Patrick Gordon Macdonald Explained

Patrick Gordon Macdonald
Other Names:Dark Foreigner
Birth Date:1996 or 1997
Nationality:Canadian
Occupation:Graphic designer
Notable Works:Cover art for Siege (Mason book) (2018 edition)
Organization:Northern Order, Active Club Network, Order of Nine Angles[1] [2]

Patrick Gordon Macdonald is a Canadian Neo-Nazi graphic designer, who uses the pseudonym Dark Foreigner.

He produced the cover art for the 2018 edition of James Mason's Neo-Nazi publication Siege.

Biography

Macdonald was born in .[3] He works as a graphic designer and runs the Helios Design Studios. He designed the cover art for the 2018 edition of James Mason's "hyper-violent neo-Nazi insurgency manual" Siege.[4]

Macdonald has used the pseudonym Dark Foreigner on the neo-Nazi forum Iron March since 2017.[5] Originally a libertarian, he wrote online about his views shifting towards the political right and becoming anti-islamic.

Macdonald was accused by Canadian authorities of producing[6] and promoting three videos by the neo-Nazi terrorist organization Atomwaffen Division,[7] and was one of two people arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for terrorism-related actives on 5 July 2023. Atomwaffen's propaganda videos feature attacks on minorities.[8] The charges were: "participating in the activity of a terrorist group, facilitating terrorist activity and commission of an offence for a terrorist group (wilful promotion of hatred)."[9] Macdonald is the first person in Canadian history to be arrested and charged under both anti-terrorism and hate speech legislation.[10] He appeared in court on July 5 and 7, 2023 and was released on bail on August 30 the same year.[11]

Macdonald lives with his parents in Ottawa. His home was raided by police in March 2022.[12] [13]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ‘A New Image of Terror and Dread’: The Significance Of Dark Foreigner’s Arrest. 12 August 2024. Global network on extremism and technology.
  2. Web site: Canadian Police Just Arrested Influential Neo-Nazi 'Dark Foreigner'. Sources indicated to VICE News that he remained active with the extreme right after he was identified. Earlier this year, the Canadian Anti-Hate Network published an article alleging that he was a member of a Canadian Active Club, a neo-Nazi fitness group.. 8 October 2023.
  3. News: Raycraft . Richard . 5 July 2023 . RCMP charge Ottawa man tied to 'violent far-right ideology' with terrorism offences . CBC . 5 July 2023 . 5 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230705183652/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rcmp-changes-terrorism-atomwaffen-1.6897459 . live .
  4. Web site: Makuch . Ben . Lamoureux . Mack . 2021-07-08 . Unmasking 'Dark Foreigner': The Artist Who Fueled a Neo-Nazi Terror Movement . 2023-07-05 . Vice . en . 2023-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230705154344/https://www.vice.com/en/article/93ynv8/unmasking-dark-foreigner-the-artist-who-fuelled-a-neo-nazi-terror-movement . live .
  5. Web site: Atomwaffen Division . 2023-07-05 . . en . 2019-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191202225601/https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/atomwaffen-division . live .
  6. News: Hayes . Molly . 2023-07-05 . Ottawa man charged with simultaneous hate, terrorism charges in first for Canada . en-CA . The Globe and Mail . 2023-07-06 . 2023-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230707024504/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ottawa-man-charged-with-simultaneous-hate-terrorism-charges-in-first/ . live .
  7. News: 2023-07-05 . Canada man charged with terror over far-right videos . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-07-05 . 2023-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230705191313/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66115518 . live .
  8. Web site: The videos featured images of swastikas, guns, explosions and violence against racial, religious and ethnic groups.. Neo-Nazi Propaganda Maker Charged with Terrorism in Canada. 5 December 2023. BNN Network.
  9. News: Raycraft . Ryan . 7 July 2023 . Charges against alleged Ottawa neo-Nazi linked to offences in 2018-19, court documents allege . 8 July 2023 . 8 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230708025142/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/terrorism-charges-ottawa-2018-19-documents-1.6900043 . live .
  10. Web site: Prominent neo-Nazi propagandist arrested in Canada: Police . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230705172025/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/5/prominent-neo-nazi-propagandist-arrested-in-canada-police . 2023-07-05 . 2023-07-05 . . en.
  11. Web site: 2023-08-30 . Ottawa man charged with promoting neo-Nazi terrorist group released on bail . 2023-09-04 . Ottawa . en.
  12. Web site: Makuch . Ben . Lamoureux . Mack . 2022-03-30 . Home Linked to International Neo-Nazi Propagandist Raided By Police: Sources . 2023-07-05 . Vice . en . 2023-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230515104437/https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5qn74/home-linked-to-international-neo-nazi-propagandist-raided-by-police-sources . live .
  13. News: Rukavina . Steve . 16 June 2022 . RCMP conduct raids in central Quebec targeting Atomwaffen Division neo-Nazi group . CBC . 7 July 2023 . 25 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325171535/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-raid-atomwaffen-division-neo-nazi-group-1.6491005 . live .

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