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|fullname = Eustace Clarence Mullins Jr. | |fullname = Eustace Clarence Mullins Jr. | ||
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|goals = "Expose" the Jews' "control" of the Federal Reserve (failed) | |goals = "Expose" the Jews' "control" of the Federal Reserve (failed) | ||
|crimes = [[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Holocaust denial]]<br>[[Hate Speech|Hate speech]]<br>[[White supremacy]] | |crimes = [[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Holocaust denial]]<br>[[Hate Speech|Hate speech]]<br>[[White supremacy]] | ||
|hobby = Promoting conspiracy theories<br>Writing books and articles}}'''Eustace Clarence Mullins Jr.''' (March 9, 1923 – February 2, 2010) was an antisemitic American writer, propagandist, [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]] [[Holocaust denial|denier]], and disciple of the poet Ezra Pound. | |hobby = Promoting conspiracy theories<br>Writing books and articles}}'''Eustace Clarence Mullins Jr.''' (March 9, 1923 – February 2, 2010) was an antisemitic American writer, propagandist, [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]] [[Holocaust denial|denier]], and disciple of the poet [[Ezra Pound]]. | ||
His best-known book is ''The Secrets of The Federal Reserve'', in which he alleged that several high-profile bankers had conspired to write the Federal Reserve Act for their own nefarious purposes, and then induced Congress to enact it into law. David Randall called Mullins "one of the world's leading conspiracy theorists." The Southern Poverty Law Center described him as "a one-man organization of hate". | His best-known book is ''The Secrets of The Federal Reserve'', in which he alleged that several high-profile bankers had conspired to write the Federal Reserve Act for their own nefarious purposes, and then induced Congress to enact it into law. David Randall called Mullins "one of the world's leading conspiracy theorists." The Southern Poverty Law Center described him as "a one-man organization of hate". | ||
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In 1949 Mullins worked at the Institute for Contemporary Arts in Washington, D.C. where he met Ezra Pound's wife Dorothy, who introduced him to her husband. Pound was at the time incarcerated in St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill. Mullins visited the poet frequently, and for a time acted as his secretary. Later, he wrote a biography, ''This Difficult Individual Ezra Pound'' (1961), which literary critic Ira Nadel describes as "prejudiced and often melodramatic". According to Mullins it was Pound who set him on the course of research that led to his writing ''The Secrets of The Federal Reserve''. | In 1949 Mullins worked at the Institute for Contemporary Arts in Washington, D.C. where he met Ezra Pound's wife Dorothy, who introduced him to her husband. Pound was at the time incarcerated in St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Mentally Ill. Mullins visited the poet frequently, and for a time acted as his secretary. Later, he wrote a biography, ''This Difficult Individual Ezra Pound'' (1961), which literary critic Ira Nadel describes as "prejudiced and often melodramatic". According to Mullins it was Pound who set him on the course of research that led to his writing ''The Secrets of The Federal Reserve''. | ||
Mullins became a researcher at the Library of Congress in 1950 and helped Senator [[Joseph McCarthy]] in making claims about Communist Party funding sources. He later stated that he believed McCarthy had "started to turn the tide against world | Mullins became a researcher at the Library of Congress in 1950 and helped Senator [[Joseph McCarthy]] in making claims about Communist Party funding sources. He later stated that he believed McCarthy had "started to turn the tide against world communism". Shortly after his first book, ''The Secrets of The Federal Reserve'', came out in 1952, he was discharged by the Library of Congress. | ||
From April 1953 until April 1954, Mullins was employed by the American Petroleum Industries Committee (APIC). He was cited in 1954 as a "neo-Fascist" by the House Un-American Activities Committee, which noted in particular his article "Adolph Hitler: An Appreciation", written in 1952, in which he compared [[Hitler]] to Jesus and described both as victims of Jews. | From April 1953 until April 1954, Mullins was employed by the American Petroleum Industries Committee (APIC). He was cited in 1954 as a "neo-Fascist" by the House Un-American Activities Committee, which noted in particular his article "Adolph Hitler: An Appreciation", written in 1952, in which he compared [[Hitler]] to Jesus and described both as victims of Jews. | ||
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