Militant accelerationism

Militant accelerationism, also called neo-fascist accelerationism, far-right accelerationism, neo-Nazi accelerationism, or simply accelerationism, is a far-right and white supremacist ideology which aims to cause societal collapse and the creation of white ethnostates by intentionally exacerbating social conflict, especially through political violence. Militant accelerationists believe that modern society is irredeemable for reasons such as liberalism, democracy, and multiculturalism. As such, they promote and perform acts such as terrorism, murder, assassination, and infrastructure sabotage, with the belief that such actions will help destroy the current system and allow for the creation of a new one built on white nationalism. While the term "accelerationism" was not used in this context until the 2010s, possibly sourced in part from accelerationist thinker Nick Land, the idea has origins in previous neo-Nazi activists. In the 1970s, Joseph Tommasi was a neo-Nazi accelerationist and advocated such ideas with his openly terroristic National Socialist Liberation Front. Following his murder, his associate James Mason promoted his ideology in his newsletter, and later book, Siege. The ideology was popularized among neo-Nazis in the 2010s, by the Iron March forum and the Atomwaffen Division, and has been linked to several mass murders.