FREE//GRATUITO
Published by Acción Latina
eltecolote.org Vol. 46 No. 25
Diciembre 15, 2016 - Enero 11, 2017
R ealidad Alterna
Alternate R eality
Del norte de California, el líder nacionalista blanco, Nathan Damigo dirige a su grupo Identity Evropa durante la manifestación anti inmigración en el Pier 14 en San Francisco el 17 de octubre de 2016. Northern Californiabased white nationalist Nathan Damigo leads his group Identity Evropa in an anti-immigration demonstration on Pier 14 in San Francisco on Oct. 17, 2016. Photo: Courtesy of Identity Evropa
Growing acceptance of white nationalism in Trump’s America Creciente aceptación del nacionalismo blanco en la América de Trump Alexis Terrazas and Atticus Morris El Tecolote
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itting in his study surrounded by dozens of books, Nathan Damigo is roughly 100 pages into his latest literary venture, “Why We Fight: Manifesto of the European Resistance,” by Guillaume Faye. “It’s great,” he said in an interview with El Tecolote, via facetime. “Give it a read. I think you’ll find it insightful.” Damigo, a self-described “Identitarian” and founder of the Oakdale, CA-based white nationalist group “Identity Evropa,” wasn’t always a reader. He developed the habit, which he now considers a “healthy obsession,” while serving four years in prison for armed robbery. “I don’t remember it horribly well, but I remember it well enough,” Damigo said or the night that changed his life. He was 21 and had recently returned home from his second tour of duty as a Marine in Iraq. On Nov. 11, 2007, Corporal Nathan Benjamin Damigo robbed Changiz Ezzatyar, a San Diego cab driver, at gunpoint. “It’s something that I’m certainly not proud of,” said Damigo, who is now 30. “When I got back from back from Iraq, I was having some major issues.” Court documents obtained by El Tecolote show Damigo was diagnosed with having PTSD by three different doctors, and was charged with a felony count of robbery, and a misdemeanor count of carrying a concealed weapon. On Jan. 26, 2010, Damigo pleaded guilty to felony robbery; he was sentenced to six
years in prison on Feb. 26, 2010. Damigo likened his time in prison to a “four-year sabbatical,” and said that his “red pill” awakening moment (a reference from the film “The Matrix”) came sometime in 2011 when he read a book by prominent white supremacist David Duke, the former Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. “I actually kind of read it as a joke. And was like, ‘Oh wow, there’s a lot of interesting stuff here,’” he said. “I think [Duke] is a man who was willing to say things that weren’t politically correct. It was very easy to demonize him to the general public.” Though Damigo acknowl-
edges that he identified with other whites in prison, he claims that’s not what influenced his current views. “It was my time in prison, but it wasn’t. It was the fact that I had time to sit and reflect and think and study and read. That’s what it was that lead me to my beliefs,” Damigo said. “In California prison, every race goes with their own race. That’s simply how it is. So yeah, I was with the other whites.” Damigo’s older brother Josh, however, believes his alliance with whites in prison did influence his views. He became a member of the See ALT-RIGHT, page 9
Alexis Terrazas y Atticus Morris El Tecolote
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entado en su estudio rodeado por decenas de libros, Nathan Damigo está a aproximadamente 100 páginas de su última aventura literaria, Por qué luchar: Manifiesto de la resistencia europea, de Guillaume Faye. “Es genial”, dijo en una entrevista para El Tecolote, a través de facetime. “Déle una leída. Creo que lo encontrarás revelador. Damigo, un autodenominado “Identitario” y fundador del grupo nacionalista blanco Identity Evropa, de Oakdale, CA, no siempre fue un lector. Desarrolló
Miembros del grupo nacionalista blanco, Identity Evropa, llevan a cabo una manifestación anti inmigración en el Pier 14 en San Francisco el 17 de octubre de 2016. Members of the white nationalist group Identity Evropa host an anti-immigration demonstration on Pier 14 in San Francisco on Oct. 17, 2016, calling for an end to San Francisco’s “sanctuary city” policy. Photo: Courtesy of Identity Evropa
el hábito, que ahora considera una “obsesión saludable”, mientras cumplía cuatro años en prisión por robo a mano armada. “No lo recuerdo horriblemente bien, pero lo recuerdo suficientemente bien”, dijo Damigo sobre la noche que cambió su vida. Tenía 21 años y recientemente había regresado a casa de su segundo viaje como infante de marina en Iraq. El 11 de noviembre de 2007, el cabo Nathan Benjamin Damigo, robó a Changiz Ezzatyar, un taxista de San Diego, a punta de pistola. “Es algo de lo que ciertamente no estoy orgulloso”, dijo Damigo, que ahora tiene 30 años. “Cuando volví de Irak, tenía problemas serios”. Documentos de la corte obtenidos por El Tecolote demuestran que Damigo fue diagnosticado con transtorno de estrés postraumático (TEPT) por tres médicos diferentes, y fue acusado de un delito grave de robo, y un cargo menor por portar un arma oculta. El 26 de enero de 2010, Damigo se declaró culpable de robo. Fue condenado a seis años de prisión el 26 de febrero de 2010. Damigo comparó su tiempo de prisión con un “período sabático de cuatro años”, y dijo que su “despertador” de la píldora roja (una referencia de la película The Matrix) llegó en 2011 cuando leyó un libro del prominente supremacista blanco David Duke, el ex Mago Imperial del Ku Klux Klan. “De hecho, lo leí como broma. Y fue como, ‘Oh wow, hay un montón de cosas interesantes Vea DAMIGO, página 6