As previously mentioned, Reverend Richard G. Butler was the founder of the white nationalist group the Aryan Nations in Hayden Lake, Idaho. The affects of the Aryan Nation can be felt throughout the Pacific Northwest. While at my friend's house for dinner recently, her father, DW, mention how he knew Richard Butler and worked with him on a water safety board in Coeur d'Alene. DW, a full Japanese man, explained some of the fear he felt in the presence of Butler. DW said he and Butler happened to be in a restroom together and had he not been afraid one of his followers would retaliate against him, he would have thrown a wet wad of toilet paper over the stall at him. The intimidation and fear is one of the main tactics used behind this organization. Through this intimidation and fear, the Aryan Nations focus on creating a homeland for the purity of their race.
Ultimately, the Aryan Nations realized that the goal of taking over the entire United States was beyond their reach and shrank their plans to include only the Pacific Northwest "to secure the existence of [their] people and a future for White children" (source). With this, the Butler Plan was released. The Butler Plan's goal is to ensure the survival (along with the rest of the Aryan Nation and white supremacists alike) of "their race" by engaging in "political action, propaganda and educational activity."
The plan includes four phases. The first phase calls for a relocation of "racially conscious white community" to the homeland. The second phase is to create a "Northwest Front as a fighting revolutionary party." The focus of this stage is to attempt to restore their image from a racist group to more of a political party. The third stage includes getting said "party" into politics of the area and creating a revolution. The fourth and final stage involves taking over all political power in the Pacific Northwest and creating the "Northwest American Republican" which will ultimately be the force that causes the collapse of the United States (source).
It is easy to see that Butler's message and the Aryan Nations have had their affect on many people. Their goals are plastered all over the internet, leading to easier access to their ideologies and the expansion of their group through globalization.
Ultimately, the Aryan Nations realized that the goal of taking over the entire United States was beyond their reach and shrank their plans to include only the Pacific Northwest "to secure the existence of [their] people and a future for White children" (source). With this, the Butler Plan was released. The Butler Plan's goal is to ensure the survival (along with the rest of the Aryan Nation and white supremacists alike) of "their race" by engaging in "political action, propaganda and educational activity."
The plan includes four phases. The first phase calls for a relocation of "racially conscious white community" to the homeland. The second phase is to create a "Northwest Front as a fighting revolutionary party." The focus of this stage is to attempt to restore their image from a racist group to more of a political party. The third stage includes getting said "party" into politics of the area and creating a revolution. The fourth and final stage involves taking over all political power in the Pacific Northwest and creating the "Northwest American Republican" which will ultimately be the force that causes the collapse of the United States (source).
It is easy to see that Butler's message and the Aryan Nations have had their affect on many people. Their goals are plastered all over the internet, leading to easier access to their ideologies and the expansion of their group through globalization.
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