Former Russian President Yeltsin has a famous saying, which roughly means: "We must guard against terrorism just as we oppose neo-Nazism." The meaning of the words is of course to emphasize the current anti-terrorism cause, but it also implies Skinheads who have emerged in Russia in recent years.
As the first anniversary of "9.11" approaches, terrorism and counter-terrorism are undoubtedly becoming the focus of attention of political parties, groups, people, and media around the world. The European neo-Nazis are not willing to be lonely because of this. They are still quietly "active" in the world of self-righteousness; as recently as August 17, 3,000 neo-Nazis in Germany held Nazi symbols and weapons to march for Hitler
Deputy Hess held a rally on the 15th anniversary of his death; the momentum was so arrogant! On July 14, France’s Bastille Day, Brunery, a 25-year-old neo-Nazi, attempted to assassinate French President Jacques Chirac during a military parade. Although he failed, it caused a stir in France and abroad. These actions also serve as a reminder to any conscientious person in the world not to ignore that neo-Nazis and terrorists have the same terrifying power. When observing and condemning their madness, we should also think about why they are crazy?
Neo-Nazis
Most of the neo-Nazis are young people aged around 20 to 30 years old. The most impressive thing about these young people is their strong aggressive behavior and obvious tendency to violence; in the past ten years, they have continuously attacked or killed many innocent refugees, immigrants and Jews.
"Weird" delusions are also a prominent feature in identifying this type of people. In addition to verbally calling for a return to the "Third Reich" period and the expulsion of all non-Germans, the prominent bald heads of many neo-Nazis are also a typical example. For neo-Nazis, an important use of a bald head is to facilitate combat and avoid being caught when attacking the "enemy."
And hysteria. It's not just ADHD that can explain this. Neo-Nazis are excitable, eccentric, listen to rock music and are mostly football fans. There are many explanations behind these appearances. For example, in Germany, many neo-Nazis often gather to listen to extremely sensational, exciting and stimulating "come on music" concerts, in order to stimulate the destructive power of the so-called male hormones and crocodile brains. ; When psychological opiates such as hallucinations and violence appear, this may be the moment when this group of people can most arouse their self-identity.
Why They Are Crazy
There is no doubt that any young person who becomes a neo-Nazi has deep and complex triggers. At present, many intellectuals in Europe have begun to study neo-Nazis and analyze their motives from a human perspective. The 1993 film "Speak Up! It's So Dark" directed by Swedish female director Suzanne Osten tells the story of a Swedish neo-Nazi who was in a state of self-division and personality conflict and a man who spent his childhood in a concentration camp. The story of a Jewish doctor’s conversation about humanity also reveals the tragedy of a neo-Nazi’s personality deformation under the guidance of domestic violence and the loss of his father’s authority.
From an individual perspective, the individual's fear of being forgotten and his sense of inferiority are important factors. The main characteristics of young neo-Nazi members are that they have a low level of education and are mostly unemployed. Basically, they can be defined as marginalized figures in society; from a psychological perspective, they have a very poor sense of self-identity, no sense of belonging, and no recognition from the mainstream of society. This fear of being abandoned has caused some young people to start looking for organizations to forget their loneliness. Neo-Nazi organizations are undoubtedly a "hotbed"; the bonding of inferiority and self-esteem has prompted a considerable number of radical youth to resort to violent forms to arouse public attention and Find a sense of belonging and identity in the Nazi organization, and find self-esteem and pride in the self-righteous "ideal".
The residual poison of fascist ideology has become the external mechanism of the disease for this group of people.
After World War II, although the British and American Allied forces tried their best to import the concepts of freedom and democracy into defeated countries such as Germany and Italy, they set out to eliminate fascist ideas in the first two years after the war, banned fascist organizations and tried a large number of fascists; however, later With the advent of the Cold War, the Western world collectively targeted communism and internal leftists, while fascists were no longer the enemy. This laid the seeds for the rise of neo-fascists. After the Adenauer government in Germany abolished the law banning the Nazi Party in 1958, it gave the green light for the establishment of far-right elements and Nazi organizations in Germany. The Austrian Freedom Party, the German Democratic Party and the National Democratic Party, and the Italian National League are all political parties with openly fascist overtones. These parties have opened the door for neo-Nazis to thrive.
In recent years, neo-Nazis have often manifested themselves in extremely xenophobic actions and psychology. German neo-Nazis are the most typical example. After the war, Germany implemented loose political refugee asylum regulations as a sign of repentance for the war, resulting in a large influx of refugees. The population of Germany increased from 200,000 to 500,000 in 1991. By 1995, Germany had accepted 60% of the refugees in the entire European Union. There is no doubt that these refugees have brought a huge economic burden to Germany, especially the economically disadvantaged East Germany. In addition, according to statistics, nearly one-third of the criminal cases in Germany in 1991 were committed by refugees, which affected Germany's public security; moreover, The reality is that after the reunification of Germany, the excessive disparity in economic power between the east and the west has made people in the east and west of Germany dissatisfied. Especially young people in the east have no confidence in their future due to a large number of unemployment, and it is easy to blame their difficult situation and hatred. Vent on the foreign refugees: they are believed to have not only consumed Germany's economic strength, but also "taken away" their chances of survival. When these discontents were stoked by neo-Nazism, these directionless young people quickly learned how to regain a sense of psychological self-respect and pride through contempt for other races.
There is also an indelible feeling of national chauvinism. The so-called national chauvinism is the isolationist sentiment generated by neo-Nazis towards poor third world countries. The nationalism of the old Nazis in the past was colonialism with expansionary behavior, while the nationalism of today is conservative isolationism. With the increasing economic gap between the North and the South and the turmoil in the Middle East, some European countries have developed a sense of distrust towards the large influx of immigrants and refugees; especially last year's "9.11" incident, many European countries have strictly restricted the entry of immigrants and refugees. quantity. In a situation where rich countries are trying to shake off the economic burden from poor countries, the radical sentiments of neo-Nazis also have an opportunity to flourish.
Listing a lot of symptoms and causes is certainly not intended to be a word of forgiveness. These reasons are helpful in broadening our perspective in thinking deeply about the complexity of these typical human "collective crimes". In many ways, neo-Nazis are psychologically similar to terrorists. Written before the anniversary of "9.11", we just sincerely hope that the selfish, jealous, hateful and bloodthirsty aspects of human nature can be reduced. When we "worry", "feel the pulse" and "look, hear and ask" for them, we ask one more question: We ordinary people What can people do?