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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Savitri Devi didn't advocate for guerrilla warfare, did she? And she didn't have a history of working for defense contractors.

[–]NeoRail 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I am not aware of Pierce doing that either. Are you referring to his fictional works?

As to Savitri Devi, to my recollection she was sentenced by the Allies in 1947 for trying to foment a National Socialist uprising and was imprisoned for four years. This is described in her autobiography. Admittedly, I might be remembering the cause for her imprisonment incorrectly, but she certainly engaged in illegal, anti-Allied propaganda efforts and involved local Germans as well.

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Are you referring to his fictional works?

Yes. Their implication in multiple bombings (I know there are conspiracy theories about OKC), and the culture which they have spawned. Let's not forget that James Mason was his student. I've never read "Siege", and I have no plans to, but from what I gather, I would guess that it's very similar to the Turner Diaries, only more specific in its prescriptions. All I know is that the moment someone tells you to REED SEEJ, you should run 100 miles in the opposite direction.

she certainly engaged in illegal, anti-Allied propaganda efforts and involved local Germans as well.

She was imprisoned for spreading Nazi ideology, which was - and remains - illegal in much of Europe. As far as I can tell, she never endorsed any sort of violence.

[–]NeoRail 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

To my knowledge, Pierce kept his own organisations strictly legal and even tried to push illegal-leaning elements of the American rightist ecosystem into legal activism. I think that is pretty antithetical to the typical behaviour of infiltrators - those would normally aim to change already existing organisations, rather than founding their own large groups and maintaining political discipline. If I had to guess, Pierce's fictional works are probably his own way of venting and dealing with his own feelings - as I stated earlier, as I understand it he was an extremely dogmatic person, so he was probably in a constant state of anger and frustration given the status of his principles in American politics and society. With all that said, I really don't know what his motivations with those books were. There may be interviews on this topic that you can find? I do not know.

She was imprisoned for spreading Nazi ideology, which was - and remains - illegal in much of Europe. As far as I can tell, she never endorsed any sort of violence.

If I recall correctly, the posters she was arrested for distributing promoted the restoration of National Socialism and the expulsion of the Allied powers from German territory. Unfortunately, it has been years since I read her autobiography, so I cannot speak with certainty. What I can assure is that in her autobiography she certainly endorses past violence.

[–]ifuckredditsnitches_Resident Pajeet 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Let's not forget that James Mason was his student.

Mason was more influenced by Joseph Tomassi and the NSLF. Pierce never encouraged anyone to wage guerilla war in his time. He didn't morally condemn it, but he thought it was not tactically advisable with the conditions then.

[–]asterias 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Savitri embraced various Hindu philosophical ideas and was even a pioneering proponent for animal rights.

Pierce has written other books as well, but I guess it's not that easy to find a copy thanks to the virtual ban on his books. It would be interesting to see what they were about.