Social Patriot Movement

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Social Patriot Movement
Movimiento Social Patriota
(MSP)
Leader
Dates of operationApril 2017 – Onwards
Active regionsFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
Ideology
Size500 members

The Social Patriot Movement (in Spanish, Movimiento Social Patriota, MSP) is a Chilean neo-fascist group formed in April 2017, and led by lawyer Pedro Kunstmann. It has been widely described as "neo-Nazi", [1] [2] [3] making it the largest group of such ideology in Chile in recent years.

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They have openly denied accusations of Nazism, and they have described themselves as "antiglobalist national-populists." They point to as a source of inspiration both the National-Socialist Movement (MNS) and the writers Nicolás Palacios and Miguel Serrano Fernández.

Activism

The MSP was formed at the beginning of 2017 mainly by young people from Peñalolén, who, taking the example of CasaPound, Amanecer Dorado and Hogar Social Madrid, dedicated themselves to helping the poorest sector of the capital by delivering food and clothing.

Their first actions were in 2017 against the Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation (in Spanish, Movimiento de Integración y Liberación Homosexual, MOVILH), and its spokesman, Rolando Jiménez, who they also allegedly threatened. At the beginning of 2018, they attracted attention with a canvas that read "Yerko Puchento, faggot who abused women" (in Spanish, Yerko Puchento, Maricón maltratador de mujeres), alluding to Daniel Alcaíno, who days before had treated the model Daniella Chávez as a prostitute. [4] In June 2018, dolls dressed as priests were hung from their necks with the slogan "Abuser priest, hanged for being a traitor" (in Spanish, Cura abusador, a la horca por traidor) and, later on, another poster with a transphobic message attacking the actress Daniela Vega. [5]

One of their most controversial actions occurred when they spilled red paint during one of the feminist demonstrations in Chile in 2018 to protest against the demand for free abortion. That same day they were accused of stabbing three young protesters, which was later denied. [6]

In 2019, they were the main organizers of the "March for Chile", a protest against mass migration and the new migration law from the Second Government of Sebastián Piñera. The march was described as "xenophobic" and "racist" by some media, and which was banned by the Metropolitan Municipality due to the call to carry retractable canes made by other movements. [7] Several days later, it was authorized, and, despite having only just over 70 people, [8] it generated some clashes with counter-protesters. [9] The organizer, Pedro Kunstmann stated that "500 Chileans" assisted.

They tried to consolidate themselves as a political party at the end of 2019, and, for a short time, they used the name of Partido Social Patriota (Social Patriot Party). Despite their efforts, the initiative failed. [10]

In February 2020, they were accused of throwing Molotov cocktails in an activity headed by the mayor of Recoleta, Daniel Jadue, [11] which was later ruled out by the movement. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Villa Grimaldi denuncia ataque del Movimiento Social Patriota" [Villa Grimaldi denounces attack by the Patriot Social Movement]. El Dinamo (in Spanish). 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  2. ↑ "Grupo Neo Nazi realiza atentado en Villa Grimaldi: Se burlan de los muertos y festejan la violencia" [Neo Nazi group carries out attack in Villa Grimaldi: They mock the dead and celebrate violence]. Ilustrado - Mantente informado. (in Spanish). 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  3. ↑ "Discursos contra homosexuales y migrantes: Los miembros del Movimiento Social Patriota" [Speeches against homosexuals an immigrants: The members of the Social Patriot Movement]. Chilevisión (in Spanish). 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  4. ↑ "Movimiento que realizó lienzo contra Yerko Puchento explicó sus motivos" [Movement that made canvas against Yerko Puchento explained its motives]. Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  5. ↑ ""Cura abusador, a la horca por traidor": cuelgan del cuello a muñecos con trajes de la Iglesia en pleno Providencia" ["Abuser priest, hanged as a traitor": dolls in Church costumes are hung from the neck in full Providence]. El Dinamo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  6. ↑ "La sólida editorial de Natalia Valdebenito tras ataque a mujeres en marcha pro aborto" [The solid editorial of Natalia Valdebenito after attack on women in pro-abortion march]. POUSTA (in Spanish). 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  7. ↑ "Intendencia Metropolitana negó autorización a marcha anti inmigrantes convocada para este domingo" [Metropolitan Administration denied authorization to anti-immigrant march called for this Sunday]. Chilevisión (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  8. ↑ "Marcha "antimigrantes" contó con la asistencia de poco más de 70 personas" ["Anti-immigrants" march was attended by just over 70 people]. Radio Concierto (in Spanish). 2019-09-07. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  9. ↑ "Enfrentamiento entre manifestantes de marcha antimigrantes y opositores terminó en incidentes en Plaza Italia" [Confrontation between anti-migrant march protesters and opponents ended in incidents in Plaza Italia]. CNN Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  10. ↑ "Partidos en Trámite" (PDF). Servel. 2019-09-25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  11. ↑ "Jadue apuntó a Movimiento Social Patriota por incidente con molotov: organización desestimó dichos" [Jadue pointed to Movimiento Social Patriota for incident with Molotov: organization rejected rumors]. Pagina 7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  12. ↑ Veloso, Luciano (2020-02-28). "Jadue apunta a Movimiento Social Patriota tras incidente con molotov: organización rechaza vínculo" [Jadue points to Movimiento Social Patriota after incident with Molotov: organization rejects link]. Biobío Chile (in Spanish).
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