Episode 4 - The Turner Diaries II: Mansonites, Masonites and Jihadi Neo-Nazis

Take a Walk on the Right Side

In their weekly podcast, Jesse Morton, once an al-Qaeda propagandist, and Matthew Heimbach, former white nationalist and right-wing ideologue, discuss the threat posed by an increasingly transnational far-right wing extremist movement. Together, they dissect the nuances of key far-right propaganda pieces and discuss how they have helped shape the constantly mutating far-right ideology and movement. By including personal experiences Jesse Morton and Matthew Heimbach hope to draw similarities across different extremist movements, encourage others not to be deluded by the extremist mindset of recruiters, and to leave extremist movements if they are actively involved.

This week, Jesse and Matthew continue to explore the long-term impact and legacy of William Luther Pierce’s The Turner Diaries. The book has also influenced the most extreme factions of the Far Right and their narratives, including calls for leaderless resistance or lone wolf attacks. This episode of Take A Walk On The Right Side focuses on how Pierce’s work impacted Mansonites (Charles Manson and his followers), Masonists (those influences by James Mason, author of Siege) and Jihadi Neo-Nazis (‘accelerationists’).