Davo, how do you reckon neo Nazis to be left wing. National...

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    Davo, how do you reckon neo Nazis to be left wing. National Socialism had nothing to do with left or right politics.

    In its intense nationalism, mass appeal, and dictatorial rule, Nazism shared many elements with Italian fascism. However, Nazism was far more extreme both in its ideas and in its practice. In almost every respect it was an anti-intellectual and atheoretical movement, emphasizing the will of the charismatic dictator as the sole source of inspiration of a people and a nation, as well as a vision of annihilation of all enemies of the Aryan Volk as the one and only goal of Nazi policy.
    https://www.britannica.com/event/Nazism

    The neo Nazis of Aus are described right wing extremists. Violent thugs with an idolatry of the violence and hatred espoused by Hitler.

    Dutton in his press conference was talking about extremists on both right and left. Yet there's no evidence of left wing extremists being violent in Aus, unless you count the violent clashes between union factions which were a feature of politics in the 1920-30s. Dutton is truly similar to the right wing extremists and IMO he mentioned left wing in the same manner as Trump did in 2018 - to try to normalise the violence of the right or at least to blame left as being as bad as the right.


 
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