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| − | [[WASPO]] (an acronym for "'''We Are Seriously Pissed Off'''") is an anti-immigration group founded in [[2006]] by conservative [[WCOA]] talk show host [[Luke McCoy]]. According to McCoy, the group arose from frustrations over the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States who "seem to be destroying what I have always known as America."<ref>[http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060602/NEWS01/606020327/1036 'WASPO' is buzzword for local opponents of illegal immigration] - [[Pensacola News Journal]], June 4, 2006</ref> The group has been widely derided as a hate group, and the name's similarity to acronym WASP ([[Wikipedia:White Anglo-Saxon Protestant|White Anglo-Saxon Protestant]]) has drawn accusations of a thinly-veiled white supremacist agenda. The group originally had a website, www.waspo.us, but [[as of March 2007]], the site is defunct. From its inception, McCoy intended the organization to expand nationwide, with individual chapters called "nests,"<ref>[http://www.cafepress.com/waspo CafePress.com page]</ref> but | + | [[WASPO]] (an acronym for "'''We Are Seriously Pissed Off'''") is an anti-immigration group founded in [[2006]] by conservative [[WCOA]] talk show host [[Luke McCoy]]. According to McCoy, the group arose from frustrations over the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States who "seem to be destroying what I have always known as America."<ref>[http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060602/NEWS01/606020327/1036 'WASPO' is buzzword for local opponents of illegal immigration] - [[Pensacola News Journal]], June 4, 2006</ref> The group has been widely derided as a hate group, and the name's similarity to acronym WASP ([[Wikipedia:White Anglo-Saxon Protestant|White Anglo-Saxon Protestant]]) has drawn accusations of a thinly-veiled white supremacist agenda. The group originally had a website, [http://www.waspo.us www.waspo.us], but [[as of March 2007]], the site is defunct. From its inception, McCoy intended the organization to expand nationwide, with individual chapters called "nests,"<ref>[http://www.cafepress.com/waspo CafePress.com page]</ref> but the current membership is unknown. |
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Revision as of 15:27, 21 March 2007
WASPO (an acronym for "We Are Seriously Pissed Off") is an anti-immigration group founded in 2006 by conservative WCOA talk show host Luke McCoy. According to McCoy, the group arose from frustrations over the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States who "seem to be destroying what I have always known as America."[1] The group has been widely derided as a hate group, and the name's similarity to acronym WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) has drawn accusations of a thinly-veiled white supremacist agenda. The group originally had a website, www.waspo.us, but as of March 2007, the site is defunct. From its inception, McCoy intended the organization to expand nationwide, with individual chapters called "nests,"[2] but the current membership is unknown.
