EXPECT$ ( !M3 P]=M DUE DILIG5CE1 FACILITATE AN EX*ANGE ( 9=MATION1 & S5D \T A PUBLIC AL]T AS SOON AS !Y FELT ! EVID5CE UNEQUIVOCAL4 

,) SIMIL> BLU/]1 ! NEXT DAY1 ,S*MIDT PO/$ A TELL+ COMM5T ON HIS E>LI] ,FACEBOOK RESPONSE3 

  

,AS IS ELEM5T>Y TO ANYONE :O HAS READ A PIECE ( REPORT+ 9 !IR LIFETIME1 SELECT$ PIECES ( ! MEMO W]E QUOT$ -- A FACT ONE W\LD V5TURE IS NOT NEWS TO ,S*MIDT1 :OSE [N SELF-N>RATIVE IS B\ND UP ) YE>S ( NE>-MY?ICAL J\RNALI/IC \TPUT4 ,9ASMU* AS ONE AU?OR ( ?IS PIECE CONV]T$ ,S*MIDT'S MEMO TO ,P,D,F1 P]SONALLY UPLOAD$ IT TO A PUBLIC ,P,D,F-%>+ SITE1 & CREAT$ ! L9K TO IT 9 ! BODY ( ! /ORY1 ! >TICLE WAS RA!R DEMON/RABLY NOT 0BAS$ ON SELECTIVE EXTRACTS40 ,AGA91 ! ZEAL\S DEM&S = ! EMPIRICAL %\T$ FROM ! PROV]BIAL RO(TOPS FAIL$ TO TRANSLATE 9TO ACTUAL 9ITIATIVE4 ,EV5 = ,S*MIDT1 HIMSELF4 

,:5 ! SECOND & ?IRD 9/ALLM5TS ( ?IS S]IES PO9T$ TO 9CREAS+LY DAMN+ EVID5CE ?AT ,S*MIDT NOT ONLY 5JOY$ A SECRET LIFE AS A :ITE SUPREMACI/1 BUT EV5 ORGANIZ$ & ADVOCAT$ = :ITE NATIONALISM1 ! QUE/IONS GRADUALLY TURN$ FROM ! AU?ORS TO :E!R ,S*MIDT1 HIMSELF1 WAS A :ITE NATIONALI/ 9FILTRATOR OR JU/ AN UNPR$ICTABLE MAV]ICK -- AN ADV5TURI/ ) RACI/ IDEAS :O SEEKS TO TRANS=M AN>*ISM FROM ! 9SIDE8 

,! DEF9ITION ( 9FILTRATION IS 0TO 5T] OR BECOME E/ABLI%$ 9 GRADUALLY OR UNOBTRUSIVELY USUALLY = SUBV]SIVE PURPOSES40 ,GIV5 ! OPTIONS ( ,S*MIDT EI!R SIMPLY ACT+ \T HIS DESIRES ON ,/ORMFRONT & ?R\< ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT OR ACTIVELY PROMOT+ ! IDEALS ( NATIONALISM )9 ! AN>*I/ MILIEU ?R\< SUBTLE 9TRIGUE & SUBV]SION1 IT SEEMS CLE> ?AT ,S*MIDT'S CASE CONTA9S A MIXTURE ( BO?4 ,H[EV]1 ?AT MIXTURE ITSELF REMA9S QUITE OPAQUE4 

,! CREATION ( ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT ALONE 9DICATES ?AT1 UNHAPPY ) ! FAILURE ( HIS ATTEMPTS TO CREATE A RACIAL DIVISION 9 ! ,Z,A,C,F1 ,S*MIDT DECID$ TO =M HIS [N GR\P1 BUT HE DID NOT LEAVE ,Z,A,C,F AT ! SAME TIME4 ,9/EAD1 HE APPE>S TO HAVE WORK$ )9 ! ,Z,A,C,F TO MOLD IT 9TO A 0:ITE 'NATIONAL' ORGANIZATION10 :I* HAD BE5 HIS /AT$ 9T5TION4 ,:ILE !RE SEEMS TO HAVE BE5 AN EVOLUTION 9 ,S*MIDT'S IDEOLOGY T[>D PAN-SECESSIONISM AFT] LEAV+ ! ,Z,A,C,F 9 #b#i1 HIS ADVOCACY = A 0:ITE 'NATIONAL' ORGANIZATION0 HAD BE5 PRES5T 9 ! MOVEM5T S9CE ! E>LY #bS1 IF NOT BE=E4 

,GIV5 ! OP5NESS ( HIS POLITICAL VIEWS ON :ITE NATIONALISM & ! F\NDATION ( :AT HE CALLS A 0PROP] ,BO]E/AAT10 H[EV]1 IT W\LD SEEM AS ?\< 9FILTRATION W\LD MISS ! M>K4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 :5 ONE DIGS MORE DEEPLY 9TO ! ASPECTS ( ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT1 ITSELF1 ! GR\P CANNOT BE TAK5 AT FACE VALUE AS A =?RI<T ATTEMPT AT BUILD+ AN ANTI-RACI/ :ITES-ONLY ORGANIZATION4 ,IT ALSO CANNOT BE SE5 AS A K9D ( AN>*I/ /RATEGY ( 0SOCIAL 9S]TION10 & ,S*MIDT D5I$ SU* A PO9T \TRI<T 9 \R 9T]VIEW4 ,GIV5 ! EXTREME NATURE ( ,S*MIDT'S RACI/ SCRE$S ON ! SAME ,/ORMFRONT ACC\NT ?AT HE US$ TO ADV]TISE = ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT1 ! RHETORIC ( 0ANTI-RACISM0 EXPLICITLY TO W9 OV] 0! C\RT ( 9T]NATIONAL OP9ION0 MU/ BE READ AS CRITICALLY AS ,S*MIDT'S OP5 PROMISE ( A 0PROP] ,BO]E/AAT0 ) 0EQUAL RI<TS = ALL40 

,ON ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT1 HE CALL$ = ! T]RITORIAL RECONQUE/ ( ! ,OLD ,CAPE1 & ON ,FACEBOOK AS ,>D5T ,V9L&]1 HE PO/$ ON ! PAGE ( ! SEP>ATI/ ,CAPE ,P>TY1 DECL>+ ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT'S SUPPORT = ,CAPE SECESSION4 

  

,?IS FIR/ COMM5T] IMM$IATELY SEEMS TO HAVE PICK$ UP ON ! FACT ?AT ,V9L&] WAS NOT :O %E SEEM$ TO BE4 ,! SECOND COMM5TATOR *IM$ 9 ) A RACI/ TONE1 DEM&+ 0FRE$OM FROM COMMUNI/ ,AZANIA40 

,MAT*$ ) HIS ATTEMPTS TO USE ! ,V9L&] PR(ILE TO 5C\RAGE DOCUM5T>IANS TO PROMOTE NATIONAL AN>*ISM 9 !IR DOCUM5T>Y AB\T AN>*ISM1 ! OP5 C\RT+ ( ! ,CAPE ,P>TY M>KS A PIVOTAL MOM5T ( ATTEMPT$ 5TRYISM4 ,9 ! =M] CASE1 ,S*MIDT ATTEMPT$ TO SWAY AN>*I/S T[>D NATIONAL AN>*ISM BY US+ A FALSE NAME2 9 ! LATT] CASE1 HE ATTEMPT$ TO G5]ATE MUTUAL SUPPORT BETWE5 HIS [N NATIONAL AN>*I/ GR\P & A SECESSIONI/ POLITICAL P>TY4 ,9 ! A=EM5TION$ ,FACEBOOK PO/1 HE ALSO ADMITS ?AT ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT WAS AN ACTUAL GR\P ) MEMB]%IP & MEET+S1 NOT A TOP-SECRET RESE>* TOOL -- A PO9T BUTTRESS$ BY ! FACT ?AT HIS [N ,FACEBOOK FRI5DS %[$ UP ON ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT'S RO/] ( MEMB]S4 

,ON ITS BLOG1 ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT PROVID$ A K9D ( BRIDGE BETWE5 OV]T RACISM & MORE SUBTLE 9S9UATIONS & 9NU5DOS 9 PUBLIC /ATEM5TS & >TICLES4 0.<,IT'S.> A DISCONC]T+ EXAMPLE ( LEFT-RI<T CROSSOV] ) RACE -- 9 ! GUISE ( 'CULTURE' -- AS ! C5TRAL AXIS10 HI/ORIAN ,PET] ,/AUD5MAI] EXPLA9$1 :5 PRES5T$ ) MAT]IAL ,S*MIDT PRODUC$ UND] HIS V>I\S PSEUDONYMS4 0,& IT IS NOTEWOR?Y ?AT ,S*MIDT CONSID]S ?IS APPROA* ANTI-RACI/40 ,:E!R OR NOT WE CAN BELIEVE ,S*MIDT'S CLAIMS ( ANTI-RACISM >5'T M]ELY PREEMPTIVE PO/UR+ = PUBLIC CONSUMPTION IS ANO!R QUE/ION4 

,:]E ! 9ITIAL PUBLIC /ATEM5T FROM ,A,K ,PRESS *>ACT]IZ$ ,S*MIDT AS A :ITE NATIONALI/ 9FILTRATOR 9 AN>*I/ MOVEM5TS1 IT MAY HAVE FIGUR$ AS AN OV]LY-CONCISE %OR?& 9 A MOM5T :]E TIME FELT ( ! ESS5CE1 OR ?AT IT WAS ! EFFECT ( A MORE LIMIT$1 CIRCUMSCRIB$ READ+ ( ! EVID5CE TO :I* !Y HAD ACCESS4 ,OR1 9 A P]HAPS MORE LIT]>Y READ+ !Y OPT$ = AN ACCURATE1 ,M]RIAM-,WEB/] APPLICATION ( ! T]M 09FILTRATOR0 :]E A MORE PRECISE1 LEXICONIC UND]/&+ REMA9S ELUSIVE4 ,! ACTUALITY1 9 ! OP9ION ( !SE RESE>*]S1 IS QUITE MESSY1 & 9 TRU?1 ?AT MESS9ESS IS F> MORE DEEPLY 9/RUCTIVE ?AN ANY CLE>1 EI!R_/OR ACC\NT ( ,S*MIDT'S HI/ORY4 

,CONCLUSIONLESS4 

,= ,S*MIDT TO HAVE FUNCTION$ AS AN 9FILTRATOR 9 ! SIMPLI/IC S5SE W\LD IMPLY SOME DISC]NIBLE >RIVAL AT A GIV51 /ATIC POLITICAL ID5TITY1 ! POLITICS ( :I* HE W\LD !N HAVE C>RI$ 9TO AN>*I/ MILIEUS4 ,IT IS DIFFICULT TO READ ! EXT5SIVE DOCUM5TATION ( HIS V>I\S ID5TITIES1 & LOCATE SU* DEF9ITIVE >RIVAL4 ,! ]RATIC JOCKEY+ & SOMETIMES-VIOL5T SW+S ,S*MIDT DISPLAY$ 9 ! MAT]IAL WE REVIEW$1 AS WELL AS ! 9T]VIEWS WE CONDUCT$ ) HIM1 9DICATE G5]AL M5TAL HEAL? CRISES4 ,H[EV]1 ONE CAN LOCATE A BREAK+ PO9T AFT] ! LAUN* ( ,BLACK ,FLAME1 ! DEA? ( ,T]RE',BLAN*E1 HIS VOTE = ! ,F,F"41 & AB&ONM5T ( ! ,Z,A,C,F TO FOCUS ON ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT4 ,:ILE HE HAD ADVOCAT$ = RACI/ PLAT=MS BE=E !N1 FROM ! ,T]RE',BLAN*E >TICLE ON1 HE W\LD BECOME MU* MORE PUBLIC & MU* LESS SELF-AW>E ) HIS ULTRANATIONALI/ RHETORIC4 ,MEAN:ILE1 HIS SOCK-PUPPET ACC\NTS W\LD BECOME MORE BRA%1 AS HIS SLIDE TO PAN-SECESSIONISM GREW MORE OBVI\S4 

,ACCORD+ TO ,MA?IEU ,DESAN1 A POLITICAL SOCIOLOGI/ AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,MI*IGAN /UDY+ ,FR5* SOCIALI/S :O MOV$ TO FASCISM 9 ! #a#i#c'S1 ,S*MIDT'S TRAJECTORY ISN'T T]RIBLY UNIQUE4 0,IT'S NOT SO MU* A CONV]SION4 ,?AT'S A SPECIFIC1 & HI<LY LOAD$ T]M1 & ,I DON'T USE IT10 HE EXPLA9$ TO US4 0,! MOM5T :5 !SE PEOPLE FLIPP$ FROM LEFT TO RI<T1 WASN'T EV] A S+LE MOM5T4 ,IT WAS MORE LIKE A S]IES ( /EPS40 

,= ,DESAN1 ,S*MIDT'S /ORY RECALLS ?AT ( ,JACQUES ,DORIOT1 A MAJOR FIGURE )9 ! ,FR5* ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 9 ! E>LY #a#i#c'S4 0,! ,FR5* ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ( ?IS TIME WAS MU* LIKE CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*I/ CIRCLES1 9 ?AT IT WAS SOME:AT SELF-5CLOS$ MILIEU1 HAD ITS [N CULTURE1 ITS [N LANGUAGE1 ITS [N /&>DS ( /ATUS10 ,DESAN EXPLA9$4 ,DORIOT WAS A METALWORK] BY TRADE1 [+ HIS 5TIRE POLITICAL ID5TITY & C>E] TO ! V]Y P>TY ?AT W\ND UP DIS[N+ HIM = ADVOCAT+ AN UNOR?ODOX /RATEGY NOT UNLIKE ! ,POPUL> ,FRONT1 :I* W\LD BE ADOPT$ ! V]Y NEXT YE> BY ! ,COM9T]N4 

,HIS 5SU+ MOVE AWAY FROM ! LEFT WAS A DIRECT RESULT ( ?IS EXCLUSION4 ,AS IF *ANNEL+ ,S*MIDT'S 9T]VIEW ) US1 9 :I* HE /AK$ \T GOOD & BAD AN>*I/S1 ,DESAN EXPLA9$ ?AT 0BE+ 9 A MILIEU :]E POLITICAL >GUM5TS TAKE AN ABSOLUTE =M1 :]E Y\'RE EI!R RI<T OR COMPLETELY DELEGITIMIZ$1 ?AT K9D ( MILIEU L5DS ITSELF TO PRETTY RADICAL REV]SALS ( POLITICAL ALLEGIANCES40 ,= ,DORIOT1 ?IS MEANT GO+ ON TO CREATE ! MO/ IMPORTANT FASCI/ P>TY 9 ,FRANCE1 BUT NOT IMM$IATELY4 0,HE TRI$ TO CREATE A SORT ( ALT]NATIVE LEFT W+1 BUT HE WAS CONSI/5TLY LABEL$ A FASCI/1 IF ONLY BECAUSE HE WAS A K9D ( POPULI/ FIGURE4 ,& V]Y QUICKLY1 HE 5D$ UP EMBRAC+ ?AT LABEL40 

,S*MIDT HAD S\<T TO E/ABLI% AN 0AU!NTIC0 AN>*ISM SUFFICI5TLY 9TELLIGIBLE AS TO COMPETE ) ! >TICULATION7S7 ALREADY TAK+ ROOT & DEVELOP+ AMONG AN>*I/S 9 GRASSROOTS MOVEM5TS4 ,9 P>TICUL>1 ,S*MIDT SAW HIS V]SION ( AN>*ISM AS A CLASSICAL *ALL5GE TO AN 09DIVIDUALI/0 & 09SURRECTION>Y0 MOVEM5T /EMM+ FROM SOCIAL JU/ICE ORGANIZ+ 9CLUSIVE ( CLASS ON ! SAME LEVEL AS FEM9ISM1 ECOLOGY1 SEXUAL DIV]SITY1 & O!R GOALS4 ,HIS PO9T1 :ATEV] ONE ?9KS ( ITS IMPLICATIONS1 WAS NOT )\T M]IT4 

,AN>*ISM AS A MOVEM5T WAS BECOM+1 FROM ! #a#i#iS =W>D1 9EXTRICABLY B\ND UP ) A SELF-REFLECTION >\ND ISSUES ( OPPRESSION ?AT 9T]SECT$ ) ! ECONOMIC GRIEVANCES AT ! CORE ( ! ALT]-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T4 ,L>GELY DUE TO ! FI]CE 9SI/5CE ( PEOPLE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT$1 ORGANIZ+ V5TURES GAVE GREAT] & GREAT] SPACE & AG5CY TO /RUGGLES L$ BY PEOPLE ( COLOR4 ,! PRISON 9DU/RIAL COMPLEX4 ,POLICE BRUTALITY4 ,IMMIGRATION4 ,:ILE CON/RUCTIONS & LEGACIES ( RACE1 G5D]1 & SEXUALITY V>Y ACROSS GEOGRAPHIES1 ?AT AN>*ISM'S DEVELOPM5T AT ! TURN ( ! LA/ C5TURY WAS PR(\NDLY %AP$ BY !M IS UND5IABLE4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 ! POLITICS ON :I* ,S*MIDT /AK$ HIS V]Y ID5TITY 7OR AT LEA/ A PR(ILE ( IT71 & TO ! >TICULATION ( :I* HE [$ HIS /ATURE & VISIBILITY )9 ! 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/ MILIEU1 DID NOT 5JOY SUFFICI5T TRACTION1 TO HIS M9D4 ,9 \R 9T]VIEW1 ,S*MIDT ATTACK$ ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET AS ! LATE/ MANIFE/ATION ( ?IS ALT]NATIVE TR5D ( AN>*ISM4 ,TO ,S*MIDT1 ,OCCUPY MANIFE/$ 0! EXACT SAME MIDDLE-CLASS COMPLA9T AGA9/ A N>R[ SPECULATIVE SECTOR ( CAPITALISM ?AT WAS SO WIDELY VOIC$ 9 ,G]MANY 9 ! #a#i#bS & :I* GAVE SO MU* FUEL TO ! ,NAZI FIRE4 ,IRONIES UPON IRONIES40 ,IRONIES 9DE$4 

,F> FROM PROPOS+ SOME G5]ATIVE RECONCILIATION ( CLASS /RUGGLE ) RACIAL1 SEXUAL1 OR COLONIAL OPPRESSION -- SOME?+ SOME CLASS-ORI5T$ AN>*I/S HAVE BE5 TAK+ UP = YE>S1 AS IS N[ WELL UND]WAY )9 L[-WAGE WORK] ORGANIZ+ 9 ! ,U,S1 N[ JO9+ ) ! ,BLACK ,LIVES ,MATT] MOVEM5T -- ,S*MIDT S\<T TO =W>D :ITE NATIONALISM US+ AN APPROXIMATION ( AN>*I/ SYNDICALISM AS LEV]AGE TO REOP5 ! COLONIAL LEGACY ( ! ,AFRIKAN] VOLK/AAT4 

0,ALL ( !SE PEOPLE :O MOVE FROM LEFT TO RI<T -- !Y'RE PEOPLE :O LOSE10 ,DESAN EXPLA9$ TO US4 0.<,T.>HEY LOSE \T 9 A FI<T )9 !IR CIRCLES AB\T ! DEF9ITION ( :AT ! CORRECT L9E OR /RATEGY OR :AT HAVE Y\ %\LD BE4 ,BUT !RE'S ALSO SOME?+ AB\T ?OSE CIRCLES1 :]E TO LOSE \T IS CONSEQU5TIAL4 ,IT'S A DELEGITIMIZ+1 M>G9ALIZ+ EXP]I5CE40 

,S*MIDT WAS BR\<T D[N BY HIS [N DEVICES2 =C$ 9TO ! CLOSET BY HIS [N REPRESSIVE1 DOCTR9AIRE BEHAVIOR2 LEFT DROPP+ H9TS & CLUES 9 A DESP]ATE ATTEMPT TO GET FREE4 ,WE MAY NEV] FULLY KN[ :AT REALLY BR\<T HIM FROM ! MILIT>Y TO AN>*ISM1 OR = H[ LONG HE HELD HIS :ITE SUPREMACI/ VIEWS4 ,WE ALSO MAY NEV] FULLY UND]/& ! EXT5T TO :I* ,S*MIDT & NATIONAL AN>*ISM LEAD] ,TROY ,S\?GATE EX*ANG$ NOTES ON PEOPLE1 IDEAS1 & ORGANIZATIONS4 ,P]HAPS IT'S TOO EASY TO SAY ?AT ,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT WAS OR WAS NOT AN 9FILTRATOR4 ,EI!R WAY1 WE W\LD HAVE TO SEP>ATE HIM FROM HIS CONTEXT1 TAK+ P>T 9 ANO!R GAME ( D5IAL1 IGNOR+ ?AT HE MAY BE JU/ A V]Y SAD1 MESSY PRODUCT ( A SELF-9VOLV$ PATT]N 9 :I* MANY PEOPLE /ILL PLAY A ROLE4 ,9 ALL ! BIZ>RE1 DUPLICIT\S GAMES HE MANUFACTUR$1 ! ONLY N>RATIVE ?AT HOLDS EV]Y?+ TOGE!R IS ( A P]SON 9 ! MID/ ( A V]Y /RANGE1 V]Y EXP]IM5TAL PROCESS ( RE9V5TION & REVISION REQUIR+ A WEB ( LIES & DECEIT UNPREC$5T$ 9 REC5T MEMORY4 

,IT (F]S LESS 9 ! WAY ( CLEAN1 CONV5I5T CONCLUSIONS FROM :I* WE CAN /AKE SOME SAFE DI/ANCE2 MORE A RA!R PREGNANT PO9T ( PAUSE = COLLECTIVE SELF-REFLECTION4 

,APP5DIX3 ,A,K ,PRESS ,FACEBOOK ,PO/ DAT$ ,SEPTEMB] #b#f1 #bae 

,WE HAVE SOME UGLY & UPSETT+ NEWS444 

,AB\T SIX MON?S AGO1 WE />T$ HE>+ SOME DI/URB+ RUMORS ?AT ONE ( \R AU?ORS1 ,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT1 WAS AN UND]COV] FASCI/4 ,SOON AFT]1 ANO!R ONE ( \R AU?ORS1 ,ALEX&] ,REID ,ROSS1 PROVID$ US ) ACTUAL EVID5CE4 ,WE HELP$ HIM 9VE/IGATE FUR!R = SEV]AL WEEKS & !N PUT HIM 9 T\* ) ANO!R WRIT]4 ,OV] ! PA/ MON?S1 WE HAVE RECEIV$ & COMPIL$ :AT WE CONSID] TO BE 9CONTROV]TIBLE EVID5CE ?AT ,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT IS A :ITE NATIONALI/ TRY+ TO 9FILTRATE ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 

,ALEX&] WILL SOON BE PUBLI%+ AN >TICLE ?AT PRES5TS ALL ! DETAILS 9 A MORE COMPREH5SIVE MANN]1 BUT WE >E NOT COM=TABLE SITT+ ON ?IS 9=MATION ANY LONG]4 ,WE HAVE ALWAYS DRAWN /R5G? FROM ! HI/ORY ( AN>*ISM AS AN 9T]NATIONALI/ MOVEM5T CONC]N$ ) ! DE/RUCTION ( CAPITALISM1 ! /ATE1 & HI]>*AL SOCIAL RELATIONS4 ,?OSE SOCIAL RELATIONS CLE>LY 9CLUDE RACISM & :ITE SUPREMACY4 ,WE >E COMMITT$ 5EMIES ( FASCI/S & !IR SYMPA?IZ]S4 ,! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T WON'T TOL]ATE !IR SICK CR$O &1 :5 !Y >E F\ND HID+ 9 \R MID/1 !Y MU/ BE DRAGG$ FROM ! %AD[S4 

,WE HAVE CANCEL$ ,S*MIDT'S UPCOM+ BOOK & HAVE PUT ! TWO BOOKS ( HIS ?AT WE'VE ALREADY PUBLI%$ \T ( PR9T4 ,PLEASE /AY TUN$ = ! :OLE /ORY4 

,9 ,SOLID>ITY1 

,! ,A,K ,PRESS ,COLLECTIVE 

,APP5DIX3 ,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT ,RESPONDS TO ,ALLEGATIONS ( ,:ITE ,NATIONALISM 

,9 ! LA/ FEW DAYS1 ?OSE 9 AN>*I/1 PLAT=MI/1 SYNDICALI/1 & RELAT$ CIRCLES HAVE BE5 REEL+ FROM ! ACCUSATIONS FROM ,A,K ,PRESS ?AT !IR ,BLACK ,FLAME AU?OR1 ,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT1 IS A CLOSET :ITE NATIONALI/4 ,! ACCUSATIONS W]E MADE :ILE !Y W]E GETT+ READY TO PUBLI% ! SEQUEL TO ,BLACK ,FLAME1 ,GLOBAL ,FIRE1 :I* HE W\LD BEG9 BOOK T\RS ON %ORTLY4 ,AS ( YET ! MA9 EVID5CE HAS NOT BE5 MADE AVAILABLE AS ! AU?OR1 ,ALEX&] ,REID ,ROSS1 IS /ILL WORK+ ON ! /ORY4 ,S9CE !N MANY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE PUT \T RESPONSES1 ) MANY ASK+ = EVID5CE BE=E TAK+ ! ACCUSATIONS AS FACT4 

,9 RESPONSE1 ,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT RESPOND$ TO ! ACCUSATIONS DIRECTLY ) A L5G?Y /ATEM5T \TL9+ A DEF5SE TO !SE ACCUSATIONS4 ,HE /ATES PLA9LY & )\T AMBIGUITY ?AT ! CLAIMS >E UNTRUE & A MISREAD+ ( ! 'EVID5CE4' 

,TWO SWALL[S DON'T MAKE A SUMM] - ,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT'S REPLY TO ,A,K ,PRESS ALLEGATIONS1 #bg ,SEPTEMB] #bae 

,9TRODUCTION 

,RI<T UP FRONT ,I WANT TO /ATE ?AT ! HURTFUL ALLEGATIONS MADE AGA9/ ME BY ! ,A,K ,PRESS ,COLLECTIVE - ?AT ,I HAVE BE5 MASQU]AD+ AS AN AN>*I/ :ILE ,I AM 9 FACT A FASCI/ - DO NOT ONLY HAVE AN IMPACT ON ME1 BUT DIRECTLY DAMAGES MORE ?AN TWO DECADES ( H>D WORK ON BEHALF ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T BY MY CLOSE/ COMRADES4 ,?IS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE ( ,PR( ,LUCI5 VAN D] ,WALT1 MY COAU?OR ( ,BLACK ,FLAME1 :O HAS COMMITT$ ! PA/ #ae YE>S TO RESE>*+ & WRIT+ ITS AS-YET UNPUBLI%$ SI/] VOLUME1 ,GLOBAL ,FIRE1 A HUGE SYN!SIS ( WORLD AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONAL & IDEOLOGICAL HI/ORY4 ,I MU/ /RESS 9 ! /RONGE/ POSSIBLE T]MS ?AT ,LUCI5 & O!RS SU* AS MY COMRADES AT ! ,9/ITUTE = ,AN>*I/ ,!ORY & ,HI/ORY 7,I,A,?7 9 ,SAO ,PAULO1 ,BRAZIL1 HTTPS3_/_/I?AN>QUI/A4WORDPRESS4COM_/ >E 5TIRELY FAULTLESS 9 ?IS AFFAIR & SO CANNOT POSSIBLY BE T>R$ ) ! SAME BRU%3 ! ALLEGATIONS RELATE SOLELY TO MYSELF & TO NO-ONE ELSE4 

,SECONDLY1 ?ANKS = ALL ! MESSAGES ( SUPPORT FROM MY FRI5DS & COMRADES >\ND ! WORLD1 9CLUD+ ?OSE ?AT HAVE TAK5 A 0LET'S HE> ! EVID5CE FIR/0 APPROA*1 BECAUSE ?AT'S ! POLITE WAY TO DO ?+S4 ,I 9ITIALLY ?\<T ,A,K ,PRESS HAD GONE PUBLIC )\T CONTACT+ ME FIR/1 BUT ON TRAWL+ ?R\< MY ALT]NATE EMAIL ,I F\ND A MESSAGE FROM ,ZA* ,BLUE - SO ?ANKS TO ! ,A,K ,PRESS ,COLLECTIVE = ATTEMPT+ TO AL]T ME TO ! P5D+ ALLEGATIONS4 

,RESE>*+ ! :ITE ULTRA-RI<T 

,A,K ,PRESS HAS YET TO PRODUCE ITS EVID5CE AGA9/ ME1 BUT ,I KN[ :AT IT CONSI/S (4 ,! ALLEGATIONS >ISE FROM A L5G?Y 9T]VIEW CONDUCT$ ) ME BY ! WRIT] ,ALEX&] 0,SA%A0 ,REID-,ROSS OV] ,JUNE TO ,AUGU/ #b#a#e4 ,SA%A TOLD ME HE WAS RESE>*+ A BOOK ON ?AT WEIRD & WORRY+ NEW 5TRYI/ T5D5CY CALL$ 0NATIONAL-AN>*ISM0 = PUBLICATION BY ,A,K ,PRESS UND] ! TITLE ,AGA9/ ! ,FASCI/ ,CREEP 7,I HAVE A RECORD ( ! 5TIRE 9T]VIEW IF NE$$74 ,I EXPECT$ ?AT HE HAD APPROA*$ ME BECAUSE = SOME REASON1 ,WIKIP$IA CITES ME AS A S\RCE ON 0NATIONAL-AN>*ISM0 BECAUSE ( A P>AGRAPH EXTRACT$ FROM A V]Y LONG REVIEW ( TWO BRILLIANT BOOKS ON ,S\? ,ASIAN AN>*ISM BY ,MAIA ,RAMNA? 9 :I* ,I SAY ?AT ,G&HI'S ?\<T1 F> FROM BE+ AN>*I/1 APPE>S MORE AS A PRECURSOR TO 0?AT /RANGE HYBRID ( REC5T YE>S10 AS ,I CALL$ IT1 0NATIONAL AN>*ISM02 ! FULL REVIEW IS ONL9E H]E3 HTTP3_/_/WWW4AN>KISMO4NET_/>TICLE_/#b#c#d#d 4 

,IT IS DEF9ITELY AN UNUSUAL TAKE ON ,G&HI1 BUT IT IS OBVI\S ?AT ,I 9 NO WAY SUPPORT 0NATIONAL-AN>*ISM0 NOR F9D IT HAS ANY?+ 9 COMMON ) G5U9E AN>*ISM4 ,BE> 9 M9D ?AT ! >TICLE WAS PE]-REVIEW$ BY BO? ,LUCI5 VAN D] ,WALT & ! AN>KISMO $ITORIAL COLLECTIVE BE=E BE+ PUBLI%$4 ,9 ANY CASE1 ,I WAS EAG] TO ASSI/ & ,SA%A IS V]Y KN[L$GEABLE & A ?OR\< RESE>*]4 ,I'M N[ NOT SURE IF HE REALLY IS PLANN+ SU* A BOOK1 OR :E!R HE WAS SIMPLY TASK$ BY ,A,K ,PRESS ) 9VE/IGAT+ ALLEGATIONS ?AT ,I WAS 9VOLV$ ) ! 0,NATIONAL ,AN>*I/ ,MOVEM5T10 BUT ?AT IS IRRELEVANT TO ! ISSUE AT H&4 

,! ALLEGATIONS HAVE !IR ORIG9 ) ! FACT ?AT S9CE #be UNTIL ,I %UT IT D[N REC5TLY1 ,I MA9TA9$ A PR(ILE ON ! :ITE SUPREMACI/ WEBSITE ,/ORMFRONT4 ,LET ME EXPLA93 ,I AM AN 9VE/IGATIVE J\RNALI/ BY PR(ESSION & 9 #be WAS WORK+ AT ! ,SATURDAY ,/> 9 ,JOHANNESBURG4 ,MY BEAT 9CLUD$ EXTRA-,P>LIAM5T>Y POLITICS - SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 TRADE UNIONS1 & POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS FROM ! ULTRA-LEFT TO ! ULTRA-RI<T4 ,MY $ITOR ,BR5DAN ,SE]Y ALL[$ ME TO SET UP A ,/ORMFRONT ACC\NT UND] :I* ,I C\LD POSE AS A SYMPA!TIC FELL[-TRAVEL] 9 ORD] TO KEEP AN EYE ON :AT ! :ITE RI<T-W+ 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA WAS TALK+ AB\T3 9 O!R WORDS1 ?IS WAS PR(ESSIONALLY VETT$ BY MY $ITOR4 

,= ! NEXT DECADE ,I KEPT MY F+] ON ! PULSE ( ! RI<T BY READ+ & OCCASIONALLY PO/+ ON ,/ORMFRONT4 ,MO/ ( MY PO/S W]E PRETTY NEUTRAL 9 TONE1 ?\< ,I DID HAVE TO TAKE AN ESS5TIALLY RACI/ /ANCE 9 ORD] TO FIT 9 & NOT >\SE SUSPICION3 ?IS WAS DI/A/EFUL1 BUT IS P>T & P>CEL ( DO+ UND]COV] WORK4 ,I HAVE S9CE %UT ! ACC\NT D[N1 BUT SOME ( ! RESULTS ( MY WORK ON ! :ITE RI<T >E 9CLUD$ 9 ! FIR/ *APT] ( MY NEW BOOK1 ,A ,TA/E ( ,BITT] ,ALMONDS1 :I* IS DUE \T 9 ,NOVEMB] 7SEE ,BACKGR\ND BEL[72 !SE MAKE IT CLE> ?AT :ILE ,I ATTEMPT TO UND]/& ! :ITE RI<T1 ,I AM NO FRI5D ( !IRS4 

,9 #b#i1 ) ,BLACK ,FLAME PUBLI%$1 ,I />T$ RESE>*+ CONTEMPOR>Y CLAIMS TO ! AN>*I/ LABEL1 9CLUD+ 0AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM10 0PO/-AN>*ISM0 & 0NATIONAL-AN>*ISM0 = A SECTION 9 ! UP-COM+ VOLUME ) ,LUCI5 VAN D] ,WALT1 ,GLOBAL ,FIRE3 ! 9T5T WAS TO CRITIQUE & DISCR$IT !IR CLAIMS TO AN>*I/ LEGITIMACY1 BUT ,I NE$$ TO GET TO KN[ !IR MAT]IALS PROP]LY FIR/4 ,I US$ MY ,/ORMFRONT PR(ILE TO MAKE CONTACT ) ,TROY ,S\?GATE1 ! F\ND] ( 0NATIONAL-AN>*ISM04 ,9 ORD] TO E/ABLI% MY BONA FIDES ) HIM & HIS CIRCLE1 ,I E/ABLI%$ TWO FALSE ,FACEBOOK PR(ILES1 ONE ( A WOMAN1 ANO!R ( A MAN1 & A BLOG PURPORT+ TO BE ?AT ( A ,S\!RN ,AFRICAN 0NATIONAL-AN>*I/0 \TFIT CALL$ ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT SET UP BY ! C\PLE4 

,I FLE%$ ?+S \T BY 9V5T+ BACK-/ORIES ON ! C\PLE1 ! GUY AS A :ITE ,NAMIBIAN1 & ! WOMAN AS A RISK ANALY/ ( ,UKRA9IAN-,AM]ICAN DESC5T2 ,I ALSO HAD !M WRITE TWO DETAIL$ PIECES1 ONE A 0,CRE$0 ( ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT 9 ORD] = ! FALSE ORGANIZATION TO S\ND PLAUSIBLE 9 A 0NATIONAL-AN>*I/0 CONTEXT1 & ANO!R A CRITIQUE ( ,J>$ ,DIAMOND'S GREAT BOOK ,GUNS1 ,G]MS & ,/EEL1 TO E/ABLI% ! WOMAN AS A S]I\S ?9K] :O W\LD BE ( 9T]E/ TO ,S\?GATE4 ,?IS POSITION+ ALL[$ ME TO TALK ON A P]SONAL LEVEL ) ,S\?GATE & HIS CRONIES & SO R\ND \T MY RESE>*4 

,TO BE FRANK1 ?\< ,I READILY ADMITT$ MY ,/ORMFRONT PR(ILE TO ,SA%A1 ,I LI$ TO HIM AB\T ?OSE PR(ILES :5 HE ASK$ ME BECAUSE AL?\< ,I F9I%$ MY RESE>* ON 0NATIONAL-AN>*ISM0 MORE ?AN A YE> AGO1 ,I /ILL WANT$ TO MA9TA9 ! L9KS TO ,S\?GATE & HIS 0,NATIONAL-,AN>*I/ ,MOVEM5T0 JU/ 9 CASE - & ! FIR/ RULE ( UND]COV] WORK IS Y\ ONLY TELL :O Y\ ABSOLUTELY NE$ TO1 SO ,I DID NOT EV5 TELL MY =M] COMRADES 9 ! ,Z,A,C,F4 ,SORRY = LY+1 ,SA%A1 ,LUCI5 & ! RE/1 BUT 9T5SE CONFID5TIALITY IS MY PRACTICE AS AN 9VE/IGATIVE J\RNALI/2 = EXAMPLE1 9 ! #bS1 ,I NEV] EV5 DISCUSS$ ) MY !N-WIFE :AT ,I WAS WORK+ ON UNTIL IT WAS PUBLI%$ 7DO ,I NE$ TO /ATE ?AT %E'S AN ,9DIAN WOMAN & ?AT %E V]Y K9DLY DID ! H>D WORK ( PRO(-READ+ ,BLACK ,FLAME874 ,BUT N[ ?AT MY COV] IS BL[N1 IT MAKES NO DIFF]5CE4 

,MY LIFE TOOK A DRAMATIC TURN = ! WORSE 9 ,JULY #ba :5 ,I WAS HOSPITALIZ$ ) M5+ITIS - & AS A P>T+ GIFT1 ! M5+ITIS PROVOK$ A MASSIVE SEIZURE ?AT BROKE MY SP9E 9 FIVE PLACES4 ,9 ! AFT]MA? ( ?AT1 ,I SP5T A MON? 9 HOSPITAL1 MO/LY 9 A DELIRIUM CAUS$ BY ! VIRUS & ! M$ICATION4 ,9 ! SUBSEQU5T MON?S1 DUE TO HEAVY PA9 M$ICATION & P]HAPS SOME BRA9 DAMAGE CAUS$ BY ! M5+ITIS_/SEIZURE1 MY MEMORY IS PAT*Y AB\T :AT ,I PO/$ ONL9E UND] MY ,/ORMFRONT & ,FACEBOOK ALIASES - ,SA%A QUE/ION$ ME 9 DETAIL AB\T ?IS P]IOD1 BUT1 = EXAMPLE1 ,I REMEMB] ABSOLUTELY NO?+ AB\T ! 5TIRE FIR/ MON? \T ( HOSPITAL :5 ,I WAS APP>5TLY C>$ = BY SOME FRI5DS 7?ANKS1 GUYS1 BUT MY M9D IS /ILL A BLANK674 ,AL?\< ,I 9ITIALLY ?\<T MY ACC\NT HAD BE5 HACK$1 BECAUSE ,I C\LDN'T REMEMB] MAK+ SOME ( ! PO/S1 ,I N[ ACCEPT ?AT ,I MU/ HAVE PO/$ :AT IS !RE4 

,9 ANY CASE1 AS A RESULT ( ONE ( ?OSE PO/S 9 ?AT P]IOD1 9 #baa SOME AN>*I/ COMRADES CAME ACROSS A ,BLACK ,BATTLEFRONT L9K TO MY ,/ORMFRONT PR(ILE & 9 %OCK RECOGNIZ$ MY FACE4 ,MY ,Z,A,C,F COMRADES HAUL$ ME ONTO ! R$ C>PET & GRILL$ ME AB\T ?IS - & RI<TLY SO6 ,I ADMITT$ TO !M ?AT ! ,/ORMFRONT PR(ILE WAS M9E1 BUT EXPLA9$ ?AT IT HAD BE5 VETT$ BY MY $ITOR & ?AT ,I /ILL US$ IT = RESE>*2 ,I DID NOT ADMIT TO ! ,FACEBOOK PR(ILES BECAUSE A FEW MON?S BE=E1 A GOOD FRI5D HAD CONFESS$ TO ME ?AT = YE>S %E HAD WORK$ AS AN AG5T = ! ,NATIONAL ,9TELLIG5CE ,AG5CY 7,N,I,A71 ACTUALLY BE+ PAID TO BE ! GIRLFRI5D ( ONE ( \R COMRADES1 TO KEEP AN EYE ON US2 ,I C\LD NOT RISK MY P5ETRATION ( ! 0,NATIONAL-,AN>*I/ ,MOVEM5T0 BECOM+ KN[N 9 ACTIVI/ CIRCLES 9 CASE O!R ,N,I,A AG5TS GOT W9D ( IT & US$ ! 9=MATION = !IR [N 5DS4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ! ,Z,A,C,F ACCEPT$ MY EXPLANATION4 ,:AT ,A,K ,PRESS HAS N[ DISCOV]$1 ,I BELIEVE1 BAS$ ON ,SA%A'S QUE/IONS1 IS EXACTLY :AT ! ,Z,A,C,F DISCOV]$ BACK 9 #b#a#a2 ,I 9FILTRAT$ ! F>-RI<T2 IT DID NOT 9FILTRATE ME6 

,BACKGR\ND3 MY POSITION ON RACE @& NATIONALISM 

,I WON'T DETAIL MY AN>*I/ ACTIVISM1 SAVE TO SAY ?AT 9 #aiib ,I JO9$ :AT BECAME ! ,DURBAN ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 7,D,A,F7 9 #aiic - :ILE AP>!ID WAS /ILL 9 =CE & ,I WAS DUCK+ ! ,MILIT>Y ,POLICE :O W]E TRY+ TO =CE ME 9TO P>T-TIME MILIT>Y S]VICE - & WAS 9 ,*IAPAS 9 #aiif AS A ,D,A,F DELEGATE1 !N SWIT*$ TO ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ ,WORK]S' ,SOLID>ITY ,F$]ATION 7,W,S,F7 9 #a#i#i#g1 FOLL[+ ITS KEY COMRADES 9TO ! ,BIKI%A ,M$IA ,COLLECTIVE 9 #aiii :5 ! ,W,S,F DISB&$1 & AGA9 9TO ! ,ZABALAZA ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,F$]ATION 7,Z,A,C,F7 :5 IT WAS F\ND$ 9 #b#c1 TAK+ ) ME ! ,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,CROSS 7,S\? ,AFRICA7 :I* ,I F\ND$ 9 #b#b4 ,IT GOES )\T SAY+ ?AT ALL !SE ORGANIZATIONS W]E MULTI-RACIAL & ANTI-FASCI/4 

,AFT] TWO DECADES ( ACTIVISM 9 BLACK WORK+ CLASS & POOR T[N%IPS1 ,I RESIGN$ FROM ! ,Z,A,C,F 9 #bi TO FOCUS ON MY RESE>* & WRIT+4 ,AP>T FROM NUM]\S ,WORK]S' ,SOLID>ITY & ,ZABALAZA J\RNAL & ONL9E WWW4AN>KISMO4NET >TICLES1 :I* S]VE TO AFFIRM MY ANTI-RACI/ CR$5TIALS1 MY PUBLI%$ BOOKS >E3 

,AN>QUISMO ,BULG>O EM ,>MAS 7,BRAZIL1 #b#h74 ,?IS1 ON ! ,BULG>IAN ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,F$]ATION OV] #a#i#a#i-#a#i#d#h1 IS ! FIR/ 9 A S]IES LOOK+ AT AN>*I/ MASS MOVEM5TS ?AT DEF5D$ !MSELVES BY =CE ( >MS4 ,! NEXT 9 ! S]IES WILL BE ON ,URUGUAY 9 #a#i#e#f-#a#i#h#e1 & ON ,MAN*URIA 9 #a#i#b#i-#a#i#d#e - :I* %[S ?AT NOT ALL SU* MOVEM5TS W]E 0:ITE04 

,BLACK ,FLAME3 ! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,CLASS ,POLITICS ( ,AN>*ISM & ,SYNDICALISM 7,A,K ,PRESS1 ,U,S,A1 #b#i71 ) ,LUCI5 VAN D] ,WALT4 ,A CONTROV]SIAL ATTEMPT TO DISCOV] ! COH]5T HE>T ( AN>*I/ !ORY BY LOOK+ AT ! HI/ORICAL RECORD1 IT HAS BE5 TRANSLAT$ 9TO ,G]MAN 7,NAUTILUS1 ,G]MANY1 #b#a#b71 & TRANSLATIONS >E P5D+ 9 ,SPANI%1 ,FR5* & ,GREEK4 ,?IS BOOK REMA9S MY CORE /ATEM5T ( POLITICAL BELIEF & ,I HAVE NOT WAV]$ FROM IT 7NOTE ! POSITIONS 9 ,*APT] #a 9 P>TICUL> ON ! 9T]SECTIONS ( RACE1 NATIONALISM & CLASS1 :I* >E PR(\NDLY AN>*I/74 ,ITS UNPUBLI%$ SI/] VOLUME ,GLOBAL ,FIRE /RESSES ! PRACTICAL 9T]NATIONALISM ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T & ITS PRACTICAL 5GAGEM5T ) RACE & NATIONAL LIB]ATION P>TICUL>LY 9 ,AFRICA1 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA1 ,OCEANIA & ,ASIA4 

,C>TOGRAPHY ( ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*ISM 7,A,K ,PRESS1 ,U,S,A1 #b#a#c71 :I* IS ! ,5GLI% TRANSLATION ( ! ,FR5* ORIG9AL 7,LUX ,$ITEUR1 ,CANADA1 #b#a#b74 ,?IS IS 9 SOME WAYS A POCKET V]SION ( ,BLACK ,FLAME @& ,GLOBAL ,FIRE TOGE!R3 A POTT$ HI/ORY ( ! 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 FIVE WAVES FROM #a#h#f#h1 IT /RESSES ! MULTI-E?NIC1 TRANSNATIONAL NATURE ( ! MOVEM5T ACROSS ! DECADES & IS UNIQUE = ITS NON-,WE/]N SCOPE4 

,DR9K+ ) ,<O/S3 ! ,AFT]MA? ( ,AP>!ID'S ,DIRTY ,W> 7,BE/,R$1 ,S\? ,AFRICA1 #b#a#d74 ,?IS LOOKS AT ! CONT9U+ DAMAGE DONE BY ! LEGACY ( AP>!ID TRANSNATIONALLY 9 ,S\!RN ,AFRICA - IT AVOIDS MO/ LOCAL BOOKS' N>R[ NATIONALI/ P]SPECTIVE & IS EXPLICITLY AN>*I/ 9 P]SPECTIVE4 

,A ,TA/E ( ,BITT] ,ALMONDS3 ,P]DITION & ,PROMISE 9 ! ,NEW ,S\? ,AFRICA 7,BE/,R$1 ,S\? ,AFRICA1 DUE ,NOVEMB] #b#a#e74 ,?IS TAKES ! CONTROV]SIAL POSITION ?AT ! CORPORATE 5TITY ?AT IS 0,S\? ,AFRICA0 WAS E/ABLI%$ ON ! BONES ( ! G5OCIDE ( ,FIR/ ,NATIONS PEOPLE H]E1 /RESSES ! MULTI-E?NIC & MIX$-RACE NATURE ( ALL ,S\? ,AFRICANS 9CLUD+ MYSELF1 & CONSI/S ( 9T]VIEWS ACROSS ! C\NTRY ) ! POOR & EXCLUD$1 MO/LY BLACK1 MAJORITY FROM AN AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE4 

,CONCLUSION 

,TWO SWALL[S DON'T MAKE A SUMM]1 & ! FACT ?AT ,I MA9TA9$ A ,/ORMFRONT PR(ILE & SOME FAKE ,FACEBOOK ACC\NTS DOES NOT MAKE ME A FASCI/3 !Y NE$ TO BE SE5 9 !IR PROP] CONTEXT ( MY EXHAU/IVE RESE>* 9TO ! 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/ MOVEM5T OV] ! PA/ #ae YE>S - WORK ?AT IS PRETTY MU* UNIQUE 9 T]MS ( ! BREAD? & DEP? ( ITS NON-,WE/]N 7IE3 NON:ITE7 MAT]IALS4 ,9 #bf YE>S ( PAID J\RNALISM & #bc YE>S ( UNPAID AN>*I/ ACTIVISM1 ,I DON'T BELIEVE ,I'VE EV] WRITT5 AN >TICLE ?AT HAD EV5 A :IFF ( :ITE SUPREMACY1 FASCISM OR RACISM TO IT - YET ,I DO REALIZE ,I AM SAY+ ?IS AS A :ITE ,S\? ,AFRICAN :O CONT9UES TO B5EFIT DIRECTLY FROM C5TURIES ( 9/ITUTIONAL RACISM4 ,I WON'T MAKE ANY CLAIM AB\T H[ MANY BACK FRI5DS ,I HAVE1 BUT ! FACT IS ?AT MY MO/ BELOV$ FRI5DS & COMRADES HAIL FROM DIV]SE CULTURES ACROSS ! PLANET4 ,I TRULY HOPE ?AT ?IS RESPONSE IS TAK5 BY ?OSE FRI5DS & MY COMRADES AT ,A,K ,PRESS 9 A CON/RUCTIVE SPIRIT & ?AT1 EV5 IF WE ONLY F9ALLY MANAGE AGREE TO DISAGREE OV] MY ME?ODS ( RESE>*1 AT LEA/ !N P>T ) NO ILL FEEL+S4 

,R$ @& ,BLACK REG>DS 

,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT 

,! RUMORS & EVID5CE PIECES >E NUM]\S AT ?IS PO9T1 BUT )\T A COH]5T CLAIM WE WILL JU/ SAY ?AT ! ACCUSATIONS HAVE BE5 MADE BY TRU/$ S\RCES1 BUT WE HAVE YET TO SEE EXACTLY :AT IS BE+ ACCUS$4 

,AB\T ! AU?ORS 

,ALEX&] ,REID ,ROSS IS A MOD]ATOR ( ! ,E>? ,FIR/6 ,NEWSWIRE1 ! $ITOR ( ,GRABB+ ,BACK3 ,ESSAYS ,AGA9/ ! ,GLOBAL ,L& ,GRAB & AU?OR ( ! =?COM+ BOOK ,AGA9/ ! ,FASCI/ ,CREEP 7,A,K ,PRESS7 

,JO%UA ,/EPH5S IS A =M] COLLECTIVE MEMB] ) ! ,9/ITUTE = ,AN>*I/ ,/UDIES1 & A WRIT] :OSE WORK HAS APPE>$ ) ,! ,ATLANTIC1 ,GAWK]1 ,ALT],NET1 ,TRU?\T1 ,N,[ ,LEBANON1 & ,! ,\TPO/4 

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