Andy Fleming, also known as Slackbastard, is the
pseudonym
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of an
Australian
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Australia
* Australia, a country
* Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia
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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
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.
Fleming's blog Slackbastard has reportedly received 7.5 million views since its foundation in 2005. He has studied
nationalist
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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.
See also
*
Anarchism in Australia
Anarchism in Australia arrived within a few years of anarchism developing as a distinct tendency in the wake of the 1871 Paris Commune. Although a minor school of thought and politics, composed primarily of campaigners and intellectuals, Au ...
Bibliography
*Rydgren, J., Fleming, A., & Mondon, A. (2018). The Radical Right in Australia. In ''The Oxford Handbook of the Radical Right''.
References
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
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