Thomas Linton Metzger, born April 9th, 1938 in Warsaw Indiana, passed away in Hemet, California on November 4th, 2020. He is survived by Mary Arnold, six children – Carolyn, Dorraine, John, Lynn, Rebecca, Laurie along with nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Tom served in the U.S. Army as a PFC-E3 from 1956 to 1959 and then moved to Southern California to work in the electronics industry. Tom lived in Fallbrook, California for over 40 years working as the local TV repairman until he retired and moved to his hometown in Indiana before returning to California. The family will be having a private gathering.

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“Tom always said to prop him up beside the jukebox when he died; a man practical and realistic but who also liked to laugh, even at himself.

He respected nature’s ability to adapt and survive and its ultimate respect for family. Nature’s track record, he felt was better than religion, and this formed the basis of his belief in race. 

He had an open mind and would discuss any subject; nothing was taboo; but had several core values that were non negotiable. As life experiences chiseled him, he always searched for more answers, talked to anyone and everyone with respect to their opinions and eventually many who talked to him ended up respecting his. 

He did not suffer fools gladly, but if something did not seem right, he would challenge those in authority, taking on the status quo for the benefit of all, even the fools. “

Remembering Tom Metzger (1938-2020)

BRADFORD HANSON (EDITOR)·4 AUGUST, 2021

by James Harting

I FIRST MET Tom Metzger in 1973, when I was a staff member of the Los Angeles headquarters of the National Socialist White People’s Party. Tom had come up to Los Angeles from Fallbrook, and he stopped in to say hello at the HQ. Joe Tommasi was the local party leader. At that time Tom was a Christian Identity reverend. Joe was an atheist, and he had contempt for Christianity in general, and Identity Christianity in particular. He liked Tom well enough, he said, except for his religious beliefs. But those beliefs were fated to change.

Later, Tom was the California leader of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, whose national leader was David Duke. Duke had ushered in a new era of the Klan. He maintained traditional Klan practices, such as robe-wearing and cross lighting ceremonies, for private, internal Klan events, but he modernized Klan ideology and public outreach. Metzger was an enthusiastic supporter of this new approach. He initiated the famous Klan Border Watch to help stem the flow of illegal invaders from Mexico. For public demonstrations, he dressed his men in sharp black uniforms, rather than the traditional ceremonial robes, which, he noted, were impractical for fighting with communists on the street.

Tom later broke with Duke over personal matters which I will not discuss here. At first, he kept the Klan designation for his outfit, but soon renamed it the “White American Political Association.” In time, this name was replaced by “White American Resistance,” and finally “White Aryan Resistance.”

Sometime in the 1980s (I don’t remember exactly when) he came across the book Might Is Right by Ragnar Redbeard. Reading this book was a watershed event for Tom. Although he was certainly intelligent, he was primarily a man of action, not a philosopher or ideologue. Nevertheless, he thought deeply about religion, society and related topics. For a long time, he struggled in an attempt to reconcile Christian ideals with racial and societal realities. Might Is Right helped clarify his thinking. He wrote, “[Might Is Right] is the single most hard-hitting exponent of survival of the strong yet available…This book will pick you up, slap you around and drop you to the ground emotionally. It is then up to you to take an aggressive new Aryan view of life…I wish had read this before I was twenty years old.” The book became a Bible or handbook for him.

I worked with Tom throughout the 1980s on a number of projects. I visited his home in Fallbrook in January of 1990. While I was downstairs speaking with his son John, someone fired an arrow through the picture window in the living room. It embedded itself in the wall. Like a shot, an unarmed Tom rushed out the front door and gave chase on foot after the armed attacker. John, Wyatt Kaldenberg and I followed behind. The attacker apparently got away in a pickup truck and was never identified. Tom was not the least bit rattled by the incident. He viewed armed attacks on his home and his family as just part of the price he had to pay for standing up for his race.

Eventually, he was sent to prison on bogus charges. While he was incarcerated, his beloved wife Kathleen became terminally ill. In a rare show of compassion, the government allowed him out of prison early to attend to her in her final days. In time, he retired from active movement organizing and reinvented himself as a commentator and elder statesman of White racialism. His perspective was characterized by two features: (1) He always pushed the most-radical pro-White agenda; and (2) He always insisted on absolute political realism, eschewing all traditional movement fantasies and wishful thinking.

I kept in touch with Tom by email until the time of his death. I am sorry that I was not able to get together with him in person one last time, as there were several subjects on which I would liked to have gotten his take.

Tom Metzger was the real deal. His wisdom and insights will be sorely missed in the crucial years ahead.

LW SoCal:

I am sure most of you already know of Tom Metzger’s humble beginnings in Indiana, him joining the U.S Army and becoming a microwave technician.  After leaving the military he moved to California and worked in the aerospace industry. Tom married Kathy Murphy, started a family and began to live the American Dream. Then he began to become politically active. The more active he became, the more concerned he became for both his country and his family. After living through the turmoil of the riots in the L.A. area, Tom and Kathy decided to move their young family to Fallbrook, California for a little peace and security. But Tom being Tom, he could not ignore what was happening to his country. The more he studied, the more active he became. The more active he became, the more radical he became. As Tom educated himself, as he learned from other activists at the time and as the system cracked down on Tom’s activism, we can see the gradual evolution of a man from an average anti-communist conservative to a racial activist and then to a full blown revolutionary for the White Race! As Tom would say, “If the System doesn’t like who I am, then they shouldn’t have created me!” 
I met Tom for the first time at my first movement meeting in 1984 in San Diego. Just before the meeting was to begin, Tom sat down next to me and said “Hi! I’m Tom Metzger.” That was the beginning of a 36 year long friendship. We had a blast crashing ADL meetings; distributing literature; the in studio radio and television shows; the speaking and fund raising tours; the meetings at Matthews’ Hall; WAR newspaper parties; Race and Reason television show production; the marriage ceremonies; camping trips and how about a special invite to a Louis Farrakhan speech at the Forum in L.A. with 14,000 black Moslems. How much more fun can you have than that!
It wasn’t all fun and games for Tom. The Portland Trial verdict had a devastating impact on the Metzger family. They lost their home and business. Shortly thereafter, Tom was sentenced to 6 months in jail for an unlawful assembly charge that had been in court for years. Kathy had been diagnosed with lung cancer and passed away a short time later. It wasn’t easy, but Tom and his children powered through these tragedies with strength and resiliency. Tom was a rebel and a warrior that was not going to stop fighting.
We all know that Tom was a radical. He supported the members of The Order during their trials and their incarceration as Prisoners of War when other leaders in Our Struggle tucked their tails and distanced themselves,  or worse, called The Order members common criminals. Time and time again Tom would proclaim that the Declaration of War by Robert Mathews was never rescinded! He knew after running for public office that the electoral process was not going to change things. He would often say “If voting really changed things, it would be against the law”. WAR was established to operate outside of the current political process. 
The next step in Tom’s evolution as a leader was the promotion of the Lone Wolf concept of leaderless resistance. Many activists lost their livelihoods during this period. Tom promoted the idea that everyone active in Our Struggle go underground and become Lone Wolves, except for a few spokesmen that remained above ground since they had already been in the public eye. We were operating behind enemy lines and we needed to act accordingly. So we did just that. Many of us got into the corporate and government establishment; joined the military and the police; started businesses and entered the healthcare industry. Tom remained out front taking the heat, publishing the WAR newspaper, producing Race and Reason television show, going digital with resist.com and the daily radio shows. Tom was relentless on getting the message out for those that wanted to educate themselves and to also poke at the enemy to let them know that he was still there to challenge them. 
In more recent years, Tom would have concerns about the current leadership of Our Struggle. He did not know these people, it was like they spontaneously appeared. I reminded him about his Operation Johnny Appleseed and that the seeds he had sowed many years before had begun to sprout. Many of these new leaders and activists were taking the same steps that Tom had taken decades before. At times this would frustrate him. I would remind Tom again that he had spread those seeds far and wide and that he didn’t have an orderly orchard to groom. It was up to the individual to reach out to him and many did. Tom had another saying,  “If you don’t listen, you are going to have to feel”. And that’s what happened in Charlottesville. Some have now learned from their experience.
We are currently living in interesting times. The country has not been this divided since the 1850’s and 60’s. Surprisingly the current president has been able to make the whole Establishment remove its veil and show its true face for all who want to see. Tom said that “we do not have a dog in this fight” and “to keep our powder dry!” And we must! The System wants to draw us out into the open, sweep us up and throw us into their dungeons. The right (conservatives) and the left (progressives) are already on each others nerves. All we need to do is what Tom has done for years, keep poking our enemy on both sides and add fuel to the fire! The slightest incident can ignite the spark that can set one side against the other. Let us not get in their way when they start shooting at each other, but we can certainly come in later to pickup the pieces and finish the job!
“If you shall fall my friend, another friend will emerge from the shadows to take your place.” Tom, the last worthy member of the Old Guard of the White Race is passing the torch to the New Guard. Who among us is willing to take that torch and Secure the Existence of Our People?
Tom Metzger, my brother, my comrade and my friend, has fought the good fight all the way to the end! The Valkyries have delivered Tom to the Great Hall in Valhalla to feast with other great warriors of our Race from this continent, George Lincoln Rockwell, Kathy Ainsworth, Robert Mathews, David Lane and so many more. They are all there to assist Odin in preparation for Ragnarok, the final battle for Our Race.
I raise my horn in salute!  HAIL TOM METZGER, FIGHTER FOR THE WHITE RACE!
Yours in the Struggle

Bob:

Tom Metzger
1938 – 2020

Tom Metzger blazed many trails,
guided by loyalty to his family,
friends, race, and truth itself.
He could not be bought.

Moonbeam father Pat Brown tried to entice him into the
California system. No dice!
We have lost a champion.

Tom was a super nice guy. I listened to and corresponded with him up to the day he died. Last time I heard his voice on Lone Wolf Radio was November 2. He never quit, never backed down and never once stopped being classy. Also, he never, ever forgot to support white political prisoners. Losing Tom was a sad day for them. There was a man who gave to the world unconditionally, with a smile on his face, whilst getting spit on and backstabbed. I sincerely believe he got the last laugh.

Hi, I met Tom back in the late 70’s.  He was a fine gentleman and will be missed.  I just want to pass along my condolences to his family.  Truly I am sorry for your loss.  Tom, thank you for all that you have done for the cause.  You will truly be missed.  RIP Tom.Again, I am so sorry for your loss.  I will be thinking of you and your family and sending you good thoughts.  I am sure there are lots of inaccuracies out there, that comes with being a true patriot and warrior.  Wish I could be there for your ceremony of his life but I do understand why you want to keep it a family matter.  Good luck on all of your futures.

You were a true American Patriot and warrior dedicated to protecting the White Race.  Rest in Peace my friend.  You will be missed.

I hope your family is doing well. 
I’m already missing the broadcasts Mr Metzger put out. He really did some good work.Anyway just wanted to let you know my thoughts are with you.

RIP Tom Metzger. Looking at your old interviews decades after first hearing about you through YouTube I can see how far ahead you were for your time. Trying to unite all factions of the dissident right has been a nightmare for anyone whose been around long enough and he was trying to do it decades before there even was an Internet.

One of the guilty pleasures of many California conservatives throughout the 1980’s was tuning into news programs that featured a live interview with Metzger. This was when they had just perfected remote hook ups, allowing them to stack the TV screen with an array of talking heads for the purpose of debate. On every occasion that Tom was interviewed, they would flank him with a motley assortment of local rabbis, liberal activists, Marxist professors and the like, in the hopes of laying waste to his every
ideological utterance. But Tom was a force of nature and his most effective weapon was his uncanny ability to let out a soft, “are-you-kidding-me?” chuckle when he would challenge any of his opponent’s statements. His fixed smirk and clear, earnest method of expression would handily shut down each of his exasperated foes, who often would have their faces twisted up in pious outrage. By the end of the exercise, the score was always, Madman Metzger: 100, Defenders of Society: 0. I recall several occasions when I’d watch these broadcasts with friends who weren’t very invested in political matters. After the show they would always declare, “Hell, I thought the guy they said was a racist made more sense than all those other people put together.” R.I.P., “Terrible Tommy”… TV debates will never again be as entertaining or enlightening as the golden days when you were the King of the California airwaves.

Growing up in the 80s, Metzger seemed to be around all the time. I was an idealistic lefty. His msg resonates w me more than ever. Rest well contrary old bastard. You were right . About everything.

That’s a huge sadness and loss. I’d followed what I could of Tom Metzger for many years. A tremendous figure, very tough, brave and serious. It wasn’t that long ago you could still find those old Race and Reason episodes on youtube. I know he did a number of interviews with people on the Right in over the last 10 years or so. RIP Tom.

Thanks for this tribute to Terrible Tommy, who stood strong through everything that was thrown at him. He had a way of presenting his views as simple, inarguable truths despite the fact that he associated himself with things that didn’t look good to the wider culture. I attended a few of his events in the 1980’s and always found him to be intelligent and convincing. Above all else, he was sincere and comfortable with himself and his views. That came through in his interviews. I never saw him back off or get flustered and defensive, even when others were screeching at him. The result was the radical Metzger wound up looking better than his accusers, although their views were much more acceptable to the mainstream.

My favorite Metzger moment was during an interview when someone went off on a self-righteous rant against him, ending with “there’s no room for people like you in this country”. His reply stuck with me ever since: “We’re making room”. We need more of that attitude as a people.

RIP, Tom Metgzer, and thanks for all you’ve done.

Concerning Metzger. Years ago I had a brief conversation with him in which I expressed the idea that only some fifty percent of white people wished to save their race and culture. He scoffed and told me, ‘try ten percent’. I’m thinking ten percent may have been a little high. Metzger put in his dues for his race. Good job sir. You carried the torch.

Farewell.

The best WN to ever do it. Rest in Power.

A Notorious Boss from the Inland Empire

Thomas Linton Metzger, was neither Democrat, nor Republican, but ran for Congress as a Democrat to try and change the system… and he won! He was politically agnostic after the ‘establishment’ prevented him being seated in Congress. He used to say, “If voting could really change anything, they would make that illegal, too.”

Tom Metzger held the rank of Grand Dragon in the Invisible Empire, and ran for public office to address a crisis at the southwest border, where ‘coyotes’ (human traffickers) and drug smugglers went unopposed. He wore a mask in public as a form of political theatre, in similar style as Commander George Lincoln Rockwell -WW2 Veteran- dressing as a ‘nazi’ or his men wearing gorilla suits inside the Capitol.

Within the circle he was willing to work with almost anyone, but his rival to the east was David Duke; a ‘Conservative’. It was said, Duke’s presence out west was unnecessary and counter-productive to raising public awareness about the ‘border-issue’.

Many people know the story of earning a living as a television repairman, but something people may not know about Tom, was that he loved country music and enjoyed visiting karaoke bars, sometime in Mexico, where he would sing and entertain the locals, and was well known there for putting on a great show. Wherever he went, he was the center of attention.

Mr. Metzger served honorably in the U.S. Army as a Private First Class-E3, for 4-years, from 1956 to 1959. He was a Christian for most of his life and loved his wife dearly. Only God can judge a man’s true heart, but Tom waited until some time after her death to tell his friends about the awakening that seemed to change his life; “Terrible Tommy” found his way as an Odinist.

Thomas Linton Metzger

April 9th, 1938 ~ November 4th, 2020