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A White Nationalist Has Rebranded Himself as Coronavirus Expert. And People Are Flocking to Him.
At first glance, Maine resident Tom Kawcyznski seems like just another person talking about the coronavirus pandemic. His daily Coronavirus Central podcast has consistently been in the top 20 podcasts on the Apple charts for Health & Fitness, and at one point earlier this month it hit the fifth spot in the category.
But anxious listeners flocking to Kawcyznskis podcast for more information about the diseases spread may not be aware of his background. Before he rebranded himself as a coronavirus expert, Kawcyznski was a notorious white nationalist advocating for a nearly all-white monarchy in New Englandwith himself as its king.
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In 2018, Kawcyznski was fired from his job as the town manager of Jackman, Maine, after the discovery of his posts on fringe social network Gab. In the posts on his now-private account, Kawcyznski wrote that the average black in America has less intellectual aptitude and advised white supremacists on how to recast their message in more appealing terms.
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Now Kawcyznski has brought the same apocalyptic thinking that turned him into a figure on the racist right to worried coronavirus podcast listeners. Hes built an entire coronavirus media empire in the space of two months, including a coronavirus prep book hes selling on Amazon that promises to help people prepare for the disease on any budget.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-white-nationalist-has-rebranded-himself-as-coronavirus-expert-and-people-are-flocking-to-him
But anxious listeners flocking to Kawcyznskis podcast for more information about the diseases spread may not be aware of his background. Before he rebranded himself as a coronavirus expert, Kawcyznski was a notorious white nationalist advocating for a nearly all-white monarchy in New Englandwith himself as its king.
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In 2018, Kawcyznski was fired from his job as the town manager of Jackman, Maine, after the discovery of his posts on fringe social network Gab. In the posts on his now-private account, Kawcyznski wrote that the average black in America has less intellectual aptitude and advised white supremacists on how to recast their message in more appealing terms.
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Now Kawcyznski has brought the same apocalyptic thinking that turned him into a figure on the racist right to worried coronavirus podcast listeners. Hes built an entire coronavirus media empire in the space of two months, including a coronavirus prep book hes selling on Amazon that promises to help people prepare for the disease on any budget.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-white-nationalist-has-rebranded-himself-as-coronavirus-expert-and-people-are-flocking-to-him
(The Daily Beast misspells his name throughout - it should be Kawczynski)
There's always an opportunity for far-right grifters to profit off the gullible right wing.
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A White Nationalist Has Rebranded Himself as Coronavirus Expert. And People Are Flocking to Him. (Original Post)
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2020
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Hoyt
(54,770 posts)1. Notice the refashioned confederate flag (America's Swastika) from this deplorable POS.
SCantiGOP
(13,870 posts)2. If I'm going to submit to a King
It aint gonna be that guy.
In the immortal words of Bugs Bunny: What a maroon.
czarjak
(11,274 posts)3. Nazis here, Nazis there...
NAZIS everywhere!
marble falls
(57,081 posts)4. Has anyone else seen the Jack Pine on his flag? ...