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The '''American Freedom Party''' (formerly | The '''American Freedom Party''' (formerly the '''American Third Position Party''' or '''A3P''') is a political party in the United States that promotes white nationalism. In November 2009, it filed papers to be on a ballot in California, and was launched in January 2010. It was created to channel the right-wing populist resentment engendered by the financial crisis of 2007–2010 and the policies of the Obama administration. | ||
=== Name change === | === Name change === | ||
On February 1, 2013, | On February 1, 2013, the party's website carried an announcement that the party was changing its name to "American Freedom Party", although the values and mission would remain unchanged. | ||
=== 2012 hacking incident === | === 2012 hacking incident === | ||
In early February 2012, members of | In early February 2012, members of the hacker group Anonymous released statements claiming to have hacked the website of the party and various forums and email accounts connected with the group, including that of Jamie Kelso, the website's operator. The front page of the party's website was defaced with #OpBlitzkrieg (the designated name used in January 2012 for a series of Anonymous cyber-attacks on German [[National Socialist]] websites) and private information about the organization's members was released. The website was later restored after hackerious vandalization from Anonymous. | ||
[[Category:Groups]] | [[Category:Groups]] | ||
[[Category:Political parties]] | [[Category:Political parties]] | ||
Revision as of 22:50, 5 February 2023
The American Freedom Party (formerly the American Third Position Party or A3P) is a political party in the United States that promotes white nationalism. In November 2009, it filed papers to be on a ballot in California, and was launched in January 2010. It was created to channel the right-wing populist resentment engendered by the financial crisis of 2007–2010 and the policies of the Obama administration.
Name change
On February 1, 2013, the party's website carried an announcement that the party was changing its name to "American Freedom Party", although the values and mission would remain unchanged.
2012 hacking incident
In early February 2012, members of the hacker group Anonymous released statements claiming to have hacked the website of the party and various forums and email accounts connected with the group, including that of Jamie Kelso, the website's operator. The front page of the party's website was defaced with #OpBlitzkrieg (the designated name used in January 2012 for a series of Anonymous cyber-attacks on German National Socialist websites) and private information about the organization's members was released. The website was later restored after hackerious vandalization from Anonymous.