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Tom Metzger, one of the nation's most notorious white supremacists, is dead, according to his website. https://timesofsandiego.com/life/2020/11/10/tom-metzger-dies-at-82-notorious-kkk-boss-supremacist-who-ran-for-congress/
The announcement on Metzger's White Aryan Resistance website is short. It says he died November 4.
If David Duke is America's best-known white supremacist in the past 40 or so years, then Tom Metzger was arguably No. 2.
His influence on organized racism in the US was large, and he even had sway with a number of young neo-Nazis in recent years.
His influence on organized racism in the US was large, and he even had sway with a number of young neo-Nazis in recent years.
The only tragedy here is that Tom Metzger didn't face more justice while he was alive. The feds investigated his ties to multiple bombings nationwide but were never able to bring a criminal case against him.
There's no word yet on his cause of death. But I suspected Tom Metzger was sick a few years ago when he moved back to California to be closer to his children. At the time, he was talking a lot publicly about the failures of US health care system.
Chuck Leek is a former follower of Tom Metzger who got out of the movement and now works to fight against racism. He's a good voice to amplify today. https://twitter.com/LA_Kings_67/status/1326254434674831360
