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|fullname = Christopher Charles Cantwell|alias = The Crying Nazi|origin = Brookhaven, New York, United States|occupation = Author, activist, pundit, podcaster, informant, shock jock, member of the [[Alt-Right]]|hobby = Broadcasting on Radical Agenda|goals = Prevent Jewish people from taking over the world <br>Get retribution against [[Antifa]]|crimes = [[Hate Speech|Hate speech]]<br>Driving while under the influence<br>Illegal possession of a weapon<br>Possession of stolen property<br>Making death threats<br>Assault and battery<br>Public intoxication<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>Cyberstalking<br>Extortion<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Transphobia]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>[[Arms trafficking]]<br>Attempted murder|type of villain = Cowardly Neo-Nazi}} | |fullname = Christopher Charles Cantwell|alias = The Crying Nazi|origin = Brookhaven, New York, United States|occupation = Author, activist, pundit, podcaster, informant, shock jock, member of the [[Alt-Right]]|hobby = Broadcasting on Radical Agenda|goals = Prevent Jewish people from taking over the world <br>Get retribution against [[Antifa]]|crimes = [[Hate Speech|Hate speech]]<br>Driving while under the influence<br>Illegal possession of a weapon<br>Possession of stolen property<br>Making death threats<br>Assault and battery<br>Public intoxication<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>Cyberstalking<br>Extortion<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Transphobia]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>[[Arms trafficking]]<br>Attempted murder|type of villain = Cowardly Neo-Nazi}} | ||
{{Quote|Jews will not [[Great Replacement|replace]] us!|Cantwell at the Unite the Right rally.}} | {{Quote|Jews will not [[Great Replacement|replace]] us!|Cantwell at the Unite the Right rally.}} | ||
'''Christopher Charles Cantwell''' is an American Neo-Nazi associated with the [[Alt-Right]]. He is best known for his appearance at the [[Unite the Right rally]] held by [[Jason Kessler]] in 2017, and the subsequent manhunt. He has also garnered criticism from other Alt-Right members for being a government informant, although he claims he only did this to get back at the notorious | '''Christopher Charles Cantwell''' is an American Neo-Nazi associated with the [[Alt-Right]]. He is best known for his appearance at the [[Unite the Right rally]] held by [[Jason Kessler]] in 2017, and the subsequent manhunt. He has also garnered criticism from other Alt-Right members for being a government informant, although he claims he only did this to get back at the notorious Left-wing terror group [[Antifa]]. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
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== Views == | == Views == | ||
Cantwell is considered a major figure within the Alt-Right, and has described himself as both a [[fascist]] and a libertarian. | Cantwell is considered a major figure within the Alt-Right, and has described himself as both a [[fascist]] and a libertarian. Both the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Anti-Defamation League consider Cantwell to be a white nationalist. | ||
Cantwell is also known for his militantly anti-police views | Cantwell is also known for his militantly anti-police views. | ||
Though Cantwell was initially a supporter of [[Donald Trump]], he later rescinded his support for Trump, claiming that Trump "wasn't racist enough" and not liking the fact that his daughter, Ivanka, was married to Jared Kushner, a Jew. | Though Cantwell was initially a supporter of [[Donald Trump]], he later rescinded his support for Trump, claiming that Trump "wasn't racist enough" and not liking the fact that his daughter, Ivanka, was married to Jared Kushner, a Jew. | ||
== Unite the Right Rally and aftermath == | == Unite the Right Rally and aftermath == | ||
During the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in August 2017, Cantwell was filmed shouting "Jews will not replace us!" with a crowd of other [[White Supremacy|white supremacists]]. | During the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in August 2017, Cantwell was filmed shouting "Jews will not replace us!" with a crowd of other [[White Supremacy|white supremacists]]. He ranted about how the Alt-Right are not nonviolent, and threatened to kill several protestors. He also allegedly pepper-sprayed several counter-protestors. Following the rally, a warrant was put out for Cantwell's arrest due to his actions during the rally. On his podcast ''Radical Agenda'', Cantwell published a video of him talking about the warrant during which he struggled to hold back tears, resulting in widespread mockery of Cantwell and earning him the nickname "The Crying Nazi".<ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/christopher-cantwell-charlottesville-crying-nazi-wants-sympathy-jail-657675 Christopher Cantwell, the Charlottesville 'Crying Nazi,' Wants Your Sympathy From Jail], ''Newsweek''</ref> | ||
Cantwell turned himself in on 24 August, and was indicted on counts of unlawful bodily injury, assault and battery, malicious injury with a caustic substance and public intoxication. He pleaded guilty to public intoxication and received a fine of $116. The charges of unlawful bodily and malicious injury with a caustic substance were later dropped on the grounds that so many people at the rally had pepper spray it was impossible to tell if Cantwell was responsible.<ref>[https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/11/13/after-hearing-christopher-cantwell-faces-one-remaining-felony-charge After hearing, Christopher Cantwell faces one remaining felony charge], Southern Poverty Law Center</ref> He later pleaded guilty to assault and battery and served seven months in jail.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190323144718/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/crying-nazi-barred-from-virginia-after-pleading-guilty-to-assault-during-charlottesville-rally/2018/07/20/164480a4-8c5f-11e8-81bf-28c7cd96bbc2_story.html ‘Crying Nazi’ pleads guilty to assault committed during Charlottesville rally], ''The Washington Post''</ref> He was also banned from entering the State of Virginia for five years.<ref>[https://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/white-nationalist-christopher-cantwell-banned-from-virginia-for-five-years/article_b7eccde9-6f3d-532d-97ec-69ce34fce05e.html White nationalist Christopher Cantwell banned from Virginia for five years after pleading guilty to assault at UVA torch march], ''Richmond Times''</ref> | Cantwell turned himself in on 24 August, and was indicted on counts of unlawful bodily injury, assault and battery, malicious injury with a caustic substance and public intoxication. He pleaded guilty to public intoxication and received a fine of $116. The charges of unlawful bodily and malicious injury with a caustic substance were later dropped on the grounds that so many people at the rally had pepper spray it was impossible to tell if Cantwell was responsible.<ref>[https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/11/13/after-hearing-christopher-cantwell-faces-one-remaining-felony-charge After hearing, Christopher Cantwell faces one remaining felony charge], Southern Poverty Law Center</ref> He later pleaded guilty to assault and battery and served seven months in jail.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190323144718/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/crying-nazi-barred-from-virginia-after-pleading-guilty-to-assault-during-charlottesville-rally/2018/07/20/164480a4-8c5f-11e8-81bf-28c7cd96bbc2_story.html ‘Crying Nazi’ pleads guilty to assault committed during Charlottesville rally], ''The Washington Post''</ref> He was also banned from entering the State of Virginia for five years.<ref>[https://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/white-nationalist-christopher-cantwell-banned-from-virginia-for-five-years/article_b7eccde9-6f3d-532d-97ec-69ce34fce05e.html White nationalist Christopher Cantwell banned from Virginia for five years after pleading guilty to assault at UVA torch march], ''Richmond Times''</ref> | ||
In October 2017, Cantwell, Jason Kessler, [[Richard Spencer]] and a number of other individuals and groups involved in the rally were sued by nine Charlottesville residents for violating the civil rights of the people of Charlottesville by inciting the violence that occurred at the rally. On November 23, 2021, a jury found all defendants liable on a charge of civil conspiracy and found Cantwell, Kessler, Spencer, [[Elliott Kline]] and [[Robert Ray|Robert "Azzmador" Ray]] liable for race-based harassment or violence. Cantwell was ordered to pay a total of $700, 000 in damages.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/unite-the-right-lawsuit-charlottesville-b1963126.html Jury awards $25m to victims in 2017 'Unite the Right' assault], ''The Independent''</ref> The jury was unable to reach a verdict on charges of federal conspiracy to incite violence.<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/charlottesville-trial-verdict-jury-finds-prominent-white-supremacist-leaders-liable-11637698395 Charlottesville Trial Verdict: Jury Finds Prominent White Supremacist Leaders Liable], ''The Wall Street Journal''</ref> | In October 2017, Cantwell, Jason Kessler, [[Richard Spencer]] and a number of other individuals and groups involved in the rally were sued by nine Charlottesville residents for violating the civil rights of the people of Charlottesville by inciting the violence that occurred at the rally. On November 23, 2021, a jury found all defendants liable on a charge of civil conspiracy and found Cantwell, Kessler, Spencer, [[Elliott Kline]] and [[Robert Ray|Robert "Azzmador" Ray]] liable for race-based harassment or violence. Cantwell was ordered to pay a total of $700, 000 in damages.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/unite-the-right-lawsuit-charlottesville-b1963126.html Jury awards $25m to victims in 2017 'Unite the Right' assault], ''The Independent''</ref> The jury was unable to reach a verdict on charges of federal conspiracy to incite violence.<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/charlottesville-trial-verdict-jury-finds-prominent-white-supremacist-leaders-liable-11637698395 Charlottesville Trial Verdict: Jury Finds Prominent White Supremacist Leaders Liable], ''The Wall Street Journal''</ref> | ||
Cantwell has also been convicted of drunk driving, illegal possession of a weapon and possession of stolen property, and is currently in a feud with [[Andrew Auernheimer]], alleged webmaster of the Alt-Right website [[The Daily Stormer|''The Daily Stormer'']]. | |||
==Criminal convictions== | ==Criminal convictions== | ||
In July 2018, Cantwell was convicted on two counts of misdemeanor assault and battery for pepper spraying two people at the rally. | |||
In July 2018, Cantwell was convicted on two counts of misdemeanor assault and battery for pepper spraying two people at the | |||
On September 28, 2020, Cantwell was found guilty on one felony count of | On September 28, 2020, Cantwell was found guilty on one felony count of transmitting extort communications and one felony count of threatening to injure property or reputation. The charges stemmed from Telegram messages Cantwell sent to a member of a rival neo-Nazi group, in which he threatened to rape the man's wife in front of his children if he did not give Cantwell information about the identity of another member of the group. Originally scheduled to be sentenced on January 4, 2021, the presiding judge issued a continuance and the sentencing was delayed. On February 24 Cantwell was sentenced to 41 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release. | ||
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