In 2023, a group of Orwoll followers decided to buy 160 acres of land in rural Arkansas. They chose the location because Orwoll lives nearby, the property is relatively cheap and the building regulations are loose. Owal said that more than 90% of the white people in the county are also a decisive factor, and he also claims to be a classic-trained musician who has previously played with Shen Yun, a Chinese performing arts group run by the religious movement Falun Gong.
Return to the land is established as a private association of members and those seeking to join must go through many steps to verify their identity and legacy.
“You fill out a questionnaire that will allow us to make acceptance decisions about where you come from, values, your identity, background and then conduct telephone interviews and make acceptance decisions in the case,” Orwoll told Wired.
The application form to return to the land requires potential members to outline their ancestors and answer a range of questions about their social and cultural perspectives, including whether they support foreign immigration, “transgenderism,” Covid-19-19 vaccines, and apartheid. It also asks: “How often do you think about the Roman Empire?” The answers range from “daily, at least once” to “how many times a week, maybe several times” and “never.” This initial process will only allow you to approve access to a private group chat on the telegram. For those who decided to move to Arkansas and become part of their community, “there is a lot more thorough review of this level of engagement.”
Peter Csere, the organization’s secretary, told Wired that the association has 300 members nationwide. Orwoll said they were interested not only in Americans, but people on other continents.
Despite the face of development, Orwoll did not live in the return land community. “I don’t have enough homesteads to keep my four kids safe full-time, so I’m 15 minutes away, but I’m working on moving into the community,” he said. In recent weeks, researchers have discovered videos conducted by Orwoll with his then-wife Caitlyn online porn video, who is now a resident returning to the land compound, as Orwoll’s past has been carefully scrutinized in recent weeks. Orwoll condemned porn addiction, claiming it “imitated” young people.
“In my twenties, I did a lot of things that I am completely against now,” Orwoll said, confirming on X that he appeared in the video. “I consider myself a nihilistic person, being a psychedelic person, and not respecting traditional sexual morality. My lack of guidance and the way it gets rid of early adult life proves the importance of my later on to traditional values.”
To date, the community has raised about $330,000 from land sales, according to financial analysis conducted by the ADL Center for Extremism. It also conducted five separate crowdfunding campaigns on Gringendgo, a Christian-focused crowdfunding platform. The events raised more than $185,000 in donations. The latest event, which aims to be $100,000, was launched last month, aims to fund gatherings across the country to promote the return of the land model. The campaign has raised over $88,000; one of the most important donations is a $5,000 donation, which donors attached to the “14 Words” slogan of white supremacist. All of this funding allowed him to quit and work full-time around the U.S. to talk about the project.
