Germany: Eight suspected right-wing militants arrested – DW – 11/05/2024
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The group called themselves the "Saxon Separatists" and sought the collapse of civilization in order to bring about an extreme-right government and society.

Summary

German authorities arrested eight members of the “Saxon Separatists,” a right-wing extremist group aiming to dismantle the democratic order to establish a National Socialist state.

Formed in 2020, the group envisioned a “collapse of civilization” to create an ultra-nationalist society, allegedly planning to seize power in Saxony and other eastern regions. With racist, antisemitic, and apocalyptic beliefs, the group engaged in paramilitary training, raising serious security concerns.

Justice Minister Marco Buschmann condemned their goals, highlighting the need to protect Germany’s democracy from radical threats. The group’s leader, Jörg Zgorzelec, was detained in Poland.

  • ahornsirupEnglish
    3·
    16 days ago

    Nazi is just shorthand for national socialist. It means the exact same thing. The article did call them what they are.

    • ASDraptor@lemmy.autism.placeEnglish
      3·
      16 days ago

      While I agree, it just doesn’t sound the same. Not everyone will know what the national socialism was, but everyohe knows what a nazi is.

      I don’t know why is it so hard for them to say words like fascist or nazi.

      • ahornsirupEnglish
        1·
        16 days ago

        Really? I find spelling out “national socialist” much more impactful than using “Nazi” simply because it isn’t generally used as casually (like in “grammar nazi” etc).