Posted on 02/04/2013 12:13:24 PM PST by cornelis
Hitler's "National" socialism (socialists like to deny Hitler's socialism) arose in the country that had the largest, wealthiest and most powerful labor (socialist) movement in the world. American progressives (socialists) said for decades, that "Germany was 50 years ahead of us, because of Germany's implementation of socialism.
Other countries in Europe all had their "international" (communist/socialist) movements and "national" movements. England had Oswald Moseley's movement, Hungary and Romania both had powerful fascist movements.
People react to having foreign power, foreign people and loss of national sovereignty. Greece has had the Euro, the EU and IMF imposed on them. If you are unwilling to give up statism and you want national self-determination, Golden Dawn is the logical result. Mass immigration has been forced on the Greeks (and others) by the same folks, who have forced EU regulations, Euro currency and foreign domination on Greece.
Golden Dawn-style movements and political success will be coming to additional countries in Europe.
The political elites have demonized pro-Freedom folks like Geert Wilders in Holland, Thilo Sarazin in Germany, Le Pen in France, Demokraten in Sweden, etc. They demonize any positive alternative to their international top-down socialist control. They can only end up with nationalized socialist movements.
I wonder about this. There are very few Jews in Greece (est 5,000).
There are many Muslims (est 370,000). There are many illegal alien Muslims especially from Turkey and Baltics. I think this movement is about Muslims not Jews.
“The day after the elections, Greece’s Jewish community is still trying to make sense of the results and new facts, and is cautious about drawing conclusions about the stunning gains notched by the militant, ultra-nationalist party which seeks to restore Greece’s national pride and expel foreigners. Asked about the first, postelection step to be taken by his party, Nikolaos Michaloliakos - Golden Dawn’s founder and chairman - responded: “All illegal immigration will be stopped. They [foreigners] will have to leave - they must leave.”
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“Saltiel added: “Right now, Golden Dawn is not coming out against Jews; instead, it attacks immigrants.”
Jews have far less to fear from Golden Dawn, than from an increasing Muslim presence.
Strange, isn’t it? And their leader is a kook.
They will never get far with a kook for a leader.
That could never happen.
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