David Duke: Difference between revisions

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Become President of the United States (failed)

Become a U.S. Senator (failed)

Spread his influence and help ~~Richard Spencer in his world conquest~~ (ongoing)

Spread his influence and help the Alt-Right (ongoing)

|crimes = Racism [[Xenophobia]] [[Holocaust denial]] Tax fraud [[Hate Speech|Hate speech]] [[Negrophobia]] [[Propaganda]] [[Blood Libel|Blood libel]]

|type of villain = Antisemitic Hatemonger

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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.}}

'''David Ernest Duke''' is a prominent American [[White supremacy|white supremacist]], white separatist, 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.

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==Trivia==

*In the 2018 biographical crime/comedy film ''BlacKkKlansman'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/David_Duke David Duke], ~~portrayed~~ by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topher_Grace Topher Grace], appeared as the main antagonist and was concerned about his appearance in the film.

*In the 2018 biographical crime/comedy film ''BlacKkKlansman'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/David_Duke David Duke], played by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topher_Grace Topher Grace], appeared as the main antagonist and was concerned about his appearance in the film.

*David Duke, apart from his fanatic antisemitism, also espouses anti-Masonic views, and anti-Communism. He has also promoted [[Islamophobia]], [[homophobia]], [[transphobia]], and [[ableism]], among other things.

*He is an adherent of [[Christian Identity]].

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*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.

*Duke was friends with serial killer [[Joseph Paul Franklin]], a fellow white supremacist whose victims were almost all exclusively Jews and African-Americans.

*He was banned from YouTube in late June 2020 for repeated violation of the platform's policies against hate speech, along with ~~his master~~ [[Richard Spencer]] and Stefan Molyneux. Duke's Twitter account was "permanently suspended" at the end of the following month for violating the company's rules on hateful conduct.

*He was banned from YouTube in late June 2020 for repeated violation of the platform's policies against hate speech, along with [[Richard Spencer]] and Stefan Molyneux. Duke's Twitter account was "permanently suspended" at the end of the following month for violating the company's rules on hateful conduct.

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 Become President of the United States (failed)<br>
 Become a U.S. Senator (failed)<br>
-Spread his influence and help Richard Spencer in his world conquest (ongoing)
+Spread his influence and help the Alt-Right (ongoing)
 |crimes = Racism<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Holocaust denial]]<br>Tax fraud<br>[[Hate Speech|Hate speech]]<br>[[Negrophobia]]<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>[[Blood Libel|Blood libel]]
 |type of villain = Antisemitic Hatemonger
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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.}}
-'''David Ernest Duke''' is a prominent American [[White supremacy|white supremacist]], white separatist, 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.
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 ==Trivia==
-*In the 2018 biographical crime/comedy film ''BlacKkKlansman'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/David_Duke David Duke], portrayed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topher_Grace Topher Grace], appeared as the main antagonist and was concerned about his appearance in the film.
+*In the 2018 biographical crime/comedy film ''BlacKkKlansman'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/David_Duke David Duke], played by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topher_Grace Topher Grace], appeared as the main antagonist and was concerned about his appearance in the film.
 *David Duke, apart from his fanatic antisemitism, also espouses anti-Masonic views, and anti-Communism. He has also promoted [[Islamophobia]], [[homophobia]], [[transphobia]], and [[ableism]], among other things.
 *He is an adherent of [[Christian Identity]].
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 *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.
 *Duke was friends with serial killer [[Joseph Paul Franklin]], a fellow white supremacist whose victims were almost all exclusively Jews and African-Americans.
-*He was banned from YouTube in late June 2020 for repeated violation of the platform's policies against hate speech, along with his master [[Richard Spencer]] and Stefan Molyneux. Duke's Twitter account was "permanently suspended" at the end of the following month for violating the company's rules on hateful conduct.
+*He was banned from YouTube in late June 2020 for repeated violation of the platform's policies against hate speech, along with [[Richard Spencer]] and Stefan Molyneux. Duke's Twitter account was "permanently suspended" at the end of the following month for violating the company's rules on hateful conduct.
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