Several groups of alleged neo-Nazis were spotted marching through Orlando-area parks on Saturday, with one group even ending up at the gates of Walt Disney World.
Videos on social media showed the groups – known as the “Blood Tribe” and “The Goyim Defense League” – taking to the streets at Cranes Roost Park in Altamonte Spring.
The demonstrators, captured on video by State Representative Anna V. Eskamani, gave the Nazi salute and chanted “We are everywhere.”
It came just days after racist mass shooter Ryan Palmer killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville. Palmer entered the store Saturday armed with two firearms, including an AR-15 rifle decorated with swastikas.
According to fliers, the two groups worked together to organize a “March of the Redshirts” rally.
Several groups of alleged neo-Nazis were spotted marching through Orlando-area parks on Saturday, with one group even ending up at the gates of Walt Disney World
The Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism issued a statement Friday warning that the gatherings would take place sometime in September.
They said they “expect the group will likely hold multiple demonstrations in highly visible locations – such as a sports or entertainment venue, a highway overpass, a government building, or in front of an LGBTQ+ venue or Jewish institution – to maximize publicity.” To attract as much media attention as possible.’
It came on the same day that the Order of the Black Sun, a separate group of far-right supporters – claiming to be affiliated with the “Aryan Freedom Network” – raised Nazi flags at the gates of Disney World, along with flags claiming to support Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
The protesters supposedly supporting DeSantis pulled a similar stunt outside Disney in mid-June.
Conservative media personality Kyle BeckerHowever, suggested that they weren’t necessarily serious and were just trying to defame Republicans.
“Now the false flag nonsense starts again.” These are “DeSantis supporters” who are flying neo-Nazi flags in front of Disney World. Your life must be sad to do right-wing cosplay because your ideas suck. It’s just so pathetic.’
ADL researcher Ben Popp told local media that the group – also known as “OBS” – is a white supremacist network that was founded only months ago and that the demonstration outside the children’s theme park was the first .
Popp said the hate group was “well known” to the ADL and consisted of individuals who “have been involved in other white supremacist groups and organizations in the state of Florida in recent years.”
There were even groups of far-right supporters – claiming to be part of the Aryan Freedom Network – flying Nazi flags outside the gates of Disney World alongside flags supporting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, similar to the protests in June . Some conservatives considered these protests a “false flag”
The group of neo-Nazis protesting outside Disney World belonged to a newly formed hate group called the Order of the Black Sun and staged their first protest back in mid-June
Now the false flag nonsense starts again.
These are “DeSantis supporters” who fly neo-Nazi flags in front of Disney World.
Your life must be sad to do right-wing cosplay because your ideas suck. It’s just so patheticpic.twitter.com/dOfSguSSlH
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) September 2, 2023
Meanwhile, Blood Tribe members were later spotted on the highway by right-wing journalist and former congressional candidate Laura Loomer.
At one point, one of the members was seen on video telling Loomer that she should be “thrown into an oven” while simultaneously shouting insults at her.
Loomer was clearly upset by the protesters’ behavior but defended their right to do so.
“Very vitriolic and irrational behavior.” But it’s moments like this that remind us that this is what free speech was designed for. Even speech you disagree with is free speech,” Loomer tweeted.
“While I certainly don’t like the way I was treated today while driving home from an afternoon of errands and getting my hair done, it’s a reminder that free speech must be for everyone, otherwise we won’t have free speech for anyone. She added.
Blood Tribe and Aryan Freedom Network are extreme white supremacist groups that espouse anti-Semitic, racist and homophobic views and march in military fatigues, often heavily armed.
Former US Marine Christopher Polhaus, who is associated with the January 6, 2021 riots at the US Capitol in Washington DC, founded Blood Tribe.
The Aryan Freedom Network has close ties to the Ku Klux Klan and was founded by the daughter of a former leader of the racist group – known as the Grand Dragon.
Christopher “Hammer” Pohlhaus (pictured center right) leads a rally with the neo-Nazi groups Blood Tribe and Goyim Defense League
People hold swastika flags as neo-Nazi groups march in Orlando
Social media videos showed the groups – known as the “Blood Tribe” and “The Goyim Defense League” – marching through Cranes Roost Park in Altamonte Spring
A neo-Nazi from the Blood Tribe group poses for a photo during a rally
Blood Tribe members were later spotted on the highway by right-wing journalist and former congressional candidate Laura Loomer
Blood Tribe and Aryan Freedom Network are extreme white supremacist groups that espouse anti-Semitic, racist and homophobic views and march in military fatigues
The Aryan Freedom Network has close ties to the Ku Klux Klan and was founded by the daughter of a former leader of the racist group – known as the Grand Dragon
Former US Marine Christopher Polhaus, who is associated with the January 6, 2021 riots at the US Capitol in Washington DC, founded Blood Tribe
The Goyim Defense League is an anti-Semitic group of provocateurs whose loose networks of members across the country allow it to network and collaborate with other neo-Nazi groups.
His home bases include Arizona, California, Georgia and Texas, but many of his recent stunts have taken place in Florida, the new home of California-raised Minadeo II.
It specializes in performing highly offensive stunts, such as driving around in vans daubed with anti-Semitic slurs and dressed as Jews on so-called “Name the Nose” tours.
The word Goyim is a derogatory Yiddish and Hebrew word for non-Jews.
Last year, at least 50 different white supremacist groups flooded the country with record amounts of racist propaganda, including leaflets, banners, graffiti and laser projections, according to the ADL.