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submitted 1 year ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

The Base is emerging from shadows and ramping up its ranks as White House turns blind eye to the far right

An international neo-Nazi terrorist organization is boldly continuing to build in the US and planning a new paramilitary training event without fear of local authorities or the FBI, which once dismantled it in a nationwide effort.

The Base, founded in 2018 by a former Pentagon contractor living in Russia and now suspected of Kremlin-sponsored espionage, once boasted close to 50 stateside members before the bureau made more than a dozen arrests in a years-long counter-terrorism operation.

But since the presidential election campaign last year and what many then believed to be a surefire victory for Donald Trump, the Base saw an opportunity in a potential administration uninterested in policing white supremacy and went about ramping up its ranks.

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[-] teft@lemmy.world 140 points 1 year ago

Fun fact: Al Qaeda translates to “The Base”

[-] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 63 points 1 year ago

Definitely not a coincidence

[-] Mirshe@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago

As I keep pointing out, they know. This group actively chose that name because they seek to emulate the leaderless, decentralized warfare of Al Qaeda.

[-] kikutwo@lemmy.world 63 points 1 year ago

They already have the White House.

[-] hddsx@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So new name will be All Your Base Are Belong To Us?

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 62 points 1 year ago

So these right wing nut jobs had families and ancestors that fought a global war to fight against fascists and nazis ...... so that their children and grandchildren can become fascists and nazis

[-] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago

Could possibly be descendents of Nazi supporters here in the US

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

You'd think they'd get the message .... when push comes to shove, and if they ever get into real authoritarian power again, the majority of the world will take up arms to fight them ... and there are more of us than there are of them and judging from the track record over the past few wars, they've seldom won (they have won in a few places but not many)

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[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago

america had a nazi party that was never properly adressed, plus we also had the KKK century before.

[-] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Also, Hitler literally stole ideas like eugenics and Jim Crow from America to persecute/murder the Jews and other minorities because that’s how evil my country’s past is.

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago

Hitler also gave one of Nazi Germany's highest civilian awards to .... Henry Ford

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/henryford-antisemitism/

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[-] mhague@lemmy.world 53 points 1 year ago

I volunteer to train neonazis. We'll do lots of live fire drills, get drunk and throw grenades, learn how "clean water" is a woke myth, and so much more.

[-] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 26 points 1 year ago

Train them that gun maintenance starts with looking down the barrel to check for any debris, damage, or jams.

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[-] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Indeed, that's how the fucker Rhodes lost his eyeball.

[-] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

His life story is a rollercoaster on top of another rollercoaster. What a trip.

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[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 37 points 1 year ago

Oh look, it's redneck Al-Qaeda again

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago

y'all qada, or vanilla ISIS.

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago

Oh no, Al-Qaeda literally means The Base. These assholes are literally American Al-Qaeda

[-] xeekei@lemmy.zip 4 points 11 months ago

That's almost funny. Almost.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 11 months ago

It has to be intentional, right? Like someone told them to call it that to fuck with them?

[-] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 11 months ago

Fash recognize fash.

[-] Auntievenim@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago

Theyre getting too comfortable

[-] ssroxnak@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

Just a friendly reminder that the 2nd Amendment is for all Americans, no matter how left you lean.

[-] Glytch@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

"Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary"

Even Karl Marx supports gun rights

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[-] kautau@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

At this point they'll probably get direct funding from Kash Patel

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[-] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 28 points 11 months ago

If I end up dying during a civil war, I hope that I can take at least one of these shitbirds with me.

[-] P00ptart@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago

If we all average 1.5 the resulting society should be good for a few generations.

[-] Chozo@fedia.io 23 points 1 year ago

I hope they all suffocate in house fires.

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[-] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 year ago
[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

All you lefty accelerationists who ten months ago wanted to “teach the Dems a lesson” - I expect to see you out there lighting up these chuds with weapons. You wanted this, here it is.

Oh wait what? You have no plan, and no support? Just gonna fold under the weight of your own idiotic arrogance eh? Who could have expected that.

And no, murdering two unarmed employees of the Israeli embassy at a museum does not count.

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[-] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

This shit is so fucking stupid. I see very little difference from a bunch of primates throwing and eating their own shit. These animals belong in cages.

[-] losthalo@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 year ago

Maybe a good time for some moles to join up while they're trying to vet a lot of new recruits...

[-] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Patel will not do shit and allow the neo-Nazi asswipes to flourish within the MAGA ranks.

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[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

The base = Al-Qaeda. That’s pretty much a direct translation. Republicans always going on about their “Base”…face it, they’re radicals. Extremists. From guns to religion to nationalism and even anti-vax. Just like the terrorist group they spent decades of war hating.

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Y'all Qaeda.

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[-] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 8 points 1 year ago

Can we dose them with Ecstasy while they are all gathered together? Or should we nuke them from space? I'm really torn on this one.

[-] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Kinetic Bombardment from space. Tow in a small asteroid. Drop it on them.

[-] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

One member of meal team six should suffice... if you can hoist him high enough he doesn't just leave a dent in the road.

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[-] Daggity@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Call ice on them. Although they’ll probably get the call while they’re already there.

[-] kreskin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Tell one group of nazis that the other group is not idealogically pure.

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