American Nazi Party founder George Lincoln Rockwell poses in front of his home adorned with a giant swastika in 1965. Two years later, he was shot dead near his home by an expelled member of his party. The house stands in Arlington. [1500x1186]
![American Nazi Party founder George Lincoln Rockwell poses in front of his home adorned with a giant swastika in 1965. Two years later, he was shot dead near his home by an expelled member of his party. The house stands in Arlington. [1500x1186]](https://i.redd.it/a7olvpxqsbad1.jpeg)
Fun fact: Rockwell agreed to the Playboy Magazine interview with Alex Haley only after Haley was able to assure to Rockwell that he (Haley) was not jewish. No shit.
What a way to live your life.
I am surprised he agreed to be interviewed by a black man.
He wants to be bigoted, but not so much that its inconvenient to himself. You know, just like modern conservatives.
Good point
You’re so smart.
fun
Correct, The 900 block of Randolph is now full of condos and office buildings.
Yeah, but 6150 Wilson Blvd is over 7 Corners, not Ballston. That area is 3-story apartments.
However, that house isn’t there.
I think you’re looking at the address for their offices, which was at 928 N Randolph in Ballston.
Stormtrooper Barracks? That’s where all the neighborhood dogs go to piss!
The house was razed?
Good.
They had the money to put up that big ass swastika but not fix the roof??
Nova HOA asleep at the switch
He had just purchased the house from an auction for his associates to work in, and this was only there for a few photo ops then it was taken down, this wasn’t ever his home.
Can you imagine your granddad or your dad fighting a whole war against someone and then you turn around 20+ years later and establish a party representing the same thing they fought against.
It’s even worse, Rockwell straight up served in WWII, albeit in the Pacific, and Arlington/Falls Church would’ve full of people who fought the actual Nazis.
And even though he was a non-combatant pilot, dude was a commander in the navy by the time he left; two steps below being a one-star admiral. He was in the navy from 1941 to 1960. He knew exactly what Hitler and the Nazis did.
This is the equivalent of an OEF/OIF veteran coming back home and making a group call the base after fighting Al Qaida.
Wait…
Yup, never understand the depths of shittiness to which some people stoop
Unfortunately there's some people who were against the Nazis not because they didn't like their plans, but because they didn't want Germany in charge of those plans
My hands are not big enough for this facepalm
Sadly, there's a whole political party doing that EXACT thing now. It's so embarrassing.
I blame Sherman not burning enough for that
Nah, we ended reconstruction too early
100% this. The Union won the war, but the Confederacy won Reconstruction. This remains the source for much of America's internal division.
The south has never been able to attract intl capital without slavery. Without intl capital theres no way to reconstruct anything. Without a reason to construct anything theres no place for business interests to prosper. Hence, they eventually said fuck it as long we keep the borders we’re happy. Was that a just move? No. Was that a smart move? No. Do I wish we would invest heavily down there(similar to Nova)? Yep.
Sherman hated blacks. Just to keep playing these moral relativism games.
And white people fought in the war to end slavery against other white people, with some white people fighting for that that hated the people being slaved, and some that fought for the enslavers that very possibly didn’t want slavery. What’s your point here? Real life is not black and white, if you haven’t realized.
He still didn’t burn enough regardless of his shitty views. The north might have destroyed the south infrastructure but they did not their believe system, which is, has been the problem.
You act as though the North didn’t and doesn’t continue to hold reprehensible ideas. Idk what kinda point you yourself are trying to make g.
Homie, I would suggest you go seek validation for your “I have the moral high ground” mentality somewhere else.
I don’t have shit, but saying that Sherman should have destroyed more of the south is out if pocket.
That's right. Republicans are Nazis. Why? Because that's what the TV says and it's never wrong. Astute analysis, bud.
I remember my father showing me the laundromat where Rockwell ("a Nazi idiot") was killed.
Local stories that relatives tell us growing up are honestly wilder here than I'd imagine other places.
I remember my father pointing out the storefront"where Clarence Thomas bought his dirty magazines" "where our neighbor was killed by the sniper" and "where George Wallace was shot"
I see Clarence at church. He falls asleep at every mass
Relatable
In 2017, a group of Nazis showed up at the laundromat site to commemorate the 50th anniversary of when he was killed.
3 more more years for the 60th anniversary. I can show up with leftover fireworks to celebrate one less Nazi walking the earth.
The only thing that I hate more than Illinois Nazis are Northern Virginia Nazis.
Nice, love that movie
And, he’s a catholic
..well, it could’ve been much worst - an “agnostic”
He was killed in the parking lot where the new Soul Thai restaurant and Pizza Bolis is. Corner of Wilson and Livingston.
Jon Patler, his protege and eventual killer, ended up a Trump fan
Real shocker there. 🤦♂️
WPost dug up the delusional ramblings of an 80-year old fart. Don’t listen to senile 80-year old fa…..oops, never mind.
What a fall from grace
Picachu surprised face?
Qu’elle surprise
Fortunately he did nazi that coming
That's a shame.jpg
I don’t know about recently but I remember a few years ago an article about the fucking freaks who still gather at the spot where he was shot to honor him or whatever. There was a photo too and they were carrying swastika flags.
Smokin that Rockwell pack 💀
The only good Nazi is a dead Nazi.
Weirdly I was googling culpeper last weekend and they buried him there and there was a day long standoff about it.
They ended up getting the boot from there before he could be buried so he had to be cremated.
Lol get rekt
I love happy endings to stories like this.
You didn’t have to repeat the post
The house does not stand:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lincoln_Rockwell#Offices