Brenainn ([personal profile] brenainn) wrote in [personal profile] ecosophia 2023-06-26 06:31 am (UTC)

Re: Asatru Folk Assembly

Thanks, Jeff! This is quite similar to what I've discovered so far. I did see some clips from McNallen that struck me as borderline as far as White nationalism/supremacy might go. But having some controversial views on race does not necessarily make one a racist. Do you happen to recall where those video clips can be found? They might not be the ones that I saw, and so it might provide a clearer picture of the situation. McNallen retired as leader of the AFA in 2016 (I think) but I do not know how active he is in still guiding the organization. That said, the current leadership still speaks quite highly of him (and that might be quite justified, for all I currently know) and so I'm guessing the AFA's current teaching is still heavily influenced by his thought.

FWIW, I'm mostly finished with reading McNallen's book "Asatru: A Native European Spirituality." I haven't found anything overtly racist, or even anything I'd think of as covertly racist. But maybe I missed something.

I suppose my primary concern would be if the AFA actually condones (in secret or not) hatred for non-White races and/or teaches that the White race is superior to all other races. At least, that's how I'd define actual racism.

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