Police escort neo-Nazis in early morning march through Melbourne’s CBD

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https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/no-place-for-hate-as-police-escort-neo-nazis-in-early-morning-march-20250809-p5mlmr.html

Police were largely powerless to stop a neo-Nazi march through the Melbourne CBD, during which officers escorted the group of masked men to “maintain community safety”.

About 100 people from the National Socialist Network dressed in black and wearing face masks marched through the Bourke Street Mall at 12.40am on Saturday.

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aramova@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Some of those who work forces are the same that burn crosses.

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- noride@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I haven’t heard that in like 20 years. It’s never been truer, either.
  
  m.youtube.com/watch?v=bWXazVhlyxQ
  
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princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Police were largely powerless to stop a neo-Nazi march through the Melbourne CBD, during which officers escorted the group of masked men to “maintain community safety”.

Hey VicPol, is this you? Is this you literally last weekend? I feel like thus is you but maybe I’m wrong.

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eureka@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
To reiterate what Price was hinting at, that they do these timid little flash mobs when most people are asleep because they keep getting beaten up or humiliated whenever they do anything in daylight. The same tactics have been used (and admitted by former members) in the US. These neo-Nazis exist outside of communities.

And if anything, it’s validating that enough people are putting in the time and effort to make these scum scared of the daylight. Antifascism isn’t just the people you see on television or social media, there’s a lot going on behind the scenes to push back on these groups in the ways law enforcement agencies either can’t or won’t.

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- zero_gravitas@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  
  they do these timid little flash mobs when most people are asleep because they keep getting beaten up or humiliated whenever they do anything in daylight
  
  Here’s a recent Tom Tanuki video on the subject for anyone interested: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXgiVhdvyiI
  
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- Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Every interaction between them and the radical community inevitably devolves into a fucking joke. They either run away immediately or shout about how tiny their dicks are. Antifa and related loose orgs around Naarm could stamp them out if the cops wheren’t protecting them all them time.
  
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MisterFrog@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Powerless my arse, that should surely qualify under EPA noise laws. They were extremely loud, at 12:40AM

How could they not be moved on for that?

I just assumed it was some football hooligans or something benign like that

Fuckwits

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tasho@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
wow, typical. and they don’t get shit for wearing masks and black bloc too???

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maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
‘No place for hate’ as police escort neo-Nazis in early-morning march | archive.today

Premier Jacinta Allan says ‘Nazis’ will not be tolerated after protest group marches through Melbourne CBD | ABC

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CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Be a shame if someone accidentally lost control of they’re vehicle around them. Shame.

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- eureka@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  It would be a shame if it were accidental. ¯_ (ツ)_/¯
  
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  - No1@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    “According to the court tewtimony, the car was in full self.driving mode, and didn’t identify them as humans”.
    
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Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
So obviously the cops knew in advance, how does everyone else find out these things are going to happen before they happen?

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- deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  
  So obviously the cops knew in advance
  
  Because some of the cops are in the march.
  
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  - eureka@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    In case this was just a kneejerk guess, it’s worth pointing out one of their unmasked members (Nathan Bull) is the son of an officer.
    
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- SaneMartigan@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Nazi1: Hay dave you coming to the march.
  Nazi2: Yeah mate, Sat night, double bubble.
  
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- maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  It’s not clear to me if the cops ‘officially’ knew of the march beforehand and I don’t think anyone else knew other than the fascists and presumably the cops who are members and masked up.
  
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  - eureka@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    spoiler
    On the other hand, I suspect there are enough informers in the group that feds, antifash and even journalists might have known. The amount of leaked information in the past has led to many of them being exposed and fired, and I doubt their vetting process has improved much.
    
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melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
wtf :/

I agree there needs to be more to stop Neo Nazis. I can’t help but think those powers could be used on other protesters though.

Can there be tightened hate speech laws to particularly target Nazis?

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- Nath@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  
  I agree there needs to be more to stop Neo Nazis. I can’t help but think those powers could be used on other protesters though.
  
  This is also my concern. While I mock these losers for hiding behind their masks like cowards, I also don’t want it to become illegal to wear a mask in public/protests. Because I might want to wear one someday for something.
  
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  - melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Like (god forbid) another pandemic or a more virulent resurgence of this one.
    
    Fuck these hateful cowards though.
    
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