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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> | + | [[WASPO]] (an [[Wikipedia:acronym|acronym]] for "'''We Are Seriously Pissed Off'''") is an anti-illegal 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> |
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| + | [[Image:McCoyWASPOshirt.jpg|thumb|right|160px|McCoy at a WASPO "swarm" with a shirt that reads "SPEAK ENGLISH DAMMIT!"]] | ||
| + | McCoy intends for WASPO to grow nationwide and invites members of other communities to form their own chapter, called a "nest." Similarly, the group's meetings are called "swarms." The number of nests and other membership information is unknown. | ||
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| + | The similarity of the organization's name to the acronym "WASP" ([[Wikipedia:White Anglo-Saxon Protestant|White Anglo-Saxon Protestant]]) has drawn accusations of a thinly-veiled white supremacist agenda and attracted the attention of various watchdog groups.<ref>[http://www.buildingdemocracy.org/Anti-immigrant_groups/Anti-immigrant_groups/WASPO_%28We_Are_So_Pissed_Off%29_20060911881/ BuildingDemocracy.com]</ref>. | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.waspo.us/ Official site] | ||
| + | *[http://www.cafepress.com/waspo CafePress merchandise page] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Activist organizations]] | [[Category:Activist organizations]] | ||
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Revision as of 11:53, 12 July 2007
WASPO (an acronym for "We Are Seriously Pissed Off") is an anti-illegal 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]
McCoy intends for WASPO to grow nationwide and invites members of other communities to form their own chapter, called a "nest." Similarly, the group's meetings are called "swarms." The number of nests and other membership information is unknown.
The similarity of the organization's name to the acronym "WASP" (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) has drawn accusations of a thinly-veiled white supremacist agenda and attracted the attention of various watchdog groups.[2].
