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''I Don't Speak German'' is a
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about
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in the United States, self-described as "a podcast confronting white nationalism one asshole at a time" by its hosts Daniel Harper and Jack Graham.


History

Harper started the podcast after listening to '' Fash The Nation'', and after the
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white nationalist movement occurred. Episodes in September 2019 discussed ''Siege'', a collection of
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writings by James Nolan Mason, considered essential reading by The Base – a neo-Nazi hate group – and the Bowl Patrol, a group of idolizers of
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. The groups adhere to its theory of
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, which advocates for mass killings to create a white
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. Harper also discussed Bowl Patrol's leader, Andrew Richard Casarez aka "Vic Mackey", who has a "penchant for trafficking in obscene rape and death threats". Casarez, and former
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congressional candidate
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(whom Harper called "a vicious, horrible human being"), attempted to
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Harper, finding a similarly named individual in the town of
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. Bowl Patrol members began driving by this unrelated house, taking photos and videos of the home, to send threats to Harper. Days later,
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soldier and
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member Jarrett Smith was arrested in
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, alleging he discussed bomb-making, sending bombs to
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and
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, and setting fire to Harper's house. In late October 2019, a video was posted on Nehlen's
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channel, showing his Bowl Patrol patch and the incorrect Harper house. The residents later received a threatening white supremacist letter directed at Harper, signed "the Cüm Bomber". Black-clad members of The Base continued to visit the house through mid-December, including taking flash photos of the house the same night the residents came home with their newborn son. The family wrote to Harper, asking him to publicly disavow the address. Harper was finally able to get a response from the FBI and the
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Sheriff's Office; the Sheriff's office described the details as "non-threatening photographs and statements," indicated they had not connected Jarrett Smith to the other people casing the house, and that they considered the case closed. In October 2020, two members of The Base were arrested by the FBI for their harassment at the home a year earlier, and were charged with gang membership, unlawful posting of a message, and using computers to commit a crime.


Reception

The podcast was described as "uncomfortable" by ''
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''s Anthony D. Herrera, who said that "what is most surprising about ''I Don't Speak German'' is just how much cringe comedy is involved in the lives of these racists". Writing for ''
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'', Nick R. Martin said it "might be the most important podcast countering the white nationalist movement today."


See also

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Christopher Cantwell Christopher Charles Cantwell (born November 12, 1980), also known as the Crying Nazi, is an American white supremacist, neo-Nazi, antisemitic conspiracy theorist, and federal informant. A member of the broader alt-right movement, Cantwell e ...
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Proud Boys The Proud Boys is an American far-right politics, far-right, Neo-fascism, neo-fascist militant organization that promotes and engages in political violence.Far-right: * * Fascist: * * * * * Men only: * * * Political violence and militancy: ...
* Tom Kawcyznski *
Traditionalist Worker Party The Traditionalist Worker Party (TWP) was a neo-Nazi political party active in the United States between 2013 and 2018, affiliated with the broader "alt-right" movement that became active within the U.S. during the 2010s. It was considered a hat ...
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References


External links

* {{official website, https://idontspeakgerman.libsyn.com/, I Don't Speak German podcast Political podcasts Alt-right American nationalism Neo-Nazism in the United States Terrorism in the United States White supremacy in the United States 2019 podcast debuts Audio podcasts 2019 establishments in the United States