Racists, Neo-Nazis, Far Right Flock to Russia for Joint Conference

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2. Railing against same-sex marriage, immigration, globalization as Russia hosts right-wing activists

A motley crew of representatives of fringe right-wing political organizations in Europe and the United States used a conference here Sunday to denounce what they called the degradation of white, Christian traditions in the West. Their hosts used the conference to advance Russia's effort to lure political allies of any stripe.

Railing against same-sex marriage, immigration, New York financiers, radical Islam and globalization, among other targets, one speaker after another lauded Russia and President Vladimir Putin as a pillar of robust, conservative, even manly family values. Conference participants repeatedly endorsed the efforts of the separatists in Ukraine, where Russia says a "fascist" coup overthrew the legitimately elected government in February 2014.

Jim Dowson, a British nationalist, flashed a picture on an overhead screen of Putin shirtless riding a bear. "Obama and America, they are like females, they are feminized men," he said. "But you have been blessed by a man who is a man, and we envy that."

The United States, as the main adversary, attracted the most hostility, but a couple of U.S. speakers received warm applause by painting Washington as an aggressor trying to export its misguided new values. Jared Taylor, who runs a website called American Renaissance, said that the descendants of white Europeans risked getting swept away by a wave of Africans, Central Americans and Asians. The United States, which he said worshipped diversity rather than Christianity, "is the greatest enemy of tradition everywhere."

http://www.afr.com/news/world/west-is-assailed-as-russia-hosts-rightwing-activists-20150323-1m5g60