Danish Front
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Danish Front was an extreme right, nationalist
network in Denmark
, whose goal was to "keep Denmark for the Danish people", thus they were also against multiculturalism
and "alien religions" such as Islam
.
The phenomenon known as Dansk Front consisted of:
Their homepage tried to portray the Danish Front as a new, popular racist
concept, but many saw them as neo-nazis. The leaders of Danish Front discouraged members from using swastika
s and other traditional nazi
symbols to express their views.
Members of this organization also used violence
to further their goals.
A number of members of Danish Front had previously been members of Dansk Folkeparti or Dansk Folkepartis Ungdom but had been expelled from those political parties.
Nationalism
Nationalism is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation. In the 'modernist' image of the nation, it is nationalism that creates national identity. There are various definitions for what...
network in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, whose goal was to "keep Denmark for the Danish people", thus they were also against multiculturalism
Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism is the appreciation, acceptance or promotion of multiple cultures, applied to the demographic make-up of a specific place, usually at the organizational level, e.g...
and "alien religions" such as Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
.
The phenomenon known as Dansk Front consisted of:
- An organization that united many extreme right radicals.
- A homepage that consisted of nationalistic messages and propagandaPropagandaPropaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group....
. The homepage also functioned as an online forum. - A slogan ("Danish Front!") that was used in graffitiGraffitiGraffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property....
, t-shirts, stickers and such, both for Dansk Front and other extreme right radicals.
Their homepage tried to portray the Danish Front as a new, popular racist
Racism
Racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. In the modern English language, the term "racism" is used predominantly as a pejorative epithet. It is applied especially to the practice or advocacy of racial discrimination of a pernicious nature...
concept, but many saw them as neo-nazis. The leaders of Danish Front discouraged members from using swastika
Swastika
The swastika is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles, in either right-facing form in counter clock motion or its mirrored left-facing form in clock motion. Earliest archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates back to the Indus Valley Civilization of Ancient...
s and other traditional nazi
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
symbols to express their views.
Members of this organization also used violence
Violence
Violence is the use of physical force to apply a state to others contrary to their wishes. violence, while often a stand-alone issue, is often the culmination of other kinds of conflict, e.g...
to further their goals.
A number of members of Danish Front had previously been members of Dansk Folkeparti or Dansk Folkepartis Ungdom but had been expelled from those political parties.
Controversial surroundings
- In their yearly review the Danish Security Intelligence ServicePolitiets EfterretningstjenestePolitiets Efterretningstjeneste is the national security intelligence agency of Denmark...
(Politiets Efterretningstjeneste) found that Danish Front had cooperated with groups such as Blood & Honour and the EnglishEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
terrorist groupTerrorismTerrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
Combat 18Combat 18Combat 18 is a violent neo-Nazi organisation associated with Blood and Honour. It originated in the United Kingdom, but has since spread to other countries. Members of Combat 18 have been suspected in numerous deaths of immigrants, non-whites, and other C18 members...
. - Danish Front had collaborated with Combat 18 and Blood & Honour, as well as with SwedishSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
radical nationalist groups, and marched with them in SalemSalem MunicipalitySalem Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. The name traces its origins from Slaem in the 16th century, but was later changed to Salem, the Biblical name of Jerusalem...
during 2005.