Jason Kessler

Jason Kessler
Kessler wearing a Make America Great Again hat, c. 2017
Born (1983-09-22) September 22, 1983 (age 41)
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Education
OccupationAlt-right activist
Years active2015–present
Known forUnite the Right rally
MovementAlt-right
Far-right
White nationalism
Neo-Nazism
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Jason Eric Kessler (born September 22, 1983) is an American neo-Nazi, white supremacist, and antisemitic conspiracy theorist.[1][2][3] Kessler organized the Unite the Right rally held in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 11–12, 2017,[4][5][6] and the Unite the Right 2 rally held on August 12, 2018.

Kessler is a supporter of neo-Nazism,[7][8][9] far-right politics,[10][11][12] and the alt-right.

  1. ^ Yager, Jordy (August 23, 2017). "Living Next Door to a White Supremacist". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "White Supremacist Jason Kessler Charged with Felony Perjury". RVA Magazine. October 4, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
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  4. ^ "About Jason Kessler". splcenter.org. Southern Poverty Law Center. Archived from the original on February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018. ... Kessler has sought to parlay his status as a lonely dissenter in the "Capital of the Resistance" into notoriety on the larger far right circuit by organizing a second white nationalist rally in Charlottesville after the first, torchlit rally in May 2017 made headlines.
  5. ^ Bromwich, Jonah Engel; Blinder, Alan (August 13, 2017). "What We Know About James Alex Fields, Driver Charged in Charlottesville Killing". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  6. ^ Penzenstadler, Nick (August 13, 2017). "Heather Heyer: Community mourns woman killed in Charlottesville attack". USA Today. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  7. ^ Neo-Nazi Jason Kessler Lives With Parents, Gets Scolded By Dad During Livestream. The Huffington Post. August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  8. ^ "'Get out of my room': 35-year-old neo-Nazi censured by father in livestream with fellow white supremacist". TheJournal.ie. August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  9. ^ Stanley-Becker, Isaac (August 16, 2018). "Jason Kessler's anti-Jewish screed was interrupted by his father: 'Hey, you get out of my room'". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  10. ^ Emery, David (August 17, 2017). "Alt-Right Turns Against 'Unite the Right' Organizer Jason Kessler, Labels Him 'Soros/Deep State Plant'". Snopes.com. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  11. ^ Holt, Jared (July 13, 2018). "Jason Kessler Tells Alt-Right Activists To Stay Away From Neo-Nazis At 'Unite The Right 2'". Right Wing Watch. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  12. ^ Reeve, Elle (July 24, 2018). "Meet Jason Kessler, the guy trying to lead another white nationalist rally in Charlottesville". VICE News. Retrieved September 19, 2018.