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The SPLC describes TYN's ideology as 'virulently racist and anti-Semitic."<ref name="Hankes">Keegan Hankes, [https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2015/10/19/meet-new-wave-extremists-gearing-2016-elections Meet the New Wave of Extremists Gearing Up for the 2016 Elections], Southern Poverty Law Center (October 19, 2015).</ref> Both the SPLC and the [[Anti-Defamation League]] note that the group is modeled after the European [[Identitarian movement]] of Europe.<ref name="Hankes"/><ref name="ADLProfile"/> The group advocates for [[white separatism]] and proclaims to be "against [[modernism]], individualism, globalism and [[Marxism]]."<ref name="ADLProfile"/> |
The SPLC describes TYN's ideology as 'virulently racist and anti-Semitic."<ref name="Hankes">Keegan Hankes, [https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2015/10/19/meet-new-wave-extremists-gearing-2016-elections Meet the New Wave of Extremists Gearing Up for the 2016 Elections], Southern Poverty Law Center (October 19, 2015).</ref> Both the SPLC and the [[Anti-Defamation League]] note that the group is modeled after the European [[Identitarian movement]] of Europe.<ref name="Hankes"/><ref name="ADLProfile"/> The group advocates for [[white separatism]] and proclaims to be "against [[modernism]], individualism, globalism and [[Marxism]]."<ref name="ADLProfile"/> |
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In August 2013, the group protested a leftist bookstore in [[Bloomington, Indiana]]; in October 2013, the group held rallies protesting campus speeches by anti-racist educator [[Tim Wise]].<ref name="ADLProfile"/> |
In August 2013, the group protested a leftist bookstore in [[Bloomington, Indiana]]; in October 2013, the group held rallies protesting campus speeches by anti-racist educator [[Tim Wise]].<ref name="ADLProfile"/> |
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In September 2013, TYN held an event in [[Corunna, Missouri]] in support of [[Bashar Assad]]'s government in Syria. The event had initially been planned to be a "Koran BBQ", which would have included the burning of copies of the Qur'an and pictures of [[Muhammad]]. However, after the US government announced its plans to support Syrian rebels, the TYN changed the focus of its event and scrapped the plans to burn Qur'ans. Heimbach has said that his group does, however, support Islam "when it's in its own home in the Middle East". <ref name="koranbbq">{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2013/09/group_with_alleged_ties_to_whi.html|title=Group with alleged ties to white supremacist movement plans Syria protest in Corunna}}</ref> |
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In 2014, the group filed an [[amicus brief]] in a [[United States federal courts|federal court]] in Michigan in the case of ''[[DeBoer v. Snyder]]''. In its brief, the group took a stance against [[same-sex marriage]], which Parrott described as part of "the Leftists [sic] social engineering campaign to destroy every last vestige of Western civilization."<ref>Ryan Lenz, [https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2014/03/26/traditionalist-youth-network-takes-culture-distorters-marriage-equality-debate Traditionalist Youth Network Takes on 'Culture Distorters' in Marriage Equality Debate], Southern Poverty Law Center (March 26, 2014).</ref> Later the same year, the group filed a second amicus brief in a case in Maryland challenging a [[Gun laws in Maryland|law prohibiting assault weapons]]; in a four-page filing, the TYN stated that it opposed "the enemy of freedom—the Culture Distorter—in its sights and wishes to shoot down unconstitutional legislation that disarms our people."<ref>Hatewatch Staff, [https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2014/10/08/traditionalist-youth-network-files-another-amicus-brief Traditionalist Youth Network Files Another Amicus Brief], Southern Poverty Law Center (October 8, 2014).</ref> |
In 2014, the group filed an [[amicus brief]] in a [[United States federal courts|federal court]] in Michigan in the case of ''[[DeBoer v. Snyder]]''. In its brief, the group took a stance against [[same-sex marriage]], which Parrott described as part of "the Leftists [sic] social engineering campaign to destroy every last vestige of Western civilization."<ref>Ryan Lenz, [https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2014/03/26/traditionalist-youth-network-takes-culture-distorters-marriage-equality-debate Traditionalist Youth Network Takes on 'Culture Distorters' in Marriage Equality Debate], Southern Poverty Law Center (March 26, 2014).</ref> Later the same year, the group filed a second amicus brief in a case in Maryland challenging a [[Gun laws in Maryland|law prohibiting assault weapons]]; in a four-page filing, the TYN stated that it opposed "the enemy of freedom—the Culture Distorter—in its sights and wishes to shoot down unconstitutional legislation that disarms our people."<ref>Hatewatch Staff, [https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2014/10/08/traditionalist-youth-network-files-another-amicus-brief Traditionalist Youth Network Files Another Amicus Brief], Southern Poverty Law Center (October 8, 2014).</ref> |
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In January 2015, the group established the '''Traditionalist Workers Party''' ('''TWP''') as its [[political party|political-party]] offshoot in preparation for the 2016 elections, and a small group of candidates from the [[far right]] have announced plans to run under its banner.<ref name="Hankes"/> The party states that it stands against "economic exploitation, federal tyranny, and anti-Christian degeneracy."<ref name="Hankes"/> The group's strategy differs from that of the American Freedom Party, a different fringe group: while the AFP "has long run presidential candidates with no hope of success" in order to "exploit the election cycle as a way to raise money and generate publicity for their racist positions, TWP actually hopes to win by running for local offices in small communities."<ref name="Hankes"/> |
In January 2015, the group established the '''Traditionalist Workers Party''' ('''TWP''') as its [[political party|political-party]] offshoot in preparation for the 2016 elections, and a small group of candidates from the [[far right]] have announced plans to run under its banner.<ref name="Hankes"/> The party states that it stands against "economic exploitation, federal tyranny, and anti-Christian degeneracy."<ref name="Hankes"/> The group's strategy differs from that of the American Freedom Party, a different fringe group: while the AFP "has long run presidential candidates with no hope of success" in order to "exploit the election cycle as a way to raise money and generate publicity for their racist positions, TWP actually hopes to win by running for local offices in small communities."<ref name="Hankes"/> |
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In July 2015, the group held a demonstration calling for hate crime charges to be filed in the Fountain Square beating, in which the victim was a white man. <ref name="fountain">{{cite web|url=http://www.fox19.com/story/29549752/do-white-lives-matter-group-wants-prosecutor-to-seek-stronger-charge-in-fountain-square-attack|title=Do "White lives matter?" Group calls for hate crime charges}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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| Formation | 2013 |
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| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | North Carolina |
Region served | United States |
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | Matthew Heimbach |
The Traditionalist Youth Network (TYN) is a white supremacist group based in the United States. Established in 2013, the group promotes a racist interpretation of Christianity.
History
TYN was established in May 2013 by Matthew Heimbach and Matt Parrott.[1] Heimbach has been a white supremacist activist since fall 2011, when he formed a group at Towson University in Maryland and invited the white supremacist Jared Taylor to speak at Towson's campus. The following year, Heimbach founded a "White Student Union" on campus, adopting racist and antisemitic views.[1] In spring 2013, upon graduation, Heimbach established TYN in partnership with Parrot, who founded a white supremacist group, Hoosier Nation, in Indiana around 2009.[1] Parrot is also a white supremacist group eventually became a chapter of American Third Position (later known as the American Freedom Party).[1]
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which tracks extremist groups, has written of Heimbach: "Considered by many to be the face of a new generation of white nationalists ... Since graduating in the spring of 2013, he has entrenched himself further in the white nationalist movement and become a regular speaker on the radical-right lecture circuit."[2]
Views and activities
TYN's only active university chapter is at the Indiana University Bloomington; the group is led by a white-supremacist activist Thomas Buhls, who has also been affiliated with the Harrison, Arkansas-based Knights Party, a Klan group.[1]
The group says it seeks to defend tradition against progressivism and opposes decadence, individualism, Marxism, and Modernity.[3]
The SPLC describes TYN's ideology as 'virulently racist and anti-Semitic."[4] Both the SPLC and the Anti-Defamation League note that the group is modeled after the European Identitarian movement of Europe.[4][1] The group advocates for white separatism and proclaims to be "against modernism, individualism, globalism and Marxism."[1]
In August 2013, the group protested a leftist bookstore in Bloomington, Indiana; in October 2013, the group held rallies protesting campus speeches by anti-racist educator Tim Wise.[1]
In September 2013, TYN held an event in Corunna, Missouri in support of Bashar Assad's government in Syria. The event had initially been planned to be a "Koran BBQ", which would have included the burning of copies of the Qur'an and pictures of Muhammad. However, after the US government announced its plans to support Syrian rebels, the TYN changed the focus of its event and scrapped the plans to burn Qur'ans. Heimbach has said that his group does, however, support Islam "when it's in its own home in the Middle East". [5]
In 2014, the group filed an amicus brief in a federal court in Michigan in the case of DeBoer v. Snyder. In its brief, the group took a stance against same-sex marriage, which Parrott described as part of "the Leftists [sic] social engineering campaign to destroy every last vestige of Western civilization."[6] Later the same year, the group filed a second amicus brief in a case in Maryland challenging a law prohibiting assault weapons; in a four-page filing, the TYN stated that it opposed "the enemy of freedom—the Culture Distorter—in its sights and wishes to shoot down unconstitutional legislation that disarms our people."[7]
In January 2015, the group established the Traditionalist Workers Party (TWP) as its political-party offshoot in preparation for the 2016 elections, and a small group of candidates from the far right have announced plans to run under its banner.[4] The party states that it stands against "economic exploitation, federal tyranny, and anti-Christian degeneracy."[4] The group's strategy differs from that of the American Freedom Party, a different fringe group: while the AFP "has long run presidential candidates with no hope of success" in order to "exploit the election cycle as a way to raise money and generate publicity for their racist positions, TWP actually hopes to win by running for local offices in small communities."[4]
In July 2015, the group held a demonstration calling for hate crime charges to be filed in the Fountain Square beating, in which the victim was a white man. [8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Traditionalist Youth Network, Anti-Defamation League (February 7, 2014).
- ^ "Matthew Heimbach". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
- ^ http://www.tradyouth.org/about/
- ^ a b c d e Keegan Hankes, Meet the New Wave of Extremists Gearing Up for the 2016 Elections, Southern Poverty Law Center (October 19, 2015).
- ^ "Group with alleged ties to white supremacist movement plans Syria protest in Corunna".
- ^ Ryan Lenz, Traditionalist Youth Network Takes on 'Culture Distorters' in Marriage Equality Debate, Southern Poverty Law Center (March 26, 2014).
- ^ Hatewatch Staff, Traditionalist Youth Network Files Another Amicus Brief, Southern Poverty Law Center (October 8, 2014).
- ^ "Do "White lives matter?" Group calls for hate crime charges".