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[-] YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub 47 points 3 weeks ago

The fact that Nazis exist, and that everyone hasn’t beaten the life out of them is an abomination.

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

They wanna bet they have numbers. They don't realize they're overwhelmingly outnumbered.

[-] Five 22 points 3 weeks ago

Smoke bombs and mace, in preparation to attack people old enough to receive a pension. What cowards.

[-] perestroika 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Damn.

Sadly, when you publish information about folks in the upper right corner - never let your guard down, as they are quite eager to try violence even if they won't prevail. Antifascist activism benefits from staying anonymous.

This type of attacks aren't an isolated occurrence, sadly. I can name a few cases from nearby countries, including one where I live. I will start with the worst:

  1. A catastrophe
  • Norway: the 2011 mass shooting and explosions by a terrorist named Breivik left 77 people dead. You can read about it from Wikipedia, since it reached headlines and set a precedent in terrorism in these parts of Europe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Norway_attacks

Sadly, where the gunman caused most damage - a leftist organization's summer camp for children - had no defense at all. Any competent person with a functioning weapon (not even a firearm - a gunman with an arrow in them is harmless to bystanders) could have prevented great loss of life there.

  1. A bad day
  • Finland, one year later: no prior instances of terror had occurred, so there didn't seem to be a reason to expect any. However, a new Nazi movement had raised its head. A book by some leftists was being introduced in the library of Jyväskylä. The book was titled "The Far Right in Finland". A Finnish account of the events can be found at the website of Varis, their local network of antifascist activists.

In short: three Nazis from the now-banned organization "PVL" named Sebastian Lämsä, Paavo Laitinen ja Sampsa Muhonen attempted to enter using force, bringing along knives and bottles. Some folks from the local anarchist scene confronted them with chairs. One nazi managed to stab a punk in the back. The nazis were forced to escape and police found them all. The punk was rushed to treatment and the event proceeded.

  1. A smooth ride
  • Estonia, two years later: a presentation about far right organizations in Estonia was being held. Since we already knew that things can turn out badly like in Finland or worse like in Norway, we took some time to prepare. One person (yours sincererely) monitored the yard of the building involved from a remote location with binoculars, had radio contact with the people at the door, and was ready to intervene with a car. People at the door had more pepper than a van full of riot cops, and had a contingency plan to block the door with a good enough obstacle. Helmets were available in case fists, clubs or pepper would find use. Equipment was nearby which could be re-purposed to defend a corridor against a gunman.

Nazis did send threats. Some even convened in an opposite corner of the yard - but physical agression did not occur. Some folks came to the door and were denied entry after asking them questions. They obviously saw an unusual state of readiness and told their fellows not to try. Meanwhile, I had the privilege to observe a local city councilor (whose hobby at the time was railing about the autonomous social center in council) come to the yard, shake hands with the nazis and also try entering. Since he was a known person associated with the far right, he was denied entry. Nothing happened, all I got was photos of the city councilor shaking hands with nazis.

this post was submitted on 28 Apr 2024
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