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by silentOpen 3204 days ago
Some more context: Andrew Anglin is the editor of The Daily Stormer neo-nazi web site.

I re-watched American History X last night and I greatly recommend it to anyone who wants a little (dramatic) insight into modern American white supremacy motivations. In particular, the main character, Derek, gives a speech to a group of skinheads which is disturbingly similar to some of Trump's campaign speeches (though more eloquent).

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Also, I recommend that any concerned intellectual read this book:

http://a.co/bAOViyI

(Warning, the cover has a picture of the Hitler salute, but it's squarely anti-Fascist.)

It details the ideological underpinnings of the above. They say explicitly that they want to replace the current social order. The erosion of human rights is one of the explicit ideological goals of the leadership of both the far extreme right and the far extreme left.