A quite peculiar phenomenon is on the rise in Mongolia to protect the “pure Mongolians” from the evils of “foreign crime, rampant inequality, political indifference and corruption” :
“Ultra-nationalists have emerged from an impoverished economy and turned upon outsiders. This time the main targets come from China, the rising power to the south.
Groups such as Tsagaan Khass, or White Swastika, portray themselves as patriots standing up for ordinary citizens in the face of foreign crime, rampant inequality, political indifference and corruption.
..Though Tsagaan Khass (White Swastika) leaders say they do not support violence, they are self-proclaimed Nazis. “Adolf Hitler was someone we respect. He taught us how to preserve national identity,” said the 41-year-old co-founder, who calls himself Big Brother.We don’t agree with his extremism and starting the second world war. We are against all those killings, but we support his ideology. We support nationalism rather than fascism.”
Continue reading the article on The Guardian: Mongolian neo-Nazis: Anti-Chinese sentiment fuels rise of ultra-nationalism.
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