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'''Augustus Sol Invictus''' ([[Latin]]: ''majestic unconquered sun''; born '''Austin Gillespie''' on July 31, 1983),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2015/10/libertarian-party-drama-goat-sacrifice-eugenics-and-a-chairs-resignation-026236|title=Libertarian Party drama: Goat sacrifice, eugenics and a chair's resignation|publisher=}}</ref> is an American [[far-right]] activist.
'''Augustus Sol Invictus''' ([[Latin]]: ''majestic unconquered sun''; born '''Austin Gillespie''' on July 31, 1983),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2015/10/libertarian-party-drama-goat-sacrifice-eugenics-and-a-chairs-resignation-026236|title=Libertarian Party drama: Goat sacrifice, eugenics and a chair's resignation|publisher=}}</ref> is an American [[far-right]] activist.


Invictus was a headline speaker at the [[Unite the Right rally]] at [[Charlottesville, Virginia]] on August 12, 2017, a far-right and white supremacist rally that ended with three deaths.<ref name=miami-herald /> He is a [[Holocaust denial|Holocaust denier]].<ref name="splc">{{Cite web|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/08/15/holocaust-denier-augustus-invictus-announces-another-campaign-us-senate|title=Holocaust denier Invictus announces another campaign for the U.S. Senate|last=Janik|first=Rachel|date=August 15, 2017|website=[[Southern Poverty Law Center]]|access-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref>
Invictus was scheduled as a headline speaker at the [[Unite the Right rally]] at [[Charlottesville, Virginia]] on August 12, 2017, a planned rally to protest the removal of Confederate statues and monuments which the police dispersed before it began.<ref name="miami-herald">{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article167083427.html|title=Goat-blood-drinking ex-Florida senate candidate headlined Charlottesville rally|author=Michael van Sickler|date=August 14, 2017|website=The [[Miami Herald]]}}</ref> Some of his critics have labeled him a [[Holocaust denial|Holocaust denier]].<ref name="splc">{{Cite web|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/08/15/holocaust-denier-augustus-invictus-announces-another-campaign-us-senate|title=Holocaust denier Invictus announces another campaign for the U.S. Senate|last=Janik|first=Rachel|date=August 15, 2017|website=[[Southern Poverty Law Center]]|access-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref> However, to date, none of his writings or speeches have focused upon nor even included that subject.


Invictus was a candidate for the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] nomination in the [[United States Senate election in Florida, 2016]]. His candidacy prompted the resignation under protest of party chairman [[Adrian Wyllie]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Libertarian Official Resigns To Protest Candidate Who Does Animal Sacrifices|url=http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/adrian-wyllie-augustus-sol-invictus-florida-senate|accessdate=4 September 2016}}</ref> He lost in the [[Primary election|primary]] by a margin of around 50 points to [[Paul Stanton (politician)|Paul Stanton]].<ref>{{cite web|title=74% to 26%: Florida Libertarians reject Invictus, nominate Stanton for Senate in Aug. 30 primary|url=http://independentpoliticalreport.com/2016/08/74-to-26-florida-libertarians-reject-invictus-nominate-stanton-for-senate-in-aug-30-primary/|accessdate=1 September 2016}}</ref> Invictus is the publisher of ''The Revolutionary Conservative'', a [[Far-right politics|far-right]] publication with the stated aim of restoring the American Republic and defending Western civilization.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://therevolutionaryconservative.com/about/mission-statement.html|title=The Revolutionary Conservative: Mission Statement|last=Invictus|first=Augustus|date=January 31, 2017|website=The Revolutionary Conservative|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326135558/http://therevolutionaryconservative.com/about/mission%2Dstatement.html|archive-date=2017-03-26|dead-url=yes|access-date=}}</ref> He was widely criticized within the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] for his use of [[fascism|fascist]] imagery and history of [[white nationalism|white nationalist]] associations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://independentpoliticalreport.com/2017/04/libertarians-united-against-fascism-to-the-cowardly-collaborators-of-the-libertarian-party-of-florida-and-a-call-to-action-against-them/|title=Libertarians United Against Fascism: ‘To the Cowardly Collaborators of the Libertarian Party of Florida, and a Call to Action Against Them’|date=12 April 2017|publisher=}}</ref> He has been described by media reports as being associated with the [[alt-right]] movement.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Vocativ]]|title=Goat-Blood-Drinking Rubio Opponent Accused Of Sexual Assault|url=http://www.vocativ.com/417979/goat-blood-drinking-rubio-opponent-accused-of-sexual-assault/|date=April 4, 2017}}</ref>
Invictus was a candidate for the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] nomination in the [[United States Senate election in Florida, 2016]]. His candidacy prompted the resignation under protest of party chairman [[Adrian Wyllie]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Libertarian Official Resigns To Protest Candidate Who Does Animal Sacrifices|url=http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/adrian-wyllie-augustus-sol-invictus-florida-senate|accessdate=4 September 2016}}</ref> He lost in the [[Primary election|primary]] by a margin of around 50 points to [[Paul Stanton (politician)|Paul Stanton]].<ref>{{cite web|title=74% to 26%: Florida Libertarians reject Invictus, nominate Stanton for Senate in Aug. 30 primary|url=http://independentpoliticalreport.com/2016/08/74-to-26-florida-libertarians-reject-invictus-nominate-stanton-for-senate-in-aug-30-primary/|accessdate=1 September 2016}}</ref> Invictus is the publisher of ''The Revolutionary Conservative'', a [[Far-right politics|far-right]] publication with the stated aim of restoring the American Republic and defending Western civilization.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://therevolutionaryconservative.com/about/mission-statement.html|title=The Revolutionary Conservative: Mission Statement|last=Invictus|first=Augustus|date=January 31, 2017|website=The Revolutionary Conservative|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326135558/http://therevolutionaryconservative.com/about/mission%2Dstatement.html|archive-date=2017-03-26|dead-url=yes|access-date=}}</ref> He was criticized by some within the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] for his use of the fasces in his iconography and for having once represented a [[white nationalism|white nationalist]] organization as their defense attorney.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://independentpoliticalreport.com/2017/04/libertarians-united-against-fascism-to-the-cowardly-collaborators-of-the-libertarian-party-of-florida-and-a-call-to-action-against-them/|title=Libertarians United Against Fascism: ‘To the Cowardly Collaborators of the Libertarian Party of Florida, and a Call to Action Against Them’|date=12 April 2017|publisher=}}</ref> He has been described by media reports as being associated with the [[alt-right]] movement.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Vocativ]]|title=Goat-Blood-Drinking Rubio Opponent Accused Of Sexual Assault|url=http://www.vocativ.com/417979/goat-blood-drinking-rubio-opponent-accused-of-sexual-assault/|date=April 4, 2017}}</ref>


On April 7, 2017, the Libertarian Party of Florida, following a successful mediation, issued a full retraction of the 2015 press release, stating "that it exceeded the mandate of the executive committee."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.publicnow.com/view/65C3112A335302D3ADB60853C0966E512C886E7D?2017-04-07-20:01:00+01:00-xxx7256|title=Statement Regarding Augustus Sol Invictus|last=Braden|first=Char-Lez|date=April 7, 2017|website=|publisher=Libertarian Party of Florida|access-date=}}</ref> On July 13, 2017, Invictus changed his party affiliation to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/AugustusSolInvictus/videos/831391367018690/|title=Augustus Invictus|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-14}}</ref> On August 14, 2017, Invictus announced his candidacy as a Republican for the [[United States Senate election in Florida, 2018|2018 United States Senate election in Florida]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/14/us/white-supremacists-right-wing-extremists-richard-spencer.html|work=[[New York Times]]|title=Far Right Plans Its Next Moves With a New Energy|date=August 14, 2017}}</ref>
On April 7, 2017, the Libertarian Party of Florida, following a successful mediation, issued a full retraction of the 2015 press release, stating "that it exceeded the mandate of the executive committee."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.publicnow.com/view/65C3112A335302D3ADB60853C0966E512C886E7D?2017-04-07-20:01:00+01:00-xxx7256|title=Statement Regarding Augustus Sol Invictus|last=Braden|first=Char-Lez|date=April 7, 2017|website=|publisher=Libertarian Party of Florida|access-date=}}</ref> On July 13, 2017, Invictus changed his party affiliation to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/AugustusSolInvictus/videos/831391367018690/|title=Augustus Invictus|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-14}}</ref> On August 14, 2017, Invictus announced his candidacy as a Republican for the [[United States Senate election in Florida, 2018|2018 United States Senate election in Florida]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/14/us/white-supremacists-right-wing-extremists-richard-spencer.html|work=[[New York Times]]|title=Far Right Plans Its Next Moves With a New Energy|date=August 14, 2017}}</ref> Invictus later withdrew voluntarily from that race.


==Career==
==Career==
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On July 8, 2017, Invictus debated [[Communism|Communist]] journalist [[Caleb Maupin]] in New York City at a forum entitled "The Revolutionary Left vs. The Revolutionary Right." The debate has been released as a film,<ref name="The Revolutionary Left vs. the Revolutionary Right">{{cite web| title =The Revolutionary Left vs. The Revolutionary Right| url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r009mDZHZ-w| website = Vimeo | date = July 17, 2017 }}</ref> which was promoted by [[WikiLeaks]] founder [[Julian Assange]] on social media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/JulianAssange/status/899139189060632576|title= Julian Assange Twitter|accessdate=August 21, 2017}}</ref>
On July 8, 2017, Invictus debated [[Communism|Communist]] journalist [[Caleb Maupin]] in New York City at a forum entitled "The Revolutionary Left vs. The Revolutionary Right." The debate has been released as a film,<ref name="The Revolutionary Left vs. the Revolutionary Right">{{cite web| title =The Revolutionary Left vs. The Revolutionary Right| url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r009mDZHZ-w| website = Vimeo | date = July 17, 2017 }}</ref> which was promoted by [[WikiLeaks]] founder [[Julian Assange]] on social media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/JulianAssange/status/899139189060632576|title= Julian Assange Twitter|accessdate=August 21, 2017}}</ref>

Gillespie was a headlined speaker at the [[Unite the Right rally]] in [[Charlottesville, Virginia]] on August 12, 2017 where a [[white supremacy|white supremacist]] drove his vehicles into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing Heather Heyer.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/13/us/charlottesville-heather-heyer-profile/index.html</ref> The [[Miami Herald]] wrote of Gillespie's involvement in the fatal event that "the political fallout over Charlottesville may end whatever hopes for public office Gillespie had."<ref name=miami-herald>{{cite web| title =Goat-blood-drinking ex-Florida senate candidate headlined Charlottesville rally| url =http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article167083427.html|author=Michael van Sickler| website = The [[Miami Herald]] | date = August 14, 2017 }}</ref>


==Campaign==
==Campaign==
On May 19, 2015, Invictus announced his campaign for the U.S Senate as a candidate for the Libertarian Party in the [[United States Senate election in Florida, 2016|2016 Florida election]].<ref>{{cite web| title = Augustus Invictus Announces Candidacy for U.S. Senate| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6To5NkZ9EM| website = YouTube| date = May 19, 2015}}</ref>
On May 19, 2015, Invictus announced his campaign for the U.S Senate as a candidate for the Libertarian Party in the [[United States Senate election in Florida, 2016|2016 Florida election]].<ref>{{cite web| title = Augustus Invictus Announces Candidacy for U.S. Senate| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6To5NkZ9EM| website = YouTube| date = May 19, 2015}}</ref>


In response to Invictus's campaign, [[Adrian Wyllie]] resigned from his position as chairman of the [[Libertarian Party of Florida]], calling Invictus a "violent [[Fascist]] and [[Neo-Nazi]]" whose ideology was incompatible with [[libertarianism]] and saying he did not want to be part of the same party. The chairman also accused Gillespie of supporting [[eugenics]] and for "sadistically dismembering a goat in a ritualistic sacrifice".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/florida/2015/10/8578511/libertarian-party-drama-goat-sacrifice-eugenics-and-chairs-resignati |title=Libertarian Party drama: Goat sacrifice, eugenics and a chair’s resignation|website=[[Politico]] |date=October 3, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="tbt">{{cite web |first1=Adam C. |last1=Smith |first2=Brandon |last2=Larabee |url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/ritual-sacrifice-eugenics-and-the-resignation-of-a-party-chairman/2247999 |title=Ritual sacrifice, eugenics, and the resignation of a party chairman |type=blog |newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |date=October 1, 2015 }}</ref> Invictus responded by admitting that he once wrote a paper advocating eugenics but saying that he has since changed his mind.<ref name="dailybeast">{{cite web |first=Gideon |last=Resnick |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/03/this-satanist-wants-to-be-your-senator.html |title=This Satanist Wants to Be Your Senator |website=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=October 3, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="oweek">{{cite news |first=Monivette |last=Cordeiro |url=http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2015/10/02/libertarian-party-of-florida-chairman-resigns-accuses-candidate-of-goat-sacrifice-and-eugenics |title=Libertarian Party of Florida chairman resigns, accuses candidate of goat sacrifice and eugenics |newspaper=[[Orlando Weekly]] |date=October 2, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="al">{{cite news |first=Jeremy |last=Gray |url=http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/10/florida_senate_candidate_admit.html |title=Florida senate candidate admits to animal sacrifice, denies goat dismemberment |website=[[Birmingham News|AL.com]] |date=October 2, 2015 }}</ref> He said he had sacrificed the goat and drunk its blood as part of a ritual to give thanks for surviving a pilgrimage in spring 2013, but denied it was "sadistic".<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|title = Senate candidate in Florida admits drinking goat blood| url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34450057|publisher=BBC |date=October 5, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="os">{{cite news|first=Brendan |last=Farrington |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/gone-viral/os-ap-florida-senate-sacrificing-goat-20151005-story.html|title=Florida candidate for U.S. Senate admits to sacrificing goat, drinking its blood |newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |date=October 5, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Florida Man |title=Yes, This Libertarian Senate Candidate Really Did Sacrifice a Goat and Drink Its Blood |url=https://www.gq.com/story/augustus-sol-invictus-goat-sacrifice |newspaper=[[GQ]] |date=October 6, 2015 }}</ref>
In response to Invictus's campaign, [[Adrian Wyllie]] resigned from his position as chairman of the [[Libertarian Party of Florida]], calling Invictus a "violent [[Fascist]] and [[Neo-Nazi]]" whose ideology was incompatible with [[libertarianism]] and saying he did not want to be part of the same party. The chairman also accused Invictus of supporting [[eugenics]] and for "sadistically dismembering a goat in a ritualistic sacrifice".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/florida/2015/10/8578511/libertarian-party-drama-goat-sacrifice-eugenics-and-chairs-resignati |title=Libertarian Party drama: Goat sacrifice, eugenics and a chair’s resignation|website=[[Politico]] |date=October 3, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="tbt">{{cite web |first1=Adam C. |last1=Smith |first2=Brandon |last2=Larabee |url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/ritual-sacrifice-eugenics-and-the-resignation-of-a-party-chairman/2247999 |title=Ritual sacrifice, eugenics, and the resignation of a party chairman |type=blog |newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |date=October 1, 2015 }}</ref> Invictus responded by admitting that he once wrote a paper advocating eugenics but saying that he has since changed his mind.<ref name="dailybeast">{{cite web |first=Gideon |last=Resnick |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/03/this-satanist-wants-to-be-your-senator.html |title=This Satanist Wants to Be Your Senator |website=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=October 3, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="oweek">{{cite news |first=Monivette |last=Cordeiro |url=http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2015/10/02/libertarian-party-of-florida-chairman-resigns-accuses-candidate-of-goat-sacrifice-and-eugenics |title=Libertarian Party of Florida chairman resigns, accuses candidate of goat sacrifice and eugenics |newspaper=[[Orlando Weekly]] |date=October 2, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="al">{{cite news |first=Jeremy |last=Gray |url=http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/10/florida_senate_candidate_admit.html |title=Florida senate candidate admits to animal sacrifice, denies goat dismemberment |website=[[Birmingham News|AL.com]] |date=October 2, 2015 }}</ref> He said he had sacrificed the goat and drunk its blood as part of a ritual to give thanks for surviving a pilgrimage in spring 2013, but denied it was "sadistic".<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|title = Senate candidate in Florida admits drinking goat blood| url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34450057|publisher=BBC |date=October 5, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="os">{{cite news|first=Brendan |last=Farrington |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/gone-viral/os-ap-florida-senate-sacrificing-goat-20151005-story.html|title=Florida candidate for U.S. Senate admits to sacrificing goat, drinking its blood |newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |date=October 5, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Florida Man |title=Yes, This Libertarian Senate Candidate Really Did Sacrifice a Goat and Drink Its Blood |url=https://www.gq.com/story/augustus-sol-invictus-goat-sacrifice |newspaper=[[GQ]] |date=October 6, 2015 }}</ref>


He has also said that he is not a [[white supremacist]], citing the fact that his children are part [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]; however, he acknowledged that some white supremacists support his campaign, but he doesn't associate with WS. <ref name="os" /> In 2014 he acted as attorney for Marcus Faella of the [[American Front]] in his legal appeal.<ref>{{cite news |first=Henry Pierson |last=Curtis |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-marcus-faella-american-front-appeal-20141205-story.html |title=Former leader of neo-Nazi group gets new lawyer to fight conviction |newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |date=December 4, 2014 }}</ref>
Invictus does not identify as a [[white supremacist]], citing the fact that his children are part [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]. He acknowledges that some white supremacists supported his campaign, but he doesn't associate with WS. <ref name="os" /> In 2014 he acted as attorney for Marcus Faella of the [[American Front]] in his legal appeal.<ref>{{cite news |first=Henry Pierson |last=Curtis |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-marcus-faella-american-front-appeal-20141205-story.html |title=Former leader of neo-Nazi group gets new lawyer to fight conviction |newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |date=December 4, 2014 }}</ref>


In May, 2016, Invictus began the "Possibility of Revolution" tour in Florida, speaking in Orlando, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Tampa, Fort Myers, and Miami in one continuous circuit.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://orlando-politics.com/2016/05/02/augustus-sol-invictus-kicks-off-possibility-of-a-revolution-speaking-tour-in-orlando/|title=Augustus Sol Invictus kicks-off 'Possibility of a Revolution' speaking tour in Orlando|last=Torres|first=Frank|date=May 2, 2016|work=The Orlando Political Observer|access-date=}}</ref> At the end of this tour, Paul Stanton entered the Senate race, creating the first Libertarian primary for the United States Senate in Florida history.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wmfe.org/libertarian-candidates-compete-in-primary-for-the-first-time-in-florida-history/63370|title=Libertarian candidates compete in primary for the first time in Florida history |last=Sago|first=Renate|date=August 29, 2016|work=WFME.org|access-date=}}</ref> Gillespie lost the primary election to Paul Stanton on August 30, 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/local-govt--politics/election-results-florida-primary-aug/GafPl2V7hX12udPTxllD1J/|title=Election Results: Florida Primary |date=August 30, 2016|newspaper=[[The Palm Beach Post]]|access-date=}}</ref>
In May, 2016, Invictus began the "Possibility of Revolution" tour in Florida, speaking in Orlando, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Tampa, Fort Myers and Miami in one continuous circuit.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://orlando-politics.com/2016/05/02/augustus-sol-invictus-kicks-off-possibility-of-a-revolution-speaking-tour-in-orlando/|title=Augustus Sol Invictus kicks-off 'Possibility of a Revolution' speaking tour in Orlando|last=Torres|first=Frank|date=May 2, 2016|work=The Orlando Political Observer|access-date=}}</ref> At the end of this tour, Paul Stanton entered the Senate race, together with Invictus creating the first Libertarian primary for the United States Senate in Florida history.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wmfe.org/libertarian-candidates-compete-in-primary-for-the-first-time-in-florida-history/63370|title=Libertarian candidates compete in primary for the first time in Florida history |last=Sago|first=Renate|date=August 29, 2016|work=WFME.org|access-date=}}</ref> Invictus lost the primary election to Paul Stanton on August 30, 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/local-govt--politics/election-results-florida-primary-aug/GafPl2V7hX12udPTxllD1J/|title=Election Results: Florida Primary |date=August 30, 2016|newspaper=[[The Palm Beach Post]]|access-date=}}</ref>


==Views==
==Views==
Invictus believes that the United States should embrace a [[non-interventionism|non-interventionist]] approach to foreign policy, arguing that an [[interventionism (politics)|interventionist]] approach has resulted in the loss of American lives and the accumulation of trillions of dollars in debt. He opposes using the U.S military to interfere in the affairs of sovereign nations.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://www.invictusforsenate.com/political/issues.html|title=Foreign Policy|last=|first=|date=May 2015|website=Augustus Sol Invictus for Senate|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505174438/http://www.invictusforsenate.com/political/issues.html|archive-date=5 May 2016|dead-url=|access-date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
Invictus believes that the United States should embrace a [[non-interventionism|non-interventionist]] approach to foreign policy, arguing that an [[interventionism (politics)|interventionist]] approach has resulted in the loss of American lives and the accumulation of trillions of dollars in debt. He opposes using the U.S military to interfere in the affairs of sovereign nations.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://www.invictusforsenate.com/political/issues.html|title=Foreign Policy|last=|first=|date=May 2015|website=Augustus Sol Invictus for Senate|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505174438/http://www.invictusforsenate.com/political/issues.html|archive-date=5 May 2016|dead-url=|access-date=12 September 2017}}</ref>


Invictus advocates for balancing the budget, shrinking the size of government, ceasing "reckless" government spending and deregulating American business. He is also in favor of repealing the [[personal income tax]], abolishing the [[Internal Revenue Service|IRS]] and recreating the tax code.<ref name=":2" /> He is for an expanded federal role in protecting the environment.<ref name="A Sacrificial Goat in Every Pot" /> According to Invictus, he does not support mass immigration and is against [[open borders]] for the United States.<ref>{{cite web| title = A Letter to the People of Europe| url =http://invictusforsenate.com/blog/speech-transcripts/letter-to-the-people-of-europe/| website = Augustus Sol Invictus for Senate| date = May 2015 }}</ref> However, he supports policies that would streamline the process of immigration and [[naturalization]] so that immigrants who wish to integrate and work in the United States can do so with ease.<ref name=":2" /> Gillespie believes that abortion should be illegal in most circumstances.<ref name="A Sacrificial Goat in Every Pot" />
Invictus advocates for balancing the budget, shrinking the size of government, ceasing "reckless" government spending and deregulating American business. He is also in favor of repealing the [[personal income tax]], abolishing the [[Internal Revenue Service|IRS]] and recreating the tax code.<ref name=":2" /> He is for an expanded federal role in protecting the environment.<ref name="A Sacrificial Goat in Every Pot" /> According to Invictus, he does not support mass immigration and is against [[open borders]] for the United States.<ref>{{cite web| title = A Letter to the People of Europe| url =http://invictusforsenate.com/blog/speech-transcripts/letter-to-the-people-of-europe/| website = Augustus Sol Invictus for Senate| date = May 2015 }}</ref> However, he supports policies that would streamline the process of immigration and [[naturalization]] so that immigrants who wish to integrate and work in the United States can do so with ease.<ref name=":2" /> Invictus believes that abortion should be illegal in most circumstances.<ref name="A Sacrificial Goat in Every Pot" />

Invictus is opposed to the [[War on Drugs]] and has labeled it a failure. He supports repealing the [[Controlled Substances Act]] and abolishing the [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]].<ref name=":2" /> Gillespie believes that America should find [[alternative energy|alternative forms of energy]] so as to reduce U.S dependence on foreign energy. He does not believe there should be a trade-off between [[economic liberalism|economic freedom]] and the destruction of the environment.<ref name=":2" />
Invictus is opposed to the [[War on Drugs]] and has labeled it a failure. He supports repealing the [[Controlled Substances Act]] and abolishing the [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]].<ref name=":2" /> Invictus believes that America should find [[alternative energy|alternative forms of energy]] so as to reduce U.S dependence on foreign energy. He does not believe there should be a trade-off between [[economic liberalism|economic freedom]] and the destruction of the environment.<ref name=":2" />


During his campaign, a letter written by Invictus in 2013<ref>{{Cite web |first=Elie |last=Mystal |url=http://abovethelaw.com/2013/04/the-kind-of-unhinged-departure-memo-that-would-have-been-way-funnier-before-the-marathon-attack/2/|title=The Kind Of Unhinged Departure Memo That Would Have Been WAY Funnier Before The Marathon Attack|website=Above the Law |date=April 22, 2013 }}</ref> came to light in which he renounced his citizenship and claimed to have plans of venturing out in the woods only to return bringing war:
During his campaign, a letter written by Invictus in 2013<ref>{{Cite web |first=Elie |last=Mystal |url=http://abovethelaw.com/2013/04/the-kind-of-unhinged-departure-memo-that-would-have-been-way-funnier-before-the-marathon-attack/2/|title=The Kind Of Unhinged Departure Memo That Would Have Been WAY Funnier Before The Marathon Attack|website=Above the Law |date=April 22, 2013 }}</ref> came to light in which he renounced his citizenship and claimed to have plans of venturing out in the woods only to return bringing war:
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{{Blockquote|I have prophesied for years that I was born for a Great War; that if I did not witness the coming of the Second American Civil War I would begin it myself. Mark well: That day is fast coming upon you. On the New Moon of May, I shall disappear into the Wilderness. I will return bearing Revolution, or I will not return at all.}}
{{Blockquote|I have prophesied for years that I was born for a Great War; that if I did not witness the coming of the Second American Civil War I would begin it myself. Mark well: That day is fast coming upon you. On the New Moon of May, I shall disappear into the Wilderness. I will return bearing Revolution, or I will not return at all.}}


Invictus has been accused of supporting state-sponsored eugenics for a paper he wrote as a law student.<ref name="Politico">{{Cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2015/10/libertarian-party-drama-goat-sacrifice-eugenics-and-a-chairs-resignation-026236|title=Libertarian Party drama: Goat sacrifice, eugenics and a chair's resignation|last=Caputo|first=Marc|date=October 1, 2015|website=[[Politico]] |access-date=}}</ref> Gillespie, however, wrote a disclaimer to the paper stating that although he believes the strong and intelligent should breed and the weak and stupid should not, he does not believe that the government can be trusted to implement such a program.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/future-ruin-argument-eugenics-augustus-sol|title=Future or Ruin: The Argument for Eugenics|date=14 December 2014|publisher=}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/future-ruin-argument-eugenics-augustus-sol|title=Future or Ruin: The Argument for Eugenics|last=|first=|date=|website=Linkedin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128190026/https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/future-ruin-argument-eugenics-augustus-sol|archive-date=January 28, 2017|dead-url=yes|access-date=}}</ref>
Invictus has been accused of supporting state-sponsored eugenics due to a single paper he wrote as a law student.<ref name="Politico">{{Cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2015/10/libertarian-party-drama-goat-sacrifice-eugenics-and-a-chairs-resignation-026236|title=Libertarian Party drama: Goat sacrifice, eugenics and a chair's resignation|last=Caputo|first=Marc|date=October 1, 2015|website=[[Politico]] |access-date=}}</ref> Invictus later issued a lengthy disclaimer to the paper stating that although he believes the strong and intelligent should breed and the weak and stupid should not, he does not believe any government can be trusted to implement such a program.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/future-ruin-argument-eugenics-augustus-sol|title=Future or Ruin: The Argument for Eugenics|date=14 December 2014|publisher=}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/future-ruin-argument-eugenics-augustus-sol|title=Future or Ruin: The Argument for Eugenics|last=|first=|date=|website=Linkedin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128190026/https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/future-ruin-argument-eugenics-augustus-sol|archive-date=January 28, 2017|dead-url=yes|access-date=}}</ref>

Gillespie is a [[Holocaust denier]], and has said:

<blockquote>"Do I believe that 6 million Jews were killed by evil Hitler? Is that what you’re asking me?" he said. "Okay, then I am still waiting to see those facts."<ref name="splc">{{Cite web|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/08/15/holocaust-denier-augustus-invictus-announces-another-campaign-us-senate|title=Holocaust denier Invictus announces another campaign for the U.S. Senate|last=Janik|first=Rachel|date=August 15, 2017|website=[[Southern Poverty Law Center]]|access-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref></blockquote>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Augustus Invictus was born Austin Gillespie and he legally [[Name change|changed his name]] to Augustus Sol Invictus.<ref name=Politico/> He is a [[Thelema|Thelemite]], though was expelled from leading Thelemic organization [[Ordo Templi Orientis]]; he also identifies as a [[Neo-paganism|pagan]].<ref name="os"/><ref name=Politico/>
Augustus Invictus was born Austin Gillespie and legally [[Name change|changed his name]] to Augustus Sol Invictus.<ref name=Politico/> He is a [[Thelema|Thelemite]], though not a member of the [[Ordo Templi Orientis]]. He also identifies as a [[Neo-paganism|pagan]].<ref name="os"/><ref name=Politico/>


Augustus Invictus has been accused of domestic violence by his ex-fianceé Victoria Rice. The Huffington Post reported that in July of 2017, police in Orlando, Florida "recommended that charges of domestic battery by strangulation and aggravated battery be filed against Invictus."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schulberg |first1=Jessica |title=Should White Supremacists Be Allowed To Practice Law? |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/white-supremacist-nazi-lawyers_us_5a3d8da8e4b0b0e5a7a2232d |website=The Huffington Post |publisher=The Huffington Post |accessdate=August 2, 2018}}</ref> Due to an unknown difficulty the State Attorney's office encountered in communicating further with Ms. Rice, charges were not pursued.
Augustus Invictus has been accused of domestic violence . The Huffington Post reported that in July of 2017, police in Orlando, Florida "recommended that charges of domestic battery by strangulation and aggravated battery be filed against Invictus"<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schulberg |first1=Jessica |title=Should White Supremacists Be Allowed To Practice Law? |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/white-supremacist-nazi-lawyers_us_5a3d8da8e4b0b0e5a7a2232d |website=The Huffington Post |publisher=The Huffington Post |accessdate=August 2, 2018}}</ref> following accusations by his ex-fianceé Victoria Rice. When the State Attorney's office encountered problems in communicating further with Ms. Rice, these charges were not pursued any further.


==Electoral history==
==Electoral history==

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Vorlage:Infobox person Augustus Sol Invictus (Latin: majestic unconquered sun; born Austin Gillespie on July 31, 1983),[1] is an American far-right activist.

Invictus was scheduled as a headline speaker at the Unite the Right rally at Charlottesville, Virginia on August 12, 2017, a planned rally to protest the removal of Confederate statues and monuments which the police dispersed before it began.[2] Some of his critics have labeled him a Holocaust denier.[3] However, to date, none of his writings or speeches have focused upon nor even included that subject.

Invictus was a candidate for the Libertarian nomination in the United States Senate election in Florida, 2016. His candidacy prompted the resignation under protest of party chairman Adrian Wyllie.[4] He lost in the primary by a margin of around 50 points to Paul Stanton.[5] Invictus is the publisher of The Revolutionary Conservative, a far-right publication with the stated aim of restoring the American Republic and defending Western civilization.[6] He was criticized by some within the Libertarian Party for his use of the fasces in his iconography and for having once represented a white nationalist organization as their defense attorney.[7] He has been described by media reports as being associated with the alt-right movement.[8]

On April 7, 2017, the Libertarian Party of Florida, following a successful mediation, issued a full retraction of the 2015 press release, stating "that it exceeded the mandate of the executive committee."[9] On July 13, 2017, Invictus changed his party affiliation to Republican.[10] On August 14, 2017, Invictus announced his candidacy as a Republican for the 2018 United States Senate election in Florida.[11] Invictus later withdrew voluntarily from that race.

Career

Invictus graduated from the University of South Florida with a BA with honors in Philosophy. Following his graduation, he attended DePaul University College of Law and graduated in 2011. While in law school, Invictus earned a fellowship at the International Human Rights Law Institute. His work centered on international criminal law and the laws of armed conflict.[12] He has been admitted to the Bar in Florida, New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, and the Middle District of Florida in the US District Court.[13] He was managing partner of Imperium, P.A., a law firm he founded in 2013, until his retirement from the practice of law in 2017.

Invictus is currently the publisher of The Revolutionary Conservative, a far-right publication with the stated aim of "restoring the American republic and defending Western Civilization."[12]

On July 8, 2017, Invictus debated Communist journalist Caleb Maupin in New York City at a forum entitled "The Revolutionary Left vs. The Revolutionary Right." The debate has been released as a film,[14] which was promoted by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on social media.[15]

Campaign

On May 19, 2015, Invictus announced his campaign for the U.S Senate as a candidate for the Libertarian Party in the 2016 Florida election.[16]

In response to Invictus's campaign, Adrian Wyllie resigned from his position as chairman of the Libertarian Party of Florida, calling Invictus a "violent Fascist and Neo-Nazi" whose ideology was incompatible with libertarianism and saying he did not want to be part of the same party. The chairman also accused Invictus of supporting eugenics and for "sadistically dismembering a goat in a ritualistic sacrifice".[17][18] Invictus responded by admitting that he once wrote a paper advocating eugenics but saying that he has since changed his mind.[19][20][21] He said he had sacrificed the goat and drunk its blood as part of a ritual to give thanks for surviving a pilgrimage in spring 2013, but denied it was "sadistic".[22][23][24]

Invictus does not identify as a white supremacist, citing the fact that his children are part Hispanic. He acknowledges that some white supremacists supported his campaign, but he doesn't associate with WS. [23] In 2014 he acted as attorney for Marcus Faella of the American Front in his legal appeal.[25]

In May, 2016, Invictus began the "Possibility of Revolution" tour in Florida, speaking in Orlando, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Tampa, Fort Myers and Miami in one continuous circuit.[26] At the end of this tour, Paul Stanton entered the Senate race, together with Invictus creating the first Libertarian primary for the United States Senate in Florida history.[27] Invictus lost the primary election to Paul Stanton on August 30, 2016.[28]

Views

Invictus believes that the United States should embrace a non-interventionist approach to foreign policy, arguing that an interventionist approach has resulted in the loss of American lives and the accumulation of trillions of dollars in debt. He opposes using the U.S military to interfere in the affairs of sovereign nations.[29]

Invictus advocates for balancing the budget, shrinking the size of government, ceasing "reckless" government spending and deregulating American business. He is also in favor of repealing the personal income tax, abolishing the IRS and recreating the tax code.[29] He is for an expanded federal role in protecting the environment.[13] According to Invictus, he does not support mass immigration and is against open borders for the United States.[30] However, he supports policies that would streamline the process of immigration and naturalization so that immigrants who wish to integrate and work in the United States can do so with ease.[29] Invictus believes that abortion should be illegal in most circumstances.[13]

Invictus is opposed to the War on Drugs and has labeled it a failure. He supports repealing the Controlled Substances Act and abolishing the DEA.[29] Invictus believes that America should find alternative forms of energy so as to reduce U.S dependence on foreign energy. He does not believe there should be a trade-off between economic freedom and the destruction of the environment.[29]

During his campaign, a letter written by Invictus in 2013[31] came to light in which he renounced his citizenship and claimed to have plans of venturing out in the woods only to return bringing war:

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Invictus has been accused of supporting state-sponsored eugenics due to a single paper he wrote as a law student.[32] Invictus later issued a lengthy disclaimer to the paper stating that although he believes the strong and intelligent should breed and the weak and stupid should not, he does not believe any government can be trusted to implement such a program.[33][34]

Personal life

Augustus Invictus was born Austin Gillespie and legally changed his name to Augustus Sol Invictus.[32] He is a Thelemite, though not a member of the Ordo Templi Orientis. He also identifies as a pagan.[23][32]

Augustus Invictus has been accused of domestic violence . The Huffington Post reported that in July of 2017, police in Orlando, Florida "recommended that charges of domestic battery by strangulation and aggravated battery be filed against Invictus"[35] following accusations by his ex-fianceé Victoria Rice. When the State Attorney's office encountered problems in communicating further with Ms. Rice, these charges were not pursued any further.

Electoral history

2016 United States Florida Senate primary election[36]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Libertarian Paul Stanton 2,943 73.5%
Augustus Invictus 1,059 26.5%

References

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  1. ↑ Libertarian Party drama: Goat sacrifice, eugenics and a chair's resignation.
  2. ↑ Michael van Sickler: Goat-blood-drinking ex-Florida senate candidate headlined Charlottesville rally. In: The Miami Herald. 14. August 2017;.
  3. ↑ Rachel Janik: Holocaust denier Invictus announces another campaign for the U.S. Senate. In: Southern Poverty Law Center. 15. August 2017, abgerufen am 27. August 2017.
  4. ↑ Libertarian Official Resigns To Protest Candidate Who Does Animal Sacrifices. Abgerufen am 4. September 2016.
  5. ↑ 74% to 26%: Florida Libertarians reject Invictus, nominate Stanton for Senate in Aug. 30 primary. Abgerufen am 1. September 2016.
  6. ↑ Augustus Invictus: The Revolutionary Conservative: Mission Statement. In: The Revolutionary Conservative. 31. Januar 2017, archiviert vom Original am 26. März 2017;.
  7. ↑ Libertarians United Against Fascism: ‘To the Cowardly Collaborators of the Libertarian Party of Florida, and a Call to Action Against Them’. 12. April 2017;.
  8. ↑ Goat-Blood-Drinking Rubio Opponent Accused Of Sexual Assault In: Vocativ, April 4, 2017 
  9. ↑ Char-Lez Braden: Statement Regarding Augustus Sol Invictus. Libertarian Party of Florida, 7. April 2017;.
  10. ↑ Augustus Invictus. In: www.facebook.com. Abgerufen am 14. Juli 2017 (englisch).
  11. ↑ Far Right Plans Its Next Moves With a New Energy In: New York Times, August 14, 2017 
  12. ↑ a b Mission Statement. In: The Revolutionary Conservative. 31. Januar 2017, archiviert vom Original am 26. März 2017;. Vorlage:Failed verification
  13. ↑ a b c A Sacrificial Goat in Every Pot. In: The Washington Free Beacon. 11. November 2015;.
  14. ↑ The Revolutionary Left vs. The Revolutionary Right. In: Vimeo. 17. Juli 2017;.
  15. ↑ Julian Assange Twitter. Abgerufen am 21. August 2017.
  16. ↑ Augustus Invictus Announces Candidacy for U.S. Senate. In: YouTube. 19. Mai 2015;.
  17. ↑ Libertarian Party drama: Goat sacrifice, eugenics and a chair’s resignation. In: Politico. 3. Oktober 2015;.
  18. ↑ Adam C. Smith, Brandon Larabee: Ritual sacrifice, eugenics, and the resignation of a party chairman. 1. Oktober 2015;.
  19. ↑ Gideon Resnick: This Satanist Wants to Be Your Senator. In: The Daily Beast. 3. Oktober 2015;.
  20. ↑ Monivette Cordeiro: Libertarian Party of Florida chairman resigns, accuses candidate of goat sacrifice and eugenics In: Orlando Weekly, October 2, 2015 
  21. ↑ Jeremy Gray: Florida senate candidate admits to animal sacrifice, denies goat dismemberment, October 2, 2015 
  22. ↑ Senate candidate in Florida admits drinking goat blood, BBC, October 5, 2015 
  23. ↑ a b c Brendan Farrington: Florida candidate for U.S. Senate admits to sacrificing goat, drinking its blood In: Orlando Sentinel, October 5, 2015 
  24. ↑ Florida Man: Yes, This Libertarian Senate Candidate Really Did Sacrifice a Goat and Drink Its Blood In: GQ, October 6, 2015 
  25. ↑ Henry Pierson Curtis: Former leader of neo-Nazi group gets new lawyer to fight conviction In: Orlando Sentinel, December 4, 2014 
  26. ↑ Frank Torres: Augustus Sol Invictus kicks-off 'Possibility of a Revolution' speaking tour in Orlando In: The Orlando Political Observer, May 2, 2016 
  27. ↑ Renate Sago: Libertarian candidates compete in primary for the first time in Florida history In: WFME.org, August 29, 2016 
  28. ↑ Election Results: Florida Primary In: The Palm Beach Post, August 30, 2016 
  29. ↑ a b c d e Foreign Policy. In: Augustus Sol Invictus for Senate. Mai 2015, archiviert vom Original am 5. Mai 2016; abgerufen am 12. September 2017.
  30. ↑ A Letter to the People of Europe. In: Augustus Sol Invictus for Senate. Mai 2015;.
  31. ↑ Elie Mystal: The Kind Of Unhinged Departure Memo That Would Have Been WAY Funnier Before The Marathon Attack. In: Above the Law. 22. April 2013;.
  32. ↑ a b c Marc Caputo: Libertarian Party drama: Goat sacrifice, eugenics and a chair's resignation. In: Politico. 1. Oktober 2015;.
  33. ↑ Future or Ruin: The Argument for Eugenics. 14. Dezember 2014;.
  34. ↑ Future or Ruin: The Argument for Eugenics. In: Linkedin. Archiviert vom Original am 28. Januar 2017;.
  35. ↑ Jessica Schulberg: Should White Supremacists Be Allowed To Practice Law? In: The Huffington Post. The Huffington Post, abgerufen am 2. August 2018.
  36. ↑ Key Florida Elections by Date In: Politico. Abgerufen im 1 September 2016 
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