Anti-Communist Action, also known as Anticom for short, is a

right-wing Right-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position on the basis of natural law, economics, authorit ...

far-right Far-right politics, also referred to as the extreme right or right-wing extremism, are political beliefs and actions further to the right of the left–right political spectrum than the standard political right, particularly in terms of being ...

organization based in the

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and

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. The group has described itself as " the right's response to antifa." Anticom has espoused

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ideology and members have attended neo-Nazi events. The group has done security for various

alt-right The alt-right, an abbreviation of alternative right, is a far-right, white nationalist movement. A largely online phenomenon, the alt-right originated in the United States during the late 2000s before increasing in popularity during the mid-2 ...

and

white supremacist White supremacy or white supremacism is the belief that white people are superior to those of other Race (human classification), races and thus should dominate them. The belief favors the maintenance and defense of any Power (social and polit ...

rallies. Anticom has overlapping membership with the neo-Nazi terrorist group

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and has shared information on combat and bomb-making. The group was a lead organizer of the 2017 White Lives Matter rally alongside the neo-Nazi groups

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, Traditionalist Workers Party and

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as well as the Southern nationalist

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and the

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. The group was also a lead member of the

Unite the Right rally The Unite the Right rally was a white supremacist rally that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, from August 11 to 12, 2017. Marchers included members of the alt-right, neo-Confederates, neo-fascists, white nationalists, neo-Nazis, ...

. In September 2017, members planned an event similar to the Unite the Right rally titled "March Against Communism" in

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, on December 28, 2017, with speakers including

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such as August Sol Invictus and

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as well as a representative of the white supremacist organization

. Anticom later cancelled the event due to safety concerns. According to the '' Seattle, WA Patch'', the organization is not specifically aligned with white supremacists. While the group has stated that it accepts members of all races, leaked chat logs included violent rhetoric against minorities in the organization. A chat log from the 2017 Berkeley protests promised the event would turn into a "bloodbath". Some members of the movement have promoted

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against minorities and the overthrow of the government. In 2017,

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estimated the organization as having 1,200 participants in its chat room. The organization uses yellow and black flags and symbols as a reference to

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. Some flags also depict people being thrown from helicopters, a reference to

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during

Augusto Pinochet Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (, , , ; 25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was a Chilean general who ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, first as the leader of the Military Junta of Chile from 1973 to 1981, being declared President of ...

military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990) An authoritarian military dictatorship ruled Chile for seventeen years, between 11 September 1973 and 11 March 1990. The dictatorship was established after the democratically-elected socialist government of Salvador Allende was overthrown in a ...

. A ProPublica report detailed leaked chat logs from the organization calling for violence. A representative for the group stated that the report was true, but that it was not encouraged by leaders of the organization.

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