Andy Fleming, also known as Slackbastard, is the

pseudonym A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true meaning ( orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individual's o ...

of an

Australian Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Aus ...

anarcho-communist Anarchist communism is a far-left political ideology and anarchist school of thought that advocates communism. It calls for the abolition of private real property but retention of personal property and collectively-owned items, goods, and ser ...

journalist, academic, and activist, known for his study of

far-right Far-right politics, often termed right-wing extremism, encompasses a range of ideologies that are marked by ultraconservatism, authoritarianism, ultranationalism, and nativism. This political spectrum situates itself on the far end of the ...

parties and movements in Australia. Fleming has also been involved with a radio program on 3CR, a community radio station in

Melbourne, Australia Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung/ or ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Australia, after Sydney. The city's name generally refers to a metropolitan area also known ...

. Fleming's blog Slackbastard has reportedly received 7.5 million views since its foundation in 2005. He has studied

nationalist Nationalism is an idea or movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the State (polity), state. As a movement, it presupposes the existence and tends to promote the interests of a particular nation,Anthony D. Smith, Smith, A ...

groups such as the

United Patriots Front The United Patriots Front (UPF) was an Australian far-right extremist group that opposed immigration, multiculturalism and the religion of Islam. Formed in 2015, the group has been largely dormant since their Facebook page was deleted fol ...

and

Reclaim Australia Reclaim Australia is a far-right Australian nationalist protest group which is associated with nationalist and neo-Nazi hate groups. The group was formed in 2015, holding street rallies in cities across Australia to protest against Islam. It ...

. As of 2014, Fleming remains anonymous despite attempts to identity him.

Bibliography

*Rydgren, J., Fleming, A., & Mondon, A. (2018). The Radical Right in Australia. In ''The Oxford Handbook of the Radical Right''.

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Living people Anonymous bloggers Australian anti-fascists Australian activists Australian anarchists Australian male bloggers Australian communists 21st-century Australian journalists Writers from Melbourne Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century pseudonymous writers {{Anarchist-stub

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