Joshua BatesMy Spiritual JourneyAs part of the requirements of my Beit Din I was asked to write an essay on my personal spiritual journey. The below is a shortened and…Mar 10, 2020Mar 10, 2020
Joshua BatesIdentity, Introspection, and Leaving the MovementMy thoughts on identity, how I think the White Nationalist Movement exploits it to gain followers, ending with an appeal to those still in.May 13, 2019May 13, 2019
Joshua BatesMy Time in the National Socialist MovementPretty soon you’ll begin to notice a pattern with these “My Time In [insert org here] posts:Jan 3, 2019Jan 3, 2019
Joshua BatesBurning White Nationalist ParaphernaliaFor the past ten years I was a racist, homophobic, transphobic, anti-Semitic extremist on the far-right. My journey through the White…Dec 16, 2018Dec 16, 2018
Joshua BatesMy Time in the Ku Klux KlanEveryone is familiar with the name Ku Klux Klan. There isn’t a single person on Earth who hasn’t heard about that organization. I was once…Dec 12, 2018Dec 12, 2018
Joshua BatesWhen I Almost Converted to JudaismRemember when I said that there would be more interjection-type, non-chronological posts? Well, here’s another one.Dec 12, 2018Dec 12, 2018
Joshua BatesMy Time in the National-Anarchist MovementAs you may have read in one of my previous posts, I started out in left-leaning, and even some far-left circles. At first I was a…Dec 11, 2018Dec 11, 2018
Joshua BatesA Little About MeWhen I first made contact with a certain organization announcing that I had abandoned and renounced my past as a White Nationalist, I…Dec 11, 2018Dec 11, 2018
Joshua BatesinStarting Over: My Journey Into and Exit From the White Nationalist MovementA Moth to a Flame“Of all the people I’ve worked with, they will all tell you the same thing: One, they became extremists because they wanted to belong, not…Dec 10, 2018Dec 10, 2018
Joshua BatesThe Race QuestionAs previously stated, my views on race started very early in my life. Growing up in the South, one is inundated with race-related talk…Dec 10, 2018Dec 10, 2018