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[-] Wilco@lemm.ee 95 points 10 months ago

He did it wrong. Neither of his parents were Trump.

[-] modus@lemmy.world 33 points 10 months ago

Well he narrowed it down.

[-] boaratio@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

He was just using process of elimination to eventually figure out who Trump is and is not.

[-] Wilco@lemm.ee 12 points 10 months ago

Ah, the scientific method.

[-] 474D@lemmy.world 52 points 10 months ago

Well that went in a totally different direction than I thought it would. He thinks they're not white supremacist enough?

[-] Dojan@pawb.social 27 points 10 months ago

There's always people like that. Elon Musk's grandfather thought Hitler was a Jewish plant because he wasn't anti-semitic enough.

[-] dota__2@lemmy.world 26 points 10 months ago

he wanted their money. i'm still trying to understand why he, as a nazi, wanted to murder trump though. i feel like part of this story isn't being reported here.

[-] Fondots@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago

While they're all pretty much the same in all the ways that matter to everyone who isn't a racist asshole, if you care to dig into it there's a lot of different white supremacists ideologies that really aren't compatible with each other. Historically a lot of different movements there spent a lot of time arguing and fighting with, and hating each other, which is why the "unite the right" thing was kind of a big deal.

KKK doesn't like Catholics, that's a sizeable portion of white people they have a problem with

There's some that think Christianity in general is a Jewish conspiracy, which is part of why you get some of them being all about Norse paganism and such.

Do they want to take over the US and remake it how they want, or do they want to split off from the US and start their own country?

Are they in favor of some sort of democracy, monarchy, theocracy, dictatorship, even occasionally some form of anarchy, etc?

You can go really deep down the rabbit hole trying to unpack all of their competing ideas. They're all crazy and extreme, but they're crazy and extreme in different ways.

It's not at all surprising to me that some of them don't like trump, maybe they just outright don't like him, maybe they think he's a useful idiot who has outlived his usefulness, maybe they think he isn't going far enough, maybe they're just insane.

[-] ultranaut@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

There's also accelerationists who can justify whatever if they convince themselves it will be a catalyst. I don't think its hard to imagine dumbass white supremacist believing that Trump getting assassinated would finally start their race war.

[-] MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com 4 points 10 months ago

Yea, there were klansmen voting for Obama because they legitimately thought it'd make the whole country kick out black people. People hold really weird beliefs.

[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

In the St Louis area, about 20 years ago, there was a friendly understanding between the rural white supremacist gangs (peckerheads, SS, etc) and the Black urban (mostly Crip affiliated) gangs. The white gangs had been taken over by a group of white separatists who advocated peaceful coexistence but absolutely no intermingling with the inferior races. Meanwhile, the Black gangs were perfectly amenable to that and kept their activities in the urban area. When the opioid epidemic hit, they divided up territory, kept to their own lanes, and occasionally cooperated against cops.

[-] Fondots@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I live somewhat close to an area where the klan still has some presence. A friend of mine worked at a convenience store in that area for a while.

He's practically a living caricature of blond-haired, blue eyed whiteness (and also one of the genuinely least racist people I know, he's currently engaged to a black girl)

So looking the way he does, the local grand wizard or whatever ridiculous title he had took a liking to him and would hang around and try to talk to him.

Since he was on the clock, he couldn't exactly just tell this guy to pound sand, and he actually managed to have some interesting conversations with him while he was there.

Overall, the impression he got of this klansman was that if black people and white people could just kind of each have their own countries, he'd be totally ok with that and would wish black people the best with their endeavors.

Not that that's a good way of thinking at all, but coming from a card-carrying racist asshole, that almost feels like progressive thought.

Also I remember an quick throwaway scene in Orange is the New Black, where a couple of the racist white characters were having some kind of discussion among themselves along the lines of "I'm a white nationalist, not a Nazi" or something along those lines.

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[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

I guess I didn't really understand the diversity of this shit. It's probably good to have a more nuanced view, so cheers

[-] Brutticus@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Just like how there is Leftist in fighting, except a lot stupider and more dangerous. I keep making reference to the Night of Long Knives here

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[-] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 10 months ago

Because he is so far right Trump is to the left of him

[-] dota__2@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

the kid that missed the ear was an angry right winger that was mad he was too far right last i recalled. so they're coming from both sides now, if this is being reported honestly now.

[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

What? They BOTH came from the extreme right! AFAIK there has been no left wing attacks (yet).

[-] dota__2@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

reread what i wrote. being left of trump does not mean left wing.

that being said, i also can't recall his exact details at this point, just that he was right wing that had donated to dems at one point.

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[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

The sheriff’s department issued a search warrant and say they found material on the teen’s phone related to “The Order of Nine Angles,” which is “a network of individuals holding new-Nazi racially motivated extremist views,” according to investigators.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation reviewed documents allegedly written by the teen, which calls for the assassination of Trump and the start of a revolution to “save the white race,” according to federal court documents.

[-] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

That's an interesting way the describe The Order of Nine Angles. I'd have gone with "decentralized Satanist neo-Nazi terrorist organization."

[-] JTskulk@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

The Nazis hate Satan, please leave Satanists out of this.

[-] nanoswarm9k@lemmus.org 2 points 10 months ago

same problem as furries. Amazing how incredibly ironic it can get, nazis in liberal or leftish groups.

https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/11/nazi-furries-deradicalization-efforts.html

Racists pop up anywhere, and don't deserve to represent those cross culture groups.

[-] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

He judged, I think accurately, that they weren't willing to relinquish the funds needed to * checks notes * assassinate the elected leader of a global superpower? Holy shit, and he's so much of a Nazi that he sees Trump as a reasonable candidate for left-leaning targets? Who the fuck did this kid think he was, fucking Giga Hitler?

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Do- Does he have a fucking anime Victoria Louise body pillow?

[-] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Not my OC, it could be. If you say it's Victoria I'll take your word for it.

[-] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 10 months ago

So he is 17, his mom was 35, and his dad was 51? Thats some uncomfortable math.

Then he tries to become an uber nazi thanks to social media.

Just awful all around.

[-] debris_slide@lemmy.world 42 points 10 months ago

“The teen's stepfather, Donald Mayer, 51…”

Horrible, but at least not that part.

[-] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 10 months ago

Thanks, I kept seeing "his parents" but missed the "stepfather". That makes that part not awful at least.

[-] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 4 points 10 months ago

It may be a power imbalance. There's a link between domestic abuse and extremism so I wouldn't be surprised if he was raised in an abusive home

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[-] Eldritch@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

As nutty as trump's supporters are. It's truly terrifying that there are still plenty out there that feel he hasn't gone far enough.

[-] dota__2@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

i'm trying to understand in what world a nazi would be angry with trumps actions.

[-] BabyVi@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

From what I understand, much of American nazi ideology revolves around accelerationism towards an all-out genocidal race war. If their white savior figure were to be martyred it could further radicalize the right towards that end. Keep in mind the last attempt on Trumps life was by a right-winger and that only galvanized his followers. They aren't angry with Trump, they're just insane bigots that will go to any lengths to promote genocide.

[-] rimu@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

e.g. the Reichstag fire where Nazis burned down their own parliament to frame their enemies.

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[-] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

Who is waiting in the wings to take over?

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[-] Hegar@fedia.io 15 points 10 months ago

Teen Kills Parents Under Influence of Online Nazis is the correct headline. "I'm gonna kill my parents so I have the money to kill the president" is not an assassination plot, it's just a delusion.

material on the teen's phone related to "The Order of Nine Angles," which is "a network of individuals holding new-Nazi racially motivated extremist views,"

calls for the assassination of Trump and the start of a revolution to "save the white race," according to federal court documents.

The alleged writings shows images of Adolf Hitler with the following text: "HAIL HITLER HAIL THE WHITE RACE HAIL VICTORY,"

[-] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Hard to grasp how incredibly broken those people are. Like, has no one ever told them it actually feels good to help other people? It's been scientifically supported as one of the most effective joy-inducing activities known, far beyond acquiring wealth or shopping. Ironically, it's probably the best way to demonstrate a sense of power (which these hollow souls seem to pursuing, through vitriol)...the power to influence someone else's existence in a beneficial way.

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[-] TripleIris@lemmy.wtf 15 points 10 months ago

Is there actual proof that he plotted to assassinate Trump? We know Trump has taken over the FBI and installed loyalists. Are we just going to take their word every time they say they've stopped some grand conspiracy like this?

[-] SeaJ@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

The Federal Bureau of Investigation reviewed documents allegedly written by the teen, which calls for the assassination of Trump and the start of a revolution to "save the white race," according to federal court documents.

Something tells me the administration will ignore this.

[-] pageflight@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

"And he paid for, at least in part, a drone and explosives to be used as a weapon of mass destruction to commit an attack," investigators said in the federal affidavit.

What's "mass" about one drone? Is this just language to bring different legalities to bear?

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[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 10 months ago

I thought Nazis like the sitting president?

[-] Chozo@fedia.io 2 points 10 months ago

Some nazis out there think Trump isn't going fast enough.

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[-] blakenong@lemmings.world 2 points 10 months ago

The drone was a good idea, but… wow kid, you crazy.

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