Now that governments, both Labor and Liberal-National, have implemented their demands, serving corporate interests, the Nazis have been invigorated to seek to whip up other anti-social causes. But such measures serve only to strengthen the hand of the same capitalist state that has encouraged the fascist forces, and will inevitably be used against left-wing, socialist and working-class opposition to the ruling capitalist class.ĭuring the first two years of the now unchecked COVID-19 disaster, the neo-Nazis sought to gain traction by spearheading right-wing protests against lockdowns, vaccinations and other essential public health measures. Victorian Labor Premier Daniel Andrews tweeted that Nazis were “not welcome” in Victoria and foreshadowed legislation to ban their salute, having last year outlawed swastika emblems. In response, leaders of the political establishment feigned horror, despite being responsible for the political and social conditions that have emboldened the fascists. The neo-Nazi provocation, and the police assistance of it, triggered widespread disgust and concern, including on social media. The counter-protestors, mainly from a range of gender rights and pseudo-left groups, were demonstrating against a right-wing anti-transgender rally that the Nazis used to perform their political stunt. Video footage on social media shows Victorian police, including from the riot and horseback units, attacking and pushing over transgender rights protestors in order to facilitate the Sieg Heil parade, which also featured Australian flags. It is a stark demonstration of the degree to which such fascist forces are being emboldened by the right-wing trajectory of the official political establishment, and shielded by the police and intelligence agencies, as social discontent rises over the cost-of-living crisis and the danger of war. Neo-Nazis on the steps of the Victorian state parliament in Melbourne, 18 March, 2023 [Photo: the Nationalist Socialist Network (NSN) contingent was small, its blatant display in the centre of the country’s second most populous city, is a shocking political warning.
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