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In his writings, James Mason advocates waging war against "the system." But at 67 and living in Denver, he's now dependent on it.Nov. 26, 2019, 4:01 PM EST
By Anna Schecter and Rich Schapiro
A fan of Charles Manson and follower of Hitler, James Mason published essays in the 1980s that now act as the inspiration for a militant neo-Nazi group linked to multiple murders in the U.S.
Revolutionary discipline must mean that WE will be the single survivor in a war against the System, Mason wrote in 1985. A TOTAL WAR against the System.
But nowadays, Mason isnt waging war with the system. He is, in fact, dependent on it.
The 67-year-old white supremacist lives in a government subsidized apartment in Denver and eats at soup kitchens.
In a brief interview last week, a few days after he was spotted picking up a meal at a city-run center for homeless and hungry seniors, Mason said he sees no contradiction between his writings and his lifestyle.
Guerilla warfare, man. Guerilla warfare, Mason told NBC's Denver affiliate KUSA. Youve gotta take what you have to get what you need."
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"Guerilla warfare" my ass. It's called being a goddamned hypocrite. And what did his hero, Adolf, call guys like him? "Useless eaters?"
magicarpet
(14,155 posts)You think he voted trDump ?
essme
(1,207 posts)Expect from a Manson follower? A nice, smart, decent guy?
Thank goddess all he ever accomplished was writing stupid shit.
underpants
(182,830 posts)Just like you know who
Lochloosa
(16,066 posts)The organization explicitly advocates neo-Nazism, drawing a significant amount of influence from James Mason and his publication, Siege, a mid-1980s newsletter of the National Socialist Liberation Front that paid tribute to Adolf Hitler, Joseph Tommasi, Charles Manson, and Savitri Devi.[28] It was published into a book that is required reading for all Atomwaffen Division members. Mason, a neo-Nazi and Holocaust denier who advocates murder and violence in order to create lawlessness, anarchy and destabilize the system, is the main advisor to the group.[29][21]
meow2u3
(24,764 posts)Hugin
(33,164 posts)After Civil War II they keep pushing.
I ask again, who do they think is going to pay their way after they take down the government they hate so much? Trump?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *ouch, my spirociliac!* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
The Genealogist
(4,723 posts)This idiot just doesn't want non-whites and others he considers beneath him to get anything, and likely thinks EVERYTHING wrong in this country can be blamed on those he considers beneath him. He probably also thinks it will be an easy victory for people like him in their fever dreams of a new civil war.
Hugin
(33,164 posts)As long as they get the best ashes.
I think you're correct in your guess the core is anger and hatred of what they see as "The Other".
We have entered what I find the most mystifying of the whole Right-Wingnut phenomenon. With most of them being the most dependent on the system as it is now, many of them living wholly on some form of government assistance and sheltered by the American legal system from the consequences of a life filled with poor choices. Why are they so intent on pulling it all down? Is it the only way they can see to improve their status? Resentment? Because if it's resentment, they resent the wrong people.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)oh yeah, socialism.🙄
VOX
(22,976 posts)Aside from the Seinfeld reference, this guy can go sit on a barrel cactus.
CousinIT
(9,247 posts)...yet demanding that it be cut for EVERYONE ELSE.
"WE need it", is their excuse.
They're not Nazis. Just Republicans.
Republicanism/conservatism = pretentious hypocrisy to the nth degree.
Period.
Odoreida
(1,549 posts)Ilsa
(61,695 posts)to carry out hate crimes (and have to serve the prison time) he was too chickenshit to do himself.
BuffaloJackalope
(818 posts)But ... neo-Nazis generally aren't a very bright lot.
Mc Mike
(9,114 posts)Whatta stupid nazi. Untermentshen, to boot.
Hugin
(33,164 posts)Shouldn't it be self-evident?
Mc Mike
(9,114 posts)mopinko
(70,129 posts)couldnt get the episode linked quickly, but-
https://www.christianpicciolini.com/BreakingHate
dalton99a
(81,516 posts)James Mason
In 1991, Mason served a 30-day stint in jail after he pleaded guilty to illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material. After his release, Mason told The Cincinnati Enquirer he took lewd photos of a 15-year-old girl at the request of her husband.
Mason moved to Colorado but his criminal problems followed. He was in and out of state prison throughout the late 1990s after he was convicted of menacing in a case involving sexual exploitation of a child, and later found to be in possession of weapons in violation of his parole.
He now lives in a red-brick apartment complex in the heart of Denver. The building is open to people who qualify for subsidized Section 8 housing, according to postings in the lobby. Building management confirmed that all of the apartments are designated for recipients of Section 8 vouchers, a federal subsidy that helps low-income people pay their rent.
Masons apartment has become a magnet for Atomwaffen members. Photos posted online show Mason posing with various young men, some dressed in Nazi regalia and wearing skeleton face paint, in front of swastika flags.
ProfessorGAC
(65,076 posts)What a piece of crap this guy is!!!
paleotn
(17,931 posts)Fascism isn't what it use to be. Just ask Vlad Putin. Ideology doesn't mean shit anymore, because it's all about getting rich and you're just tools to that end for the very few. Ginning up the prols with ideological hate is just a means to that end. Once they're done with you, you're tossed on the trash heap. Hell, even Deng Xiaoping discovered making money is a hell of a lot more enjoyable than ideology. You old, useless tool.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,010 posts)eppur_se_muova
(36,269 posts)RWer's are contradiction-blind. If they weren't, the cognitive dissonance would explode their tiny little brains.
samir.g
(835 posts)Have fun.