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|origin = Augusta, Georgia, United States | |origin = Augusta, Georgia, United States | ||
|foundation = 2005 | |foundation = 2005 | ||
|dissolution = N/A | |dissolution = N/A | ||
|headquarters = Alexandria, Virginia, United States | |headquarters = Alexandria, Virginia, United States | ||
|commanders = [[Richard B. Spencer]] | |commanders = [[Richard B. Spencer]] | ||
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|goals = Expand the influence of the [[Alt-Right]] (ongoing) | |goals = Expand the influence of the [[Alt-Right]] (ongoing) | ||
|crimes = | |crimes = Racism<br>Xxnophobia<br>[[White supremacy]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Hate Speech|Hate speech]] | ||
|type of villains = | |type of villains = White Supremacist Think Tank}}The '''National Policy Institute (NPI)''' is a white supremacist think tank and lobby group based in Alexandria, Virginia. It lobbies for white supremacists and the [[Alt-Right]]. Its president is [[Richard B. Spencer]]. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
NPI was founded in 2005 by William Regnery II. Louis R. Andrews was the chairman until 2010. Andrews said that he had voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election because "I want to see the Republican Party destroyed, so it can be reborn as a party representing the interests of white people, and not entrenched corporate elites. When Andrews died in 2011, he was replaced by Richard B. Spencer. According to George Hawley, an assistant professor of Political Science at the University of Alabama, NPI was "rather obscure and marginalized" until Spencer became its president in 2011, at which point Spencer's website, AlternativeRight.com, became an NPI initiative. | NPI was founded in 2005 by William Regnery II. Louis R. Andrews was the chairman until 2010. Andrews said that he had voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election because "I want to see the Republican Party destroyed, so it can be reborn as a party representing the interests of white people, and not entrenched corporate elites. When Andrews died in 2011, he was replaced by Richard B. Spencer. According to George Hawley, an assistant professor of Political Science at the University of Alabama, NPI was "rather obscure and marginalized" until Spencer became its president in 2011, at which point Spencer's website, AlternativeRight.com, became an NPI initiative. | ||
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In 2016, Twitter suspended the accounts of the NPI, its leader Richard B. Spencer and others under its terms of use. Spencer said that "digitally speaking, there has been execution squads across the alt-right" and accused Twitter of "corporate [[Stalin]]ism". However, Twitter's suspension was not based on the content of Spencer's posts, but rather on Twitter's rule barring multiple accounts with overlapping uses. Spencer's personal Twitter account was reinstated several weeks later; the NPI's remained suspended. | In 2016, Twitter suspended the accounts of the NPI, its leader Richard B. Spencer and others under its terms of use. Spencer said that "digitally speaking, there has been execution squads across the alt-right" and accused Twitter of "corporate [[Stalin]]ism". However, Twitter's suspension was not based on the content of Spencer's posts, but rather on Twitter's rule barring multiple accounts with overlapping uses. Spencer's personal Twitter account was reinstated several weeks later; the NPI's remained suspended. | ||
Spencer was the headline speaker at a 2016 NPI conference held in Washington, D.C., and celebrated the election of | Spencer was the headline speaker at a 2016 NPI conference held in Washington, D.C., and celebrated the election of Donald Trump as "the first step towards identity politics in the United States" and "the victory of will" (a reference to ''Triumph of the Will'', the [[Nazi]] propaganda film). Spencer "railed against Jews and, with a smile, quoted Nazi propaganda in the original German". Spencer finished his speech by yelling "Hail Trump! Hail our people! Hail victory!" as audience members responded by standing up and making the [[Hitler Salute|Nazi salute]]. The United States Holocaust Museum issued a statement condemning the "hateful rhetoric" of the conference. Other speakers included Scotland-based YouTuber [[Millennial Woes]]. | ||
In July, 2017, Evan McLaren became executive director. He resigned in April, 2018. As of January 2020, he has not been replaced | In July, 2017, Evan McLaren became executive director. He resigned in April, 2018. As of January 2020, he has not been replaced | ||
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[[Category:Supremacists]] | [[Category:Supremacists]] | ||
[[Category:Xenophobes]] | [[Category:Xenophobes]] | ||
[[Category:Anti- | [[Category:Anti-Semetic]] | ||
[[Category:Paranoid]] | [[Category:Paranoid]] | ||
[[Category:Vocal Villains]] | [[Category:Vocal Villains]] | ||
[[Category:Incriminator]] | |||
[[Category:Totalitarians]] | [[Category:Totalitarians]] | ||
[[Category:Liars]] | [[Category:Liars]] | ||
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[[Category:Anti-LGBT]] | [[Category:Anti-LGBT]] | ||
[[Category:Islamophobes]] | [[Category:Islamophobes]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Ableist]] | ||