A new network blending far-right extremism with MMA training is growing rapidly across North America and Europe.
With a network of decentralised cells in most states in the United States and European Union member countries, the Active Clubs movement has blended far-right extremism with mixed martial arts (MMA). By presenting a more palatable image to the public and combining its extremist ideology with exercise, fitness and MMA training, Active Clubs have widened their appeal to reach a much broader audience than traditional white supremacist groups whose members are often derided for being “keyboard warriors”.
By promoting healthy pastimes like weightlifting, kickboxing, and even hiking, the group centres itself around positive, shared activities. Active Clubs enthusiastically encourage their members to live healthier lifestyles, by avoiding tobacco and drug use, training daily, and even going for hikes. For many new members, Active Clubs initially serve as a vehicle for self-improvement where they can train and exercise amongst like-minded individuals.
Alongside this personal growth, the group gradually introduces its members to the movement’s ideology as their involvement deepens.
Active Clubs also maintain close affiliations with more traditional white nationalist and accelerationist groups like Patriot Front that have used violence in the past. In Canada, Active Clubs members are known to have simultaneously been members of designated terrorist groups, including the Atomwaffen Division.
As the US hurtles towards turbulent elections later this year, there is a significant risk that Active Clubs could serve as a combat-ready militia or “brownshirts” organisation prepared to intimidate voters at polling stations, debates, and peaceful demonstrations. With individual Active Clubs branches spanning most US states, the network has a broad geographic footprint that could lead to voter intimidation and election disruptions across the country.
Active Clubs also maintain close affiliations with more traditional white nationalist and accelerationist groups
Man, it would be cool is rightwing accelerationist groups just pushed for super wokeness and a beefy welfare state to accelerate their conflict like the leftwing accelerationist cheer everything progressing toward a conservative hellscape because it’ll make a revolution happen. Why does their accelerationism just make things they like happen?
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Man, it would be cool is rightwing accelerationist groups just pushed for super wokeness and a beefy welfare state to accelerate their conflict like the leftwing accelerationist cheer everything progressing toward a conservative hellscape because it’ll make a revolution happen. Why does their accelerationism just make things they like happen?
This is disgusting, preying as a health and fitness group and slowly grooming their minds to align with their ideals, if they aren’t already.
Sounds like an ultra fashy “asskickers united”.
I wonder how long it’s going to take before someone’s forced to eat a shit sandwich and burns an apartment down.