David Lane
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David Eden Lane (born 1938) is an American neo-Nazi leader and author, currently incarcerated in the Federal Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado. He coined the 14 words, a white nationalist credo.
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[edit] Life
Lane was born in a family of four children with one sister and two brothers. Lane was a member of the Ku Klux Klan, the Aryan Nations, and one of the founding members of die Bruder Schweigen also known as The Order, a White supremacist group. The Order was accused of stealing over $4.1 million in armored car hijackings, killing two people, detonating bombs, counterfeiting money, organizing militaristic training camps and carrying out numerous other crimes with the ultimate goal of over-throwing the United States government. Lane coined the 14 words, which is a popular slogan. The 14 Words are: "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children."
[edit] Incarceration
Lane is currently serving a 190-year consecutive life sentence for racketeering, conspiracy and violating the civil rights of radio talk show host Alan Berg on June 18, 1984. Berg was shot to death in the driveway of his Denver home, by three members of The Order, of which Lane was a member. Lane has expressed satisfaction at Berg's death, but has denied any personal involvement in Berg's murder. Lane was also prosecuted for sedition, but was acquitted for lack of evidence. Lane is considered by the American justice system as extremely dangerous and is incarcerated in the The United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence, Colorado along with some of the most dangerous criminals in the US. However, even while incarcerated, Lane remains an influential leader to the White supremacist movement. He has written books about gematria and conspiracy theories and has contributed articles to White supremacist periodicals and websites. He ran a publishing company called 14 Word Press in Idaho to disseminate his writings.
[edit] Beliefs
[edit] White racial preservation
Lane believes that the survival of the White Race is of paramount importance.[1] He believes Christianity is now a dirty religion, since it has been absorbed by non-whites.[1] Similarly, he believes completely white nations are nesscesary to eliminate miscegenation which he believes is a threat. .[1] He views White people who help Non Whites and media as threats to White people.[1]
[edit] Wotanism
Lane is a major proponent of Wotanism, inspired by an essay of the same name written by Jung. Lane has expressed derision for the Odinist religion which has rejected what they perceive as his attempt to appropriate their religion for political and racist ends. Lane explains his motivations:
- "So, I first chose the name Wotanism over Odinism. First because W.O.T.A.N. makes a perfect acronym for Will Of The Aryan Nation. Secondly because he was called Wotan on the European continent and only called Odin in Scandinavia. Therefore Wotan appeals to the genetic memory of more of our ancestors. And finally because a split had to be made with the game players, deceivers and universalists who had usurped the name Odin."[1]
Lane contributed to a book by Ron McVan called Creed of Iron - Wotansvolk Wisdom which the Odinic Rite claims was heavily plagiarized from The Book of Blotar.[2]
Wotansvolk and 14 Word Press are currently defunct organizations, no longer having mailing addresses or websites. The Temple of Wotan still exists, but the organization is no longer run by Lane or his associates and has distanced itself from racist and neo-nazi ideologies.[3] Based on letters written from prison to his supporters, Lane appears to remain committed to spreading his message through Wotanism, and it is unclear what his current relationship is with The Temple of Wotan.
Lane recently authored a short story entitled KD Rebel, a fictional account of a colony of Wotanists who live up in the mountains and kidnap young girls and women from urban areas and force them into polygamy as breeding stock. Lane strongly advocates polygamy as part of Wotanism.[4]
Lane's earliest possible release date from prison is March 29, 2035.
[edit] Partial bibliography
- Deceived, Damned & Defiant: The Revolutionary Writings of David Lane (1999) ISBN 0-9678123-2-1
- Creed of Iron: Wotansvolk Wisdom (1997) ISBN 0-9678123-0-5 (intro)
- KD Rebel (2004) fiction - direct link to .rtf file
[edit] References
- Gardell, Matthias, Gods of the Blood: The Pagan Revival and White Separatism, Duke University Press (2003), ISBN 0-8223-3071-7
- Flynn, Kevin & Gerhardt, Gary The Silent Brotherhood, Signet (1990), ISBN 0-451-16786-4
[edit] External links
- David Lane's writings
- [5] - David Lane's Pyramid Prophecy
- David Lane essay - On Polygamy
[edit] See also
Categories: 1938 births | Living people | Federal Supermax Prisoners at Florence, Colorado | American terrorists | American neo-Nazis | Ku Klux Klan members | Terrorist incidents in the 1980s | Prisoners serving life sentences | Terrorist incidents in the United States | People imprisoned for terrorism | Neo-Pagans
