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A far-right ethnonationalist group that has set up a “whites-only” community in a remote part of the Ozarks in northeastern Arkansas is reportedly exploring the possibility of expanding north into Missouri.
Return to the Land (RTTL), which describes itself as a private membership association (PMA) for individuals with “traditional views and European ancestry,” opened its first community in Arkansas in October 2023 and is now considering entering a second state, likely near Springfield, according to NBC’s regional affiliate KSNT.
The group is opposed to mass immigration, multiculturalism and “forced integration” and reportedly does not welcome non-white, non-Christian or LGBT+ people, explaining that its members are seeking to “separate ourselves from a failing modern society” and return to pastoral living.
RTTL’s flagship community spans approximately 150 acres of land, is home to 40 inhabitants, and features its own cabins, roads, wells, a community center, and a schoolhouse.
It was followed by a second site nearby that opened in January this year, with the group listing a further Ozarks site as upcoming and aspirations to move into the Appalachian mountains on its website.
Speaking to Sky News journalist Tom Cheshire – who visited RTTL’s first “fortress for the white race” and found a world of fresh goat’s milk, flute recitals, family kickball games and creek swimming – Orwoll expressed a nostalgia for the America of the 17th century encountered by the Virginia settlers.
“I would probably feel more comfortable there because I’m white and that’s the way this country was when my ancestors came there,” he said, overlooking the Native Americans soon to be displaced by the colonists.
“Even if an individual has all the same values that I have, if they have an ethnic identity that other people share and care about, their children will also have that identity, and their children might not necessarily have all the same beliefs that they have.”
On his ambitions for RTTL’s expansion, he said: “I would like to have more communities so that people in all parts of the U.S. have this as an option if they want. I would also like us to network and branch out internationally.”
Part of that branching out includes online fundraising campaigns, one of which seeks donations to enable the group to pay “cash rewards to parents of newborns as a means to incentivize population growth,” which was halfway towards its modest $10,000 goal at the time of writing.
For a back-to-nature movement, RTTL is surprisingly active on social media, posting updates on the progress of its construction projects, wildlife photography, and even illustrations from children’s books to promote its vision of rural idyll.
Orwoll – who frames the debate surrounding his project as a “First Amendment issue” and a “freedom issue” about “doing what we want on our own private land” – has invested tens of thousands of dollars into research on its legality.
“The attorneys we’ve consulted believe what we’re doing is legal,” he told KSNT. “Americans have the right to freely associate and form intentional communities on whatever basis they choose.”
Orwoll believes its PMA status exempts it from legislation like the Civil Rights Act or the Fair Housing Act, which mandate equality and outlaw discrimination, although that is by no means an opinion shared by all experts.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, for one, said in a statement responding to RTTL’s practices: “Racial discrimination has no place in Arkansas or anywhere in a free society. These allegations raise all sorts of legal issues, including constitutional concerns. My office is reviewing the matter.”
Barry Jefferson, president of the Arkansas chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), said: “I just truly believe that we don’t need to get back to the Jim Crow era. We’ve been through that before. I think no one should be discriminated against because of their skin colour.
“If you really look deep into the Civil Rights Act, it doesn’t state that. I think they’re misunderstanding what it states because there have been many organisations that tried to carve that out. That’s not right.”
The Anti-Defamation League has been even more blunt about RTTL, accusing it of trying to revive “discredited and reprehensible forms of segregation.”
Asked by Sky about the more overtly racist aspects of his organization, including the sharing of white supremacist slogans in its Telegram channel and his own thoughts on a “second coming” of Adolf Hitler, Orwoll did not shy away, saying conventional opinion on the Nazi leader is “one-sided” and informed by Second World War propaganda.
“I think all historical figures are complex, multi-dimensional,” he said.
“But when I say, ‘you’re gonna have to wait for that new Hitler to arise’, I’m not saying you’re going to have to wait for a new person to start a new Holocaust.
“I am saying you are going to wait for a charismatic leader who is going to advocate for your interests because that’s how a lot of people see Hitler.”
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> “Americans have the right to freely associate and form intentional communities on whatever basis they choose.”
Oh, I'm not *entirely* sure about that. Seems like 11 states tried to do something like that about 165 years ago and, after a big todo about it, it turned out they weren't allowed to do that.
I like what these guys are doing. The Amish do basically the same thing with lower tech. So why does it feel like these guys are playing with fire?
I'd say it's more my knowledge of history. Bundy Ranch, Brand Davidians, Ruby Ridge, The American Civil War, forced integration & the Civil Rights movement. Seems like freedom of association is all good until Whites want it. Except the fuckin Amish for some reason... and at this point I'm about willing to go Amish except their aversion to tech would get them overrun when SHTF. Maybe I could be a Mennonite.
Anyway there is that new city in Louisiana - St. George. The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled in their favor, so maybe there's hope for us less-religiously-zealous Whites.
yep, the civil rights bill banned freedom of association, and now whites are the only ones persecuted and prosecuted for doing so openly. everyone else can do it and do do it...... except for the Amish, which i dont know why either.
its crazy to me that Britain got involved in WW2 to "save" Poland from Germany, only to hand it over to the Soviets immediately afterwards.
Its also crazy that Germany invading Poland was the reason Britain got involved, but they didnt attack or even condemn the Soviets when they also invaded Poland.
Return to the Land (RTTL), which describes itself as a private membership association (PMA) for individuals with “traditional views and European ancestry,” opened its first community in Arkansas in October 2023 and is now considering entering a second state, likely near Springfield, according to NBC’s regional affiliate KSNT.
The group is opposed to mass immigration, multiculturalism and “forced integration” and reportedly does not welcome non-white, non-Christian or LGBT+ people, explaining that its members are seeking to “separate ourselves from a failing modern society” and return to pastoral living.
RTTL’s flagship community spans approximately 150 acres of land, is home to 40 inhabitants, and features its own cabins, roads, wells, a community center, and a schoolhouse.
It was followed by a second site nearby that opened in January this year, with the group listing a further Ozarks site as upcoming and aspirations to move into the Appalachian mountains on its website.
Speaking to Sky News journalist Tom Cheshire – who visited RTTL’s first “fortress for the white race” and found a world of fresh goat’s milk, flute recitals, family kickball games and creek swimming – Orwoll expressed a nostalgia for the America of the 17th century encountered by the Virginia settlers.
“I would probably feel more comfortable there because I’m white and that’s the way this country was when my ancestors came there,” he said, overlooking the Native Americans soon to be displaced by the colonists.
“Even if an individual has all the same values that I have, if they have an ethnic identity that other people share and care about, their children will also have that identity, and their children might not necessarily have all the same beliefs that they have.”
On his ambitions for RTTL’s expansion, he said: “I would like to have more communities so that people in all parts of the U.S. have this as an option if they want. I would also like us to network and branch out internationally.”
Part of that branching out includes online fundraising campaigns, one of which seeks donations to enable the group to pay “cash rewards to parents of newborns as a means to incentivize population growth,” which was halfway towards its modest $10,000 goal at the time of writing.
For a back-to-nature movement, RTTL is surprisingly active on social media, posting updates on the progress of its construction projects, wildlife photography, and even illustrations from children’s books to promote its vision of rural idyll.
Orwoll – who frames the debate surrounding his project as a “First Amendment issue” and a “freedom issue” about “doing what we want on our own private land” – has invested tens of thousands of dollars into research on its legality.
“The attorneys we’ve consulted believe what we’re doing is legal,” he told KSNT. “Americans have the right to freely associate and form intentional communities on whatever basis they choose.”
Orwoll believes its PMA status exempts it from legislation like the Civil Rights Act or the Fair Housing Act, which mandate equality and outlaw discrimination, although that is by no means an opinion shared by all experts.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, for one, said in a statement responding to RTTL’s practices: “Racial discrimination has no place in Arkansas or anywhere in a free society. These allegations raise all sorts of legal issues, including constitutional concerns. My office is reviewing the matter.”
Barry Jefferson, president of the Arkansas chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), said: “I just truly believe that we don’t need to get back to the Jim Crow era. We’ve been through that before. I think no one should be discriminated against because of their skin colour.
“If you really look deep into the Civil Rights Act, it doesn’t state that. I think they’re misunderstanding what it states because there have been many organisations that tried to carve that out. That’s not right.”
The Anti-Defamation League has been even more blunt about RTTL, accusing it of trying to revive “discredited and reprehensible forms of segregation.”
Asked by Sky about the more overtly racist aspects of his organization, including the sharing of white supremacist slogans in its Telegram channel and his own thoughts on a “second coming” of Adolf Hitler, Orwoll did not shy away, saying conventional opinion on the Nazi leader is “one-sided” and informed by Second World War propaganda.
“I think all historical figures are complex, multi-dimensional,” he said.
“But when I say, ‘you’re gonna have to wait for that new Hitler to arise’, I’m not saying you’re going to have to wait for a new person to start a new Holocaust.
“I am saying you are going to wait for a charismatic leader who is going to advocate for your interests because that’s how a lot of people see Hitler.”
Good thing they're not complete fucking retard hypocrite trash.
Oh, I'm not *entirely* sure about that. Seems like 11 states tried to do something like that about 165 years ago and, after a big todo about it, it turned out they weren't allowed to do that.
I like what these guys are doing. The Amish do basically the same thing with lower tech. So why does it feel like these guys are playing with fire?
Because you just read a media hit piece about them. The media hit piece was designed to make you think they are in the wrong.
Anyway there is that new city in Louisiana - St. George. The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled in their favor, so maybe there's hope for us less-religiously-zealous Whites.
Its also crazy that Germany invading Poland was the reason Britain got involved, but they didnt attack or even condemn the Soviets when they also invaded Poland.
No one can provide a logical response to this.