I describe myself as a white nationalists.

The skinhead before and probably still in.

A homeland had doesn't allow outsiders to appropriate breed To investigate what's motivating america's white national revival.

I went to las vegas.

Away from the bright lights of the strip where anything goes there's another vegas in sprawling suburbs.

And, that's where I come to me a forty six-year-old well they're named keith we agreed not to use his last name for fear of reprisals welcome tomorrow thank you very much key who spent almost a decade in prison describes himself as a prominent member of america's white nationalist movement our main agenda is just to secure the existence of our people and have a future for our children think of what we're talking about we're talking about securing the existence of your children in their future?

How can that be a negative thing do you think america is at its heart a white nation and that is at risk now it's not a white nation anymore it's a multicultural nation but I would say that this nation was founded by white man and?

We've already lost control.

And, quite frankly the statue of liberty doesn't say send us your hateful violent criminals waving their own flags.

Showed me snapshots of his vacations mostly trips to germany what he likes visiting nazi landmarks including adolf hitler's occasional home and headquarters.

The place is so sensitive authorities don't allow visitors to take pictures so won't become a shrinewhoops that's There are many people in the united states who accuse president tribe of being a white nationalist do you think is well I will agrees definitely white and I would agree he's definitely but to put the two together is suggesting that he has some kind of.

Desire to be associated with people like myself.

And, I don't believe that he Nevertheless keith is devoted to president having a national leader who makes common sense decisions that happened to be in line with your own this great.

Certainly makes you feel empowered with trump president is a good time to be a white nationalist in america think it's always a good time to be a white national everywhere.

He told me he was heading back to germany to neo-nazi rock festival very hope to meet and learn from european white action.

Three-quarters of a century ago hitler's nazis pushed across europe.

With their own brand of white nationalism.

While many germans are ashamed of their countries past today's neo-nazis.

Are inspired by the dark history?

They call this heat wrong sometimes right.

As in the nazi third.

I come to germany to see the neo-nazi scene first-hand.

And, to meet teeth just outside the entrance to the hate rock festival at a bar called the golden lion run buying and for neo-nazisare keith and made sure he was dressed vacation there is a lot of symbolism in all of this sothat sign your sock the consumer hammer, and, I got my fourteen boots on each hole represents one of the fourteen words?

The fourteen words yes we must secure the existence of our people on a future for white children would that be like the it is.

He said he likes coming here because he gets to hang out with people who think the same way he does views that have got into trouble back home I don't have those cops all over my boots by chance then somebody from kicking people fighting.

You know, scuffle in but you don't want to get any brawls today a possible absolutely it's possible you think I will have any problem no not at all because you seem civilized community in your caucasians inviting all caucasians just what about non caucasians and I would recommend them to a and that would be probably a bad idea the white nationalist here don't hold back but there are some restrictions under german law because what would happen if you don't know did the nazis so they would come immediately over and righty right it's running yes they would you like to do that I've done it many times I believe it's an open handed salute data brothers signal each other with the show that I have no weapon in my hand and you're my comrade as we ride into battle we signal each other in such a way curious to see this concert hopefully they'll be no, issues the issues there will be Entering a neo-nazi festival is complicated the police set up multiple checkpoints concert goers must pass a breathalyzer test and walk past a handful of bashes protesters.

Cameras were definitely not welcome appreciated.

Everywhere you look they were tattoos and The most popular teachers for sale from a brand called division it's all part of a uniform designed to intimidate and this year there was a new accessory that seemed familiar for giving out hats.

A make germany got that.

The man behind the hats was patrick schroeder who makes a living selling nazi theme clothing and that's with the hand like a like a drunk better but right now this is make germany eight again was our gift to everyone who comes gets the red heads we make it look like party when he was elected to make this rally that's like a donald gas inauguration reality we have a little jokes the people who see it can see we also some kind of fun we the bed versus what the pill everyone?

But, violence is never far below the surface with neo-nazi.

German law prohibits incitement of hatred it's illegal to show tattoos of swath figures so they hide them under band dates.

And, it's why by the time keith arrive he'd removed his favorite steel-toed fourteen hold So, you change.

Yeah, the books are for fight war them here they would probably arrest me and give me some kind of multi thousand-dollar fine because there seem to be weapon they are so they're not they really one, yeah, I mean you get kicked in the face with the parents feel about books what's going to happen, you know, you could kill someone theoretically right what keep it already told me he'd been in a skinhead gang and that been to prison I got it seem like the time it come to find out what he done in the name of white national.

You do have a pretty extensive criminal record idea and it was all my fault I'll lay blame on anybody else's I made the choice to do the things I did in fact he was convicted of solicitation to murder killed some I was involved in kidnapping conspiracy to murder and no, I didn't kill anybody in that particular instance in that particular instance suggests that there was another time when you killed while there's been other times one other shootings occur in about fifteen different and charge on one four separate occasions firing my weapon people at And, the died not really sure.

Keith was eager to change the subject.

And, we settled watch the show moi.

Wasn't long before our cameras were attracting attention again.

Moi and the organizers the aryan brotherhood became anxious that things could get out of hand.

It was time to leave.

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