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Shandon Simpson | |
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| Born | June 11, 1996 |
| Other names | Zoran Zoltanous |
| Political party | Vanguard America Patriotic Socialist Front |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | Ohio National Guard |
| Years of service | 2018-2020 |
| Rank | Private First Class |
| Unit | Company C, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment |
Shandon L. Simpson (June 11, 1996, also known as Zoran Zoltanous) is an American neo-Nazi and former member of the Ohio National Guard. He has been associated extremism participated in far-right demonstrations.[1]
At the age of 17 he read Pat Buchanan book Suicide of a Superporwer and then he watch the neo-Nazi propaganda film Adolf Hitler: The Greatest Story Never Told.[2] After the highschool he tried to join to the right-wing group Reaction USA.[2] In 2017, Simpson participated in the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville as a member of Vanguard America[3] Simpson also attended as a member of the Patriotic Socialist Front in the "Rage Against the War Machine" demonstration alongside far-right figure Matthew Heimbach.[4] [5] According to Oren Segal, Vice President of the Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism, he was seen displaying Nazi, Hezbollah, and Nazbol flags during the 2024 Democratic National Convention protests.[6]
Simpson enlisted in the Ohio Army National Guard in late 2018, serving as a Private First Class in the 148th Infantry Regiment.[7] On June 5, 2020, he was expelled from the National Guard during the George Floyd protests in Washington, D.C. The Federal Bureau of Investigation identified him as expressing white supremacist ideology and for having ties with the RapeWaffen Division and with O9A-affiliated channels on Telegram.[8][9][10] He denied the involvement.[2]
He made the translation of the Giovanni Gentile work The Philosophy of Marx for Antelope Hill Publishing.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Shandon Simpson". Iron Swords. 2024-08-23. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ a b c Ramsey, Williams (2020-10-26). "Shandon Simpson and the Order of Nine Angles". William Ramsey Investigates. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ Chrobak, John (March 6, 2023). "The Anti-War Coalition Visits Washington". Illiberalism Studies Program. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ Burley, Shane (2023-03-19). "Fascists Are Attempting to Win Followers by Rebranding as Antiwar". Truthout. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ Shane, Burley (2024-06-21). "How Deep Does Substack's Far-Right Problem Run, Really?". Inkstick. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ Segal, Oren. "During one of the protests during the #DNC, long-time white supremacist Shandon Simpson was spotted flying Nazi, Hezbollah, and Nazbol flags. Simpson is a former Ohio guardsman who marched w/ Vanguard America at the Unite the Right rally in 2017". X (formerly Twitter). Archived from the original on 2025-01-11. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ Schiano, Chris (2020-06-09). "National Guard Soldier Who Deployed to DC Identified as Neo-Nazi". Unicorn Riot. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ "FBI: Ohio National Guardsman expressed white supremacist ideology". Politico. Associated Press. 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ "RapeWaffen Division | Mapping Militants Project". mappingmilitants.org. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ "The Order of Nine Angles". ISD. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ "Zoltanous". Arktos Media. Retrieved 2025-01-27.