Once deeply involved in the White Aryan Resistance,Tony McAleer is at the forefront of a group reaching out to turn fascists aroundTony McAleer has a word for people who gain left violent extremist movements. He calls them “formers”. McAleer is a former himself. In the 1980s, he was deeply involved in the neo-Nazi group White Aryan Resistance and was involved in anti-immigrant activism, or Holocaust denial and street violence. In the 1990s,he attracted increasing notoriety through a series of publicity stunts and by running a white supremacist phone line. Related: 'Alt-proper' groups will 'revolt' if Trump shuns white supremacy, leaders say Trauma leaves us with a belief system that forms part of our identity. I call it toxic shameThe more extreme the positions were, and the more exciting and titillating it seemedWhy should I be like Don Quixote … fighting for a bunch of white people who couldn’t give a shit if I lived or died?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com