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Jewish leaders in Spain are calling for an investigation after a far-right event in Madrid featured anti-Semitic speeches and a Nazi salute.
About 300 people attended the event held near a cemetery in the Spanish capital where veterans who fought alongside Hitlers troops are buried. In one speech, a young woman was filmed saying: Our duty is to fight for Spain and Europe now weakened by the enemy, which remains the same but wears many masks: the Jew.
Public expressions of admiration for Nazi Germany, anti-Semitic rhetoric and large far-right gatherings are relatively uncommon in Spain, where many people have bitter memories from the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, who sided with the Nazis during World War II and then ruled Spain until 1975.
But as in many European countries, right-wing populism has seen a massive and sudden rise in popularity in Spain in recent years. In 2019, the Vox populist right-wing party entered parliament for the first time as the countrys third-largest party, with 52 out of 350 seats.
Neo-Nazis giving the Hitler salute at an event near a cemetery in Madrid, Spain on Feb. 13, 2021. (Lamarea.com)
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scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)Why is this kind of shit happening?
Progressive Jones
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(41,174 posts)robbedvoter
(28,290 posts)on line, through operatives. He is the ring leader.
Behind the Aegis
(53,989 posts)It still continues to export it and finds many consumers, some who don't even realize it is Russian propoganda.