File this one under shaking my damn head... This article about Mongolian neo-Nazis completely baffles me. Yes, you read that right. Mongolian neo-Nazis: Mongolian neo-Nazis: Anti-Chinese sentiment fuels rise of ultra-nationalism. A new strain of Nazism has found an unlikely home in Mongolia. Hitler's teachings and all:
Once again, ultra-nationalists have emerged from an impoverished economy and turned upon outsiders. This time the main targets come from China, the rising power to the south.This has to be some kind of weird joke, right? I'm reading through this article in disbelief. The whole thing seems fueled by an extremely misguided group of people who have latched on to some twisted ideas and turned them into a movement. But hey, I guess that's how Nazism got started in the first place.
Groups such as Tsagaan Khass, or White Swastika, portray themselves as patriots standing up for ordinary citizens in the face of foreign crime, rampant inequality, political indifference and corruption.
But critics say they scapegoat and attack the innocent. The US state department has warned travellers of increased assaults on inter-racial couples in recent years - including organised violence by ultra-nationalist groups.
Dayar Mongol threatened to shave the heads of women who sleep with Chinese men. Three years ago, the leader of Blue Mongol was convicted of murdering his daughter's boyfriend, reportedly because the young man had studied in China.
Though Tsagaan Khass leaders say they do not support violence, they are self-proclaimed Nazis. "Adolf Hitler was someone we respect. He taught us how to preserve national identity," said the 41-year-old co-founder, who calls himself Big Brother.
"We don't agree with his extremism and starting the second world war. We are against all those killings, but we support his ideology. We support nationalism rather than fascism."
Hey, Mongolian Nazis, has it ever occurred that you too would have eventually fallen victim to the Final Solution if Hitler had gotten his way? Or is that part a little too inconvenient for your bizarre little brand of extremism?
