User:Vipul/Christopher Cantwell

Christopher Cantwell is a resident of Keene, New Hampshire in the United States, and a political commentator and activist who attained notoriety during and immediately after his participation in the Unite the Right rally. Cantwell has self-identified as well as been identified by the media as a white nationalist and has also been identified as part of the broader movement called the alt-right. He previously identified as a libertarian focused on the non-aggression principle.

Profiles
The Anti-Defamation League includes Cantwell in its list of people on the alt-right. The Southern Poverty Law Center has a profile of Cantwell, where it says that he advocates white nationalism with a libertarian spin.

Participation in Unite the Right rally (and aftermath)
Cantwell participated in the Unite the Right rally held in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 11–12, 2017. He was featured by Vice News in a video about the rally, where he disputed a characterization of the rally as nonviolent, and said: “I'm carrying a pistol, I go to the gym all the time, I'm trying to make myself more capable of violence.”

On August 16, 2017, Facebook said it had cancelled Cantwell's Facebook page due to statements he made in connection with the rally.

A video of Cantwell weeping after hearing that an arrest warrant for him was out was published on August 16, 2017, and reported on by a number of news outlets.