The myth claiming that fascists are stupid, lazy, and uneducated, or that “inbreeding” is a cause of white supremacist beliefs in a person, is problematic. And, of course, the latter is asserted by the liberals without any hint of irony.
Now, what is a fascist if not a militant nationalist? If so, what kind of nationalist? We hold it to be self-evident that Palestinian nationalism is not equal to German nationalism. And the nationalism of an oppressed nation is irrelevant here. Therefore, when we speak of the nationalism of neofascism we speak of the nationalism of Western nations. Hence, when Jeremy MacKenzie said “I think the Holocaust is f—king hilarious”^1 he was not just saying this as a white supremacist but he was also promoting the idea of Western supremacy. Let’s not forget that the nazis regarded themselves as the true interpreter of Western civilization. Alex Vriend, the vice-president of the Second Sons Canada, a fascist organization, claims a race war isn't just looming, but that “the race war is here.” According to the CBC, he was referring to the group’s martial arts training and military-style drills.^2 We may be tempted to view this as harmless trolling. Yet, just recently, Marc-Aurèle Chabot, Simon Angers-Audet, and Raphaël Lagacé have been accused of hoarding firearms and planning to take land in the Quebec City area by force. The RCMP said the charges are tied to ideologically motivated violent extremism and that they were building up an anti-government militia. Angers-Audet enrolled in the Canadian Army as a reservist in June 2019 until May 2022. Lagacé was a civilian instructor with the air cadets. And Chabot was serving in the Canadian Army at the time of his arrest. A fourth individual, Matthew Forbes, faces charges related to weapons possession, who is also in the Canadian Armed Forces.^3 Furthermore, in 2021, a former Canadian army reservist Patrik Mathews was sentenced to nine years in prison for what the FBI described as “a neo-Nazi plot to instigate a race war in the United States.”^4
In late 2025, the website WhiteDate was hacked, revealing that “many individuals [holding] positions of public trust, such as teachers, lawyers, health professionals, and military personnel,” were active on the dating platform. Royal Canadian Air Force Major Tristan Armstrong has been disclosed to be a user of this white supremacist website.^5 Lenti-Jones was another member. He is an entrepreneur who owns the Sovereign Vitality Natural Medicine clinic in Aldergrove, British Columbia. Lenti-Jones life’s purpose “is to catalyze not only the regeneration of a true form of Western Civilization, but for that revitalized civilization to be stronger, more dominant and sovereign than ever before.” He claims that becoming a business owner and medical practitioner radicalized him: “the more direct contact someone has with reality, for example having to deliver good results medically, make sound business decisions and so forth, the more rapidly the leftist worldview tends to evaporate.” As of 2023, Lenti-Jones sat on the governance committee of the prestigious Vancouver Club.^6 According to its website it was founded in 1889. The Club was the first private club in the city and is strictly exclusive.
This is just the tip of the iceberg. Evan Balgord, the executive director of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, says the white nationalist movement is burgeoning in Canada. The conference, Exiles of the Golden Age, an event held on July 26, 2025 at a cultural centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, reveals an unpleasant truth: a significant portion of the attendees hold respected social positions.
Thea Coburn is a classical violinist and operations manager with the Prince George Symphony Orchestra. Thomas Wolferstan has a long employment history as a shipwright in Victoria, BC. Michael Jacobsen was employed until recently as the marketing and communications manager at the Greater Vancouver Zoo. Karsen Miller appears to be one of the men behind the Northern War Cult, which is related to Vinland Battlewear, a neo-Nazi lifestyle and clothing brand owned by Josh Bruce and Robertson De Chazal. All three entrepreneurs were at the conference. Some MMA coaches and gym owners were also present.^7
Why is it that on Reddit they assume fascists to be unemployed and lazy? “So much unemployment and inbreeding in one picture,” said a Reddit user, referencing a recent Canada First rally in Toronto, a comment which had 126 upvotes.^8 Is it not clear that these petty nationalists are brats of middle class origin?
The myth that people who enlist in the army are poor and uneducated is likewise false. A study found out that “the majority of recruits have in fact come from the middle class, with above-average levels of affluence. Contrary to popular belief, the poorest communities are underrepresented in the armed forces. The study concludes that men and women who serve are likely to embody the values and culture of the median voters.”^9
At the Exiles of the Golden Age conference, a neo nazi from the United States, Paul Waggener, had to cancel his in-person appearance and gave a virtual speech instead. He operates Operation Werewolf, an entrepreneurial outfit built around books and workout programs, and other endeavours. Waggener also runs Devotion Jiu-Jitsu out of their Virginia property. In his speech he extolled the virtues of acquiring property and wealth in order to advance the movement. Mike Maxwell, the Canadian-born author of the book The Cultured Thug Handbook: A Guide to Radical Right Wing Thought, also addressed the audience remotely. He lives in Australia, where he runs a publishing house. David McGrigor was another attendee. He co-owns Celtic Landscaping and Design, a landscaping firm in the Greater Vancouver Area.^10
It’s not only the military or entrepreneurs but the police as well who are prone to fascism. In Ontario, a Hamilton police officer, Constable Renato Greco, is back at work after he was “investigated” for sharing racist and extremist content online. He proudly displayed stickers associated with white nationalist extremism on his vehicle, including a sticker of Diagolon, a fascist group led by Jeremy MacKenzie.^11 It seems the fascists are securely employed, contrary to what the users of Reddit may propagate. MacKenzie himself joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 2003 and worked as infantryman for the Royal Canadian Regiment in Afghanistan. He left the army in 2017 with the rank of master corporal. I think he’s now mostly making money off a podcast.
Patrick Gordon MacDonald has recently been sentenced to 10 years in prison for inciting hate and calling for violence against marginalized groups with terrorist propaganda images, memes and videos, all in an attempt to accelerate societal collapse through a hoped-for race war. MacDonald ran a graphic design studio out of Ottawa called Helios Design Studios. To this day, several propagandists in the neo-Nazi community copy his distinct style.^12
The Canadian military and the small business owners are in the process of seizing political power, while the middle class brats defend the privilege and accuse the "unemployed" of plotting a takeover of the government. The liberals want us to believe that the people who have no power, no money, or any influence are somehow causing the downfall of Canada! They are befuddled when they see protesters chanting slogans of Canada First while simultaneously giving vocal support for Trump. When will the left learn that the various countries dotting the Global North are irrelevant? The sole category useful for a proper analysis of current world events is the category of Western civilization; thus establishing and expanding Western supremacy is the primary objective of these white supremacists. An objective not too dissimilar nor in contradiction with the principle aims of liberalism, as again and again we witness murders, atrocities, and wars perpetrated against foreign countries, all under the guise of spreading and protecting the liberal’s idea of a democracy. In regards to Rubio speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on February 14, journalist Ben Norton informs us
The US secretary of state asserted that Washington will not accept the fact that “the West’s age of dominance had come to an end,” and will use all the tools at its disposable — including and especially military force — to “build a new Western century” and “renew the greatest civilization in human history.”
What liberals and conservatives have in common is not just their views about the supposed superiority of capitalism over socialism, but a shared appreciation for the Western world and its history as well. Norton further observes that
Rubio repeatedly stressed that the United States is itself a European colonial creation. Throughout his speech, Marco Rubio emphasized that colonialism links the United States and Europe in a transatlantic imperial bond. Rubio similarly made it clear that he personally identifies with European colonialists. Although Rubio’s family is technically of Cuban descent, he made no mention of this in his speech. Instead, Rubio stressed that his ancestors came from modern-day Italy and Spain. Rubio sees himself, proudly, as a child of the European colonial elites of the Americas, rejecting his Cuban heritage. He admires the European colonizers, the conquistadores, who traveled to Latin America, declared themselves the ruling classes, and carried out horrific crimes against humanity against the indigenous populations.^13
EU officials gave Marco Rubio a standing ovation, applauding this Western supremacist ideology. It recalls the beliefs of Lenti-Jones, the aforementioned white supremacist whose life’s purpose “is to catalyze not only the regeneration of a true form of Western Civilization, but for that revitalized civilization to be stronger, more dominant and sovereign than ever before.” The secretary of state Marco Rubio, the EU at the Munich Security Conference, and business owner Lenti-Jones agree on the West’s inexorable prerogative for global hegemony.
