Nathan Damigo

Overview

Nathan Damigo founded the campus white nationalist organization, Identity Evropa (IE). He is a promoter of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and racial hatred.

Damigo said he began reading the works of white nationalists Jared Taylor and David Duke while serving four years in prison for armed robbery. After prison, Damigo enrolled at California State University, Stanislaus (Stanislaus State), where he was a Social Science major as of August 2017.

Damigo founded IE in early 2016 and, as of August 2017, the movement reportedly had “450 dues-paying members on dozens of campuses.” Damigo goes by the name “Fashy Haircut” on Twitter. “Fashy” is a slang term for “fascist.”

Damigo resigned as the CEO of IE on August 27, 2017.

Damigo gained notoriety for punching a female Antifa activist in the face during a brawl between white nationalists and radical leftists in April 2017.

Damigo served two tours of duty in Iraq with the United States Marine Corps, which he joined after high school.

Anti-Semitism

On August 4, 2017, Damigo tweeted: “If it wasn't clear enough that communism and anarchy are just two sides of the same Jewish shekel.”

Damigo uses the anti-Semitic “echoes” trope that puts three parentheses around a (((name))) to indicate the person is a Jew or part of some nefarious Jewish conspiracy.

On May 29, 2017, Damigo tweeted: “An ‘anti-semite’ is one who notices (((coincidences))) and are critical of them.”

On March 11, 2017, Damigo tweeted: “The negative influence of Jewish power, culture, & political activism on Western Civilization & the European people.” His tweet was in response to a tweet that read: “What would you like me to cover next on the show?”

On February 1, 2017, Damigo tweeted: “Anti-whitism is rampant in the Jewish community (you know, the ‘Intolerant left’).”

On December 31, 2016, Damigo tweeted: “#FakeNews from @Bernstein. Toast ≠ ‘Nazi Salute’ (((lügenpresse))) at it again.” The term “Lugenpresse,” which means “lying press” in German, was a common Nazi slogan.

On November 30, 2016, Damigo tweeted: “The Jewish community must challenge the chronic anglophobia in their midsts! #JewishFragility.”

On November 27, 2016, Damigo tweeted: “Birds of a (((feather))) flock together.” His tweet showed progressive Jewish politicians Bernie Sanders and Jill Stein.

Spreading Hate

On August 4, 2017, Damigo tweeted: “Holograms: doing the jobs Mexicans are too lazy to do.”

On May 8, 2017, Damigo tweeted: “Identity Shopping is a neoliberal, #AntiWhite scam used to destroy a people. Jews, nor Blacks, are White or Western.”

White Nationalist Ideologue

On December 6, 2016, Damigo was interviewed by The Young Turks (TYT) where he said that white-only states “might perhaps be the ideal” solution for the United States.

TYT asked (5:37) Damigo: “So you think the solution is we designate certain nations, maybe certain states in the United States as white states?” Damigo responded: “I think that might perhaps be the ideal in a way and to give people options. Then these people could have their utopia and we could have ours.”

Damigo added (6:27) later that: “we have received a world in which we are being replaced” and went on to criticize American higher education for lauding “diversity” and teaching biases against white people.
Damigo had also said (0:45): “I think if we change our values, if we realize racial, ethnic and religious diversity in a political system actually creates a very hostile atmosphere, then I think we’ll start moving towards policies that begin to move us away from that.”

Identity Evropa - American Identity Movement

IE rebranded itself in March 2019 as the American Identity Movement (AIM) under the new leadership of Patrick Casey.

In August 2017, IE reportedly had “450 dues-paying members on dozens of campuses.” As of the same date, IE was based in Oakdale, California.

IE is known for its anti-Semitic leadership, for partnering with other white nationalist organizations and for its provocative disruptions and public rallies. A slogan often used by the organization, “You Will Not Replace Us,” was used as a call to action against people of color.