The moment one woman stands up to more than 300 Nazis and refuses to let them pass:

[KamaAina]

Activist deemed a hero in Sweden for 'iconic' defiant gesture in front of fascist march

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3571113/The-moment-one-brave-woman-stands-300-Nazis-refuses-let-pass-Activist-s-defiant-gesture-fascist-march-Sweden.html

This is the moment one brave woman stepped out in front of the leaders of a 300-strong Nazi march - and raised her fist in defiance.

The photograph was taken in Borlange, Dalarna, in central Sweden, where the militant Nazi organisation Nordiska motståndsrörelsen (Nordic Resistance Movement) was holding a rally on International Workers' Day this weekend.

As hundreds of right-wing extremists, dressed in homemade uniforms of white shirts and dark green ties, marched down the street, 42-year-old Tess Asplund stood in their way and faced the group's leaders with her arm in the air.

The photograph of her brave and defiant action has been shared by thousands of Scandinavians on Twitter and Facebook, and the snap is already being hailed as an iconic moment in modern Swedish history.

Fierce!

[In_The_Wind]

1. Kicked and recommended

[dembotoz]

2. may i show similar courage if forced to

was gonna say if given the opportunity but facing a bunch of nazis is not my idea of an opportunity......

[elljay]

3. Bravo

It saddens me to think how many people, many of them my relatives, could have been saved had more people shown this kind of courage.

[KamaAina]

5. Of course, it is Sweden

The g.d. Nazis almost certainly didn't have gunz.

[elljay]

25. Nor did the mobs in the streets

when Hitler was starting his revolt. The trick is to stand up to them before they take over the military. I know you, like me, are watching that same inflection point here, right now. We will see whether Americans can tear themselves away from reality tv and competing to see who pushes the most expensive baby carriage to stop the impending train wreck.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

32. ^ n/t

[Old Crow]

4. Now THAT is my kind of citizen. A hero, no less. (N/T)

[ReRe]

6. Long live Tess Asplund!

You go girl! She looked into the faces of 300 evil SOBan Nazis and said "EFF youz, you SOBs!" If I was standing over there on the side of the street, I would have joined her.

[KamaAina]

7. Tack, Tess!

Thank you. That's about the extent of my Swedish, though.

[AntiBank]

39. we almost always say tack så mycket (thanks so much) not just tack

Jag är glad att du gjorde ett försök men!

(I like that you made an attempt though)

[IronLionZion]

8. Trump's jackbooted thugs will have guns

it will be much more bloody and hateful here in America. FML

We need more people like Tess Asplund in this world.

[freebrew]

29. Not all leftists are non-violent...

some are armed, some are armed well.

[Iggo]

9. I hate Scandinavian nazis.

[KamaAina]

10. Thread win!

[LiberalArkie]

11. All it takes is one person to start a change.

[corkhead]

12. Do they look like the Best Buy Geek Squad

or does the Best Buy Geek Squad look like them?

[Lucky Luciano]

26. Closest guy is definitely Walter White. nt

[lpbk2713]

13. I love it.

And I particularly love the "don't eff with me" look on her face.

[davidn3600]

14. Wow. Comment section is UGLY

And most of the ugly comments are NOT from America. If you think America has a total monopoly on racism, go read that comment section. At least 80% are critical of the woman.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

15. Holy shit

I mean, Yahoo! and most YouTube comment sections are just 13 year olds barking because they can, but these are open Eurotrash White Supremacists spouting off a litany of revisionism and hatred.

[KamaAina]

16. Well, it is the Daily Fail.

[proud patriot]

17. powerful lady

I love seeing this , it gives me strength

[valerief]

18. The nearby policeman didn't even pull a gun or taser on her. That's how you can tell this isn't the

U.S.

[mwrguy]

19. In 50 year Sweden will look a lot more like her than them

[allan01]

20. bravo.

[christx30]

21. There's no contest.

The worst parts of this woman are so much better than the best parts of those 3 men. She's a hero. She's an inspiration. True courage, standing up to their cowardice.

[ohheckyeah]

22. What an inspiring

Example. She's kickass.

[Zorroinhell]

23. Brave beautiful Women

As I sit here trying to manage words to type, I am overwhelmed with tears for this brave women!

[KamaAina]

24. Indeed.

And welcome to DU!

[Joe Shlabotnik]

27. ¡No Pasarán!

[SCantiGOP]

28. We have a winner

She is obviously feeling alive and in charge.

They on the other hand are saying: "Oh, fuck."

[yuiyoshida]

31. "Nazis,....I hate these guys"

[closeupready]

33. The Fonda/Redgrave film, "Julia", has been denounced for misc. reasons, but

Vanessa Redgrave won the Oscar that year for her riveting performance of a woman who fought the Nazis personally in defense of her Jewish friends.

The film's story is likely fictional despite being billed as biographical, and of course as many know, Vanessa Redgrave, the actress, is uncompromising when it comes to her politics, but despite those things, I found the film inspiring, and when I see current events, I applaud seeing everyday people stand up to fascism despite the risks of personal harm.

K&R

[benld74]

34. October marks the 70th Anniversary of

Denmark assisting all Dane-Jews in Denmark. Means of all kinds were provided to leave Denmark to get them away from Nazi's during WWII.

Where did they go?

Sweden!

My daughter just did a report of that fact

[MynameisBlarney]

35. Awesome!

Brave woman, or BRAVEST woman?

[liberalnarb]

36. I do have one kind of silly question, why white shirts and green ties?

[pampango]

37. In Germany: 'Hundreds of left-wing protesters' shouting "Keep refugees, drive Nazi away!"

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/alternative-fur-deutschland-conference-protesters-germany-arrested-a7007971.html

[leftynyc]

38. Brava!!!

Standing O for this woman showing incredible courage.