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{{Villain Infobox|name=Craig Cobb|image=Craig_Cobb.jpg|fullname=Paul Craig Cobb|alias="Chain"|origin=St. Joseph, Missouri, United States|occupation=Writer for various white supremacist websites
{{Villain Infobox|name=Craig Cobb|Image=Cobb.jpg|fullname=Paul Craig Cobb|alias="Chain"|origin=St. Joseph, Missouri, United States|occupation=Writer for various white supremacist websites
Owner of Podblanc (Formerly)
Owner of Podblanc (Formally)
Racist propagandist and "activist"
Racist propagandist and "activist"
Taxi driver (Formerly)|skills=Manipulation|hobby=Writing on racist forums
Taxi driver (Formally)|skills=Manipulation|hobby=Writing on racist forums
Spreading [[hate speech]]
Spreading hate speech  
Inciting hate crimes|goals=Establish a "white homeland" (Failed)
Inciting hate crimes|goals=Establish a "white homeland" (Failed)
Recruit youth into the white power movement (Failed)|crimes=[[Racism]] and [[Xenophobia]]<br>
Recruit youth into the white power movement|crimes=Racism
*[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>
 
*[[Negrophobia]]<br>
Holocaust denial
*[[Hispanophobia]]<br>
 
*[[Islamophobia]]<br>   
Terrorizing
*[[Anti-Native American Sentiment]]<br>
 
Genocide Denial (Specifically [[Holocaust denial]])<br>
Hate speech
[[Terrorism]]<br>
 
[[Hate speech]]<br>
Soliciting murder
[[Soliciting]]<br>
 
[[Murder]]<br>
Xenophobia
[[Misogyny]]<br>
 
[[Homophobia]]<br>
Misogyny
[[Propaganda]]<br>
 
[[Ableism]]<br>
Homophobia
[[Sexism]]<br>|type of villain=Neo-Nazi activist}}{{Quote|Hey listen asshole, I'm one of the most famous racists in the world you son of a bitch! Don't fucking tempt me.|Craig Cobb threating a resident of Leith, North Dakota on video.}}
 
Spreading propaganda
 
Anti-Semitism
 
Negrophobia
 
Hispanophobia
 
Islamophobia   
 
Ableism|type of villain=Neo-Nazi activist}}{{Quote|Hey listen asshole, I'm one of the most racists in the world you son of a bitch. Don't fucking tempt me.|Craig Cobb threating a resident of Leith, North Dakota on video.}}


'''Craig Cobb''' (Born September 28, 1952) is an American [[White Supremacy|white supremacist]] and neo-Nazi and is a prominent user of various white supremacist sites such as Vanguard News Network, [[Stormfront (website)|Stormfront]], and his own now defunct site, Podblanc, where he encourages and spreads hate speech and propaganda. He is best known for attempting to take over the tiny town of Leith, North Dakota (Which has only 32 residents) in 2013 to turn it into an enclave for white nationalists. He and his plan to take over Leith was the subject for the 2015 documentary ''Welcome to Leith''. He was arrested in November 2013 and charged with seven counts of terrorizing and served four months in jail.
'''Craig Cobb''' (Born September 28, 1952) is an American [[White Supremacy|white supremacist]] and neo-Nazi and is a prominent user of various white supremacist sites such as Vanguard News Network, [[Stormfront (website)|Stormfront]], and his own now defunct site, Podblanc, where he encourages and spreads hate speech and propaganda. He is best known for attempting to take over the tiny town of Leith, North Dakota (Which has only 32 residents) in 2013 to turn it into an enclave for white nationalists. He and his plan to take over Leith was the subject for the 2015 documentary ''Welcome to Leith''. He was arrested in November 2013 and charged with seven counts of terrorizing and served four months in jail.
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Cobb is a prominent member on many hate filled websites. So much so that he founded his own in 2007 called Podblanc which was a video sharing service as an alternative to YouTube (Which Cobb called "JewTube") which served as an outlet for white supremacists spread propaganda. Videos of many horrific incidents were also posted such as a video of Russian neo-Nazis [[Beheading video|beheading]] and shooting Asian immigrants and others showing the [[torture]] of orthodox Jews and other ethnic minorities. He also would post how-to guides on how to make homemade explosives and handgun training. He posted videos of his own harassing people and asking provocative questions laced with racial slurs. One video even shows him calling a group of black people the N-word which resulted in the police getting called on him.
Cobb is a prominent member on many hate filled websites. So much so that he founded his own in 2007 called Podblanc which was a video sharing service as an alternative to YouTube (Which Cobb called "JewTube") which served as an outlet for white supremacists spread propaganda. Videos of many horrific incidents were also posted such as a video of Russian neo-Nazis [[Beheading video|beheading]] and shooting Asian immigrants and others showing the [[torture]] of orthodox Jews and other ethnic minorities. He also would post how-to guides on how to make homemade explosives and handgun training. He would also post videos of his own harassing people and asking provocative questions laced with racial slurs. One video even shows him calling a group of black people the N-word which resulted in the police getting called on him.


In 2009, Cobb came under fire when neo-Nazi [[Keith Luke]] murdered two people and raped a woman as well as injuring another in Brockton ,Massachusetts. The victims were all of Cape Verdean descent. Luke said to police that every non-white person was a problem to him, and wanted to get rid of them all. He said he was motivated after reading an article about "the demise of the white race" on Podblanc. Luke also stated that had he not been caught by police he would have shot up a Synagogue that same day.
In 2009, Cobb came under fire when neo-Nazi [[Keith Luke]] murdered two people and raped a woman as well as injuring another in Brockton ,Massachusetts. The victims were all of Cape Verdean descent. Luke said to police that every non-white person was a problem to him, and wanted to get rid of them all. He said he was motivated after reading an article about "the demise of the white race" on Podblanc. Luke also stated that had he not been caught by police he would have shot up a Synagogue that same day.
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== Attempted takeover of Leith ==
== Attempted takeover of Leith ==
In 2012, Cobb relocated to North Dakota because of its supply of high paying jobs at oil fields and high portion of white residents. In August 2013 he moved to the very small of Leith where he purchased 13 plots of land for $500 each. He would then post an advertisement on Vanguard News Network announcing his plans to build a community based on white nationalist ideals and as he puts it "a community where you always find like minded residents." He also planned on renaming the town to "Cobbsville". His map also showed plans of his building a park dedicated to [[William Luther Pierce]]. This attracted notable members of the white power movement such as [[Tom Metzger]], [[Alex Linder]], [[April Gaede]], and Jeff Schoep. Cobb had given them their own plots of land. Jeff Schoep had also brought several members of the [[National Socialist Movement]] with him, where they planned on moving the groups headquarters to Leith. The NSM had a meeting with Cobb at the town in September 2013 which gained lots of attention from news outlets as well as bringing in a large crowd of counter-protestors. Cobb became more open about his plans with him even going on local radio stations to announce it. During this time Cobb had officially moved in his first family, Kyann Dutton, a member of the National Socialist Movement along with his wife and 5 kids. Residents of Leith and surrounding communities banded together to try and stop Cobb and began fearing for their lives when Cobb was harassing and making threats to residents and posting personal information of them online. Cobbs plan also attracted filmmakers to fly out to North Dakota to document the event which would be seen in the 2015 film ''Welcome to Leith''.  
In 2011, Cobb relocated to North Dakota because of its supply of high paying jobs at oil fields and high portion of white residents. In August 2013 he moved to the very small of Leith where he purchased 13 plots of land for $500 each. He would then post an advertisement on Vanguard News Network announcing his plans to build a community based on white nationalist ideals and as he puts it "a community where you always find like minded residents." He also planned on renaming the town to "Cobbsville". His map also showed plans of his building a park dedicated to [[William Luther Pierce]]. This attracted notable members of the white power movement such as [[Tom Metzger]], [[Alex Linder]], [[April Gaede]], and Jeff Schoep. Cobb had given them their own plots of land. Jeff Schoep had also brought several members of the [[National Socialist Movement]] with him, where they planned on moving the groups headquarters to Leith. The NSM had a meeting with Cobb at the town in September 2013 which gained lots of attention from news outlets as well as bringing in a large crowd of counter-protestors. Cobb became more open about his plans with him even going on local radio stations to announce it. During this time Cobb had officially moved in his first family, Kyann Dutton, a member of the National Socialist Movement along with his wife and 5 kids. Residents of Leith and surrounding communities banded together to try and stop Cobb and began fearing for their lives when Cobb was harassing and making threats to residents and posting personal information of them online. Cobbs plan also attracted filmmakers to fly out to North Dakota to document the event which would be seen in the 2015 film ''Welcome to Leith''.  




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