Nothing will disband. Even in Germany after WW2, Nazis kept having meetings.
Breaking: Neo-Nazi group says it will disband due to proposed hate speech laws
Submitted 5 days ago by fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to australia@aussie.zone
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SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
eureka@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Wonderful news. I agree with (Ross?) in The Age that they’re likely to regress to their “active club” stage.
Reminder that this group’s members and sympathisers made clear plans to counter protest Invasion Day marches. It wouldn’t be wise to assume the dedicated neo-Nazis would suddenly abandon their efforts simply because their organisation is disbanding to avoid imprisonment - they have shown with the March for Australia rallies their willingness for deception, such as acting in plain clothes and as staff/marshals while others wear their uniform. So it’s vital we show up on the 26th and make sure these scum stay gone for a while.
Mantzy81@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Disband or go underground? Nobody decided “hmmm, maybe it’s wrong to be a bigot”
TheGoldenV@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I was thinking it would be harder for them to recruit if you take away their ability to advertise. I’d take bigots shutting up as a good first baby step.
Mantzy81@aussie.zone 5 days ago
I always prefer my bigots to be out in the open. Easier to track who they are and what they’re up to if they’re not clouding it in secrecy.
fizzle@quokk.au 5 days ago
I think this is correct - they will scuttle away to whatever holes they can find.
I agree is that it’s nice for them to be easily identifiable, but it does lend them credibility which is problematic. Like these guys were going to form a political party. I don’t really want them to be legitimised in that way - as though their opinions might be unpopular but it’s just one of many ideologies.
eureka@aussie.zone 5 days ago
The March for Australia (26th Jan) is a nice sunny hole for them - we’ve seen that they have members as official marshals and event organisers. They’ll probably try and sneak into One Nation, since they had trouble infiltrating the Young Nationals last time. And as The Age’s expert suggested, they’ll probably resume their “active club” formations, minus the uniforms.
Mantzy81@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Legitimising them iss a choice. I’m keen on open ridicule and pelting with rotten vegetables. Most would steer clear of them then and still allow them to be open about their views and the benefits that provides. We just seem to have lost the ability to openly deride bigots for fear of hurting their feelings, when they openly want to destroy the fabric of our open and multicultural society - they don’t deserve that respect.