The Far-Right Continues To Eat Itself: Milo Yiannopoulos Attacks Lauren Southern

Sometimes one reads a story and walks away hoping that everyone involved crashes and burns:

I hadn't planned on talking about Lauren Southern, who had just released another in a line of dubious propaganda films, since among other things  I didn't think her "retirement" was a real; I was sure she would pop up again like a bad rash when she decided she needed affirmation from her particular army of incel alt-righters. I'm still not convinced that she's gone for good, but the timing is especially interesting in light of a story posted by alt-right (or at least alt-right adjacent) personality Milo Yiannopoulos to his blog:

Readers may remember the name Caolan Robertson as he was featured in a controversy regarding his time with Ezra Levant's "Rebel Media" where he was once employed. In fact the Yiannopoulos post discusses this incident at some length. The article discusses how Robertson and his partner George Llewelyn-John are lying grifters who stole from the likes of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon and who spend their ill-gotten money lavishly on themselves.... which I think is a rather rich accusation since Yiannopoulos is a grifter who spends money lavishly on himself. However the parts dealing with Lauren Southern are what I find to be especially interesting considering that Yiannopoulos and Southern, who worked with Robertson and Llewelyn-John on both the propaganda film released in May of this year as well as a strategically edited (ie. lying) ambush of a human rights lawyer representing refugees in Greece, at one time were thick as thieves:

That relationship seemed to be at the very least on shaky ground when plans were being made for an Australian tour which ultimately collapsed:

Given his desire to be the center of attention and to undermine those who he believes are challenging his status as well as the rather obvious professional (if one can call what these people do as a profession) jealousy one might be inclined to take Yiannopoulos' bitterness with a grain of salt.

Still, there's certainly enough here to indicate just how awful everyone involved in this really are:

In The PPC, QAnon Conspiracy Theories and Bigotry Appear To Be A Feature, Not A Bug

A few days ago I read an article written by the amazing Caroline Orr concerning the "weaponization" hate propaganda targeting especially Muslims under the guise of a "conservative news" source:

By hiding behind the facade of a "news network," this Facebook page managed to stay active for 3 years and amassed a following of 200,000+ people — all while peddling virulent anti-Muslim hate speech and disinformation.

My latest for @NatObserver:https://t.co/TBeMdwC0fl

— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) June 3, 2019

While none of this is a surprise to readers of ARC, it does highlight the concern of the growing polarization that exists in Canada and elsewhere as well as the tribalism that is resulting in the impossibility of finding common ground.

There is a temptation to cry out, "a pox on both their houses" however if one is to be honest one would have to recognize that this is a growing tendency on the right. In the past mainstream conservatives might have called out the conspiracy nutbars as William F. Buckley did the Birchers more than 50 years ago. Now it seems that too many are seeing the mob as a means to win political power.

Take for example the People's Party of Canada:

It seems that the founder and leader of the PPC has decided that promoting a QAnon conspiracy proponent is good politics:

That's @MaximeBernier, leader of a Canadian political party, sharing a video by a QAnon conspiracy theorist, in which she claims that white supremacist murderers were leftists & that Muslims are thinking up ways to destroy Canadian culture, then endorses @MaximeBernier. *perfect* https://t.co/WUdbRibGtw

— Michael Bueckert (@mbueckert) June 7, 2019

from February https://t.co/afhzdZYmwk

— Michael Bueckert (@mbueckert) June 6, 2019

In the video that Maxime Bernier shared, 'Amazing Polly' also attacks @Your_AMPAC, saying that "their whole gig is to sit around all day dreaming of ways to undermine Canadian culture"; and thinking "how can we poke holes in Canadian culture" pic.twitter.com/r5mN7TaLZX

— Michael Bueckert (@mbueckert) June 7, 2019

'Amazing Polly' liked and pinned a comment from a fan who says that we should blame Jack Layton for the Quebec Mosque shooting pic.twitter.com/5uSnP5auxh

— Michael Bueckert (@mbueckert) June 7, 2019

Here are a few of the more.... shall we say interesting Tweets made by Ms. Polly during the past 24 hours:

She also seems to think that this is perfectly okay and that the arrest of the ass clown proves Canada is a totalitarian state:

Not surprisingly, her support for free speech only goes as far as the speech she personally finds acceptable:

Yep, this is the person whom Max Bernier thinks is a "must watch."

And of course there's more.

Recently, this story about a PPC regional coordinator in BC has been making the rounds:

A former People's Party of Canada organizer claims he accidentally received a racist email from a party exec. The PPC claims it’s a forgery. It's a bizarre twist in an ongoing party feud. FULL STORY: https://t.co/Fb9xh86PV8 #cdnpoli #bcpoli

— Ricochet (@ricochet_en) June 1, 2019

When the story from Ricochet came out concerning an email accidentally sent to a former member, now critic, that the executive was attempting to bar people of colour, it was hard not to believe it for reasons that I will explain soon. For a lot of people it didn't quite pass the smell test. Sure enough, evidence came out indicating that the message was fraudulent:

Important update on this story: https://t.co/mCFMfL7vAJ

— Ricochet (@ricochet_en) June 2, 2019

On person suggested to me that the email may have been a plant by the PPC who immediately attacked Ricochet for their report to prove the "fake news" narrative when negative stories have been published about them, however there isn't any evidence for this speculation.

Still, one doesn't need emails to see how the PPC is copying up to the far-right:

More Links To Goldy's Support For (and From) White Supremacists

Sometimes when researching other topics one comes across interesting information. For example ARC has often wondered if there was some sort of rift between white supremacist Faith Goldy and white supremacist Lauren Southern. Both worked for Ezra Levant's "Rebel Media" and seemed close at the time:

However whenever she is asked about Southern these days, Goldy demurs.

Then I came across this when looking up information regarding the previous article about Goldy:

In honor of the recent Faith Goldy news, here's the time Faith Goldy randomly ended up in a chat I was in for 5 minutes and said that Lauren Southern should just call herself a white nationalist 😂 pic.twitter.com/pZSOgZQ9S6

— HeyIt'sVadim (@vadimnewquist) May 17, 2019

Well that's certainly some shade right there.

Since these two occupy the same small ecosystem -- the pond that is the Canadian far-right isn't as big as the American sea for example -- and both fill a similar niche in it I wonder if there isn't some sort of professional animosity taking place.

As Connor MacLeod, ‎Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez‎, and the Kurgan all said, there can only be one.

But really, this isn't the glass house that Goldy should be tossing stones about.

While she has done a very good job of exposing herself by her own words as a racist, ARC has done a pretty good job already of connecting Goldy to a number of hate groups including Students For Western Civilization and ID Canada (formerly Generation Identity Canada) we've come across more information, some of which was published by Canadaland and some which has yet to be published.

Readers will know that the Canadian Anti-Hate Network managed to force Goldy to submit to a compliance audit of her finances related to her mayoral run:

Faith Goldy has released a video taking her personal attacks against us to another level. She credits us for her wasting $93,000+ in a failed lawsuit and being banned from FB. Now, because of a complaint we filed, she may face a city-ordered audit. https://t.co/XVARaPFoz7 1/

— Canadian Anti-Hate Network (@antihateca) April 28, 2019

With a little luck, we'll be able to hold her accountable yet again on Monday and maybe ultimately reveal the identities of the out-of-province donors she's trying to keep hidden. Keep your fingers crossed. 3/

— Canadian Anti-Hate Network (@antihateca) April 28, 2019

As a result of our complaint, the committee has ordered a forensic audit of Faith Goldy's campaign. https://t.co/uA5XqqELxG

— Canadian Anti-Hate Network (@antihateca) April 29, 2019

Here is the proper text of the motion adopted by Toronto City Council's Compliance Audit Committee, ordering an audit of the failed campaign of alt right personality Faith Goldy. pic.twitter.com/9ZhgLRGUsJ

— Sean Craig (@sdbcraig) April 29, 2019

From the committee's ruling, "The Committee did not receive adequate information that contributions were kept separate from campaign and personal accounts." That intersection of personal & campaign accounts may become public as a result.

— Canadian Anti-Hate Network (@antihateca) April 30, 2019

So yes, this is a victory. For those of you keeping score at home, it's 3-0. We prevented Goldy from airing ads, causing her to waste $93,000 in a failed lawsuit, she credits us for being banned from Facebook, and now she's facing a compliance audit.

— Canadian Anti-Hate Network (@antihateca) April 30, 2019

At the same time information regarding her donors was released. Goldy made a big deal about this "doxxing" which would put her supporters in danger (it won't) despite the information already being public and Goldy not seeming to care all that much before she decided to engage in histrionics:

All of these were and are of interest, however it was another part of the disclosure that caught my interest.

ARC had already detailed Goldy's links to ID Canada who were basically helping to run her campaign:

• Doug Ford, Faith Goldy, and the Company They Keep
• More Evidence Linking Faith Goldy's Mayoral Campaign to Hate Groups ID Canada and Students For Western Civilization
• Faith Goldy: "Really It [sic] Publicity For Her YouTube Channel"

It also appears, based on what Canadaland found, that she hired the suspected leader of ID Canada to provide content and website development:

Tyler Hover has been profiled on the blog here as the suspected leader of then Generation Identity Canada, now ID Canada.

Report Pegida/YVC Members Boswick & Storie's GoFundMe

In light of PEGIDA Canada's Jenny Hill's failed attempt to crowdfund for her $11,000 judgment, we thought it prudent to bring to the public's attention another PEGIDA related GoFundMe that deserves similar attention and action.

Yellow Vests Canada members, PEGIDA supporters, general hatemongers, and self-professed "Domestic War Reporters" Rick Boswick and Derek Storie also have a GoFundMe campaign to fund their "Facts vs. Feelings" podcast. (Note: we are unclear how they reconcile this name with the fact that they are driven entirely by their emotional response to people who are different from them, such as women who don't want to be pregnant, LGBTQA+ folk, and Muslims.) At least Boswick has moved on from being the VP of the Canadian Combat Coalition.

Special thanks to the National Observer for covering this from a more mainstream angle. We were happy to work closely with them on the piece. You can read it here.

I asked about Kevin Johnston's GoFundMe, which he set up after losing a $2.5M defamation suit (GoFundMe took it down). Did you know Canada's alt-right frequently use crowdfunding to raise $$ to spread hate? Many pose as journalists

My latest @NatObserver: https://t.co/uo5yu8nqiO

— Fatima Syed (@fatimabsyed) May 16, 2019

Let's break down some recent episodes of Facts vs. Feelings where they give a platform to hate groups, Islamophobes, and neo-Nazis.

1) In support of Toronto PEGIDA rally, where Storie set off smoke bombs and helped Canadian Nationalist Party member Andre Chiasson, Proud Boy Tim Kelly, Wolves of Odin, Soldiers of Odin, Northern Guard, and Canadian Combat Coalition burn a Quran. 

2) In support of anti-Muslim hate group the World Coalition Against Islam. Also in this video is footage from Islamophobe Kevin J. Johnston who still faces hate crime charges.

3) An interview with noted neo-nazi and white supremacist Paul Fromm. The discussion centered on what they feel is the "persecution" of James Sears, of the racist, anti-Semitic and misogynist Your Ward News, and his hate crime charges. It should be noted that Hamilton law enforcement is also investigating Fromm as a result of his distribution, and agreement with, the Christchurch shooter's manifesto.

4) The pair use footage from alt-right white nationalist Lauren Southern.

5) They were interviewed by white nationalist Faith Goldy.

6) They support known Islamophobe Sandra Solomon.

7) They harassed people, Westboro style, in Ottawa during Winterpride.

The pair recently appeared on a Facebook live with Winnipeg Alternative Media/Todd MacDougall, an "alternative" news Facebook page run by a Proud Boy that claims to be libertarian but is really just an alt-right, super budget version of what Boswick and Storie do. Now that's saying something.

Anyway, they appeared on MacDougall's "show," and confirmed they are unemployed drifters, after complaining that ARC has called them... unemployed drifters. Aren't these the same people who complain about how refugees aren't contributing to our economy?

They also admitted to exploiting their indigenous heritage to deny the claims that they're Nazis. (You can still hate Muslims and be indigenous.)

More to come on WAM and MacDougall at a later date.

Boswick and their friend Cory Scott are now potentially facing charges for uttering threats, due to this video, where they threatened an anti-racist activist and journalist with violence.

They also stalked and harassed this individual outside of the Brampton courthouse:

#YellowVestsCanada / PEGIDA members (& assoc w other hate grps) Boswick and Storie stalked and harassed @kbmetcalf as he was leaving the Brampton courthouse, due to his lawsuit against Islamophobe Kevin J. Johnston, separate from his hate crime charges. /1#cdnmedia #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/DnEdS0fevT

— Yellow Vests Canada Exposed (@VestsCanada) May 11, 2019

GoFundMe needs to remove this campaign, and stop allowing hate groups to crowd source on their platform. Please report this campaign to GoFundMe, citing the information provided.

Please report this campaign for violating their terms of service.

Faith Goldy, Kevin Goudreau, and Hate Groups Including Soldiers of Odin Banned From Facebook

I've worked at the same job for close to 20 years and I really do love it. However there are drawbacks.

On the one hand, my employment allows me to pay my mortgage. To buy a new car when the old one's motor explodes in the middle of rural Manitoba. To go on trips to places like Nepal, Tunisia, and Portugal.

On the other hand, it prevents me from jumping on the blog right away to bring ARC's readers good news like this:

BREAKING: Faith Goldy has been banned from Facebook under their new policy against white nationalism. We have been calling for them to remove Goldy for several weeks, and this was the test that the new policy would be meaningful in Canada. #cdnpoli #topoli https://t.co/1tTyH8GeyO pic.twitter.com/kuXKJuqNOH

— Canadian Anti-Hate Network (@antihateca) April 8, 2019

We are still calling for the government to uphold the Canadian Human Rights Act in regards to social media companies, which are providing their services in a discriminatory manner. We are also calling for new teeth to this legislation to enact financial penalties.

— Canadian Anti-Hate Network (@antihateca) April 8, 2019

VICE: Facebook Bans Faith Goldy, Other Canadian Far-Right Groups and Figures. https://t.co/HmbBFubiaA

— Canadian Anti-Hate Network (@antihateca) April 8, 2019

White nationalists Faith Goldy and Kevin Goudreau have been banned from both Facebook and Instagram, though I'm not sure if "No Show" was on Instagram. Hate groups that have been banned include several of the Nouns of Odin and at least one group tied to the Clann.

Suffice it to say the crying and gnashing of teeth has been amusing:

Got to say though that retweeting complaints about "Zionists" doesn't help your claim of not being a white nationalist with a penchant for dabbling in anti-semitic tropes:

The news was also discussed today in Parliament:

#NDP MP @NathanCullen on Facebooks decision to pull hateful content produced by Canadians (Sons of Odin, etc) “We think that’s progress but it’s inconsistent.” Calls on govt to do what the UK is doing. Bring in tough new laws.

— David Akin 🇨🇦 (@davidakin) April 8, 2019

Just now Dem Institutions @karinagould applauds Facebook’s decision to ban Faith Goldy, then notes that @AndrewScheer is “associated” with her and calls on Scheer to recognized that deal with it.

— David Akin 🇨🇦 (@davidakin) April 8, 2019

Now, Immigration Min @HonAhmedHussen beating up on @AndrewScheer for ‘associating” himself with Faith Goldy just banned from Facebook for violating ToS on posting hateful and extremist content.

— David Akin 🇨🇦 (@davidakin) April 8, 2019

Just read into the Parliamentary  record by @BardishKW was this phrase: “white supremacist Faith Goldy” #cdnpoli #HoC

— David Akin 🇨🇦 (@davidakin) April 8, 2019

Now what should be humiliating for Goldy is that she is spoken of in the same breath of Kevin "No Show" Goudreau who also had a brief comment posted to Twitter:

Not sure I would consider Paulie to be especially wise considering the leaky sieve of intel he's been for ARC for over a decade, but hey, you do you Kevin.

In addition to these two, a few groups have been banned including the Nouns of Odin (Soldiers, Wolves, etc) and at least one group linked to Ryan Dean's Clann.

Now this is a good first step, but it is a first step. There are other hate groups that are still active that I would ask to help take down. These include:

• The Worldwide Coalition Against Islam and all their provincial chapters.
• Northern Guard and provincial chapters.
• La Meute 
• Atalante
• Yellow Vest Canada and provincial/city chapters in Canada
• Travis Parton's Canadian Nationalist Party
• Individuals including Lauren Southern and Paul Fromm

Also....

Help us tell the government to take real steps to combat far-right extremism. Sign the petition: https://t.co/PXyC6hDwec #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/Lgw5hlFO2h

— Canadian Anti-Hate Network (@antihateca) April 8, 2019

I will also leave these here without comment:

In the meantime, I'm going to enjoy a beer.

Faith Goldy Defends ID Canada After Vice Article

In discussing the murder of 50 Muslim worshipers in Christchurch, New Zealand once can't help but note that the title of the murderer's fevered ranting that he generously calls a "manifesto" that the title is one that anyone familiar with the identitarian movement would be familiar with:

In addition to the myth of "white genocide" throughout the document, the murder discusses what is referred to as the "great replacement":

The great replacement (French: le grand remplacement) is a right-wing conspiracy theory, which states that the white Catholic French population, and white Christian European population at large, is being systematically replaced with non-European people, specifically Arab/Berber Middle Eastern, North African and Sub-Saharan African populations, through mass migration and demographic growth. It associates the presence of Muslims in France with potential danger and destruction of French culture and civilization. 

The conspiracy theory commonly apportions blame to a global and liberal elite, such as Brussels and the European Union, which is portrayed as directing a planned and deliberate plot or scheme to carry out the replacement of European peoples.

While the idea appears to have originated with Renaud Camus it has been made more accessible by the hipster fascists Generation Identity and their Austrian leader Martin Sellner:

Sellner, a former overt neo-Nazi who appears to have tried to rebrand himself, and others like him have attempted to whitewash the history of white nationalism and presents Generation Identity as a non-violent civil rights group. The truth appears to be though that such claims are a rather cynical attempt to shield themselves from legal repercussions for the rhetoric that can and has resulted in real-world violence:

In short, I think they know exactly what the language they use will result in. As such it shouldn't be surprising to learn that the Christchurch murderer was also in correspondence with Sellner:

• A look at identitarianism, a movement the New Zealand shooter allegedly supported
• The Far-Right Group The Christchurch Suspect Donated To Held An Anti-Immigrant Protest In France. Now It's Facing New Calls To Be Banned.

Not surprisingly, the identitarian movement is under a rather uncomfortable spotlight. Of interest to our readers, though admittedly a bit late to the game, is that there are Canadian connections to the story as two infamous white nationalists have strong connections to the identitarian ideology:

Both Lauren Southern and Faith Goldy are closely identified with identitarianism. Of the two, Southern is probably the most apparent connection in that she is a close friend of both Sellner and his fiancee Brittany Pettibone and has participated in a number of Generation Identity stunts:

• A European alt-right group wants to take to the sea to stop rescuers from saving migrants
• Why 3 anti-Islam activists were refused entry to the UK

Southern has also echoed the "great replacement" myth:

It seems appropriate to put this here in response:

It is interesting though that Southern has remained rather silent on this since the raid of her friend Sellner's apartment; we might speculate as to the reasons for her current reticence to say or write anything of a public defence. For that we have to go to another the other Canadian alt-right personality: