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Patriot Front is a hate group[1] and fascist militia formed from the remains of Vanguard America after the 2017 Unite the Right riot. Patriot Front members have been responsible for spreading the majority of meatspace white supremacist propaganda since 2019.[2][note 1] Patriot Front is also a grift machine for its leader, Thomas Rousseau, as members are actually required to purchase the group's merchandise to spread their propaganda with.[2]

Patriot Front takes great pains to "avoid overt Nazism in their public rhetoric,"[3] instead preferring to "drape themselves in Americana."[4] However, internal leaks show that this is only a public relations stunt, as amongst themselves their Neo-Nazi ideology shines through.[3] Members frequently use slurs, "brag about IRL racist harassment," and express adoration for Nazi historical figures.[3]

Actions[edit]

Arrests[edit]

East Boston[edit]

February 15, 2019, 3 members were arrested in connection with racist posters put up around East Boston.[5]

Pride in the Park[edit]

on June 11, 2022, 31 members were arrested for conspiracy to riot at a Pride in the Park event in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.[6]

Notes[edit]

  1. This "go-getter" approach to propagandizing is incentivized by the fact that Patriot Front members risk expulsion if they don't go out and touch grass.[2]

References[edit]

  1. Patriot Front Southern Poverty Law Center
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Patriot Front". ADL. 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Patriot Front Fascist Leak Exposes Nationwide Racist Campaigns". Unicorn Riot. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  4. "Patriot Front's Idaho UHaul Adventure" - It Could Happen Here (June 15, 2022).
  5. 3 Arrested in Connection to Racist Fliers Posted Around East Boston NBC Boston
  6. 31 members of the white nationalist Patriot Front arrested near an Idaho Pride event National Public Radio