On Aug. 21, members of two white supremacists groups, Rise Against Movement (RAM) and Patriot Front, met for a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event in Southern California. It was, in the words of an account from the blog Hyphen Report, a showcase of the strength of “the fabric of nationalism in America that will terrify Jewish power for decades to come.” “Birth of a New Frontier,” as it was called, had attendees from across the country, as far away as Florida and Texas, Washington state and Washington, D.C. In its report on the night, the author of the blog said that, “This event wasn’t for the public; it was for a special few who were dedicated enough to the craft of fighting and to building a nationalist internal culture that they found their way to it. Every fighter and attendee understood that they were participating in a historical first and that, like Charlottesville and the Battle of Berkeley, a man could be proud of being there for years to come.” The author, William Durand, cited infamous white nationalist protests where violent, armed far-right protesters clashed with antifa activists and left-wing counterprotesters as inspiration for the evening. A post about the event on Telegram from one of the hosts declared that “Not only are we awakening the warrior spirit, but we are demonstrating that we can organize on our own, outside of the mainstream structure. We are creating a counterculture of resistance” and that “for the first time, a roster of fighters from across the spectrum stepped inside a ring to do battle for brotherhood and our shared goals.” Those shared goals were apparent in images from the event. Photos from the event capture its racist underpinnings. Men duking it out in sports kilts and shorts, their bare chests emblazoned with overtly fascist tattoos, like the Nazi symbol known as the substitute swastika. The news of the event was first reported by Left Coast Right Watch. And there was swag. A post on an Arizona nationalist channel featured video of a record album given to him by an associate that attended the event. The album, from racist rapper No Face Nate, is titled 3.0 and features songs with titles such as “Bleed Red.” Many of the tracks include audio clips of the leaders of the two movements, Robert Rundo and Thomas Rosseau making speeches.
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