James H. Madole

James Harting Madole (July 7, 1927 – May 6, 1979) was a prominent fascist and leader of the National Renaissance Party in the United States. He is now recognized as a pivotal figure in the development of post-war occult-fascism.[1]

James H. Madole
Leader of the National Renaissance Party
In office
1949 – May 6, 1979
Succeeded byAndrej Lisanik
Personal details
Born(1927-07-07)July 7, 1927
New York, United States
DiedMay 6, 1979(1979-05-06) (aged 51)
New York, United States
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Biography

In 1945, Madole founded the Animist Party.[2] By 1947, it had dissolved.

Madole founded the National Renaissance Party in New York City in 1948. The name was inspired by Adolf Hitler's "Last Political Testament" before his suicide, which hoped for a "radiant renaissance" for Nazism.[3]

Madole at the time was "a balding shipping clerk in his mid-forties who lived with his mother, a raving anti-Semite", according to Martin A. Lee, and Madole "could be seen haranguing some two dozen followers in the Yorkville section of Manhattan, where many German immigrants lived". The group wore Nazi storm-trooper uniforms and drew hecklers, leading to fistfights.[3] In 1964, Madole and seven other neo-Nazis were convicted of trying to incite a riot at a civil rights demonstration. Each of them, including Madole, were sentenced to one to two years in prison.[4][5]

Another description of Madole is provided by Peter Levenda: "Madole was a relatively congenial human being in polite company. Completely bald, he bore a scar that he claimed was the result of a brick thrown at him by a demonstrator… He possessed a thorough knowledge of the war and was fascinated by stories of the heroism shown by German troops in combat, particularly against the Russian Army. He had a serious junk food habit, downing enormous quantities of ice cream and milk shakes, and grinned (or grimaced?) at inappropriate times…"[6]

The National Renaissance Party ended in 1981, with the death of Madole's mother, Grace Hartung Madole.

Beliefs

Madole was influenced by Aryanism and Hinduism. He wrote that the Aryan race was of great antiquity and had been worshipped worldwide by lower races as "White Gods". Madole also wrote that the Aryans originated in the Garden of Eden located in North America.[7] He also believed that America was the "new Atlantis" and "the cradle of a new God like race".[8]

A central tenet of Madole's ideology was space travel, believing that "the future of Man lies in the stars". Madole was one of the few to accept Francis P. Yockey's argument that Soviet Bolshevism had preserved traditional values more than western liberalism, and that communism was not supported by Judaism.

See also

References
  1. Michael Greer, John (2006). The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Societies. London: Harper element. pp. 312–313. ISBN 978-0-00-793145-3.
  2. "renaissance88 | National Renaissance Party & James H. Madole archive".
  3. Lee, Martin A. (1997). The Beast Reawakens. Mazal Holocaust Collection (1st ed.). Boston: Little, Brown and Co. ISBN 0-316-51959-6. OCLC 36066018.
  4. "Neo-nazis Given Stiff Prison Terms, Denounced As 'hatemongers'". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  5. "SIX GET JAIL TERMS IN BRONX DINER CASE". The New York Times. 1964-07-17. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  6. Levenda, Peter (2019). Unholy Alliance : a History of Nazi Involvement with the Occult (New and Expanded Edition). Norman Mailer. Newburyport: Nicolas Hays, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89254-680-0. OCLC 1127193909.
  7. Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, Black Sun: Aryan Cults, Esoteric Nazism, and the Politics of Identity, 2003 p. 81
  8. Mattias Gardell, Gods of the Blood: The Pagan Revival and White Separatism, 2003, p. 84
  • Selected Writings of James H. Madole, edited by Kerry Bolton (find here)
  • Dreamer of the Day: Francis Parker Yockey and the postwar fascist international (chapter 42 in particular) by Kevin Coogan (Autonomedia, Brooklyn, NY, 1998, ISBN 1-57027-039-2)
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