This 'Violence-Ready' Militia Is Hiding in Plain Sight
Source: Rolling Stone
This ‘Violence-Ready’ Militia Is Hiding in Plain Sight
Tim Dickinson
Fri, September 29, 2023 at 10:48 AM EDT·9 min read
There’s a new power player on America’s extremist scene. White nationalist “Active Clubs” are growing explosively, and filling a void created by the prosecutions that decimated the leadership of Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys. “The Active Clubs are who the Proud Boys thought they were,” says John Lewis, a research fellow at the Program on Extremism at George Washington University. “They’re who the Proud Boys wanted to be.”
Active Clubs mix white supremacy and violence, training in kickboxing, among other combat sports. But — at least the moment — they’re not seeking to intimidate the public with swastikas and face tattoos, common to other groups of racist brawlers. Instead, Active Clubs have put forward a slicker, more presentable aesthetic — recruiting new members by touting physical fitness, self-improvement, and “white unity.”
The Active Clubs are flying below the radar of law enforcement. But as described in a new 50-page report from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), the network is evolving into a dangerous “stand-by militia” of well-trained, white-nationalist fighters “who can be activated when the need for coordinated violent action on a larger scale arises.”
Here’s what you need to know:
Where Did Active Clubs Come From?
Active Clubs are the creation of Robert Rundo, a white supremacist who operated out of Orange County, California. ...
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