United Patriots Front

The United Patriots Front (UPF), otherwise known as Fortitude, is a populist far-right street protest movement and Facebook group based in Australia which opposes immigration, multiculturalism and Islam. It is a splinter group from the anti-Islamic Reclaim Australia group, formed after a dispute between Shermon Burgess and Reclaim Australia organisers. The group has been described as a hate group, and the group (along with leader Blair Cottrell) have claimed solidarity with various neo-Nazi organisations, such as Golden Dawn in Greece. This has given rise to claims that the UPF itself is a neo-Nazi organisation. While some supporters have refuted these claims, videos and written posts were released in May/June 2016 to the group's social media pages defending National Socialism and the labe

United Patriots Front

The United Patriots Front (UPF), otherwise known as Fortitude, is a populist far-right street protest movement and Facebook group based in Australia which opposes immigration, multiculturalism and Islam. It is a splinter group from the anti-Islamic Reclaim Australia group, formed after a dispute between Shermon Burgess and Reclaim Australia organisers. The group has been described as a hate group, and the group (along with leader Blair Cottrell) have claimed solidarity with various neo-Nazi organisations, such as Golden Dawn in Greece. This has given rise to claims that the UPF itself is a neo-Nazi organisation. While some supporters have refuted these claims, videos and written posts were released in May/June 2016 to the group's social media pages defending National Socialism and the labe