The Base (hate group)
| The Base | |
|---|---|
| Foundation | June 2018 |
| Motives | Overthrow existing governments, Establishment of a white ethnostate |
| Ideology | Neo-Nazism, Accelerationism, White supremacism |
| Political position | Far-right |
The Base is an accelerationist, neo-Nazi white separatist paramilitary hate group, formed in 2018 and active in at least the United States, Canada, Australia and South Africa, that advocates the formation of white ethnostates, a goal to be achieved through terrorism and the violent overthrow of existing governments. It organizes what have been called "race war preppers" and organizers of "hate camps".[1][2][3][4] The group was created in June 2018 by the pseudonym Norman Spear who also goes by Roman Wolf and claims to have military experience.[5]
The Base translated to Arabic is "al-Qaida".[5] The Base has recruited using iFunny, a Russian meme website.[6][7]
A gif from a training camp near Spokane, Washington was posted in August 2019 and dated 18 August 2019.[8][9]
Richard Tobin[edit]
Richard Tobin and The Base have been linked to synagogue vandalism in Racine, Wisconsin and Hancock, Michigan, which occurred a day apart in September 2019.[6] Court documents allege Tobin organized the vandalism, then named two members of The Base who actually vandalized the synagogues. Tobin called the event "Operation Kristallnacht".[10]
Patrik Mathews[edit]
On 16 August 2019 Canadian Armed Forces Reserve combat engineer master corporal Patrik Mathews (aka Dave Arctorum or 'coincidence detector') was outed as organizing a terrorist cell for The Base in Manitoba by undercover reporting from the Winnipeg Free Press. He was also described as putting up posters to "intimidate and threaten local anti-fascist activists." Other posters in Manitoba stated "Save your Race, Join The Base" and "The Base: Learn Train Fight" and began appearing in July.[2] VICE News also discovered he had participated in a training camp in Georgia.[11] While not charging him, the RCMP searched his Beausejour, Manitoba home on August 19 and seized guns.[12] The military had been alerted about Mathews in April and launched an investigation in July.[13] By August 24 he had gone missing and was reported as being voluntarily released from the Forces.[14][15]
Mathews' truck was found near the border in Piney, Manitoba,[16] and it was assumed he had crossed illegally into the United States after this.[17][11][18][19] It's possible Mathews was assisted by a Minnesota cell of The Base.[20]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Ward, Justin. "Race war preppers". Medium. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Thorpe, Ryan (16 August 2019). "Homegrown hate". The Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ↑ Mack Lamoureux; Ben Makuch (16 August 2019). "Militant Neo-Nazi Group Actively Recruiting Ahead of Alleged Training Camp". Vice (magazine). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
The Base, a neo-Nazi group aiming to provide military and survivalist training to fellow white supremacists, has been ramping up its activities including a massive recruitment campaign and a planned "hate camp."
- ↑ Charles P. Pierce (6 December 2019). "This Highly Organized Right-Wing Militia Is an Ominous Portent". Esquire (magazine). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Neo-Nazis Are Organizing Secretive Paramilitary Training Across America - VICE". vice. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
Spear, who claims to be an Iraq and Afghan war veteran, is a self-proclaimed white nationalist with a significant online following. His latest act involves bringing neo-Nazis together, regardless of affiliation and ideology, into a militant fascist umbrella organization. His tool for doing this? A social network he calls “The Base,” which is already organizing across the US and abroad, specifically geared toward partaking in terrorism. Advertisement
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Roebuck, Jeremy (15 November 2019). "South Jersey man accused in synagogue vandalisms, revealing dark network of neo-Nazi organizing online". inquirer. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
Investigators say Richard Tobin, 18, of Brooklawn, used the neo-Nazi social network The Base to recruit the perpetrators who carried out the September attacks on synagogues in Michigan and Wisconsin.
- ↑ "iFunny Has Become A Hub For White Nationalism". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ↑ "New Paramilitary Training Video Emerges of Neo-Nazi Terror Group - VICE". vice. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ↑ "Spokane police investigating rumors of neo-Nazi 'hate camp'". The Seattle Times. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ↑ "Why Arrest of Richard Tobin Is Bad News for Neo-Nazi Group The Base". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Neo-Nazi Terror Group Harbouring Missing Ex-Soldier: Sources - VICE". vice. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ↑ "'Hands in the air': RCMP raid home of army reservist accused of ties with neo-Nazi group | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ↑ "Top general says military started dealing with suspected neo-Nazi in the spring | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ↑ "Army Reservist Tied to Neo-Nazi Terror Cell Is Missing - VICE". vice. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
According to Manitoba RCMP, a missing person report was filed for Patrik Mathews on Monday. In a statement they provided to VICE, Manitoba RCMP said that the 26-year-old “was last seen by family members in Beausejour on the evening of August 24, 2019.”
- ↑ "Former army reservist linked to neo-Nazi group missing, sought by RCMP | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ↑ "Truck of former reservist with alleged neo-Nazi ties found near U.S.-Canada border | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ↑ "American police warned former Manitoba army reservist likely crossed border | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ↑ Berthiaume, Lee (28 October 2019). "RCMP, feds pressed to find missing reservist with alleged links to neo-Nazis". CTVNews. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ↑ "Missing Canadian Bomb Expert With Neo-Nazi Ties May Be in U.S." The Daily Beast. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
A survivalist-themed paramilitary group, The Base has factions across the U.S. and Canada. The group reportedly hosted multiple “hate camps” in northern U.S. states this year. Mathews claimed to have crossed the border multiple times to attend U.S.-based hate camps, the Free Press reported after an undercover investigation of the group. But he was reportedly turned away from the border during a trip to a hate camp this spring, prompting The Base to discourage international trips, while encouraging an increased presence in Canada.
- ↑ "Police Warn that Accused Neo-Nazi Canadian Soldier Could Have Fled to U.S. - VICE". vice. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
A former Canadian soldier who is accused of participation in a neo-Nazi terror group is suspected by Minnestoa police to have recently illegally entered the US by crossing into rural Minnesota, a state where an active cell of the group is believed to be present.
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