His outfits and icons have evolved, however many Klan robes worn at Charlottesville were only partially hooded, or wholly sans hood. Today’s Southern nationalist believes in much the same things as his forebears: white supremacy, Civil War grievances, segregation, and so on. There’s Identity Dixie, the League of the South, the Southern Nationalist Party, state-based Southern-pride clans, and then, of course, various offshoots and regional variants of the straight-up KKK. WHAT HE BELIEVES: Today’s Southern nationalist looking to join a group of like-minded individuals has a dizzying array of options. Southern nationalists (KKK, Identity Dixie, League of the South)Ī mish-mash of different groups with Klansman politics and fashion.ġ.
The Nazi-inspired “blood and soil” chant heard in Charlottesville was widely used by members of Vanguard America, who sported homemade “shields” bearing Italian fascist-style symbols.ĮXAMPLE: James Fields, the alleged killer of Charlottesville protester Heather Heyer (he was photographed holding Vanguard paraphernalia although the group denied that he is a member). The group subscribes to the usual smorgasbord of white-nationalist and supremacist views, with more overtly neo-Nazi associations than groups like Identity Evropa and the Proud Boys. The rank-and-file Vanguard America vibe is also typified by white polo shirts, khakis, and sensible shoes, as widely seen in Charlottesville. Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. WHAT HE BELIEVES: The Vanguard America aficionado might sport a paramilitary look inspired by its “commander” and founder, a retired U.S. Shield with Italian fascist symbol: bundle of sticks around an axe handle, sometimes carried by an eagle White polo shirt, khakis, and mirrored sunglassesĢ. IT guy who’s not-so-secretly into white nationalism on the weekend.ġ. TWP is arguably the most effective and well-organized alt-right or white-supremacist movement out there today.ĮXAMPLE: Matt Heimbach, leading organizer of Unite the Right.
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Like other alt-right parties, TWP dreams of a white ethno-state, with seemingly unconservative mix-ins like subsidized housing, free health care, and a national union, all contingent on the establishment of a “high-trust,” whites-only society. Matthew Heimbach, 26, runs the party out of a trailer home in Paoli, Indiana (though he grew up in wealthy suburban Maryland), and party rallies attract blue-collar or no-collar white workers. You won’t find a lot of flashy haircuts and $200 blazers here. WHAT HE BELIEVES: The Traditionalist Worker Party’s “traditional” values include white nationalism, homophobia, and distrust and hatred of black and Jewish people. Shirts and shields with cog-and-pitchfork logo, celebrating industrial and rural workers. Cross necklace or other Christian jewelryĥ. Tucked in T-shirt, khaki pants, Midwestern-dad lookĤ. The white, working-class Trump voter much obsessed over by the New York Times.ģ. (Note: The Proud Boys officially disavowed Charlottesville’s Unite the Right rally, but one of their members was a main organizer.)ĮXAMPLE: Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes. (Fred Perry polos were also favored by ‘80s British skinheads.)
As part of their uniform, they’ve adopted a black polo with yellow stripes from the clothing brand Fred Perry, much to the company’s dismay. Proud Boys have gotten flak from other alt-right groups for disavowing Nazis, as well as for welcoming nonwhite and gay members (although it’s unclear how many have joined). To climb the ranks, a Proud Boy goes through a much-YouTubed initiation rite in which he shouts the names of breakfast cereals while getting punched by his compatriots. His tenets include “venerating the housewife” and “glorifying entrepreneurialism,” along with promising not to masturbate. WHAT HE BELIEVES: The Proud Boy belongs to a “pro-West fraternal organization” that espouses a mishmash of conservative, patriarchal, and Silicon Valley-tinged ideas, without seeming to take any of them very seriously. Short, close-cropped high-and-tight haircutĥ.
MAGA hat that probably replaced an ironic trucker hatĤ. Fight Club, but for goofy, white frat boys.ġ.