Monster Culture - Neo-Nazism
Beginning just before the mid-1900s, the idea of National Socialism (more commonly known as Nazism) came about in Germany and the rest of Europe after the release of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf. The main purpose behind the people who supported this ideology was to promote a what was dubbed a master race, composed of white, blonde hair and blue eyed, non-Jewish people, known as Aryans. In the present day, Nazism has taken on a new form, most notably being American white supremacists. Now known as “Neo-Nazis”, these people follow the basic principles as Hitler’s followers once did, though their presence has shifted to not only hating non-Jewish people, but rejecting anyone who isn’t white, or who has different political …show more content…
Neo-Nazis reappeared to the surface years after the original Nazi movement, but still take on the same fundamentals of mid-1900 Nazis, thus being the same devil in a new body. In his second thesis, Cohen writes, “no monster ever tastes death but once,” implying that monsters always reappear in different forms (Cohen 5). Though fundamentally similar to German Nazis in the mid-1900s, neo-Nazis take on the new form of white supremacy rather than simply anti-semitism, though that also still lies in their beliefs. Cohen also writes in his second thesis, “[Monsters] always return in slightly different clothing, each time to be read against a contemporary social movement” (Cohen 5). In the current time, the most recent event that sparked notice of American neo-Nazis were the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, where many white supremacy groups joined together to march on Charlottesville and “Unite the Right.” Their goal was stated as a protest to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee from Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, but it did not take long for the protests to become violent, even killing a woman. Far-right supporters were among those marching, as well as many white supremacists and neo-Nazis in all forms. With the current political climate and a president who refuses to take a moral stance on such an issue, this was the perfect time for neo-Nazis to make a national appearance again, in an environment where they will once again be protected, such as it was in much of Germany and Europe in the
Beginning just before the mid-1900s, the idea of National Socialism (more commonly known as Nazism) came about in Germany and the rest of Europe after the release of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf. The main purpose behind the people who supported this ideology was to promote a what was dubbed a master race, composed of white, blonde hair and blue eyed, non-Jewish people, known as Aryans. In the present day, Nazism has taken on a new form, most notably being American white supremacists. Now known as “Neo-Nazis”, these people follow the basic principles as Hitler’s followers once did, though their presence has shifted to not only hating non-Jewish people, but rejecting anyone who isn’t white, or who has different political …show more content…
Neo-Nazis reappeared to the surface years after the original Nazi movement, but still take on the same fundamentals of mid-1900 Nazis, thus being the same devil in a new body. In his second thesis, Cohen writes, “no monster ever tastes death but once,” implying that monsters always reappear in different forms (Cohen 5). Though fundamentally similar to German Nazis in the mid-1900s, neo-Nazis take on the new form of white supremacy rather than simply anti-semitism, though that also still lies in their beliefs. Cohen also writes in his second thesis, “[Monsters] always return in slightly different clothing, each time to be read against a contemporary social movement” (Cohen 5). In the current time, the most recent event that sparked notice of American neo-Nazis were the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, where many white supremacy groups joined together to march on Charlottesville and “Unite the Right.” Their goal was stated as a protest to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee from Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, but it did not take long for the protests to become violent, even killing a woman. Far-right supporters were among those marching, as well as many white supremacists and neo-Nazis in all forms. With the current political climate and a president who refuses to take a moral stance on such an issue, this was the perfect time for neo-Nazis to make a national appearance again, in an environment where they will once again be protected, such as it was in much of Germany and Europe in the