Occupy Broad Ripple With GunsWho is behind it?

John Hallgarth, “driving force behind” Occupy Broad Ripple With Guns.

The “driving force behind the group”* is John Hallgarth, aka “motowncrackpipe” and “Mayor John E. Wang of Fountaintown” (which doesn’t have a mayor). On his Facebook page his “name” is Der Ecips Gnaw, which reverses to Red Spice Wang, a type of “incense.”

Hallgarth has a long history of enthusiasm for racist and neo-Nazi images and groups.

In 2004, Hallgarth recommended the National Alliance in a web post. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), National Alliance was “the most dangerous and best organized neo-Nazi formation in America. Explicitly genocidal in its ideology, NA materials call for the eradication of the Jews and other races — what a principal foundational document describes as ‘a temporary unpleasantness’ — and the creation of an all-white homeland.”

Hallgarth lauded the National Alliance as “the foremost resource for racially concious person.” He now claims he was referring to another group by the same name, but that group has nothing to do with race and his sentiments are clear.

A book by the founder of National Alliance was the inspiration for Timothy McVeigh’s bombing that killed 168 and injured 800 people.

Much more recently, Hallgarth created a Facebook page oppos-ing Black Expo. Under “Info” he placed a link to the web site of Stormfront, which SPLC says is the “Western world’s most popu-lar forum for so called ‘white nationalists’ to post articles, engage in discussions, and share news of upcoming racist events.” He has removed access to that FB page, but someone had already saved a screen shot of his racist link you can see on the reverse side with his email address and alias.

On a following page you will find some hateful and disturbing items posted by Hallgarth. In one there is a photo of a rope over a tree limb with the caption, “We made this noose for a Mexican or a Nagger.” The photo is titled, “A Nagger Hanger.” Another shows a group of people doing the Nazi salute with the title “White Power!!!!!” and the caption reads, “Facism (sic) is here to stay...Heil Hitler!!”

This is meant to explain what is behind the Occupy Broad Ripple With Guns stunt, not to discredit the right to own firearms. It is not to suggest that all people who attend the event are racists or neo-Nazis, though some may be. The Indianapolis Star and all of the TV stations have known for days about Hallgarth’s racist history, but chosen not to report it. Reporter John Rinehart of WRTV was told about the Hallgarth problem before he did his report, but didn’t mention it. Why? Ask the media. Attor-ney/Blogger Paul Ogden, a gun rights supporter, exposed Hallgarth on his blog November 23, but the local media have continued to avoid the issue. (ogdenonpolitics.com) First breaking the Hallgarth story was the blog civildiscoursenow.com

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* The phrase “driving force” was applied to Hallgarth by WRTV’s John Rinehart in his Nov 23 story.

Above: A Facebook page created by John Hallgarth with a link to the racist site Stormfront.

Right: A post made by Hallgarth titled “White Power!!!!!” and captioned “Facism (sic) is here to stay...Heil Hitler!!”

Posted to the web by John Hallgarth under his alias, “motowncrackpipe.”

A Myspace post by Hallgarth featuring his “racist,” “mexican eating” spider and a racist tag reference to the Colts. Inset is Hallgarth’s “senior picture” with his spider.