Last weekend, some 1,700 Germans turned out
for a PEGIDA rally in Cologne to protest the wave of sexual assaults
that unfolded in the city on New Year’s Eve in the town center.
PEGIDA nearly faded into obscurity early last year when
then-leader Lutz Bachmann posted a picture of himself dressed as Hitler
on Facebook with the caption “He’s Back”, but thanks to the 1.1 million
Mid-East asylum seekers that poured across Germany’s borders in 2015,
the anti-immigrant group has seen something of a resurgence over the
past six or so months.
While the group claims to be looking out for the interests
of the German people, some draw disturbing parallels between PEGIDA and a
dangerous far-right ideology linked to extreme nationalism.
Unsurprisingly, movements like PEGIDA aren’t confined to Germany. In
Finland the streets are now patrolled by the The “Soldiers of Odin,” a
kind of vigilante justice brigade with political overtones and the
trappings of a biker gang. The men don black bomber jackets
adorned with the Finnish flag and a symbol of a Viking and say they are
interested in helping police keep native Finns safe. Here's one of the
group's members:
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ReplyDelete"Extreme nationalism" was called Patriotism in my day, the 20th Century. Can't help recalling Barry Goldwater's famous quote about extremism.
Gooooooooo Vikings!!!
ReplyDeleteYeah and we ain't talking football. :)
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ReplyDeleteWhy am I not surprised?
Bound to get worst. Thanks. http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2016/01/german-leisure-centre-becomes-first-to.html
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