The Rise of Fascism - Could Ireland be Next?

After World War 1, the Treaty of Versailles placed a cap on the size of the German army and their military equipment and vehicles. The German economy was crippled as Germany had to pay repatriations for their actions in World War 1. This created a vaccum which lead to the Nazi’s coming to power under Hitler and his promise of numerous labour reforms and other such things built on a platform of lies. People, having been disenfranchised realised that this man could be their saviour and embraced him as their next leader. Hitler knew he was on to a winner, being a speaker who told the people what he wanted to hear and having built an effective propaganda machine. The propaganda machine worked on the premise of the “Stab in the back theory”. This theory, in laymans terms, told the general public that Republicans, communists and the Jewish population had sold the Germans out and were to be held accountable for the downfall of the German state along side the Treaty of Versaille. Lacking an effective leader and effective leadership, Hitler settled into power much in the same way as Mussolini did in Italy and instigated his programmes of extermination and extended this further (WW2 etc.) The dramatic rise in power was down to a number of factors but the primary factors were the following

-A lack of leadership from the political establishment.
-Disenfranchisement of the people.
-Populist politics that told people what they wanted to hear.

There is those whom if they believe in nothing will believe in anything as the expression goes. On that basis that is what happened in pre WW2 Germany and this is the danger that is ever present in Irleand.

Economic stagnation, high unemployment have all contributed to a people whom are disenfranchised and lost. These people are undergoing a period of discovery in looking at alternate parties or are wallowing in complete apathy like complete idiots which will be their downfall. Fine Gael have provided no leadership and are at the beckon call of Angela and her cronies while the country is on its knees having been raped by the IMF for all it is worth. Our fellow working class in Greece are suffering worse with no fuel, people dying as there is no medicine or hospital staff and high rates of suicide. All of this in Greece has contributed to the rise of the fascist Golden Dawn party akin to the rise of the Nazi’s in Germany. On the grapevine we are hearing about a new far right party that is rumoured to be looking for members for its ranks. Could the same happen to Ireland? A new far right fascist party?

The South African Far Right have not gone away...

Federal Freedom Party (FFP) is a relatively new group or party that has been operating for some time in South Africa. Their prime aim is to have self determination for Afrikaaner whites in South Africa. Two members of the group were arrested in the last day or two along with two other roght wing extremists after planning to blow up a meeting of the main ANC party which is South Africas ruling party. The FFP released a statement to say that

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Po...gaung-20121217

"We are a political party, not a military organisation," national secretary Francois Cloete said.

"They are innocent until proven guilty, but our party doesn't stand for acts of terrorism."

This is not the first time though that extremists have been arrested for plotting against the South African state.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012...plot-four-held

In July, a former university lecturer was found guilty of orchestrating a 2002 plot aimed at assassinating Mandela, overthrowing the ANC and driving South Africa's black majority out of the country.