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'''Joseph Charles Tommasi''' (April 15, 1951 – August 15, 1975) was an American [[ |
'''Joseph Charles Tommasi''' (April 15, 1951 – August 15, 1975) was an American [[Identitarian movement|white identitarian]] who founded the [[National Socialist Liberation Front]]. He advocated for an [[extremism|extremist]], revolutionary, and armed [[guerrilla warfare]] against the U.S. government<ref name=whitepower>{{cite book | last=Kaplan | first=Jeffrey S. | author-link=Jeffrey Kaplan (academic) | year=2000 | title=Encyclopedia of White Power: A Sourcebook on the Radical Racist Right | publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]] | isbn=0-7425-0340-2}}</ref> and what he called its "Jewish" power structure. Tommasi advocated for chaos through [[accelerationism]] so that the U.S. government could be attacked without protection, later to be replaced by a 'racial order'.<ref name=Goodrick/> Tommasi was mockingly nicknamed "Tomato Joe" by rival white identitarians because of his Italian heritage and "Non-Nordic complexion."<ref>{{cite book | last=Kaplan | first=Jeffrey S. | author-link=Jeffrey Kaplan (academic) | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WU42AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA259 | title=The Cultic Milieu: Oppositional Subcultures in an Age of Globalization | date=Jul 31, 2002 | publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]]| isbn=9780759116580 }}</ref> |
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==Politics== |
==Politics== |
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Influenced by [[William Luther Pierce]], Tommasi first rose to prominence as a young leader within the National Socialist White People's Party (NSWPP |
Influenced and inspired by [[William Luther Pierce]], Tommasi first rose to prominence as a young leader within the National Socialist White People's Party (NSWPP) (formely known as he [[American Nazi Party]]) in [[Arlington County, Virginia]].<ref name=SIEGE>{{cite web | url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/02/22/atomwaffen-and-siege-parallax-how-one-neo-nazi%E2%80%99s-life%E2%80%99s-work-fueling-younger-generation | title=Atomwaffen and the SIEGE parallax: how one neo-Nazi's life's work is fueling a younger generation | publisher=[[Southern Poverty Law Center]] | date=February 22, 2018}}</ref> |
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In 1969, Tommasi launched the [[National Socialist Liberation Front]] (NSLF) as a youth wing of the |
In 1969, Tommasi launched the [[National Socialist Liberation Front]] (NSLF) as a youth wing of the National Socialist White People's Party. |
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In February 1972, [[Irv Rubin]], a Jewish |
In February 1972, [[Irv Rubin]], a Jewish terrorist of the [[Jewish Defense League]], was arrested after failing to murder Tommasi.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/02/13/archives/jewish-militant-charged-on-coast-in-attack-on-nazi.html | title=Jewish Militant Charged On Coast in Attack on Nazi | agency=[[United Press International]] | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=February 13, 1972 | url-access=subscription}}</ref> |
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The NSWPP had splintered following the 1967 |
The NSWPP had splintered following the 1967 assasination of [[George Lincoln Rockwell]]. While Tommasi was still in the National Socialist White People's Party, he frequently found himself at odds with Rockwell's successor, [[Matthias Koehl]]. Koehl, an old-fashioned follower of [[Adolf Hitler]], objected to Tommasi's radical viewpoints, as well as his liberal personal habits, which included smoking [[marijuana]], having long hair, listening to [[rock and roll]], and inviting a woman for sex at the NSWPP headquarters.<ref name=Goodrick>{{cite book | last=Goodrick-Clarke | first=Nicholas | author-link=Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xaiaM77s6N4C | title=Black Sun: Aryan Cults, Esoteric Nazism, and the Politics of Identity | date=July 31, 2003 | publisher=[[New York University Press]] | isbn=978-0814731550}}</ref> These incidents led to Tommasi being thrown out of the NSWPP in 1973.<ref name=SIEGE/> |
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In March 1974, Tommasi launched the NSLF as a separate organization.<ref name=SIEGE/> The group attracted many of the younger and more radical members of the NSWPP. It used propaganda such as pictures showing the twisted wreckage of a [[Bank of America]] [[branch (banking)|branch]].<ref name=Goodrick/> |
In March 1974, Tommasi launched the NSLF as a separate organization.<ref name=SIEGE/> The group attracted many of the younger and more radical members of the NSWPP. It used propaganda such as pictures showing the twisted wreckage of a [[Bank of America]] [[branch (banking)|branch]].<ref name=Goodrick/> |
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Tommasi sought membership among white college students who felt alienated by both the radical [[leftist]] movement as well as the mainstream conservative right.<ref name=SIEGE/> However, |
Tommasi, being a white identitarian, sought membership among white college students who felt alienated by both the radical [[leftist]] movement as well as the mainstream conservative right.<ref name=SIEGE/> However, this didn't stop Tommasi's futile attempts to regain control of the NSWPP.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://newspaperarchive.com/star-news-jun-09-1976-p-10/ | title=Charges Dropped | work=[[Star-News]] | date=June 9, 1976}}</ref> |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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Joseph Tommasi | |
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| Leader of the National Socialist Liberation Front | |
| In office March 2, 1974 – August 15, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | David Rust |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Charles Tommasi April 15, 1951 Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | August 15, 1975 (aged 24) El Monte, California, U.S. |
| Political party | American Nazi Party |
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Joseph Charles Tommasi (April 15, 1951 – August 15, 1975) was an American white identitarian who founded the National Socialist Liberation Front. He advocated for an extremist, revolutionary, and armed guerrilla warfare against the U.S. government[1] and what he called its "Jewish" power structure. Tommasi advocated for chaos through accelerationism so that the U.S. government could be attacked without protection, later to be replaced by a 'racial order'.[2] Tommasi was mockingly nicknamed "Tomato Joe" by rival white identitarians because of his Italian heritage and "Non-Nordic complexion."[3]
Politics
Influenced and inspired by William Luther Pierce, Tommasi first rose to prominence as a young leader within the National Socialist White People's Party (NSWPP) (formely known as he American Nazi Party) in Arlington County, Virginia.[4]
In 1969, Tommasi launched the National Socialist Liberation Front (NSLF) as a youth wing of the National Socialist White People's Party.
In February 1972, Irv Rubin, a Jewish terrorist of the Jewish Defense League, was arrested after failing to murder Tommasi.[5]
The NSWPP had splintered following the 1967 assasination of George Lincoln Rockwell. While Tommasi was still in the National Socialist White People's Party, he frequently found himself at odds with Rockwell's successor, Matthias Koehl. Koehl, an old-fashioned follower of Adolf Hitler, objected to Tommasi's radical viewpoints, as well as his liberal personal habits, which included smoking marijuana, having long hair, listening to rock and roll, and inviting a woman for sex at the NSWPP headquarters.[2] These incidents led to Tommasi being thrown out of the NSWPP in 1973.[4]
In March 1974, Tommasi launched the NSLF as a separate organization.[4] The group attracted many of the younger and more radical members of the NSWPP. It used propaganda such as pictures showing the twisted wreckage of a Bank of America branch.[2]
Tommasi, being a white identitarian, sought membership among white college students who felt alienated by both the radical leftist movement as well as the mainstream conservative right.[4] However, this didn't stop Tommasi's futile attempts to regain control of the NSWPP.[6]
Death
On August 15, 1975, Tommasi was killed by a single bullet to the head in front of the headquarters of the NSWPP in El Monte, California. Numerous weapons were found at the headquarters, including a gun that had been recently fired.[7] David Rust, who was with Tommasi at the time, stated that someone had directed an obscene gesture towards them.[8] Witnesses said that Tommasi walked into the front yard carrying a club and got into an argument.[9] One NSWPP member allegedly told him that if he came any closer, he would be shot.[8] Jerry Keith Jones, 18 years old, was suspected in the murder.[10]
Tommasi was buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park.[11]
Legacy
Tommasi's life inspired fellow neo-Nazi James Mason to revive the NSLF in the early 1980s as a leaderless "philosophical concept or a state of mind" called Universal Order and to resurrect Tommasi's "Siege" periodical.[2][1][12][13]
Publications
- Building the revolutionary party Chillicothe, Ohio : National Socialist Liberation Front
- POLITICAL TERROR (1974 leaflet)
References
- ^ a b Kaplan, Jeffrey S. (2000). Encyclopedia of White Power: A Sourcebook on the Radical Racist Right. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 0-7425-0340-2.
- ^ a b c d Goodrick-Clarke, Nicholas (July 31, 2003). Black Sun: Aryan Cults, Esoteric Nazism, and the Politics of Identity. New York University Press. ISBN 978-0814731550.
- ^ Kaplan, Jeffrey S. (Jul 31, 2002). The Cultic Milieu: Oppositional Subcultures in an Age of Globalization. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780759116580.
- ^ a b c d "Atomwaffen and the SIEGE parallax: how one neo-Nazi's life's work is fueling a younger generation". Southern Poverty Law Center. February 22, 2018.
- ^ "Jewish Militant Charged On Coast in Attack on Nazi". The New York Times. United Press International. February 13, 1972.
- ^ "Charges Dropped". Star-News. June 9, 1976.
- ^ "Preliminary Hearing Slated in Slaying of Former Nazi Leader".
- ^ a b "Career of Slain Nazi Leader Started and Ended-by a Bullet-in El Monte". Los Angeles Times. August 21, 1975.
- ^ "American Nazi Slain". The Desert Sun. United Press International. August 16, 1975.
- ^ "Preliminary Hearing Slated in Slaying of Former Nazi Leader". Los Angeles Times. September 18, 1975.
- ^ "Find A Grave: Joseph C Tommasi". Find a Grave.
- ^ "Southern Poverty Law Center: JAMES MASON". Southern Poverty Law Center.
- ^ Mason, James (2003). Siege: The Collected Writings of James Mason. Black Sun Publications. ISBN 0-9724408-0-1.
External links
- The Post-war Paths of Occult National Socialism: From Rockwell and Madole to Manson by Jeffrey Kaplan