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{{Quote|Our clear goal must be the advancement of the white race and separation of the white and black races. This goal must include freeing of the American media and government from subservient Jewish interests.|Duke in a KKK newsletter in November 1998.}} | {{Quote|Our clear goal must be the advancement of the white race and separation of the white and black races. This goal must include freeing of the American media and government from subservient Jewish interests.|Duke in a KKK newsletter in November 1998.}} | ||
'''David Ernest Duke''' is a prominent American white supremacist, white separatist, former Grand Wizard of the [[Ku Klux Klan|Knights of the Ku Klux Klan]], antisemitic conspiracy theorist, [[Holocaust denial|holocaust denier]], convicted felon, and politician. | '''David Ernest Duke''' is a prominent American [[White supremacy|white supremacist]], white separatist, former Grand Wizard of the [[Ku Klux Klan|Knights of the Ku Klux Klan]], antisemitic conspiracy theorist, [[Holocaust denial|holocaust denier]], convicted felon, and politician. | ||
He was formerly a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1989 to 1992, and ran for President in 1989 and 1992. He also ran for the United States Senate in 1990, 1996, and 2016. | He was formerly a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1989 to 1992, and ran for President in 1989 and 1992. He also ran for the United States Senate in 1990, 1996, and 2016. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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David Duke attended a college in Ukraine; the Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, or MAUP. He received a Doctor of Philosophy degree. As a result, claims to have a PhD in history. However, the university is not sanctioned, nor recognized by the Ukrainian government, and the university itself has a reputation for spreading antisemitic message. This is further backed with his doctoral thesis being titled "Zionism as a Form of Ethnic Supremacism". | David Duke attended a college in Ukraine; the Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, or MAUP. He received a Doctor of Philosophy degree. As a result, claims to have a PhD in history. However, the university is not sanctioned, nor recognized by the Ukrainian government, and the university itself has a reputation for spreading antisemitic message. This is further backed with his doctoral thesis being titled "Zionism as a Form of Ethnic Supremacism". | ||
In the 2010s; near the 2016 United States presidential election cycle, Duke has associated himself with the | In the 2010s; near the 2016 United States presidential election cycle, Duke has associated himself with the [[Alt-Right]]. When asked about Donald Trump, his stance has not been consistent. He praised Trump due to various stances, but has also harshly berated him online for Trump's support of Israel. | ||
He attended the highly infamous [[Unite the Right rally]] in 2017, where he said he came to "fulfill the promises of Donald Trump". However, he also later repeatedly insulted him online for his support of Israel. David Duke donated an uncertain amount to Tulsi Gabbard in the 2020 Democratic primaries. He cited Ilhan Omar as the "most important member of congress" in what he perceived as full-on antisemitism on her part. | |||
==Villainy== | ==Villainy== | ||
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*Ironically, David Duke dismissed [[Jason Kessler]] a racist. | *Ironically, David Duke dismissed [[Jason Kessler]] a racist. | ||
**The irony is only pushed further with him having had attended an event he set up. | **The irony is only pushed further with him having had attended an event he set up. | ||
*David Duke founded a group called the "NAAWP", an offshoot of the NAACP. | *David Duke founded a group called the "[[NAAWP)]", an offshoot of the NAACP. | ||
*In the 1991 gubernatorial election in Louisiana, many urged people to vote for Edwin Edwards rather than David Duke, with the slogan "pick the lizard, not the wizard", a reference to Edwards' corruption allegations and Duke's past of being a Klansman. | *In the 1991 gubernatorial election in Louisiana, many urged people to vote for Edwin Edwards rather than David Duke, with the slogan "pick the lizard, not the wizard", a reference to Edwards' corruption allegations and Duke's past of being a Klansman. | ||
[[Category:Racists]] | [[Category:Racists]] | ||