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|ideology=<br />[[Paleoconservatism]],<br /> [[Third Position]]
|ideology=<br />[[Paleoconservatism]],<br /> [[White supremacism]],<br/> [[Third Position]]
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The '''American Third Position Party''' ('''A3P''') is a [[Third Positionism|third positionist]] [[Political parties in the United States|American political party]]. It was founded in 2010 partially to channel the [[right-wing populism|right-wing populist]] resentment engendered by the [[financial crisis of 2007–2010]] and the policies of the [[Presidency of Barack Obama|Obama administration]]<ref name="SPLC 2010">{{cite journal| author = [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] | title = Prof Has New Job Running Racist Political Party: Academic Anti-Semitism | date = Spring 2010 | url = http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2010/spring/psych-prof-has-new-job-running-racist | accessdate = 2010-04-28}}</ref> and defines its principal mission as representing the political interests of white Americans.<ref>[http://american3p.org/?page_id=195 American Third Position Party], "Mission Statement," (retrieved on January 13th, 2010).</ref> The party takes a strong stand against [[Illegal immigration to the United States|immigration]]<ref>[http://american3p.org/?page_id=110 Immigration: American Third Position]. Retrieved January 26, 2010.</ref> and [[globalization]],<ref>[http://american3p.org/?page_id=108 Globalization: American Third Position]. Retrieved January 26, 2010.</ref> and strongly supports an [[United States non-interventionism|anti-interventionist]] foreign policy.<ref>[http://american3p.org/?page_id=100 Foreign Affairs: American Third Position]. Retrieved January 26, 2010.</ref> Although the party does not support [[labor unions]], they do strongly support the [[labor rights]] of the American [[working class]] on a platform of placing American workers first over [[illegal immigrant]] workers and banning of overseas corporate relocation of American industry and technology.<ref>[http://american3p.org/?page_id=108 American Third Position Party], "American Workers First"</ref>
The '''American Third Position Party''' ('''A3P''') is a [[Third Positionism|third positionist]] [[Political parties in the United States|American political party]] which promotes [[white supremacism]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.yahoo.com/ron-paul-campaign-denies-white-supremacist-ties-alleged-050317926.html|title=Ron Paul campaign denies white supremacist ties alleged by Anonymous|publisher=[[Yahoo! News]]|date=2012-02-03|accesssdate=2012-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2010/summer/filling-the-void|title=New White Supremacist Party has Mass Electoral Ambitions|author=Larry Keller|publisher=[[Southern Poverty Law Center]]|accessdate=2012-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adl.org/NR/exeres/FAB44571-F59A-4AE3-A121-8583CFE9E5DD,DB7611A2-02CD-43AF-8147-649E26813571,frameless.htm|title=Backgrounder: American Third Position|accessdate=2012-02-03|publisher=[[Anti-Defamation League]]}}</ref><ref>[http://american3p.org/?page_id=110 American Third Position Party], "Stop Immigration and Restore our National Identity."</ref><ref>{{cite newspaper|url=http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201107151596?page=2|newspaper=[[The Charleston Gazette]]|title=Labor changing mind on Tomblin?|author=Alison Knezevich|date=2011-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-02-01/europe/31011989_1_bnp-emails-hacker-group|title=Anonymous Has Revealed The British National Party's Links To An American White Supremacist Group|publisher=[[Business Insider]]|author=Sanya Khetani|date=2012-02-01|accesssdate=2012-02-18}}</ref> It was founded in 2010 partially to channel the [[right-wing populism|right-wing populist]] resentment engendered by the [[financial crisis of 2007–2010]] and the policies of the [[Presidency of Barack Obama|Obama administration]]<ref name="SPLC 2010">{{cite journal| author = [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] | title = Prof Has New Job Running Racist Political Party: Academic Anti-Semitism | date = Spring 2010 | url = http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2010/spring/psych-prof-has-new-job-running-racist | accessdate = 2010-04-28}}</ref> and defines its principal mission as representing the political interests of white Americans.<ref>[http://american3p.org/?page_id=195 American Third Position Party], "Mission Statement," (retrieved on January 13th, 2010).</ref> The party takes a strong stand against [[Illegal immigration to the United States|immigration]]<ref>[http://american3p.org/?page_id=110 Immigration: American Third Position]. Retrieved January 26, 2010.</ref> and [[globalization]],<ref>[http://american3p.org/?page_id=108 Globalization: American Third Position]. Retrieved January 26, 2010.</ref> and strongly supports an [[United States non-interventionism|anti-interventionist]] foreign policy.<ref>[http://american3p.org/?page_id=100 Foreign Affairs: American Third Position]. Retrieved January 26, 2010.</ref> Although the party does not support [[labor unions]], they do strongly support the [[labor rights]] of the American [[working class]] on a platform of placing American workers first over [[illegal immigrant]] workers and banning of overseas corporate relocation of American industry and technology.<ref>[http://american3p.org/?page_id=108 American Third Position Party], "American Workers First"</ref>
The party chairman is [[Los Angeles]] [[Attorney at law|attorney]] [[William Daniel Johnson]]. [[California State University, Long Beach|Long Beach State University]] professor of [[psychology]] [[Kevin B. MacDonald]] has been named the party Director, and is also a principal contributor to ''[[The Occidental Quarterly]]''<ref>[http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_14127622 Long Beach Press-Telegram], "Controversial CSULB professor MacDonald is director of new political party," by Kevin Butler (January 5th, 2010 - retrieved on January 13th, 2010).</ref><ref>[http://www.ocweekly.com/2010-01-21/news/long-beach-state-kevin-macdonald-american-third-position-party/ Orange County Weekly], "Long Beach State Professor Kevin MacDonald Helps Mainstream a New White Supremacist Political Party," by Gustavo Arellano (January 21st, 2010 - retrieved on March 13th, 2010).</ref> where he has contributed articles claiming that a suite of traits that he attributes to [[Jew]]s, including higher-than-average verbal intelligence and [[ethnocentricism]], have [[eugenics|eugenically]] evolved to enhance the ability of Jews to conspire to out-compete [[gentiles|non-Jews]] for resources while undermining the power and self-confidence of the [[white people|white]] majorities in Europe and America whom he insists Jews seek to disposess.<ref name="understanding1">*Kevin MacDonald:''[http://toqonline.com/archives/v3n2/TOQv3n2MacDonald.pdf Understanding Jewish Influence I: Background Traits for Jewish Activism]''. TOQonline.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.</ref><ref name="understanding2">*Kevin MacDonald:''[http://www.toqonline.com/archives/v3n3/TOQv3n3MacDonald.pdf Understanding Jewish Influence II: Zionism and the Internal Dynamics of Judaism]''. TOQonline.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.</ref><ref name="understanding3">Kevin MacDonald:''[http://www.toqonline.com/archives/v4n2/TOQv4n2MacDonald.pdf Understanding Jewish Influence III: Neoconservatism as a Jewish Movement]''. TOQonline.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.</ref>
The party chairman is [[Los Angeles]] [[Attorney at law|attorney]] [[William Daniel Johnson]]. [[California State University, Long Beach|Long Beach State University]] professor of [[psychology]] [[Kevin B. MacDonald]] has been named the party Director, and is also a principal contributor to ''[[The Occidental Quarterly]]''<ref>[http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_14127622 Long Beach Press-Telegram], "Controversial CSULB professor MacDonald is director of new political party," by Kevin Butler (January 5th, 2010 - retrieved on January 13th, 2010).</ref><ref>[http://www.ocweekly.com/2010-01-21/news/long-beach-state-kevin-macdonald-american-third-position-party/ Orange County Weekly], "Long Beach State Professor Kevin MacDonald Helps Mainstream a New White Supremacist Political Party," by Gustavo Arellano (January 21st, 2010 - retrieved on March 13th, 2010).</ref> where he has contributed articles claiming that a suite of traits that he attributes to [[Jew]]s, including higher-than-average verbal intelligence and [[ethnocentricism]], have [[eugenics|eugenically]] evolved to enhance the ability of Jews to conspire to out-compete [[gentiles|non-Jews]] for resources while undermining the power and self-confidence of the [[white people|white]] majorities in Europe and America whom he insists Jews seek to disposess.<ref name="understanding1">*Kevin MacDonald:''[http://toqonline.com/archives/v3n2/TOQv3n2MacDonald.pdf Understanding Jewish Influence I: Background Traits for Jewish Activism]''. TOQonline.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.</ref><ref name="understanding2">*Kevin MacDonald:''[http://www.toqonline.com/archives/v3n3/TOQv3n3MacDonald.pdf Understanding Jewish Influence II: Zionism and the Internal Dynamics of Judaism]''. TOQonline.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.</ref><ref name="understanding3">Kevin MacDonald:''[http://www.toqonline.com/archives/v4n2/TOQv4n2MacDonald.pdf Understanding Jewish Influence III: Neoconservatism as a Jewish Movement]''. TOQonline.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.</ref>



Revision as of 10:04, 6 March 2012

American Freedom Party
ChairmanWilliam D. Johnson
FoundedJanuary 5, 2010[1]
HeadquartersWestminster, California
Ideology
Paleoconservatism,
White supremacism,
Third Position
International affiliationNone
Website
http://www.american3rdposition.org/

The American Third Position Party (A3P) is a third positionist American political party which promotes white supremacism.[2][3][4][5][6][7] It was founded in 2010 partially to channel the right-wing populist resentment engendered by the financial crisis of 2007–2010 and the policies of the Obama administration[8] and defines its principal mission as representing the political interests of white Americans.[9] The party takes a strong stand against immigration[10] and globalization,[11] and strongly supports an anti-interventionist foreign policy.[12] Although the party does not support labor unions, they do strongly support the labor rights of the American working class on a platform of placing American workers first over illegal immigrant workers and banning of overseas corporate relocation of American industry and technology.[13] The party chairman is Los Angeles attorney William Daniel Johnson. Long Beach State University professor of psychology Kevin B. MacDonald has been named the party Director, and is also a principal contributor to The Occidental Quarterly[14][15] where he has contributed articles claiming that a suite of traits that he attributes to Jews, including higher-than-average verbal intelligence and ethnocentricism, have eugenically evolved to enhance the ability of Jews to conspire to out-compete non-Jews for resources while undermining the power and self-confidence of the white majorities in Europe and America whom he insists Jews seek to disposess.[16][17][18]

Political activities

William Johnson, Chairman of A3P, speaking at a rally.

New Hampshire state party chairman Ryan Murdough ran in the Republican Party of New Hampshire primary for a seat representing the Eighth District of the Grafton County delegation to the New Hampshire House of Representatives,[19] but he was refused support by the Republican party, which called him a "despicable racist".[20] He placed fifth out of five candidates in the Republican primary, garnering 296 votes (11%).[21] Murdough is now the National Political Director for the National Socialist American Labor Party, a party which espouses Nazi beliefs.[22]

Former Olympic athlete, and Populist Party Presidential candidate Bob Richards, publicly announced his membership in the American Third Position Party, during the summer of 2010.[23]

In November 2009 the American Third Position Party filed papers with the office of the California Secretary of State, hoping to become a fully ballot-accessible party by the time of the June 2010 California primary election.[24] However, the party failed to qualify and did not get on the 2010 ballot in California[25] or any other state.[26] The party received enough signatures to get Harry Bertram on the ballot for the 2011 West Virginia gubernatorial special election. [27] Bertram's campaign ran a television ad emphasizing his desire to advance the interests of white Americans. Bertram was soundly defeated in the election, coming in last place out of 5 candidates on the ballot and netting only 1,111 votes; less than 0.4 percent of the total. [28]

2012 presidential election

In January 2012, the American Third Position Party announced Merlin Miller as its presidential nominee for the 2012 presidential election. Virginia Abernethy was announced as his running mate. [29]

2012 hacked website incident

In early February 2012 members of the hacker group Anonymous released statements claiming to have hacked the website of the party as well as various forums and email accounts connected with the group, including that of Jamie Kelso, the websites operator.[30][31] The front page of the party's website was defaced with #OpBlitzkrieg(the designated name used in January 2012 for a series of Anonymous cyber-attacks on German Neo-Nazi websites) and private information about the organization's members was released.[32]

References

  1. ^ American Third Position Party, "A3P Launch Marked by Tabletop Outreach" (January 5th, 2010 - retrieved on January 13th, 2010).
  2. ^ "Ron Paul campaign denies white supremacist ties alleged by Anonymous". Yahoo! News. 2012-02-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accesssdate= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Larry Keller. "New White Supremacist Party has Mass Electoral Ambitions". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  4. ^ "Backgrounder: American Third Position". Anti-Defamation League. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  5. ^ American Third Position Party, "Stop Immigration and Restore our National Identity."
  6. ^ Alison Knezevich (2011-06-15). "Labor changing mind on Tomblin?". The Charleston Gazette.
  7. ^ Sanya Khetani (2012-02-01). "Anonymous Has Revealed The British National Party's Links To An American White Supremacist Group". Business Insider. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accesssdate= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Southern Poverty Law Center (Spring 2010). "Prof Has New Job Running Racist Political Party: Academic Anti-Semitism". Retrieved 2010-04-28. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ^ American Third Position Party, "Mission Statement," (retrieved on January 13th, 2010).
  10. ^ Immigration: American Third Position. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  11. ^ Globalization: American Third Position. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  12. ^ Foreign Affairs: American Third Position. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  13. ^ American Third Position Party, "American Workers First"
  14. ^ Long Beach Press-Telegram, "Controversial CSULB professor MacDonald is director of new political party," by Kevin Butler (January 5th, 2010 - retrieved on January 13th, 2010).
  15. ^ Orange County Weekly, "Long Beach State Professor Kevin MacDonald Helps Mainstream a New White Supremacist Political Party," by Gustavo Arellano (January 21st, 2010 - retrieved on March 13th, 2010).
  16. ^ *Kevin MacDonald:Understanding Jewish Influence I: Background Traits for Jewish Activism. TOQonline.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.
  17. ^ *Kevin MacDonald:Understanding Jewish Influence II: Zionism and the Internal Dynamics of Judaism. TOQonline.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.
  18. ^ Kevin MacDonald:Understanding Jewish Influence III: Neoconservatism as a Jewish Movement. TOQonline.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.
  19. ^ Ray Duckler (2010-07-11). "Candidate: Keep state's complexion white". Concord Monitor. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
  20. ^ New Hampshire Union-Leader. 2010-07-07 http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=John+DiStaso's+Granite+Status:+State+GOP+rejects+Ashland+NH+House+candidate+as+'despicable+racist'&articleId=6fb730a1-de0f-4f2e-9be6-9609498f1e2d. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ^ New Hampshire 2010 primary results
  22. ^ "The National Socialist American Labor Party". N.S.A.L.P. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  23. ^ Larry Keller (2010-07-15). Southern Poverty Law Center "Former Wheaties Spokesman Said to Back Racist Party". Retrieved 2011-01-23. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  24. ^ Office of the California Secretary of State, "County Clerk/Registrar of Voters (CC/ROV) Memorandum #09175," by Deirdre Avent (November 13th, 2009 - retrieved on January 13th, 2010).
  25. ^ Secretary of State: Qualified political parties for the November 2, 2010 general election
  26. ^ Ballot Access News
  27. ^ "2011 Candidates for Governor".
  28. ^ "West Virginia - County Vote Results".
  29. ^ "American Third Position Party Presidential Ticket".
  30. ^ Gianluca Mezzofiore (2012-02-01). "Ron Paul, the American Third Position Party and Stormfront". International Business Times. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  31. ^ "Ron Paul campaign denies white supremacist ties alleged by Anonymous". Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  32. ^ "'ANONYMOUS' hits White Supremacist sites". Intelwire. 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2012-02-04.