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Originally Posted by kiwi_2005
Apart from skin heads here in NZ we have Maori gangs who idolize the nazis the 'Mighty Mongrel Mob' who greet each other with the Sieg Heil salute and wear the swastika emblems. I just don't get it why they get into the nazi way i suppose cause the nazis were the bad guys so its fits them well. To me though when ever i see these guys doing their thing its like WTH wrong skin color bro! 
Good timing, ANZAC day 25th April  |
Now that sounds kinda surreal O.o
But it's odd anyways. Look at Poland, look at Russia, countries that had to endure the most in the german onslught. Nevertheless these countries sport some of the most numerous and active neo nazi scenes today.
Why on earth? What is it with the Nazis and fashism that makes it so successfull with ppl that even after the Holocaust and a "world" war it holds so much credit? Even the US has copied many elements of this era, not just military strategies, tactics and procedures, but a really unhealthy "hero" culture just like in the third Reich (firefighters, military, police, etc.). This whole "work harder and make money or die" kinda approach to life, which in many ways reminds me of the social darwinism thesis used by the Nazis to justify their wars against other nations and races (survival of the fittest).
From all ppl I got into contact with, be it through personal communication or their media (TV, comics, newsarticles etc.) it appears only the japanese are making a real distinction between Germany with all of it's history and the 12 years of Nazi dictatorship, not attributing Germany's successes to that bunch of idiots.
So, in light of this, how can anyone prevent this happening again if it has such an enourmous impact on the world even today.