Far-Right Group Establishes 'Whites Only' Town in Arkansas with Expansion Plans

The 'Return to the Land Association'

• 💡 Eric Orwoll, founder of the Return to the Land Association (RTTA), aims to create a whites-only community, inspired by a similar movement in South Africa.
• 🎯 The group's ultimate goal is to expand their reach from a rural Arkansas base to a proper town with city-like amenities.

Community Ideology and Membership

• 🏠 The RTTA is a private membership association that exclusively welcomes individuals of European ancestry with traditional views.
• 🚫 Membership explicitly excludes Jewish people, Muslims, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
• 🧬 Some potential members have requested mandatory genetic testing to verify ancestry, a concept the speakers find based on ignorance.

Expansion and Legal Strategy

• 📈 The group, currently with about 40 residents on 160 acres, is seeking to expand into Missouri and is receiving hundreds of applications.
• 💰 Families with newborns are incentivized with cash donations, such as $1,000 for a sixth child.
• ⚖️ RTTA is researching legal protections, believing they are shielded from discrimination lawsuits as a private association that does not sell real estate.
• 💰 They have raised over $50,000 for legal defense and over $100,000 for regional tours and new chapter development.

Critiques and Societal Implications

• 💬 Speakers highlight the inherent racism and ignorance in defining 'pure race,' noting that most people have mixed ancestry.
• 🌍 The existence of all-white towns is already a reality in many parts of the US, making the group's efforts seem redundant and attention-seeking.
• ⚠️ The movement is seen as a segregationist effort that is gaining traction online among some conservatives and alt-right supporters.