Why White Supremacy Couldn't Survive The 21st Century
To make an impact in the modern age, one must have a strong web presence. As "the greatest threat to democracy," how does white supremacy maintain online reverence?
They’ve been programming us to believe “the far-right” has been out to get us for some time now. Just last year, President Biden said, “The most dangerous threat to our homeland is white supremacy.
According to Senate Bill 894 from 2019, white supremacists and other far-right-wing extremists are the most significant domestic terrorism threat facing the United States.
But it’s not just politicians. “Experts” like Cynthia Miller-Idriss, director of the Polarizations and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab, whatever that is, at American University, agree that white supremacy is a significant and growing concern.
Sounds pretty serious.
Of course, we know white supremacy is a dark historical reality, but how have hate groups evolved to maintain relevance?
With so few Klansmen racing through the forest on horseback with lanterns and burning crosses these days, how has white supremacy received such widespread attention? Has the far-right “learned to code” and made a resurgence online?
All businesses, entrepreneurs, and professionals know that a polished website and a strong social media following are essential for success in the 21st century. Has hate evolved with the times? Or are they just as irrelevant virtually as in the physical world?
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Let’s log into the information superhateway and see how these 15 far-right organizations use the internet to maintain their position as “the most significant threat to our homeland.”
15-American Border Patrol
The Southern Poverty Law Center says the American Border Patrol is “one of the most virulent anti-immigrant groups around.” Here’s Encyclopedia.com adding at one point they had up to 3,000 subscribers to their newsletter with some reports suggesting they may have up to 50 members.
Good luck finding a recruiter, though. Their website is down, and I can’t find any social media.
Not a great start, but let’s keep looking.
14-Aryan Freedom Network
According to the ADL, the AFN is a small but growing neo-Nazi group from Texas, claiming to have chapters in 25 states where they hold private events and distribute flyers. Yikes. Let’s see if they have a website.
Here we go, “whitepower.org!”
Sure, it looks like a 15-year-old kid spun up on GeoCities in 1996, but it’s a start.
Let’s check out their social media. They must have tons of followers.
Womp-womp.
Let’s keep going.
13-Aryan Strikeforce
Wikipedia says Aryan Strikeforce is a neo-Nazi white supremacist group estimated to have 350 members online as of 2010, allegedly known for illegally dealing firearms and drugs.
350? Wow! That's like half the people in Costco on a Saturday afternoon! Let’s check out their website.
As expected, I can’t find any social media presence.
As of now, their ranks appear closer to zero.
12-Atomwaffen Division
The SPLC says the Atomwaffen Division “is a terroristic neo-Nazi organization that formed out of the Iron March, an influential fascist forum that went offline in the fall of 2017,” allegedly responsible for murder and planned terror attacks.
But it doesn’t look like they’re taking applications right now. Their site is down.
Hey I found a BitChute account! Ope, they’re blocked.
11-Goyim Defense League
The Anti-Defamation League says the Goyim Defense League is “a loose network of individuals connected by their virulent antisemitism,” popular for their Odysee channel Goyim.tv.
It looks like they update regularly but with little engagement. Hell, I get more views than that. And look at these ridiculous like and dislike buttons.
But they also have a whopping 690 followers on X:
10-Keystone United
The SPLC says, “Keystone United is one of the largest and most active single-state racist skinhead crews in the country,” with members allegedly involved in assaults, threats, murder, and hosting racist picnics. (Wonderbread only, please.)
Hey we got a live one!
OK, the design isn’t awesome but let’s check out their upcoming events:
Nothin’. OK, well hey we got social links! Aaaannd they all direct to Wix, the webhost. Real professional, no wonder they are the greatest threat to democracy.
9-Ku Klux Klan
Here we go, the McDonald’s of white supremacy. Not that they need much of an intro, but according to Britannica, there are actually two official Klans, one founded after the Civil War that only lasted a few years, and another formed in 1915 that exists today.
Let’s see how they’re faring.
They have a live website. An unsecured cheap site, but a site nonetheless. The news ticker is updated, but none of the links work. What’s up with these site designs? Do all these guys use the same time-traveling web developer?
Let’s check out their social media. They have the largest following so far, but still extremely low for a centuries-old organization that’s supposed to be the greatest threat to the American homeland. They haven’t posted since 2007, when they declared to the world “sdhjyki.”
8-National Socialist Movement
According to the SPLC, this organization “specializes in theatrical and provocative protests. The NSM was once one of the largest and most active neo-Nazi groups in the United States…known best for its carefully staged protests.”
Here we go. We found a website, the best-designed one so far, with updated content, but these 12 daryls look like they’re more likely to host a LARPing tournament than take over the country.
Also, we should congratulate them on their arrival to the 21st century as they accept credit cards as of 2023!
I don’t see any social media links, but you could email them at webmaster@nsm.org because they don’t know how to configure their email client.
But wait a second, what’s this? A corporate headquarters? Must be a modern-day Eagle’s Nest.
Unfortunately, it’s a Staples in Florida. Probably just used as a virtual business contact. Not super professional but the business bar is low on the far-right.
7-NSDAP/AO
According to Wikipedia, The NSDAP/AO was founded in 1972, claiming to be an extension of the original Nazi Party, known for its propaganda material.
They have an active site, but once again, the design is cheap ,and they won’t find many American recruits with everything in German.
There are social media links listed but they link to one of the leaders personal accounts, Gary Lauck who they said ran/runs Third Reich Books, whose website is you guessed it, down.
Old Joseph Goebbels would not be impressed with their marketing efforts.
6-Oath Keepers
From the SPLC: “The Oath Keepers, which claims tens of thousands of present and former law enforcement officials and military veterans as members, is one of the largest far-right antigovernment groups in the US today.”
As one of the most popular and relevant groups on this list, the Oath Keepers have the cleanest site so far but are still relatively poor compared to the pros.
Once again, there’s no social media links. All I could find was this:
5-Proud Boys
Another group relevant in recent history, according to the SPLC, “The Proud Boys were established in the 2016 presidential election by VICE Media co-founder Gavin McInnes.”
These guys have one of the better websites, but if you plan to visit, be mindful of the audio that announces, “Welcome to Proudboys.com.”
Their content is relatively updated, although I don’t know what this is about:
Yet we do have multiple social media links here to place like Minds and Telegram, you know, where all the kids hang out. Even then, they haven’t posted to Minds since 2021 with a staggering 2000 followers.
4-Stormfront
From the SPLC, Stormfront is a neo-Nazi Internet forum and the Web's first major racial hate site with an alleged 300,000 members. Impressive, but they go on to say they have far fewer now.
After a quick look at their 1990s forum-style website, I can see why. But at least they’re in the Christmas Spirit!
I don’t see any social media to speak of other than this locked X account with zero followers:
3-Three Percenters
According to the SPLC, “Three Percenterism is not a group, but a sub-ideology or common belief that falls within the larger antigovernment militia movement.”
Their website is clean and simple:
However, they don’t claim to be racist:
Other than that, they have a link to join, but I can’t find any social media accounts.
2-National Vanguard/Vanguard America
According to the SPLC, National Vanguard started in 2005 but largely fell apart after its founder went to prison for child pornography in 2007.
Their website isn’t bad, although they haven’t posted since last month:
They have a ton of social media links, but they’re just prompts to share their contact form:
1-Patriot Front
According to ProPublica, “They are racist, and some of them have guns,” but many wonder who paid for those guns.
As the most popular group on this list, we’ve all seen the videos of these guys walking the streets, getting arrested, and their leader’s PBD interview.
Given their better organization and financial sources, many wonder if they are government plants.
And their super professional website only adds to the suspicion:
Social media: Obviously, they are banned on the major platforms, but they take full advantage of alternatives such as Telegram, Gab, Odysee, and BitChute.
They had a Rumble channel at one point, but that’s gone now.
Why is web presence so important? Everyone knows to be successful as a business or to influence the next generation, one must be technically savvy. When we’re interested in something, we immediately search online.
Whether looking up a local or national business, freelancer or if you’re interested in white supremacy. You’re going to judge them by what you find on your phone. Any hate group prospect will quickly find the “greatest threat to democracy” simply doesn’t have what it takes to be influential to any serious degree.
Their competition, however, is a different story.
The Competition
If white supremacist groups are our biggest threat, and most of them don’t have the expertise to maintain a website, any meaningful social media presence, or create an email, then their liberal competitors must be nonexistent online.
Let’s take a look.
Black Lives Matter
Do they need an introduction?
According to their exceptionally designed and maintained website:
BLM imagines a world where black people across the diaspora thrive, experience joy, and are not defined by their struggles. In pursuing liberation, we envision a future fully divested from police, prisons, and all punishment paradigms and which invests in justice, joy, and culture.
Not only do they have writers, but their dev team did a fantastic job with their page.
Their blog is updated, they offer multiple ways to take action and support their cause, and they have social media links. Not to fringe platforms, but accounts on all the major sites with more followers than all the far-right groups combined:
Rose City Antifa
How about their Antifa counterparts? Although not as impressive as BLMs, Rose City Antifa has a clean site with updated content.
Once again, they have a much more significant social media following.
Democratic Socialists of America
The DSA has something no far-right wing group has-sitting political support. Leftists like AOC, Rashida Tlaib, and Cori Bush are proud members of the DSA, a political non-profit dedicated to promoting socialist policy and legislation.
As expected, they have an excellent web presence with a fresh and updated website:
They even have a merch store.
In addition to having a strong social media following, they even maintain a YouTube channel. Not the biggest out there, but far more than what can be said about the far-right.
White Power Has Left The Chat
None of this is to say right-wing extremism isn’t a problem.
Psychos shoot up churches, schools, and supermarkets in the name of white supremacy, but these are lone wolves. I think it’s clear who has social, financial, and marketing support and who doesn’t.
White supremacists have neither the access nor technical skills to exert any long-term or significant influence in the modern-day.
It's the progressive left that has the resources in both the virtual and physical world.
Over the past few years, we saw the far-left kill and maim, destroy cities, and uproot minority businesses.
As for the few right extremists out there, they’ve been relegated to the darker corners of society, unable to grow any significant following or even figure out how to maintain a website or configure an email client.
The “far-right threat” is just fear-mongering to program us to relinquish more power to the government through legislation like Senate Bill 894.
To influence the current and next generations, one must be digitally dressed to impress, so to speak, and it's clear that the “far-right” simply doesn’t have the chops to make it in the Information Age.
As Mark Twain said:
Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. -Mark Twain