A word of warning. What you are about to read will make your blood boil. Go take a nice long walk, read a book, chill out, relax and then come back with a clear head and be ready to be pissed off. It was doubly hard to write all this up and not feel the need to put my fist through the monitor every five minutes. No matter, I’ve got the PCYC ring booked for two hours later tonight. I pity the poor bastard I’m sparring with.
Let’s begin.
I promised myself I was going to leave the PYL stuff for a while but after delving deeper into their inner workings, I couldn’t hold back.
It’s time to completely blow apart their public facade of merely being a ‘nationalist’ group. Take this example of how some online databases are choosing to represent them:
The PYL was founded in late 2002 by its current President, Stuart McBeth. McBeth was and is a student attending N.S.W. Newcastle University. McBeth had previously been involved with One Nation and was interested in building a youth movement with a nationalist expression.
The PYL is classified as a right-wing Nationalist organisation. The PYL describes it’s position as pro-Australian with nationalism as its guiding spirit. While some commentors have equated its stand against multi-culturalism as racist, the PYL has largely avoided this label because of its polite and respectful attitude toward minorities.
Furthermore because the PYL has avoided the violent confrontations and marches of previous right-wing groups it has broaded it range of appeal to youth. By adopting elements of Euronationalism whilst adapting them to the Australian context the PYL is beginning to emulate the succes of the European Nationalist parties such as the Front National and BNP.
The PYL has spread quickly from its birthplace in Newcastle to other areas. It currently has branches in nearly all Australian Eastern Seaboard cities, including Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne the Central Coast, and of course Newcastle.
Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, McBeth says the league is not racist and has Asians among its 50 members. “We’re just about being proud of our culture, like other people are of theirs.”
Remember, I was told over the phone that you gotta be an ‘Aussie’ to join. Sorry, I know I keep hammering that point over and over.
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