A White Supremacist Youth Group Helped Orchestrate the Belfast Riots
A White Supremacist Youth Group Helped Orchestrate the Belfast Riots
一个白人至上主义青年团体协助策划了贝尔法斯特骚乱
Within an hour after a horrific knife attack took place in Belfast on Monday night, far-right UK activist Tommy Robinson had shared a video of the incident on X, a post that racked up 6 million views. Within hours Elon Musk, the owner of the platform, weighed in, agreeing with a post calling for “consequences” for politicians. 周一晚间，贝尔法斯特发生了一起骇人听闻的持刀袭击事件。在一小时内，英国极右翼活动人士汤米·罗宾逊（Tommy Robinson）便在 X 平台上分享了该事件的视频，该帖子的浏览量迅速突破了 600 万次。几小时后，该平台的所有者埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）也介入其中，对一篇呼吁让政客“承担后果”的帖子表示赞同。
By Tuesday morning, supercharged by X, the video was everywhere, and groups on Facebook were organizing protests across Northern Ireland and the UK. Far-right figures in the US and UK continued to pour fuel on the fire online, framing the incident as part of a broader antiwhite agenda being perpetrated in Western countries. 到了周二上午，在 X 平台的推波助澜下，这段视频传遍了网络，Facebook 上的各个团体也开始组织北爱尔兰和英国各地的抗议活动。美英两国的极右翼人物继续在网上煽风点火，将该事件描述为西方国家正在实施的更广泛的“反白人议程”的一部分。
By Tuesday evening, violent protests had broken out in Belfast, with masked rioters setting fire to vehicles, kicking in the doors of homes they believed housed immigrants, and setting those homes on fire. 周二晚间，贝尔法斯特爆发了暴力抗议活动。蒙面暴徒焚烧车辆，踹开他们认为住着移民的房屋大门，并纵火焚烧这些住宅。
Politicians were quick to criticize Musk and Robinson, who did not reply to requests for comment, for their role in fomenting the violence, but what no one appeared to notice was the role played by the white supremacist Active Club movement and its Youth Club wing in not only stoking tensions, but advising and orchestrating the masked youths who spearheaded much of the violence. 政客们迅速批评了马斯克和罗宾逊（两人均未回应置评请求），指责他们在煽动暴力方面所扮演的角色。然而，似乎没有人注意到白人至上主义组织“活跃俱乐部”（Active Club）及其分支“青年俱乐部”（Youth Club）所扮演的角色——他们不仅在加剧紧张局势，还在指导和策划那些充当暴力先锋的蒙面青年。
A WIRED investigation has documented how this global network activated within hours of the incident, showing how groups across the US helped promote the violence in Belfast. The movement is already analyzing how the protests played out and using them as a template for others to follow, highlighting the “organisation and professionalism” of those involved. 《连线》（WIRED）的一项调查记录了这个全球网络如何在事件发生后的几小时内迅速启动，并展示了美国各地的团体是如何协助推动贝尔法斯特暴力事件的。该运动目前正在分析抗议活动的经过，并将其作为模板供其他地区效仿，以此凸显参与者的“组织性和专业性”。
“Active Clubs, the fastest growing neo-Nazi movement around the globe, never miss an opportunity to exploit a tragedy for their own hateful purposes,” says Wendy Via, cofounder and president of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism. “The protests in Belfast had hardly started before Active Club senior voices were functioning as a support network for the racist riots and encouraging replication in other countries.” “‘活跃俱乐部’是全球增长最快的新纳粹运动，他们从不放过任何利用悲剧来实现其仇恨目的的机会，”全球反仇恨与极端主义项目（Global Project Against Hate and Extremism）的联合创始人兼主席温迪·维亚（Wendy Via）表示，“贝尔法斯特的抗议活动刚开始，‘活跃俱乐部’的高层声音就已经在为种族主义骚乱充当支持网络，并鼓励在其他国家进行复制。”
Around 10:30 pm local time on Monday night, emergency services were called to the Kinnaird Avenue area in north Belfast. Soon after, a video was shared online by an unknown person which showed a horrific knife attack against Stephen Ogilvie, who was left hospitalized with severe injuries to the face and neck, including the loss of his left eye. 周一晚间当地时间 10:30 左右，紧急服务部门接到报警，前往北贝尔法斯特的金奈尔德大道（Kinnaird Avenue）地区。不久后，一名身份不明的人在网上分享了一段视频，显示了针对斯蒂芬·奥格尔维（Stephen Ogilvie）的恐怖持刀袭击。奥格尔维面部和颈部受重伤住院，并失去了左眼。
Hadi Alodid, a 30-year-old Sudanese man, was arrested at the scene and has since been charged with attempted murder. 一名 30 岁的苏丹男子哈迪·阿洛迪德（Hadi Alodid）在现场被捕，目前已被控谋杀未遂。
After Robinson posted the footage, it quickly gained steam on mainstream social media platforms. US-based X account End Wokeness, which specializes in sharing culture war and rage-bait content, shared a screenshot from the video, with the caption: “African migrant just tried to behead a white man in North Belfast, Ireland. Video is too graphic to post.” The post has been viewed over 16 million times. 在罗宾逊发布视频后，它迅速在主流社交媒体平台上发酵。总部位于美国的 X 账号“End Wokeness”（专门分享文化战争和煽动愤怒的内容）分享了视频截图，并配文称：“一名非洲移民刚刚在爱尔兰北贝尔法斯特试图斩首一名白人。视频过于血腥，无法发布。”该帖子的浏览量已超过 1600 万次。
Musk posted dozens of times about the incident in the following days, drawing the ire of politicians in the UK, but away from mainstream platforms like X and Facebook, other groups were also mobilizing and being much more explicit about the reason they believed a strong response was necessary. 在接下来的几天里，马斯克就此事发布了数十条帖子，引发了英国政客的愤怒。但在 X 和 Facebook 等主流平台之外，其他团体也在进行动员，并更明确地表达了他们认为必须采取强硬回应的原因。
Just hours after the attack took place, at 2:19 am on Tuesday morning, a Telegram channel called “White Youth In Revolt”—named after a phrase used across the Active Club and Youth Club movements—shared a screenshot of the video, writing: “Negro invader just attempted to behead a white man in the United Kingdom.” 袭击发生仅几小时后，即周二凌晨 2:19，一个名为“白人青年反抗”（White Youth In Revolt）的 Telegram 频道（该名称源自“活跃俱乐部”和“青年俱乐部”运动中常用的短语）分享了视频截图，并写道：“一名黑人入侵者刚刚在英国试图斩首一名白人。”
The account typically shares content from Active Clubs in the US, but given the network’s growing footprint outside of America, it has a lot of followers in Europe. 该账号通常分享美国“活跃俱乐部”的内容，但鉴于该网络在美国以外的影响力日益扩大，它在欧洲拥有大量追随者。
“To the men of the UK: You must harden yourselves and work together,” the post continued. “Make them terrified they are trapped on an island with you. Reignite your flame.” “致英国的男人们：你们必须坚强起来，团结一致，”帖子继续写道，“让他们感到恐惧，让他们意识到自己被困在了一个与你们同在的岛屿上。重新点燃你们的火焰。”
In an echo of the infamous 14 words, the group wrote: “Reclaim your homeland and secure a future for white youth. These third-worldist acts of violence cannot continue to take place on our streets.” 该组织呼应了臭名昭著的“十四字真言”（14 words），写道：“夺回你们的家园，为白人青年确保未来。这些第三世界主义的暴力行为不能再在我们的街道上继续发生。”
Protests were being organized from early on Tuesday morning on other platforms, notably Facebook, and at 11:37 am on Tuesday morning, the Telegram channel of the Northern Irish branch of the active club movement, known as the Ulster Youth Club, advised those protesting to protect their identities. “It is also advisable to protect your identity while attending in case left-wing agitators such as antifa attempt a dox campaign as has happened in the past.” 周二清晨，其他平台（尤其是 Facebook）上就开始组织抗议活动。周二上午 11:37，“活跃俱乐部”运动北爱尔兰分支（即“阿尔斯特青年俱乐部”，Ulster Youth Club）的 Telegram 频道建议抗议者保护好自己的身份。“参加时保护好身份也是明智之举，以防像‘反法西斯主义者’（antifa）这样的左翼煽动者试图进行人肉搜索，就像过去发生过的那样。”
The group warned against criminal activity but wrote that “anger is the only acceptable response to a Somali nearly beheading a fellow European in our capital city.” (The police initially identified the suspect as being from Somalia before later confirming he was originally from Sudan). 该组织警告不要进行犯罪活动，但写道：“对于一名索马里人在我们的首都差点斩首一名欧洲同胞的行为，愤怒是唯一可以接受的回应。”（警方最初认定嫌疑人来自索马里，后来证实他原籍苏丹）。
The post ended with the words “FOLK FAMILY FUTURE,” a well-known rallying cry among extremist groups the world over. 帖子最后以“民族、家庭、未来”（FOLK FAMILY FUTURE）结尾，这是全球极端组织中广为人知的口号。
At 12:27 pm the Ulster Youth Club shared the White Youth in Revolt post and two minutes later shared a video first posted by Active Club Finland. This video shows how members should dress when attending protests, including the use of masks, gloves, and nondescript clothing. It followed up with another post, writing: “Once again DON’T BREAK THE LAW!” 中午 12:27，阿尔斯特青年俱乐部转发了“白人青年反抗”的帖子，两分钟后又分享了一段最初由“芬兰活跃俱乐部”发布的视频。该视频展示了成员在参加抗议活动时应如何着装，包括佩戴口罩、手套和穿着不起眼的衣服。随后，他们又发帖写道：“再次强调，不要违法！”
At 12:47 pm, the group shared even more explicit advice: “No smartphones. No smartwatches. No jewelery. Hats. Gloves. Cover up tattoos. ‘Citizen journalists’ explicitly [sic] not welcome.“ Just after 2 pm, the group shared a post promoting dozens of protests across the UK and Northern Ireland. The post includes the line: “White man, Fight Back!” 下午 12:47，该组织分享了更明确的建议：“不要带智能手机。不要带智能手表。不要戴首饰。戴帽子。戴手套。遮住纹身。明确不欢迎‘公民记者’。”下午 2 点刚过，该组织分享了一篇帖子，宣传了英国和北爱尔兰各地的数十场抗议活动。帖子中包含这样一句话：“白人，反击吧！”
At the same, Will2Rise, a hate group founded by Robert Rundo, who also founded the Active Club network, published a newsletter framing the incident in explicitly racist terms with the headline: “White Man Saved by Fellow White Men from Attempted Decapitation in Belfast.” The post continues: “We must be unrelenting in our push for remigration on the cultural level, while we also push 与此同时，由“活跃俱乐部”网络创始人罗伯特·伦多（Robert Rundo）创立的仇恨组织“Will2Rise”发布了一份时事通讯，以极其种族主义的措辞描述了这一事件，标题为：“贝尔法斯特：白人男子在同胞的帮助下从斩首企图中获救。”帖子继续写道：“我们必须在文化层面上不懈地推动‘再移民’（remigration），同时我们也推动……”