The presence of these extremists has been a persistent issue at CPAC, and in previous years conference organizers have ejected well-known Nazis and white supremacists such as Nick Fuentes.

At the Young Republican mixer Friday evening a group of Nazis, who openly identified as national socialists, mingled with mainstream conservative personalities, including some from Turning Point USA, and discussed race science and antisemitic conspiracy theories.

  • Cylusthevirus@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    So there’s definitely a Zionist wing of the party. What’s gonna happen when they come into contact with the Nazi wing of the party?

    • DarkGamer@kbin.social
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      9 months ago

      A lot of the support of Israel is not because they like Jews but rather because many evangelicals believe supporting them will hasten the apocalypse.

      A 2017 LifeWay poll conducted in United States found that 80% of evangelical Christians believed that the creation of Israel in 1948 was a fulfillment of biblical prophecy that would bring about Christ’s return and more than 50% of Evangelical Christians believed that they support Israel because it is important for fulfilling the prophecy.
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Zionism

          • Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world
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            9 months ago

            It is the runic letter Othala. It is just a letter in the runic alphabet. Beyond being a letter though often runes had an individual meeting or association in the cultures that used them.

            It, along with many other symbols were adopted by the Nazis. Now among white power groups it is has a meaning of racial purity. “Keeping the white race pure”

            Oh and the picture is real I looked it up.

            • Qwaffle_waffle@sh.itjust.works
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              9 months ago

              Thanks for the info, I only knew of the swatiska one really , didn’t know that group used several symbols. Kind of not wanting to dig too deep and be flagged is why I don’t know, I guess. Much appreciated for sharing the awareness.

              • Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world
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                9 months ago

                Yeah that is fair, it is hard to keep track of everything especially with co-opted symbols. I know I can’t. Though here is an okay rule of thumb with Nazi shit.

                Does it look “Viking/old Germanic”? No - probably not a Nazi, Yes - maybe a Nazi

                Is the person using the symbol new age hippie looking? Yes - probably not a Nazi, No - maybe a Nazi

                I know that leaves a lot of vagueness, but it is a good place to start. Then you can double check any suspects symbols.

                Just remember different groups can have vastly different ideologies and look somewhat similar. For example the SHARPs (Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice) are very anti Nazi. But just looking at a group of them you might be confused. As they tend to be mostly militant white young men wearing leather with shaved heads.

                • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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                  9 months ago

                  I hate that that’s not even incorrect as I’ve met multiple Norse pagan antifascists. One common line from them is asserting that Odin is the all father not the some father.

        • Kedly@lemm.ee
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          9 months ago

          Can we take that rune back? I’m pretty big on family, although the patriotism bit I could probably do without

            • Kedly@lemm.ee
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              9 months ago

              Hell yeah, loyalty to your local tribe of weirdos(said affectionately)? I can fully get behind that. When I finally save up enough to get my shoulder tat, I’m gonna include Othala into it

                • Kedly@lemm.ee
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                  9 months ago

                  So I finally found some time to read your link and do some general googling found a bindrune created by the “Wayfarers Mark” tumbler called the Initiate’s Bindrune that I like. I’ll definitely look into this stuff more than I have already, and I thank you for showing me this world