Soldiers of Odin the next European vigilante group

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(02-05-2016, 01:00 AM)StLucieBengal Wrote: I guess neo Nazi is the label they are giving any group of white Europeans who are standing up against migrants now.  

From the link:

"Founded in September by ex-convict Mika Ranta, a self-confessed, violent neo-Nazi,"

"Almost all of them have criminal records, with several having served lengthy prison sentences"


"Many local people find the group intimidating. In Joensuu – an eastern town with a history of skinhead violence, where Odins are banned from most bars – a female student stops her bicycle to tell MailOnline that she is ‘suspicious’ of the vigilantes as the patrol trudges past in the snow.
‘They are criminals and they say they are doing the job of the police,’ she says. ‘Most people think they are neo-Nazis.’"
 
"But when MailOnline later gained exclusive access to the group’s headquarters, a converted bar in a suburb of Kemi, western Finland, replica assault rifles and Nazi memorabilia were openly on display. This included a dagger with a swastika on the hilt, an SS officer’s hat placed on top of a skull, and an Adolf Hitler T-shirt. The ceiling was covered in camouflage netting, and large Finnish flags covered the walls.
Posters and magazines for feared skinhead groups were found in the lavatory, and a gas mask and hangman’s noose were mounted above the bar. A number of assault rifles – which, according to the Odins, were replicas – were also arranged on shelves.
Members of the group claimed that the memorabilia ‘belongs to our leader personally’, and denied that the Soldiers of Odin is a neo-Nazi group. They admitted, however, that ‘nobody has a problem’ with the artefacts being present throughout the building."

"However, a number of members say they believed Nazism was ‘not all bad’, and had ‘good points’ like a focus on ‘protecting the national culture’. Some also share White Supremacist views. "

I guess neo nazi is the label they are giving to anyone who is a self proclaimed neo nazi, says Nazism has good ideas, and displays nazi memorabilia. Also, it says "Neo Nazi led", which it is. I guess read the actual link that you're posting.

So awesome story on a group led by a neo nazi.