14 Words and other Semiotics

The phrase “14 Words”, represents the number of words in an expression that has become the battle cry and rallying slogan for the white supremacist movement: "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children." This expression was coined by imprisoned white supremacist and neo-Nazi demagogue David Lane[1].

It is safe to say that Lane is probably also the most (in)famous contributer to the racial, hyper-masculine, folk and warrior centric Ásatrú. A one time Christian turned pagan for the benefit of a “religion” that could act as a “vital weapon” against what he saw as a “genocide” of the white race[2]. In other words a means to the end of Aryan empowerment. Thus white supremacy begets not only a a mythology but a divine purpose.

Traditional Nazi mysticism as Ásatrú drew upon the concepts and semiotics found in norse paganism. Furtheremore ideas of “ein volk” can also be found in the work of Adolf Hitler[3].

Some pagan symbols co-opted by extremists, more can be viewed at the ADL database.


1 David Lane (1999). Deceived, Damned & Defiant: The Revolutionary Writings of David
    Lane. St. Maries, ID: 14 Words Press, pp. xix, 6, 27, 83-99, 102-105, 126.
2 David Lane Wotanism (Odinism). Lane also states herein,
    that he prefers the Central-European Wotan over the norse Odin as it provides the acronym
    for “Will Of The Aryan Nation”.
3 Hitler, A. (1925), Mein Kampf.