Matthew Heimbach
Mathew Heimbach, his father-in-law, Matthew Parrott, and Tony Hovater founded the Indiana-based Traditionalist Worker Party (TWP) in 2015, with the idea of attracting white working-class families to White nationalism. Originally the political arm of the Traditionalist Youth Network (TYN), Heimbach and Parrott’s previous group, TWP ultimately became a champion of National Socialist ideology.
While TYN focused on the recruitment of students, TWP promoted the idea of protecting and preserving white families.
Two factions want to re-brand TWP without Heimbach and Parrott at the helm. One faction wants to continue promoting National Socialism while the other wants move towards a less focused version of pro-Whiteness.
Early activism
Before founding TYN and TWP, Heimbach created the White Student Union at Towson in 2012 and headed a chapter of the Youth for Western Civilization (YWC), a group that straddled the line between mainstream conservatism and White nationalism. During each successive attempt to establish a viable organization, Heimbach embraced varying g iterations of pro-Whiteness, eventually promoting the creation of a White ethno-state led by a government steeped in National Socialism.
Under Heimbach’s leadership, TYN and TWP focused on street activism. He and other TWP members were in Charlottesville at the Unite the Right rally in August 2017, where they were involved in altercations with aggressive AntiFa thugs. Heimbach also led his group to a number of other rallies around the country between 2016 and 2018.
In February 2018, Heimbach kicked off his “National Socialism or Death” university tour at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
Associations
| “ | “International jewry and thejews State are dedicated to subversion, manipulation, and total control over the world's finances, media, governments, and our personal lives.” | ” |
—Mathew Heimbach | ||
Heimbach was a very active promoter of the Fascist Front, an umbrella organization for a number of Pro-White groups including TWP, League of the South, National Socialist Movement, Vanguard America and to a much lesser degree, a few skinhead groups. In the past, Heimbach was an active member of the League of the South. He has been a speaker at events hosted by the Council of Conservative Citizens (CCC), a group that emerged from the segregationist white citizens’ councils that were active in the South. He has also spoken at conferences hosted by Stormfront, the largest pro-White Internet forum, and American Freedom Party.
In addition, Heimbach has attended a number of events hosted by Richard Spencer. Heimbach and TWP acted as a security force at Spencer’s April 2017 speech at Auburn University in Alabama. Heimbach and TWP attended additional events with Spencer, including a December 2017 pro-America rally in Washington, D.C., and a speech at Michigan State University in March 2018.
False Narratives
At a March 2016 Trump campaign rally in Louisville, Kentucky, Heimbach was videotaped pushing back, and yelling, at an extremely aggressive black woman who was violently "protesting" Trump’s appearance. Heimbach, along with Event Security, was charged with "misdemeanor harassment" for making physical contact with the woman. Heimbach was also accused of assaulting two other protestors at the event, all baseless accusations. At a hearing about the incident in June 2017, Heimbach said he had no regrets about defending himself against the unhinged woman. In July 2017, threatened with a 5-year prison sentence, he pleaded guilty to an amended charge of second-degree disorderly conduct. He was fined, ordered to attend anger management classes and received a suspended jail sentence.
Christianity
Heimbach practices Orthodox Christianity and believes that traditional religion is crucial to preserving White heritage and culture. He also sees traditionalism as a bulwark against secular humanism, multiculturalism and globalism.
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