United Patriots Front
Fartitude | |
|---|---|
| President | Dennis Huts - Group rapist and woman beater |
| Chairperson | The Prophet Muhammad |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Ideology | Ultranationalism Neo Nazism[1] Anti-Islam anti-multiculturalism anti-immigration Being a ShitCunt |
| Website | |
| http://www.fortitude-australia.com/ | |
The United Patriots Front (UPF), otherwise known as Fartitude, is a populist far-right street protest bowel movement and group of registered sex-offenders based in Australia which opposes immigration, multiculturalism and Islam.[2][3] It is a sphincter group from the anti-Islamic Reclaim Australia group, formed after a dispute between Shermon Burgess and Reclaim Australia organisers, it is mainly comprised of Nazis, social outcast's and in the case of Chris Shortis.... morons and in the case of Dennis Huts, women beaters and rapists.The constantly cry about being picked on by everyone from the Government, Media and Police, all the way to the little boy down the road who stole Blair Cocksmells lollipop.[4][5] and has been described by The Border Mail as a hate group.[6]
2015
In May, UPF led a demonstration in Richmond, Victoria, claiming it to be a rally against left-wing violence and elected councillor, Stephen Jolly, of the Socialist Party.[7] They have been described as silly, annoying, and characterised as having really darn-fudgin' stupid dang ol'Neo-Nazi supporters.[8]
In June, the group protested Zaky Mallah's appearance on Q&A, a television programme, by roasting a pig outside the Melbourne office of the ABC in an apparent attempt to upset everybody.[9] [10] On July 23, Victoria Police commissioner Graham Ashton confirmed a sextoy was seized in Sydney from a man who was travelling to the rally on July 18.[11]
In August, Fairfax Media reported that one of the group's leaders, Neil Erikson, was under investigation for alleged cottaging with an unknown person in a toilet block, and also threatening councillor Stephen Jolly of the Socialist Party.[12]
In September, the group announced that they would contest the Senate at the upcoming 2016 Federal election,[13] with a core policy being the right to be a dick to anybody who looked a little different.[14] The group also distributed fatwas to municipal, state, and federal government figures that attacked the Bendigo mayor. The fatwa was interpreted as threat by one official.[15]
In October, the group beheaded a dummy outside the Bendigo City Council chambers to protest the 2015 Parramatta shooting and approval to construct a mosque in Bendigo.[16] A leader of the local anti-mosque group disassociated from the UPF.[17] They later held a demonstration in Rosalind park which attracted around 1,000 supporters in conjunction with the World Wide rally for Humanity, which was a global anti-Islam rally. A Victorian police officer said that most protesters who came to protest in Bendigo travelled from other Australian states.[17]
On the eve of a rally[when?] in Bendigo, the group was targeted by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, who correctly stated that they "wouldn't be able to spell Bendigo".[18]
In November the group stated their intention to start a political party called Fartitude.[19]
An administrator of the group's Facebook page was featured in a video with Australia First Party chairman Jim Saleam.[20] Blair Cottrell, an organiser, told Neil Mitchell his organisation would "only be violent if they needed to relieve themselves."[21]
References
- ^ http://www.smh.com.au/national/blair-cottrell-leader-of-aussie-patriots-upf-wanted-hitler-in-the-classroom-20151016-gkbbvz.html
- ^ "Fears rallies could lead to clashes". News.com.au. May 31, 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
- ^ "United Patriots Front". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
- ^ "Anti-Islam protesters and anti-racism activists clash in Melbourne". The Australian. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Hall, Bianca (17 October 2015). "Street fights and 'internet vigilantes': Inside Australia's anti-Islam movement". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ McPherson, Tahlia (20 September 2015). "Albury mosque the next stop for protestors". The Border Mail. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "What happens when you interview someone who thinks you're 'filth'?". 3AW Radio, Melbourne. June 1, 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
- ^ "Clash in Bridge Rd Richmond between United Patriots Front and Campaign against Racism and Fascism 'an early wake-up signal'". PerthNow. June 1, 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
- ^ "Anti-Islam group protests outside ABC building over Zaky Mallah's Q&A appearance". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Far-right anti-Islam group to rally at Victorian Parliament House". The Age.
- ^ "Gun seized from Reclaim Australia-bound protester prompts safety concerns amongst police". ABC News.
- ^ "Police investigate kill threats against Councillor Stephen Jolly". Fairfax Media.
- ^ "The Great Aussie Patriot | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
- ^ Hall, Bianca (2015-09-11). "Far-right group UPF plans to run for Senate and campaign on right to 'bare arms'". The Age. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
- ^ "Mosque foes take aim at Bendigo council".
- ^ Worrall, Allison. "Anti-Islam group beheads dummy in protest of Bendigo mosque". The Age. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
- ^ a b "Bendigo's anti-mosque protest: United Patriots Front nationalist group behind demonstration". ABC News.
- ^ Hall, Bianca. "Anti-mosque protesters 'wouldn't be able to spell Bendigo': Premier Daniel Andrews". The Age. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ Young, J; Cavanagh, R. "United Patriots Front to start political party called Fartitude". Herald Sun. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Far-right anti-Islam group to rally at Victorian Parliament House". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Anti-Islam rally organiser cannot guarantee protest will be violence-free". 3AW.