American Third Position Party
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The American Third Position Party is an American political party
of the far-right, which promotes white nationalism
. It was founded in 2010, and defines its principal mission as representing the political interests of white Americans. The party takes a strong stand against immigration
and globalization
, and strongly supports an anti-interventionist
foreign policy. Although the party does not support labor unions, they do strongly support the labor rights
of the American working class
on a platform of placing American workers first over illegal immigrant workers and banning of overseas corporate relocation of American industry and technology.
The party chairman is Los Angeles
attorney
William Daniel Johnson
. Long Beach State University
professor of psychology
Kevin B. MacDonald
has been named the party Director, and is also a principal contributor to The Occidental Quarterly where he has contributed articles claiming that a suite of traits that he attributes to Jews, including higher-than-average verbal intelligence and ethnocentricism, have eugenically
evolved to enhance the ability of Jews to conspire to out-compete non-Jews for resources while undermining the power and self-confidence of the white
majorities in Europe and America whom he insists Jews seek to disposess.
state party chairman Ryan Murdough ran in the Republican Party of New Hampshire primary for a seat representing the Eighth District of the Grafton County
delegation to the New Hampshire House of Representatives
, but he was refused support by the Republican party, which called him a "despicable racist". He placed fifth out of five candidates in the Republican primary, garnering 296 votes (11%). Murdough is now the National Political Director for the National Socialist American Labor Party, a party which espouses Nazi beliefs.
Former Olympic
athlete, and Populist Party
Presidential candidate
Bob Richards
, publicly announced his membership in the American Third Position Party, during the summer of 2010.
In November 2009 the American Third Position Party filed papers with the office of the California
Secretary of State, hoping to become a fully ballot-accessible party by the time of the June 2010 California primary election
. However, the party failed to qualify and did not get on the 2010 ballot in California or any other state. The party received enough signatures to get Harry Bertram on the ballot for the 2011 West Virginia gubernatorial special election
. Bertram's campaign ran a television ad emphasizing his desire to advance the interests of white Americans. The ad was highly controversial, with one West Virginian saying that Bertram was "bringing it back years" with his racism. Bertram was soundly defeated in the election, coming in last place out of 5 candidates on the ballot and netting only 1,111 votes; less than 0.4 percent of the total.
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of the far-right, which promotes white nationalism
White nationalism
White nationalism is a political ideology which advocates a racial definition of national identity for white people. White separatism and white supremacism are subgroups within white nationalism. The former seek a separate white nation state, while the latter add ideas from social Darwinism and...
. It was founded in 2010, and defines its principal mission as representing the political interests of white Americans. The party takes a strong stand against immigration
Illegal immigration to the United States
An illegal immigrant in the United States is an alien who has entered the United States without government permission or stayed beyond the termination date of a visa....
and globalization
Globalization
Globalization refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people and economic activity. Most often, it refers to economics: the global distribution of the production of goods and services, through reduction of barriers to international trade such as tariffs, export fees, and import...
, and strongly supports an anti-interventionist
United States non-interventionism
Non-interventionism, the diplomatic policy whereby a nation seeks to avoid alliances with other nations in order to avoid being drawn into wars not related to direct territorial self-defense, has had a long history in the United States...
foreign policy. Although the party does not support labor unions, they do strongly support the labor rights
Labor rights
Labor rights or workers' rights are a group of legal rights and claimed human rights having to do with labor relations between workers and their employers, usually obtained under labor and employment law. In general, these rights' debates have to do with negotiating workers' pay, benefits, and safe...
of the American working class
Working class
Working class is a term used in the social sciences and in ordinary conversation to describe those employed in lower tier jobs , often extending to those in unemployment or otherwise possessing below-average incomes...
on a platform of placing American workers first over illegal immigrant workers and banning of overseas corporate relocation of American industry and technology.
The party chairman is Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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attorney
Attorney at law
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William Daniel Johnson
William Daniel Johnson
William Daniel Johnson is a longtime American attorney and white nationalist activist.-Background:Johnson graduated from Brigham Young University where he majored in Japanese and later served as a Mormon missionary in Japan....
. Long Beach State University
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California by enrollment...
professor of psychology
Psychology
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Kevin B. MacDonald
Kevin B. MacDonald
Kevin B. MacDonald is a professor of psychology at California State University, Long Beach, best known for his use of evolutionary psychology to inform his study of Judaism as being a "group evolutionary strategy."...
has been named the party Director, and is also a principal contributor to The Occidental Quarterly where he has contributed articles claiming that a suite of traits that he attributes to Jews, including higher-than-average verbal intelligence and ethnocentricism, have eugenically
Eugenics
Eugenics is the "applied science or the bio-social movement which advocates the use of practices aimed at improving the genetic composition of a population", usually referring to human populations. The origins of the concept of eugenics began with certain interpretations of Mendelian inheritance,...
evolved to enhance the ability of Jews to conspire to out-compete non-Jews for resources while undermining the power and self-confidence of the white
White people
White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
majorities in Europe and America whom he insists Jews seek to disposess.
Political activities
New HampshireNew Hampshire
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state party chairman Ryan Murdough ran in the Republican Party of New Hampshire primary for a seat representing the Eighth District of the Grafton County
Grafton County, New Hampshire
Grafton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of the 2010 census, the population was 89,118. Its county seat is North Haverhill, which is a village within the town of Haverhill. Until 1972, the county courthouse and other offices were located in downtown Woodsville, a...
delegation to the New Hampshire House of Representatives
New Hampshire House of Representatives
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, but he was refused support by the Republican party, which called him a "despicable racist". He placed fifth out of five candidates in the Republican primary, garnering 296 votes (11%). Murdough is now the National Political Director for the National Socialist American Labor Party, a party which espouses Nazi beliefs.
Former Olympic
Olympic Games
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athlete, and Populist Party
Populist Party (United States, 1984)
The Populist Party was a political party in the United States between 1984 and 1996. It was far-right and often white nationalist in its ideology...
Presidential candidate
Presidential nominee
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Bob Richards
Bob Richards
The Reverend Robert Eugene Richards, known as Bob Richards , known as the "Vaulting Vicar" or the "Pole Vaulting Parson" in his competitive days, was a versatile athlete who made three Olympic teams in two events...
, publicly announced his membership in the American Third Position Party, during the summer of 2010.
In November 2009 the American Third Position Party filed papers with the office of the California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
Secretary of State, hoping to become a fully ballot-accessible party by the time of the June 2010 California primary election
Primary election
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. However, the party failed to qualify and did not get on the 2010 ballot in California or any other state. The party received enough signatures to get Harry Bertram on the ballot for the 2011 West Virginia gubernatorial special election
West Virginia gubernatorial special election, 2011
The 2011 West Virginia gubernatorial election was a special election held on October 4, 2011 to fill the office of the West Virginia Governor. The office became vacant upon the resignation of Governor Joe Manchin, who was elected to fill the seat of Robert Byrd in the United States Senate in 2010...
. Bertram's campaign ran a television ad emphasizing his desire to advance the interests of white Americans. The ad was highly controversial, with one West Virginian saying that Bertram was "bringing it back years" with his racism. Bertram was soundly defeated in the election, coming in last place out of 5 candidates on the ballot and netting only 1,111 votes; less than 0.4 percent of the total.