Why neo nazis

And it offers the promise of a coming race war to restore their lost status and superiority. Brenton Tarrant, the Australian who committed the mosque murders in Christchurch, New Zealand, in was motivated by accelerationism , and had been active in neo-Nazi forums online. The leader likened him to the late Nelson Mandela — a man imprisoned for his political beliefs — and said he would stay in prison until the neo-Nazis could bring about the revolution. In addition, the National Socialist Network has links to overseas violent radical right-wing terror organisations including The Base and Combat 18, both banned in other countries as terror organisations, and the Proud Boys , whose violent members featured in a number of pro-Donald Trump rallies including the storming of the Capitol building in January.

This article was amended to reflect that the number of groups of people targeted by the Nazis was broader than initially listed. If you'd like some expert background on an issue or a news event, drop us a line at explainers smh. Read more explainers here. What is a neo-Nazi? Please try again later. We have a significant increase in right-wing crime and violence, we are seeing more and more of these crimes being committed using weapons and explosives.

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Search Query Show Search. Support KPBS. Watch Live. Show Search Search Query. Give Now. But simply cutting off such groups could have unintended, damaging consequences. Giving platforms wide latitude to sanction organizations deemed undesirable could give repressive governments leverage to eliminate their critics. German authorities banned the Battle of the Nibelungs event in , on the grounds that it was not actually about sports, but instead was grooming fighters with combat skills for political struggle.

In , as the coronavirus raged, organizers planned to stream the event online — using Instagram, among other places, to promote the webcast. A few weeks before the planned event, however, over a hundred black-clad police in balaclavas broke up a gathering at a motorcycle club in Magdeburg, where fights were being filmed for the broadcast, and hauled off the boxing ring, according to local media reports.

Members of a California white supremacist street fighting club called the Rise Above Movement, and its founder, Robert Rundo, have attended the Nibelungs tournament. In at least four Rise Above members were arrested on rioting charges for taking their combat training to the streets at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

A number of Battle of Nibelungs alums have landed in prison, including for manslaughter, assault and attacks on migrants.

Enjoying home! Anything that drives extremism further underground risks making the situation worse. The Proud Boys have been designated a terrorist organization in Canada.

The time has come to deal with hateful extremism before it manifests as violent extremism. This includes having a public register of hate incidents.

Symbols of the Confederacy can be seen in Brazil, Ireland, Germany and beyond.