Generation Identity United Kingdom and Éire

Generation Identity United Kingdom and Ireland (also known as GI or Identitarian Movement) is a New Right youth organization founded in October 2017. It is a branch of the larger identitarian movement within Europe.[1] It campaigns against immigration and Islamisation as part of what Identitarians calls 'the Great Replacement', a theory comprised by political philosopher Renaud Camus.[2]

Generation Identity United Kingdom and Éire
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FormationOctober 2017
TypeNouvelle Droite
Identitarianism
Ethnopluralism
Anti-chauvinism
Regionalism
PurposeMetapolitics
Activism
Region
British Isles
Membership (2019)
200
Parent organization
Bloc Identitaire
AffiliationsLes Identitaires
Generation Identitaire France (France)
Generatie Identiteit België (Belgium)
Generation Identitær Danmark (Denmark)
Identitäre Bewegung (Germany)
Identitäre Bewegung Österreich (Austria)
Identitás Generáció Magyarország (Hungary)
Generacija Identitete Slovenija (Slovenia)
Generace Identity Česko (Czechia)
Websitewww.generation-identity.org.uk

Activists of Generation Identity are called 'Identitarians' of which pride themselves on a well-groomed and well-kept appearance.[3] Identitarian activists participate in a series of actions and stunts of which it uses to aim to change the political climate, Identitarians calls this Metapolitics.[4]

Generation Identity UK and Ireland activists were present at the Defend Europe mission in the Alpes in 2018 alongside other identitarian branches from all around Europe as hosted by the French branch Génération Identitaire.[5]

Identitarian Movement UK is currently led by Benjamin Jones, of whom according to his Twitter is a 'eager student of the European New Right'.

History

In October 2017, key figures of the Identitarian movement met in London in efforts to target the United Kingdom.[6]

The United Kingdom and Ireland branch was launched in late October 2017 after a banner was unfurled on Westminster Bridge reading "Defend London, Stop Islamisation".[7]

On 9 March 2018, Martin Sellner and his fiancée Brittany Pettibone were barred from entering the UK. The reason stated was that their presence was "not conducive to the public good."[8]

Prior to the ban, Martin Sellner intended to deliver a speech to the Young Independence party, though they cancelled the event citing supposed threats of violence from the far-left.[9] He intended to deliver his speech at Speakers' Corner in Hyde park prior to being detained and deported.[10] In June 2018, Tore Rasmussen, a Norwegian activist who had previously been denied entry to the United Kingdom, was working in the Republic of Ireland to establish a local branch of Generation Identity.[11]

Generation Identity pages were censored on a range of platforms in June 2018, sites including Facebook and Twitter censore material about Generation Identity.[12]

Eventually Generation Identity pages on Facebook were removed from the platform in June 2018, however they still remain on Twitter.[13]

In June 2018 Martin Sellner was stopped at customs from entering the United Kingdom again to attend the Generation Identity European Conference in London. This then led to well-known right-wing activist Tommy Robinson reading out his speech at Speakers Corner.[14]

Ideology

The Identitarian Movement bases itself on a form of the Nouvelle Droite known as Identitarianism. Generation Identity focuses on its opposition to Islamisation, The Great Replacement and Globalisation as its 'Three Key Points'.[15]

Works from Nouvelle Droite authors such as Guillaume Faye and Alain De Benoist are used by Generation Identity.[16] The Identitarian Movement can find its ideological origins in the New Right Groupement de recherche et d'études pour la civilisation européenne.

Identitarianism proposes Ethnopluralism, the belief that individual ethnocultural groups should remain in historical homelands.[17] Identitarians also take the Archeofuturist concept of a Europe of 100 Flags from authors such as Yann Fouéré and Guillaume Faye.[18]

Guillaume Faye is listed as ideological inspiration of the Identitarian Movement in the UK.

The Identitarian Movement also proposes Regionalism. It argues for the preservation of a Regional, National, and Civilizational Identity.

References
  1. "Who are the far-right's Generation Identity?". BBC News. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  2. EBNER, JULIA (4 April 2019). "Who are Europe's far-right identitarians?". Politico.eu. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  3. Mahdawi, Arwa (2018-05-22). "When 'hipster fascists' start appearing in the media, something has gone very wrong | Arwa Mahdawi". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  4. Wilson, Jason (2018-08-27). "With links to the Christchurch attacker, what is the Identitarian Movement?". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  5. "StackPath". lesobservateurs.ch. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  6. "Far-right extremists targeting UK as they 'weaponise internet culture'". The Independent. 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  7. Dearden, Lizzie (2017-11-09). "Far-right group is sending UK recruits to military-style training camps in Europe". The Independent. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  8. "Why 3 anti-Islam activists were refused entry to the UK". 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  9. "Ukip youth wing say they've cancelled conference over 'Hard Left threat'". The Independent. 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  10. Gianluca Mezzofiore. "Three far-right activists and YouTubers denied entry to the UK". CNN. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  11. Senior Ireland Reporter, Aaron Rogan (2018-06-26). "Far-right activist barred by UK is recruiting in Dublin". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  12. Bailey, Luke (2018-06-21). "Far-right group Generation Identity have been banned from Facebook across Europe". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  13. Bailey, Luke (2018-06-21). "Far-right group Generation Identity have been banned from Facebook across Europe". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  14. Townsend, Mark (2018-04-14). "Anti-Muslim campaigners denied entry to UK at border". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  15. "What is Generation Identity?". Generation Identity. 10 Dec 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  16. "Generation Identity: Why and How We Fight for the Future of The West". Republic Standard | Conservative Thought & Culture Magazine. 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  17. (PDF) http://jensrydgren.com/Sociology%20of%20the%20radical%20right.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. http://fondationyannfouere.org/english/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/future-based-on-a-100-flags-welsh-nation-1969.gif. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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