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Behind the Aegis

(53,989 posts)
Tue Feb 16, 2021, 01:25 AM Feb 2021

'The Jew is guilty,' 300 neo-Nazis hear at rare far-right gathering in Spain

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 Hitler’s 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 country’s 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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'The Jew is guilty,' 300 neo-Nazis hear at rare far-right gathering in Spain (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Feb 2021 OP
Good grief! That's hideous. scarletwoman Feb 2021 #1
Hopeless, stupid people looking for someone to blame their shitty lives on. nt Progressive Jones Feb 2021 #3
K&R Solly Mack Feb 2021 #2
Madrid Nazis? I hate Madrid Nazis! Initech Feb 2021 #4
+1. K/R appalachiablue Feb 2021 #5
Look for Putin whipping it all up robbedvoter Feb 2021 #6
The Russian Empire has been scads of anti-Semitism propagation in the past. Behind the Aegis Feb 2021 #7

Behind the Aegis

(53,989 posts)
7. The Russian Empire has been scads of anti-Semitism propagation in the past.
Tue Feb 16, 2021, 01:27 PM
Feb 2021

It still continues to export it and finds many consumers, some who don't even realize it is Russian propoganda.

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