He wants a “fortress Europe” that will ally with Putin’s Russia – a regime clearly admired in these circles. He calls for a “Gerxit”, Germany’s departure from the EU. Next is André Poggenburg, the regional head of the German far-right Alternative für Deutschland party in Saxony-Anhalt. Today’s far right wants to downplay Nazi crimes as a first step towards reawakening ideas from that era He lashes out against what he calls modern obsessions with “human rights”, which he says have produced a “catastrophic situation in Europe”. The first speaker is the deputy mayor of Graz, Mario Eustacchio, from Austria’s far-right Freedom party.
Under the ribbed vaults of a large hall, I join an audience of 300. But the sign at the entrance reads: “Congress of the defenders of Europe.” I had signed up under a false name, because only the “well-wishing” press was allowed to attend this gathering in March of far-right activists, mostly from Germany and Austria. It looks like it might be awaiting royal guests. Parker-Dipeppe was severely abused by his father and stepfather and hid his transgender identity from his co-conspirators - the judge found that he had suffered enough.I n Aistersheim, a village in north-west Austria, a pale yellow castle towers over a frozen lake, as if out of a fairy tale. Taylor Parker-Dipeppe, of Spring Hill, Florida, received no prison time for attempting to deliver a flier but leaving it at the wrong address. Johnny Roman Garza, of Queen Creek, Arizona, was sentenced to 16 months for affixing one of the posters on the bedroom window of a Jewish journalist. His three co-defendants pleaded guilty and have already been sentenced, with the other leader of the conspiracy, Cameron Shea, receiving a three-year term after apologizing and saying, “I cannot put into words the guilt that I feel about this fear and pain that I caused.” And most importantly, they never intended to communicate an actual threat to commit violence.” “What we have here is a group of disillusioned young men who want to believe that they are engaged in some sort of propaganda war with journalists and organizations like the Anti-Defamation League,” Black said. His attorney, Chris Black, argued that the posters did not constitute threats. attorney Thomas Woods told the jury Cole “was not simply sending a message of hate, he was sending a statement of terror.”Ĭole did not call any witnesses or testify on his own behalf. Some temporarily left their homes and installed security systems one bought a gun and took a firearms safety class and another left her job as a journalist. attorney's office said in a news release. Those steps including organizing paramilitary-style “hate camps” in Nevada and Washington, investigators said.ĭuring the trial, victims testified about the impact of receiving the posters, the U.S. They said Cole had “gone from espousing hate to now taking active steps or preparation for an impending ‘race war.’” In 2019, Seattle police obtained an “extreme risk protection order” against him, seizing nine guns from his home. Authorities searched his cell phone and found photos of him at various sites throughout Europe, displaying a white supremacist flag and performing the Nazi salute. Customs upon returning from a trip to Europe. The posters included images such as a hooded figure preparing to throw a Molotov cocktail at a house, and the words “Death to Pigs" - the same message followers of Charles Manson scrawled in victims’ blood during a home invasion murder.Ĭole has been on law enforcement’s radar since at least 2018, when he was stopped at U.S.
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