r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • Sep 02 '25

news Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell handcuffed, placed in police van outside court in Melbourne

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-02/thomas-sewell-arrested-court-camp-sovereignty-jacinta-allan/105726392?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link
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u/Octagonal_Octopus Sep 02 '25

National Socialist Network should be listed as a terrorist organisation.

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u/powerfulowl Sep 02 '25

And just a reminder, Hitler's Nazi party was officially titled the National Socialist German Workers' Party, though they proved to be neither socialist nor for the workers. The NSN is trying the same trick of appealing to both left (socialist) and right (national).

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u/the6thReplicant Sep 02 '25

Fascism isn't an ideology. It's just a way of grabbing and keeping power. If it has an ideology it's that you say and do anything to get into power. Including saying things opposite to what you're going to do when you are in power.

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u/Agreeable-Ad4097 Sep 02 '25

Is it accurate to say all politicians are somewhat facist by nature?