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Identity Evropa (/juːˈroʊpə/) was an American far-right, neo-Nazi, neo-fascist,[8][9][10] and white supremacist[10][11][12] organization established in March 2016. It was rebranded[16] as the American Identity Movement in March 2019.[2][17] In November 2020, the group disbanded.[5] Leaders and members of Identity Evropa, such as former leader Elliot Kline, praised Nazi Germany and pushed for what they described as the "Nazification of America".[9]

Key Information

The white supremacist slogan "You will not replace us" originated from the group.[18] In an attempt to boost its numbers, Identity Evropa allied itself with the broader alt-right and identitarian movements[11] and the group targeted college campuses and students in particular[19] by distributing slogans on fliers, posters, and stickers.[7][11][12] According to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Identity Evropa was one of several groups which contributed to the growth of white supremacism in the United States during the 2010s, with the organization being designated by it as an influential hate group during its four-year existence.[19][20][21]

In March 2018, it was reported that the group was seeing steep declines in membership. The collapse was similarly seen in other alt-right groups, and was attributed to a widespread public backlash against white supremacist organizations that occurred after the 2017 Unite the Right rally.[22] In March 2019, following a leak of the group's Discord messages published by the non-profit left-wing media collective Unicorn Riot, Patrick Casey, the group's leader, rebranded[13][14][15] the group with the new name "American Identity Movement" with an Americana aesthetic, despite initially claiming they were unrelated organizations.[2][17]

The Identity Evropa organization distances itself from "Les Identitaires", the identitarian nationalist movement that emerged in France in 2003.[23] While the latter is a French movement that also includes far-right approaches and nationalism, their focus is on French nationalism and, in addition to anti-Islam their ideology consists of anti-Americanism, as they see the United States and Islam as the two primary imperialistic threats to Europe.[24][25]

The organization's founder, Nathan Damigo (/dəˈmɪɡoʊ/), is a self-described member of the identitarian movement.[21] Damigo grew up in San Jose, California,[21] and was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps from 2004 to 2007.[11] In November 2007, Damigo robbed a La Mesa, California, taxicab driver at gunpoint, believing that the man was Iraqi.[11][26] Damigo was convicted of armed robbery and was incarcerated for a year in county jail and four years in state prison.[21][11] He said of the event that "it's something that I'm certainly not proud of," attributing his behavior to "major issues" after returning from Iraq.[21]

In prison, Damigo began to read works by far-right figures, including David Duke.[21][11] He was also influenced by J. Philippe Rushton and Nicholas Wade.[11] After being released from prison in 2014,[27] Damigo led the National Youth Front,[27][11] the youth wing of the American Freedom Party.[11] The group was classified as a hate group by the SPLC and Anti-Defamation League,[27] with the SPLC reporting that it was founded by "racist Southern California skinheads that aims to deport immigrants and return the United States to white rule."[11] The National Youth Front later disbanded.[27][11] Damigo founded Identity Evropa in March 2016.[11] His activities with "racist organizations" has been disavowed by his father.[28]

In the aftermath of the Unite the Right rally, the leadership position passed onto Elliot Kline, aka Eli Mosley.[3] The group participated in the planning for the October 19, 2017 speech by Richard B. Spencer, a white supremacist, at the University of Florida, where Mosley also spoke. In addition to Spencer and Mosley, the speakers included Mike Enoch, a white nationalist blogger.[29][30] The event drew about 2,500 protesters, vastly outnumbering Spencer's supporters.[31][32]

Re-branding as "American Identity Movement"

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In March 2019, the non-profit left-wing media collective Unicorn Riot released more than 770,000 messages leaked from Discord channels related to the group. The leaks had been published on the "Discord Leaks platform" established by Unicorn Riot.[2] Within the leaked chat logs, members of the groups are discovered to have laid out plans to "infiltrate" local Republican parties and win public offices, plans to influence local media to garner positive coverage, as well as plans for rebranding the group's racism and antisemitism with the "identitarian" label and innocuous-sounding slogans such as "Make America Beautiful Again". The Southern Poverty Law Center commented that the group's rebrands "offers further cover to smuggle white nationalist views into mainstream politics", and that its attempts to influence media for spreading propaganda and recruiting were "often successful". Shortly after the leak, Patrick Casey said that the group "has been retired" and announced the formation a new group, "American Identity Movement". The SPLC commented that the new group will continue Identity Evropa's efforts at "quietly working to normalize their ideas within the Republican Party."[17] After the leak, Discord removed Identity Evropa chat channels from the platform. The group switched to Slack, but was again removed shortly. Zelle stated that they would investigate and remove associated accounts, after journalists informed the platform that Identity Evropa was using it to raise funds. Legal documents filed to the Arizona Corporation Commission under the AIM front group "Foundation for American Society" was found to have used Identity Evropa's email address.[33]

The group's logo after it was re-branded

The leak of Identity Evropa's Discord messages led to journalists and antifascist activists exposing the identities of many of its members.[34] Following the leak, an investigation by HuffPost reported that seven Identity Evropa members were also currently serving in the U.S. armed forces and were actively disseminating Identity Evropa materials in their communities. According to military spokespersons, several of them were being investigated by their military branches.[35][36] A Chesterfield County Police officer in Virginia who was working as a school resource officer at a local high school was also identified as a pledge coordinator for Identity Evropa.[37] The officer was suspended from his position, and the Chesterfield police chief began the process for him to be fired per state law.[38][39][40] In April 2019, a teacher at Valley Christian School near San Jose, California was placed on paid leave while the school investigated allegations he was a member of the group, based on leaked chat logs.[41][42] In the same month, a master sergeant of the U.S. Air Force's 50th Space Wing was being investigated by the military as a possible member, again based on leaked chat logs. The sergeant had allegedly posted photographs of himself applying group stickers, holding banners, and painting Identity Evropa's logo on an underpass in Colorado Springs.[43][44] Also in April, a 19-year-old National Guard recruit from Chaska, Minnesota and a member of the group, was recalled from basic training and investigated by the Minnesota National Guard.[45]

In late April 2019, Unicorn Riot published several audio recordings of the group's weekly meetings. These audio recordings reveal that, despite Casey's claim that American Identity Movement is not a rebrand of Identity Evropa, the two are in fact the same group. Matthew Warner, the group's second-in-command, admitted in the recordings that Identity Evropa's membership list and dues payments directly carry over to the AIM, and reiterated that the group would only accept non-Jewish White Americans. After the Discord leak, the groups has used stricter vetting processes in an attempt to prevent future leaks, where members are required to make two Skype calls and one in-person meeting before being given "sensitive information" such as the location of the group's new headquarter in Washington D.C.. After the rebrand, Identity Evropa continued its attempts to coordinate its members to edit the group's Wikipedia page into more favorable terms. Leaders of the group expressed fear that the existing page for IE would simply be renamed into AIM, which would foil the groups's rebranding attempts. In the recordings, Casey urged members to rebrand their social media accounts as well, saying that the groups's new Americana aesthetic would help its members avoid being held accountable for their membership. Discussing the group's strategy, Casey said in the recordings that the group would appeal to the "boomer patriot crowd", and would ideally exploit political crises to seize control of the United States government, and replacing it with a white-only "identitarian" regime.[34]

Fake Antifa Twitter account

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In June 2020, during the George Floyd protests, Identity Evropa set up a false flag account on Twitter purporting to represent the antifascist movement antifa. The account urged violence, with comments such as "Tonight's the night, Comrades ... Tonight we say 'Fuck The City' and we move into the residential areas... the white hoods.... and we take what's ours." According to a spokesperson for Twitter, it was not the first time that Identity Evropa had created such fake accounts. Before the account was closed down by Twitter, it had been cited by United States law enforcement officials as an example of left-wing radicals attempting to foment violence.[citation needed] A comment on the account was re-posted on Instagram by Donald Trump Jr., who commented about antifa, "They're not even pretending anymore." John Cohen, a former senior Department of Homeland Security official, said, "Time and time again we have seen public figures, media personalities and even government officials amplifying disinformation and extremist rhetoric intended to inspire violence. ... A great step in deescalating the violence currently facing the Nation would be for this to end." Facebook also took action against supposed antifa accounts, and had prevented the Twitter postings from being distributed on its platform.[46][47][48]

In 2017, Data & Society, a non-profit research organization, documented how fake antifa accounts are used to damage the movement, writing, "Various white supremacist groups have consistently tried to damage Antifa's reputation in the media by 'doxing' protesters (releasing their personal information) or impersonating them online ... Throughout 2017, right-wing manipulators utilized parody to discredit Antifa, taking advantage of available Twitter handles and public confusion about the organization and their motives."[49]

Views

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Identity Evropa is a neo-Nazi and white supremacist group;[12][11][50] the organization espouses white supremacist[51] and white separatist views.[27][52] The group endorses racial segregation.[50] It "bills itself as a 'generation of awakened Europeans' who 'oppose those who would defame our history and rich cultural heritage'".[11] Damigo describes it as "an identitarian organization"[7] and says that the group's aim is to "act as a fifth column, over time shifting the edifice of our political establishment" in favor of what he describes as "pro-white" interests.[53] Identity Evropa's spokesman and director of administration, Reinhard Wolff, states that Identity Evropa is engaged in a "culture war" in an effort to create a "90 percent white" America.[52]

The white supremacist slogan "You will not replace us" originated from the group, according to the Anti-Defamation League, after Damigo and other members of Identity Evropa appeared on camera chanting the words during LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner's HEWILLNOTDIVIDE.US project at New York's Museum of the Moving Image in February 2017.[18]

Identity Evropa excludes Jews from membership because Damigo regards Jews as non-white.[7][54] Only those "of European, non-Semitic heritage" may join the group.[11] Damigo claims that "Jewish power, Jewish influence" has "been extraordinarily negative for people of European heritage".[7] He has refused to say whether he acknowledges the Holocaust.[54][7]

The Anti-Defamation League has labeled Identity Evropa a white supremacist group,[5][55][56] and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which tracks extremist groups in the United States, has designated it as a hate group.[19][57][58][20] Their campus-centric advertising posters depict photos of classical Greek sculptures of men overlaid with various short slogans which urge whites to embrace cultural elitism. Mark Potok, a senior fellow at the SPLC, states, "Identity Evropa is merely the latest iteration of the white-supremacist movement. Although you might think, based on their propaganda, that they're all about Plato and Aristotle and Socrates, in fact they're merely a gussied-up version of the Klan."[53] Anna North, writing in The New York Times, states that the group promotes racism under the guise of white racial pride and cultural identity for those who are of European ancestry.[59]

Activities

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In December 2016, the group had roughly 200 members.[27] In a February 2017 interview, Damigo claimed a membership of 300.[7] The group has distributed fliers on dozens of college campuses including the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Lynchburg College, Liberty University,[60] University of Massachusetts Amherst, UCLA, San Diego State University, University of California, San Diego, Penn State, Ohio State, and the University of Washington.[12][7][57][61][62] According to an ADL count, Identity Evropa was by far the most active white supremacist group on college campuses in 2017, responsible for 158 of the 346 incidents nationwide of the posting of white supremacist propaganda fliers.[63] These fliers typically show photos of classical and neoclassical sculpture. According to art critic Ben Davis, the random use of dissimilar photos demonstrates a poor understanding of European culture and art history.[64]

At Ohio State, the group has considered seeking recognized student organization status.[55] The group's "#ProjectSiege" aims to "siege" college campuses with literature[55] in order to combat what Damigo describes as a "false anti-white narrative" by professors, whom Damigo calls "charlatans."[53][65]

In late 2016, Damigo and Identity Evropa members traveled to Washington, D.C., for a post-election conference hosted by the white supremacist National Policy Institute, at which keynote speaker Richard B. Spencer and several other attendees rendered a Nazi salute.[27]

During the 2017 Berkeley protests, Damigo punched a young woman, captured on video that subsequently went viral.[66] Footage showed Damigo punching the woman in the face, then running away into the crowd.[51] The attack prompted calls for Damigo's arrest or expulsion from Cal State Stanislaus, where he is a student; the university subsequently said that it was investigating Damigo.[51]

Damigo has been identified as a leader in the August 2017 Unite the Right rally. A news source that has interviewed him states that "Damigo has made these rallies a key driver for recruiting new members of the group".[67] Additionally, Peter Cvjetanovic, one of the members of Identity Evropa, was dubbed as the "angry torch guy" in the Unite the Right rally.[68]

On July 28, 2018, around 45 members of Identity Evropa, some dressed as construction workers, demonstrated outside the Mexican consulate in Manhattan, New York City, holding large letters that spelled out "Build the Wall". The government of Mexico said it had written a diplomatic note to the State Department protesting the incident.[69] Later that day, a group of several dozen Identity Evropa members hung a banner in Fort Tryon Park in Upper Manhattan. The banner, which said "Stop the invasion, end immigration", overlooked the Henry Hudson Parkway. The response of the Washington Heights and Inwood communities was to hold a "vigil against hate" at the same site on July 31.[70][71]

On February 9, 2019, eleven Identity Evropa members went to the University of Utah's Block U carrying colored smoke flares and a banner that read, "End immigration!" Patrick Casey stated that the action was in response to the University's condemning of the organization earlier in the year, after it had posted stickers around the campus. Police were called, but the members left before they arrived.[72]

On April 27, 2019, hours after the Poway synagogue shooting in California, around ten members of Identity Evropa disrupted a book discussion event at the Politics and Prose bookstore at Washington D.C. The book discussed at the event was Dying of Whiteness by Jonathan Metzl, which discusses how working class white Americans who were attracted by the Trump administration's promises end up having a greater risk of illness and a shorter life expectancy as a result of its policies. Members of the group interrupted Metzl's speech using a bullhorn, said "You would have the white working class trade their homeland for handouts. But we, as nationalists and identitarians, can offer the workers of this country a homeland, their birthright, in addition to health care, good jobs and so forth.", and chanted "This land is our land" while walking through the bookstore, before exiting ten minutes later. Washington D.C. mayor, Muriel Bowser, condemned the Poway shooting and the bookstore disruption in a tweet, denouncing the former as "horrific act of hate and antisemitism" and the latter as "ignorance and hate".[73][74]

The 2019 leaks also disclosed that the organizations were targeting college conservatives, attempting to convert them to their ideology.[37][61]

Dissolution

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Casey announced the dissolution of American Identity Movement (AIM) in a statement posted online on November 2, 2020.[75][76]

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Identity Evropa was an American identitarian organization founded in March 2016 by Nathan Damigo, aimed at promoting the preservation of European heritage and identity among Americans of European descent through opposition to mass and . The group drew inspiration from the European identitarian movement, emphasizing demographic and cultural preservation against what it described as the "great replacement" of populations, and sought to recruit young, college-aged men via polished and . Identity Evropa gained prominence within the alt-right for its efforts to mainstream , organizing banner drops, flash demonstrations, and participation in events like the 2017 in , while maintaining a suit-and-tie aesthetic to appeal to mainstream audiences. It reportedly grew to several hundred members by 2018, focusing on metapolitical influence rather than direct confrontation, though revealed more explicit racialist and antisemitic views among leaders. In March 2019, amid exposés of private chats, the group rebranded as the American Identity Movement to distance itself from damaging associations, but activity declined thereafter, with the organization effectively dissolving by 2020.

Origins and Founding

Establishment and Initial Context

Identity Evropa was founded in March 2016 by Nathan Damigo, a 30-year-old former U.S. Marine who had previously served in and later pursued studies at . Damigo, who had been convicted in 2007 of armed robbery after an altercation with a taxi driver but maintained it was against an assault, emerged as a vocal advocate for white nationalist causes following his release from prison in 2014. The group's formation occurred amid a surge in alt-right visibility during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, positioning Identity Evropa as an American adaptation of European identitarian movements, such as France's Génération Identitaire, which emphasized the preservation of ethnic European identity against perceived threats from and . From its inception, Identity Evropa targeted college campuses for recruitment, aiming to attract young, college-educated white men by presenting a polished, suit-wearing image distinct from more overtly extremist groups like neo-Nazis or skinheads. Initial activities included the distribution of professionally designed flyers and posters on university campuses, featuring slogans like "Our Generation. Our Future. Our Identity" and imagery evoking classical European heritage, such as or Greco-Roman motifs. By September 2016, the group had launched coordinated propaganda campaigns via , including , to amplify its message of defending "Western civilization" from demographic changes. These efforts were part of a broader strategy to rebrand as a culturally preservationist ideology, avoiding explicit swastikas or Klan imagery in favor of subtle symbols like the black sun or to appeal to mainstream sensibilities. The organization's early context was shaped by Damigo's personal narrative of , which he framed as a response to experiences in and subsequent encounters with , leading him to reject what he described as the "suicide of the West" through unchecked . Identity Evropa explicitly stated in its mission that America was "founded by " for the benefit of white descendants, advocating for halting non-European to maintain cultural and demographic continuity. While critics, including watchdog groups, labeled it a supremacist entity promoting racial separation, the group positioned itself as non-violent and focused on ""—shifting cultural narratives rather than direct confrontation. This initial phase saw rapid growth, with chapters forming at over 20 universities by late , though membership estimates remained modest, in the low hundreds.

Ideology and Core Principles

Identitarian Framework

Identity Evropa adopted the identitarian framework as its ideological foundation, drawing from the European Identitarian movement's emphasis on preserving distinct ethno-cultural identities within homogeneous national territories to avoid conflicts arising from . The group positioned itself as defending the historical identity of the , arguing that this identity—rooted in the ancestry, customs, and achievements of —faced existential threats from mass non-European and differential birth rates. Founder Nathan Damigo articulated this view by stating that "America was founded by white people. It was founded for white people," reflecting a belief in prioritizing the demographic continuity of the nation's founding population. Central to the framework was the adoption of the "Great Replacement" concept, which posits that policy-driven and cultural shifts are systematically displacing indigenous European-descended populations in Western nations, including the U.S., where data indicate the white population share declined from approximately 88% in 1960 to 57.8% in 2020. Identity Evropa members frequently invoked this idea in , framing it not as a but as an observable demographic trend supported by empirical and migration statistics, such as the U.S. Bureau's projections of becoming a minority by 2045. In response, the group advocated policies like a moratorium on from non-European countries and ""—the organized return of non-assimilated immigrants to their ancestral homelands—to restore ethno-cultural homogeneity. The framework rejected explicit racial supremacy in favor of "ethno-pluralism," claiming that separate peoples thrive best in their own territories without forced mixing, which they argued leads to loss of cultural vitality and social cohesion. Membership was restricted to individuals of "European non-Semitic heritage," excluding and emphasizing a fraternity-like structure for young white men to foster this identity through on Western and civilizational preservation. Critics, including organizations like the and —groups with documented advocacy against right-wing movements—characterized these positions as veiled , though Identity Evropa maintained a polished, non-aggressive aesthetic to differentiate from older extremist tropes.

Positions on Demographics, Immigration, and Culture

Identity Evropa maintained that unchecked from non-European countries was fundamentally altering the demographic composition of the , threatening the long-term viability of a European-American majority. Group materials emphasized empirical trends, such as U.S. Census Bureau projections indicating that would comprise less than 50% of the population by 2045 due to sustained and higher fertility rates among immigrant groups. This view framed demographic shifts as a causal driver of cultural dilution, prioritizing preservation of ancestral homelands for people of European descent over multicultural integration. The organization advocated for a zero-tolerance immigration policy, including a moratorium on all non-European immigration and the implementation of "remigration"—the large-scale of non-native populations to their countries of origin or ancestral homelands. Leaders like founder Nathan Damigo articulated this as essential to reversing trends where post-1965 immigration reforms had shifted inflows away from Europe, resulting in over 59 million immigrants admitted since 1965, predominantly from , , and per Department of Homeland Security data. They rejected assimilationist approaches, arguing that biological and cultural incompatibilities made sustained coexistence untenable without policy reversal. Regarding culture, Identity Evropa positioned itself as a defender of Western civilization rooted in European heritage, viewing multiculturalism as an imposed ideology that erodes traditional values, family structures, and social cohesion. The group promoted identitarian principles drawn from European movements, emphasizing the protection of European-descended communities' customs, art, and governance models against what they described as globalist efforts to homogenize distinct ethnic identities. Their recruitment materials, including FAQs specifying eligibility for those of "European, non-Semitic heritage," underscored a cultural exclusivity tied to genetic and historical continuity rather than civic nationalism. This stance critiqued mainstream narratives of inevitable diversity, asserting that cultural preservation required demographic stability to avoid the loss of uniquely European contributions to science, philosophy, and law.

Organizational Structure and Leadership

Key Leaders and Figures

Nathan Damigo established Identity Evropa in March 2016 as its founding leader, drawing from his background as a former U.S. Marine who had served in and later pursued studies in and at . Damigo positioned the group as a youth-oriented identitarian focused on European-American heritage preservation, emphasizing polished over overt militancy. Under his direction, the organization expanded rapidly on college campuses, recruiting through subtle propaganda and events that avoided explicit Nazi imagery in favor of symbols like the . Damigo stepped back from day-to-day leadership by late 2016 amid personal and legal challenges, including a 2019 bankruptcy filing related to lawsuits from the 2017 in Charlottesville, though he remained influential in shaping the group's early ideology. Patrick Casey emerged as a central figure in 2017, assuming the role of and later president, steering the organization toward broader political infiltration strategies. A graduate of the , with experience in conservative activism, Casey advocated for members to run for local Republican offices and integrate into mainstream conservative networks to advance anti-immigration policies. He oversaw the 2019 rebranding to the American Identity Movement, aiming to soften the group's image and expand beyond campus focus, including initiatives like the "Minuteman" program for grassroots organizing. Casey's tenure emphasized operational security and media engagement, such as appearances on national television to defend the group's positions on demographics and culture. Elliott Kline, operating under aliases like Jason Mosley, rose as a key operational leader around 2017, coordinating logistics for high-profile events including the planning of the Unite the Right rally. With a background in alt-right networking, Kline focused on alliance-building within the broader white nationalist scene, though his involvement drew scrutiny for alleged inconsistencies in public personas and internal disputes. Other figures, such as regional coordinators, operated under pseudonyms to maintain anonymity, reflecting the group's emphasis on decentralized leadership to mitigate doxxing risks, but Damigo, Casey, and Kline constituted the primary public-facing triad during the organization's active years from 2016 to 2019.

Recruitment Strategies and Membership Profile

Identity Evropa primarily targeted college campuses for recruitment, distributing flyers, posters, stickers, and banners featuring classical European imagery and slogans such as “Protect Your Heritage” and “Secure borders. Secure future.” The group's #ProjectSiege initiative, launched in September 2016, coordinated these efforts across over 100 U.S. campuses, resulting in 148 documented incidents in 2017 alone, often shared via videos of banner drops from overpasses or building facades. Additional tactics included event disruptions, such as interrupting a racial justice seminar in Fort Lauderdale in June 2017, and encouraging online commentary on platforms like to promote identitarian ideas. The organization also pursued infiltration of mainstream conservative networks, including young Republican groups, using dedicated online servers for coordination and appealing to participants through shared concerns over and cultural preservation. emphasized building via chapter meetings, fitness events like group participation in Warrior Dash races, and private conferences, with a focus on “taking up space” through repetitive branding using symbols such as the teal triangle logo. Applicants underwent vetting to confirm “European, non-Semitic heritage,” aligning with the group's emphasis on white European identity. Membership consisted predominantly of white males in their late teens to early 30s, including students, recent graduates, and young professionals from varied occupations such as electricians, contractors, accountants, medical doctors, law students, and active-duty . Early membership numbered around 15 in 2016, growing to approximately 700 by July 2017 according to founder Nathan Damigo's statements at the conference, and nearing 1,000 by January 2018 per leader Patrick Casey's reports, with ambitions to reach 5,000 by year's end. Over 50 members attended the group's March 2018 national conference in Burns, , reflecting a shift toward more structured, invitation-only gatherings. Leaked messages in 2019 exposed internal communications among dozens of members, highlighting operational secrecy amid external scrutiny.

Primary Activities and Operations

Campus and Propaganda Initiatives

Identity Evropa launched its campus-focused under "Project Siege" in early 2016, distributing flyers and posters to promote white European identity and recruit primarily young white men. These efforts drew from European Identitarian tactics, emphasizing preservation of against perceived demographic threats. Posters typically featured high-contrast images of classical European artworks, including Michelangelo's paired with "Let’s Become Great Again," the to evoke heroic ideals, a youthful statue for aesthetic mastery, Julius Caesar's garlanded head with "Serve Your People," and a melancholic angel captioned "Our Destiny Is Ours." Slogans such as "America is a white nation," "Protect Your Heritage," and "We Are the " accompanied these visuals to foster pride in European heritage and a for cultural defense. Distribution involved small teams placing materials covertly at night using printed sheets and tape, targeting over 100 campuses by April 2017, with at least 220 incidents reported across 144 institutions that year. Confirmed locations included California State University San Marcos, , , , , , , , and . The group claimed nearly 30 universities in initial waves, linking propaganda to broader themes like opposition to and advocacy for free speech as extensions of white American interests. Identity Evropa boasted of successful placements, such as at Purdue in September 2017, where posters promoted the organization's events and ideology. These initiatives continued into 2018, with flyers designed explicitly for college-aged appearing at sites like UMass Amherst in November. Beyond physical postings, propaganda extended to online amplification of campus efforts, though primary focus remained on tangible materials to evade digital moderation and directly engage student environments. The campaigns mirrored historical tactics like those of the but adapted with polished, pseudo-intellectual aesthetics to appeal to educated audiences.

Public Demonstrations and Events

Identity Evropa conducted public demonstrations focused on opposing and advocating for European identity preservation, often employing a polished, aesthetic with members wearing pants, polos, and to distinguish themselves from more overtly extremist groups. These events emphasized visibility through chants, banners, and marches, though they were frequently small-scale and met with counter-protests. An early public rally occurred on October 17, 2016, at Pier 14 in , where a small group of approximately 10-15 members gathered to protest immigration policies, drawing local media attention and counter-demonstrators. The organization's most prominent involvement was in the held August 11-12, 2017, in , where Identity Evropa members participated in the nighttime torchlight march on August 11—estimated at 200-300 participants overall, including their contingent chanting "You will not replace us"—and the daytime assembly on August 12 opposing the removal of a Confederate . Identity Evropa organizer , using the alias Reconnaissance Mike, collaborated with rally leader on planning and logistics. The event resulted in violent clashes, one death from a car ramming incident, and heightened scrutiny of the group. In a later demonstration on July 28, 2018, several dozen Identity Evropa members protested in , northern , , unfurling a large banner stating "End the invasion, stop immigration" from the Billings Arcade overlooking the . The action, one of the group's rare public appearances in a heavily liberal area, prompted immediate community backlash and a counter-rally days later.

Engagement with Broader Movements

Identity Evropa aligned with the alt-right movement through joint participation in high-profile events, most notably the in , on August 11–12, 2017, where members marched alongside groups such as and the National Socialist Movement. The organization's then-leader, (known as Eli Mosley), played a key role in coordinating logistics for the rally, which drew approximately 500–600 participants from various white nationalist factions united against the removal of a Confederate statue. This event marked a peak of visible collaboration, amplifying Identity Evropa's exposure within the broader ecosystem of far-right activism, though it also drew intense scrutiny and doxxing of participants. Ideologically, Identity Evropa emulated and engaged transnationally with European identitarian groups, particularly France's Génération Identitaire and Austria's Identitäre Bewegung, adopting their emphasis on "" and cultural preservation as a framework for opposing . Founded in March 2016 by Nathan Damigo, the group explicitly modeled its branding and tactics—such as banner drops and flash demonstrations—on these counterparts, fostering informal ideological exchanges via online forums and shared propaganda aesthetics like the symbol. While direct operational ties were limited to and inspiration rather than formal alliances, this engagement positioned Identity Evropa as the American vanguard of a pan-European "great replacement" narrative, influencing recruitment pitches to emphasize heritage over explicit supremacism. Under subsequent leadership, including Patrick Casey's tenure starting in late 2017, Identity Evropa pursued selective distancing from the overt alt-right umbrella to engage more subtly with conservative circles, encouraging members to infiltrate Republican politics and local without overt group affiliation. This strategy involved covert networking at events like conferences and pushing anti-immigration policies through mainstream channels, aiming to normalize identitarian views within broader nationalist sentiments rather than fringe coalitions. However, persistent associations with white supremacist incidents, including member involvement in brawls and collaborations, underscored the limits of such pivots amid ongoing inter-group rivalries and designations.

Rebranding as American Identity Movement

Motivations and Transition Process

In March 2019, Identity Evropa leader Patrick Casey announced the retirement of the organization's name, citing the need to distance from reputational damage accumulated since its high-profile involvement in the 2017 in , which led to lawsuits and widespread public backlash. This event, combined with doxxing efforts by antifascist activists, had tarnished the group's polished, suit-and-tie public image, making recruitment and operations more challenging. The rebranding to the American Identity Movement (AIM) was precipitated by leaked internal chat logs released by in early 2019, which exposed members' use of antisemitic slurs, , and explicit white supremacist advocacy—contradicting the group's outward "identitarian" facade of cultural preservation without overt hatred. Casey framed the shift as a strategic pivot to emphasize American-specific identity and , adopting new Americana-themed banners such as "This land is our land" during AIM's inaugural public action with over 50 participants outside the on March 9, 2019. The transition process was seamless in practice, functioning as a direct continuation rather than a dissolution: Casey invited all Identity Evropa members to join AIM under his continued leadership, while introducing a revised —a blue-and-red shield incorporating fasces-like motifs—to signal a more nationalist, less European-centric aesthetic aimed at broadening appeal among younger, college-aged recruits wary of the "alt-right" label's toxicity post-Charlottesville. This reorientation sought to mitigate scrutiny from deplatforming efforts and enhance operational security, though internal dynamics and external monitoring persisted unchanged.

Operational Shifts Post-Rebranding

Following the March 2019 rebranding from Identity Evropa to the American Identity Movement (AIM), the organization adopted a more patriotic aesthetic, incorporating red, white, and blue eagle logos and slogans such as "Defend America" and " not Globalism" to appeal to mainstream conservatives while distancing from associations with the 2017 . This shift aimed to normalize white nationalist views through infiltration of Republican Party structures, with directives for members to join local GOP chapters and campus groups like . Public activities transitioned from high-profile marches to anonymous efforts, including drops at state capitols—such as an unannounced demonstration by over 50 members at the —and disruptions of leftist events, like interrupting a talk on April 27, 2019. Recruitment emphasized creating front organizations, such as MAGA meetups, and targeting conservative events for subtle influence, while avoiding overt symbols to evade doxxing and platform bans. Internally, operations under leader Patrick Casey maintained an authoritarian structure funded by member dues sent via mail after bans from services like , with a pivot from to self-hosted MatterMost servers for coordination to mitigate leaks. Vetting required in-person meetings excluding non-whites and , and plans included targeted stunts like a July 4, 2019, convergence in , alongside broader goals of building an "identitarian " through distributed activism. Membership reportedly declined from around 800 under Identity Evropa to under 300 by mid-2019, reflecting challenges from leaks and scrutiny.

Controversies and Challenges

Deceptive Tactics and Incidents

Identity Evropa members utilized pseudonyms and anonymous handles in internal servers and other communications to safeguard personal identities amid threats of doxxing from activist opponents and media outlets. This , common in controversial political organizing, allowed coordination without immediate exposure but proved vulnerable to leaks; in March 2019, published excerpts from a private Identity Evropa channel spanning 2017–2018, correlating pseudonyms with real names and doxxing over 1,000 individuals, including at least seven active-duty U.S. members. The exposure, which revealed discussions of white identity advocacy and recruitment, contributed to the group's as the American Identity Movement later that month, as internal chats indicated concerns over operational security breaches eroding anonymity. The organization promoted an "" strategy emphasizing clean-cut attire, avoidance of explicit Nazi symbols, and polished public presentations to project mainstream acceptability and recruit from college campuses and young professionals. Internal directives instructed activists to frame activities around "European heritage" and " concerns" rather than overt racial supremacy, a tactic critics from groups like the described as deliberate concealment of core white nationalist aims through non-explicit propaganda such as fliers lacking direct . This approach facilitated stealth placements of materials on over 300 U.S. college campuses in 2018 alone, often under cover of night to evade detection, though such efforts drew accusations of infiltration and subversion from university administrators. A prominent case of individual deception involved Elliott Kline, who adopted the pseudonym Eli Mosley and rose to a role as national policy chief after organizing logistics for the 2017 in . Kline falsely portrayed himself as a combat veteran deployed to , leveraging this fabricated narrative—verified against records showing only six years in the with no overseas service—to build credibility and accelerate his ascent from an anonymous online troll to a public face of the group. exposed the lie in February 2018, prompting Kline's departure from Identity Evropa amid broader alt-right scrutiny, though he later joined the . Additional incidents included a October 2018 NBC "Today" show segment featuring Identity Evropa members in khakis and polos discussing "Western civilization," which white nationalist forums praised for amplifying their sanitized image while drawing rebukes from media watchdogs for unwittingly aiding recruitment optics over substantive ideological disclosure. Such events underscored tensions between the group's privacy-preserving tactics and external perceptions of evasion, with leaks and exposures eroding trust in their compartmentalized operations by mid-2019.

External Scrutiny and Oppositional Responses

The designated Identity Evropa a hate group shortly after its founding in 2016, citing its promotion of white identitarianism as a facade for racial and anti-immigration advocacy targeted at college students. The similarly profiled the group as a white supremacist organization, tracking its distribution and event participation. These designations, from nonprofits focused on but often critiqued for left-leaning biases in broadening "hate" criteria to encompass mainstream conservative views, amplified media coverage portraying Identity Evropa's activities as threats to . Leaked private chat logs obtained and published by , a left-wing media , in late 2017 and subsequent years exposed internal discussions among members revealing explicit , , and , contradicting the group's public "identitarian" image. These disclosures, disseminated widely online, prompted internal turmoil and contributed to the group's rebranding as the American Identity Movement in March 2019, as leaders sought to mitigate reputational damage from the revelations. Mainstream outlets like further scrutinized leadership, exposing chapter head Eli Mosley's fabricated U.S. Marine Corps service claims in February 2018, which undermined recruitment efforts. Oppositional responses included counter-protests at early events, such as the May 2016 Berkeley demonstration where anti-fascist activists confronted members, labeling their rhetoric racist while Identity Evropa's founder Nathan Damigo dismissed it as anti-white bias. Broader left-wing networks engaged in doxxing, publicly identifying members' personal details through online investigations and leaks to pressure employers, universities, and social circles, as documented in reports on anti-fascist tactics against alt-right figures. Universities issued condemnations and removed propaganda, with denouncing flyers in October 2017 and campuses nationwide expressing alarm over infiltration attempts by 2018. Legal scrutiny arose from Identity Evropa's role in the August 2017 in , where members participated amid violence that resulted in one death; the group was named in federal and state civil lawsuits seeking damages for and harm, contributing to financial strain on leaders like Damigo, who filed for in 2019 amid related creditor claims. Tech platforms imposed , with suspending accounts linked to the group, including a 2020 fake Antifa persona used for provocation, and banning leaders like Patrick Casey for policy violations on . These measures, enforced unevenly compared to left-leaning groups, reflected corporate responses to public and activist pressure rather than uniform government mandates.

Internal Dynamics and Criticisms

Identity Evropa underwent several leadership transitions that reflected internal strategic adjustments following high-profile events. Founded in March 2016 by Nathan Damigo, the group saw Damigo relinquish leadership to Elliott Kline (known as Eli Mosley) in mid-2017. Kline's tenure lasted only three months, ending in December 2017 amid the fallout from the August 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, where Identity Evropa members participated. Patrick Casey (alias Reinhard Wolff) succeeded Kline as executive director, emphasizing a shift toward "identitarianism" as a rebranded form of white advocacy to distance the organization from the more overtly chaotic "alt-right" associations. Leaked internal communications from 2017-2018 revealed a hierarchical structure with Casey actively managing member conduct and public messaging. The group's private chats, involving over 70 members including Casey, showed enforcement of rules prohibiting overt "Nazi stuff" such as swastikas or explicit in main channels, though violations occurred, prompting reprimands from leadership; for instance, on October 10, 2017, Casey addressed members posting prohibited content like Hitler videos. Discussions frequently touched on the "Jewish question," with over 150 mentions debating approaches—some advocating gradual exposure to anti-Semitic views for new members, while others urged caution to maintain operational security. Vetting processes explicitly screened for "non-Semitic heritage," excluding and emphasizing European ancestry verification. Criticisms within the group centered on , founder legacies, and strategic purity. Members internally critiqued Damigo's criminal history as a convicted felon and his past associations with figures like , which fueled discussions on to shed such baggage. Under Casey, tensions arose over balancing mainstream appeal—through "suit-and-tie" presentations and guerrilla tactics like banner drops—with private expressions of neo-Nazi sympathies, as evidenced by memes praising figures like James Alex Fields and in affiliated channels. These leaks highlighted a disconnect between the organization's polished exterior and internal radicalism, leading to calls for stricter discipline to avoid public scandals, though no large-scale expulsions or schisms were documented prior to the 2019 .

Decline, Dissolution, and Aftermath

Factors Contributing to Waning Influence

The exposure of internal server communications by the investigative collective in January 2019 played a pivotal role in eroding Identity Evropa's carefully cultivated image of polished identitarianism. The leaked chats, spanning 2016 to 2018, documented over 1,000 instances of explicit racial slurs, antisemitic memes, and among members, contradicting the group's public emphasis on European heritage preservation without overt hatred. This revelation, which included directives from leaders to conceal extremism during recruitment, intensified scrutiny from watchdogs and media, accelerating member attrition as recruits wary of association fled and complicating post-rebranding recovery under the American Identity Movement (AIM) banner. Deplatforming by major technology firms further constrained operational reach and , which had relied heavily on networks for campus activism and distribution. In the aftermath of the August 2017 in Charlottesville, platforms like , , and (now X) expanded bans on white nationalist content, purging AIM-associated accounts and channels by mid-2019; for instance, demonetized and restricted identitarian videos, while financial processors like severed ties. These measures, enforced amid heightened corporate sensitivity to , reduced visibility—evidenced by a drop in reported incidents from Identity Evropa/AIM chapters after peaks tracked by monitoring groups—and isolated the organization from its primary demographic of young, digitally native sympathizers. Leadership instability and strategic redirection compounded these external pressures. Frequent changes, including Nathan Damigo's 2017 ouster, Eli Mosley's brief tenure ending in scandal, and Patrick Casey's ascension, fostered distrust; Casey, AIM's from late 2017, pivoted resources toward the Groyper Army's disruption of conservative events by late 2019, aligning with ' movement rather than sustaining AIM's infrastructure. This dispersal saw key activists migrate to rival factions, with AIM's formal activities halting by early 2020 amid unaddressed infighting and failure to adapt to offline-only operations, reflecting causal failures in maintaining cohesion against pervasive infiltration risks and legal monitoring.

Official End and Member Dispersal

The American Identity Movement (AIM), the rebranded continuation of Identity Evropa, officially disbanded on November 2, 2020. AIM leader Patrick Casey announced the decision via an online statement, framing the move as a "strategic reorientation" rather than a permanent cessation of . This followed a period of reduced visibility and internal challenges after the group's rebranding, which had aimed to distance itself from earlier controversies but yielded limited operational success. The disbandment dissolved AIM's centralized structure, including its chapter-based organization and public-facing campaigns such as banner drops and flyer distributions, which had peaked in 2017–2018 with over 200 reported incidents nationwide. No formal successor entity was designated, and Casey's statement did not outline specific plans for continuity, signaling an end to the group's institutional form after approximately 4.5 years of activity under both names. Member dispersal occurred without coordinated relocation to a single alternative organization, reflecting broader trends in white nationalist networks toward amid legal pressures, doxxing, and platform . Former activists, numbering in the hundreds based on prior estimates, shifted to individual or ad-hoc efforts, including online advocacy and local meetups, though comprehensive tracking of individual trajectories remains limited due to the movement's emphasis on post-dissolution. Some figures, like Casey, reduced public profiles, while rank-and-file members integrated into fragmented ecosystems rather than reforming under a unified banner.

Reception, Impact, and Legacy

Achievements in Advocacy and Awareness

Identity Evropa expanded its national footprint through targeted recruitment and chapter development, growing from its founding in March 2016 to approximately 300 members by February 2017, which enabled operations across multiple states. This organizational scaling supported coordinated emphasizing European heritage preservation and opposition to demographic shifts via . The group's focus on college-educated recruits facilitated establishment of local chapters, contributing to broader of identitarian perspectives among younger demographics. Campus-based propaganda efforts marked a key vector for message dissemination, with fliers, stickers, and posters appearing on over 200 universities in alone across 37 states and the District of Columbia. These materials promoted themes of cultural preservation and selective , correlating with a reported 258 percent increase in such incidents on U.S. campuses between fall 2016 and spring 2017. Identity Evropa's role as a primary amplified , prompting institutional responses while embedding its narrative in student environments. Flash demonstrations and banner drops further advanced awareness by enabling swift, low-confrontation public actions, such as unfurling slogans advocating for heritage-focused policies. Employed routinely from onward, these tactics generated media exposure without sustained opposition, distinguishing the group from more volatile predecessors and sustaining momentum through 2018. The 2019 rebranding to American Identity Movement preserved operational continuity amid external pressures, allowing redirected advocacy under a less stigmatized frame.

Criticisms and Counter-Narratives

Identity Evropa faced significant criticism from advocacy organizations such as the (ADL) and the (SPLC), which classified it as a white supremacist group based on its promotion of ethno-nationalism, opposition to non-European immigration, and use of symbols like the associated with white power ideologies. These groups pointed to the organization's propaganda campaigns on over 100 college campuses starting in 2016, featuring posters with European classical imagery overlaid with messages advocating for white identity preservation, as attempts to mainstream racial separatism. Leaked internal communications, including Discord chats exposed by in 2017 and 2019, revealed members using racial slurs and expressing views aligned with white genocide conspiracy theories, undermining claims of intellectual restraint. Critics, including outlets, accused the group of deceptive tactics to sanitize its , such as members dressing in khakis and polos to project a "frat boy" image while pursuing infiltration of Republican to advance policies like banning nonwhite , as articulated by leader Patrick Casey in 2018. The SPLC and ADL's designations have been contested for potential bias, with the SPLC paying a $3.375 million settlement in 2018 to after falsely labeling him an anti-Muslim extremist, highlighting concerns over the expansive application of "hate group" labels to non-violent . In counter-narratives, Identity Evropa and its leaders rejected the white supremacist label, positioning the group as part of the focused on defending European-American cultural and demographic continuity against mass and the "great replacement" theory, akin to practiced by other ethnic groups without implying inherent superiority. Patrick Casey, in a 2018 interview, emphasized concerns over cultural erosion and denied , arguing that the group's sought mainstream discourse on white interests rather than or dominance. Supporters contended that leaked chats represented private venting rather than official policy, and that critics conflated preservationist views with due to ideological opposition, drawing parallels to European identitarian groups like Generation Identity that prioritize over violence.

Influence on Contemporary Identity Politics

Identity Evropa's advocacy for explicit white identity politics, emphasizing cultural preservation and opposition to multiculturalism, contributed to a shift in framing within certain segments of the American right, mirroring progressive identity-based mobilization while prioritizing European-descended heritage. Founded in March 2016 by Nathan Damigo, the group drew ideological inspiration from Europe's Identitarian movement, particularly France's Generation Identity, adapting its "great replacement" narrative to argue for defending white American demographics against immigration-driven demographic changes. This approach sought to present white interests as legitimate ethnic advocacy, akin to other group identities, rather than overt supremacy, influencing discourse that views mass immigration as eroding host cultures—a perspective echoed in policy debates on border security and assimilation post-2016. The organization's tactics, including campus recruitment drives that enrolled over 200 members by and distribution of materials exceeding 5,000 flyers in a single year, set precedents for youth-oriented in white nationalist circles. These methods—polished , warfare, and banner drops—fostered a model of "," where adherents infiltrated mainstream conservative spaces, such as Republican student groups, to normalize anti- stances. Under leader Patrick Casey from late , Identity Evropa explicitly directed members toward GOP involvement, aiming to steer party platforms toward ethnic preservation policies like immigration moratoriums, a strategy that prefigured efforts by aligned activists in primaries and local through the early . Following its rebranding to the American Identity Movement in March 2019 and subsequent dispersal by 2020, Identity Evropa's remnants influenced decentralized networks, including fitness-focused "active clubs" that emphasize self-improvement and community defense as gateways to identitarian ideology. This evolution paralleled the broader post-Charlottesville fragmentation of the alt-right, where Identity Evropa's suit-and-tie veneer inspired groups avoiding explicit in favor of , contributing to sustained output—such as Patriot Front's 82% share of white supremacist flyers in 2021, though that group traces separately to . The group's legacy thus persists in amplifying white identity as a political counterweight, evident in rising mentions of "white " rhetoric in online conservative forums and policy critiques of , with empirical data showing heightened white voter prioritization of cultural issues in 2020 and 2024 elections.

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