Report and video from Stockholm

March 8, 2018

ACTIVISM. On Saturday the 10th March, Stockholm got a large dose of National Socialism. Below follows a report from Nest correspondent Markus Larsson.

The first stop of the day was Östermalm Square at about 11.30. The weather was cool, and relatively few people were out and about.

The standard bearers took up positions outside the Åhléns department store, holding a new banner with the Nordic Resistance Movement’s election slogan: “We Are the People!”

Less than five minutes later, the first police car showed up. A policeman came over to Nest Leader Anders Rydberg and introduced himself, saying he was responsible for the police’s activities on the day. He said he wanted everything to go smoothly and that we would be able to exercise our freedom of speech unhindered.

After 45 minutes at Östermalm Square, it was time to switch location. The next stop was Hötorget Square. There were more crowds there, along with the day’s first reds. A small group from the “Young Left” stood nearby, hanging about on the other side of the street. One of them, a woman wearing a pink fur jacket, was holding a little megaphone under her arm. A suspicious onlooker might conclude they were planning to prevent our leaflet distribution by creating a disturbance…

More and more people joined the reds’ little group. When there were just under ten of them, they unfurled a banner that read, “No fascists on our streets”. Clearly it had escaped the Young Left’s attention that the Nordic Resistance Movement are National Socialists, not fascists. They also took the opportunity to hand out leaflets to passers-by, but it seemed not as many people were interested in their message.

The police were now considerably more numerous than before, and surprisingly they decided to drive the group from the Young Left away from the square. This left us to finish our leafleting in Hötorget in peace, before Nest Leader Rydberg decided it was time to move on again, this time to Sergel’s Square.

Once we got there everything was calm at first, apart from a group of Hare Krishnas who were singing and dancing by the entrance to the tube. There was also a minor row between a pair of gypsies and someone who appeared to be a tramp. Apparently both parties deemed themselves to be the rightful owner of a rubbish bag full of tin cans.

After ten minutes at Sergel’s Square, the Young Left group came back. At first they wanted to set up near us, but after speaking with the police they moved to the bottom of the steps, on the square itself. The reds weren’t the only group in the vicinity, however. There were others lurking out of sight that we’d soon become aware of…

Farther down the street an altercation had arisen between an activist and an aggressive African man. It resulted in the undercover police running out and declaring they would arrest the activist for assault. In a show of civil disobedience against the unjust arrest, members of the Nordic Resistance Movement surrounded the activist to stop the police from getting to him. But the police decided to use violence to arrest him, which led to seven people being detained.

As soon as the police attacked the Resistance Movement, we began to hear the sound of chanting drawing closer. The reds that had been standing around saw their opportunity to advance. A group holding a “Queers against Borders” banner got closest, but they were quickly pushed back by the police, who also hit their legs a few times with their batons. Meanwhile more and more people gathered at the bottom of the steps. The vast majority of them seemed to be normal people who wanted to see what was happening, but there were also a few dozen reds intent on making a racket.

The Resistance members who hadn’t been detained turned the banner towards the square so everyone could see who really represents the people. Onlookers heard slogans chanted from all sides, from the reds and the Resistance Movement. The stalemate went on for about 45 minutes, before the Nordic Resistance Movement came to an arrangement with the police. They agreed to lift the barriers to the tube station so we could return to our rendezvous point, and we took our leave.

Video (with English subtitles): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxU-5Pp75GY

Nordic Resistance Movement activists attend Dresden memorial

Editorial Staff

February 20, 2018

REMEMBRANCE. On 13 February – the anniversary of the Allies’ terror bombing of Dresden – a remembrance ceremony organised by the Dresden Committee took place at a memorial park in central Stockholm. Nest 1 was invited and sent a delegation to attend the proceedings.

After gathering at a nearby station, the participants went together to the site of the memorial. Once there, candles were lit and torches were handed out to the participants.

The event’s organiser began by saying a few words about why they had gathered there. He spoke of the importance of remembering the civilians who lost their lives in the Allies’ terror campaign against the German people, stating that if we don’t do it, nobody one else will.

After that it was time for speeches. First an author read out a piece he had written especially for the occasion. He was followed by a lady who read a section from the book Hellstorm by Thomas Goodrich. The book recounts the terrible fate Germany suffered from 1944 to 1947, chronicling its destructive bombing and the aftermath in the two years following the war. The piece she read was from a German woman’s testimony from the firebombing of Dresden. The woman’s only thought when the fires were at their worst was, “I must not burn. I must not burn!”

Last to speak was a female party member from Nest 1 who read a poem written by Leo Yankevich:

Not allowed to mourn,
still we stand and grieve
the burned, drowned and unborn.
Never do they leave
our thoughts: the dead of Dresden,
dead of the Baltic Sea,
the Gustloff failed by heaven,
the children who’d not flee
the bomber and torpedo,
the wrath of smiling tyrants.
From Berlin to Toledo,
the Reds rejoice, the hydrants
forever without water,
lifesavers now reserved
for Ali’s son and daughter,
the steeple bell uncurved.
Yet a few good men
with courage, stout of soul,
can slay a foe of ten
and topple down the fool.

The memorial was then brought to a close. May we never forget the victims of the conquering Allies’ terror.

“We must never forget” – Dresden-awareness activism across Norway

Editorial Staff

February 17, 2018

ACTIVISM. The Nordic Resistance Movement carried out an extensive campaign across Norway this week to raise awareness of the Allies’ terror bombings of Dresden during World War II.

The activism covered areas across the whole country and coincided with the anniversary of the Dresden bombings, which took place between 13 and 15 February 1945.

The campaign was designed to counter the indoctrination Norwegians have been subjected to by educational institutions, the mass media and the entertainment industry, which all promote the victors’ version of history and present a highly twisted depiction of reality.

Consequently, people hardly ever hear about the Allies’ attacks on civilians in Germany, Japan, France, Italy, Norway or Denmark, civilians who were purposefully slaughtered in the name of “democracy” in places like Cologne, Postelberg, Hiroshima, Tokyo, Bergen, Oslo, Laksevåg, Copenhagen and Dresden.

These attacks did not happen by chance. The British Air Ministry’s Area Bombing Directive made it clear that the RAF should explicitly target civilians, instructing pilots to “focus attacks on the morale of the enemy civil population and in particular the industrial workers”. The directive’s guidelines were established by Winston Churchill’s Jewish advisor Frederick Lindemann and by Churchill himself.

Dresden was one of the places hardest hit, with approximately 250,000 people killed in a firestorm deliberately created by the Allies.

Because these gruesome acts are ignored and suppressed today, we regard it as our duty in the service of both public education and National Socialism to inform the Norwegian people about what happened in Dresden.

The campaign visited a range of Norwegian towns, including Bryne, Stavanger, Bergen, Kristiansund, Sandnes, Sotra, Laksevåg, Halden, Hønefoss, Kristiansand and Klepp. Two articles about Dresden were also published on Frihetskamp.net: “The Firebombing of Dresden” and “Testimonies from the Dresden Terror Bombings”.

The activism mostly focused on secondary schools and universities, but other areas were covered as well.

Photos from the campaign:

Nordic Resistance Movement campaign in Norway to raise awareness of the Dresden bombings

A Basic Introduction to Self-Sufficiency in the Nordics

Editorial Staff

October 17, 2017

LIFESTYLE. This article aims to serve as a short introduction to foraging, cultivating and preparing various fruits and vegetables that can be found or grown in the Nordics. It’s split into two categories: plants you can grow yourself that require some cultivation, and those you can pick for free from the countryside.

While autumn is traditionally the time of year for gathering provisions to use throughout the winter, some fruits and vegetables can also be harvested in the warmer months, even in the harsh climate of the Nordic nations. If you didn’t sow or plant anything earlier in the summer, all is not lost, however, as this is also the golden season for berries. Foraging and growing food is also a good social activity and gets you outdoors.

As this is just an introduction, I will restrict the foods covered here to the following criteria:

They all have to be very nutritious.
They must be easy to grow or harvest in most places in the country, whether you are in urban or rural areas.
They must be cheap to grow or gather.
They ought to require little previous knowledge.
Their cultivation mustn’t be too time consuming or expensive.

All of these plants are also easy to grow ecologically, but if you’re foraging them, remember that you should never harvest them from sprayed fields or roadsides.

Some of the best vegetables to grow at home are carrots, swedes, potatoes and beetroot, as they all need relatively little cultivation, maintenance or prior knowledge. They can be grown across all of the Nordics and are relatively high in nutrients. Under normal conditions they don’t require any kind of protective coverings to be grown outside. They yield large harvests and can be eaten raw, and they can be stored throughout the whole winter. Carrots and swedes are particularly simple to grow. All you need to do is follow the planting directions on the seed packet, weed the surrounding earth and water them in the summer.

Potatoes require a little more preparation. Before they are planted, they should be placed in the light and allowed to sprout. This process takes place in the spring and is known as “chitting”. If the potatoes have already sprouted, wait till the frosty weather ends and place them in the earth with the sprouts facing upwards. Later on in the summer they will need to be “earthed up”. This involves digging trenches between the rows of plants and covering the first few inches of growth with soil. This protects the plants from further frost. Just make sure you don’t press the soil down too much or it will hinder their growth. It’s also safe to leave potatoes and other vegetables in the earth through some of the frosty nights in autumn if you need to, but remember that they’re going to be harder to harvest once the ground has frozen.

Carrots, swedes and potatoes have many well-known uses, such as serving as the main ingredients in a delicious vegetable soup. Beetroot can be just as versatile, however, and it’s also full of important vitamins and minerals. I mainly use it as the basis of the wonderful Eastern European dish borscht, but it’s also a great addition to a salad: just peel the raw bulb with a potato peeler, then grate it with a cheese grater.

A salad might not be the first dish that comes to mind when discussing nutritionally rich foods, but some salad leaves, such as kale and spinach, definitely qualify. Kale is one of the healthiest vegetables and one of the easiest to grow. It’s so easy there really are no instructions needed, other than watering it frequently. You can sow the seeds indoors in spring before putting them outside, or you can plant them in the garden if the earth and temperature are both good and stable. Furthermore, they can be harvested throughout the summer, and the stalks and leaves will grow again as long as the conditions are still favourable. Spinach is similar but flowers and doesn’t grow as quickly. It also doesn’t benefit from being covered or from any other special conditions. In my experience it’s best if it’s just left to grow slowly.

If you don’t fancy growing your own salad plants, you could always pick buttercup leaves instead. Buttercups are one of the most useful and readily available salad plants, and they can be used in the same way as any other type of salad leaf.

The last plant to discuss in this section is the nettle. While it can’t be used as a traditional salad leaf, it is still one of the most useful, freely available and nutritious plants you can pick. I start using them in spring, when I make nettle soup. I also dry them in my homemade drier for use in dough in pizza or bread, and I dry the whole plant as food for my hens in the winter. Nettles have many other uses as well, including serving as an excellent ecological fertiliser. To make the fertiliser, place the plants whole in a bucket of water, then leave them covered in the sun for about two weeks. Finally, dilute the liquid and pour it on your vegetables.

If you want nettle soup in the winter, you’ll have to blanch the leaves before freezing them. You can blanch kale and spinach, too, but it’s better just to cut them up and freeze them as they are. Bear in mind, however, that a lot of the nutrients can be lost during reheating.

Next let’s talk about berries. Juice-making from berries is widespread in Norway, but it usually involves boiling, and all the good qualities of the berry get lost in this process, with only the taste remaining. Luckily, you don’t need to boil berries to get a great drink. Every autumn I make about 20 litres of juice from raw Crow berries. The procedure is as follows: collect the berries, clean them, crush them (I use a mallet and a bucket), then add twice their volume in water and leave them to stand in a cold, dark place overnight. Next day strain the juice into containers (I use milk cartons) and freeze them. In my experience the juice tastes better the less water you use, but obviously you get fewer litres that way. You can also add a little sugar for a sweeter variant. You can take the containers out whenever and drink the juice as it is. You can also add in other berries, such as blueberries.

Lingon berries are another good option. Most people think of them as an accompaniment to meat dishes, or as an ingredient in the Norwegian dessert “trollkrem”, but they can also be used to make a simple juice drink. Crush the berries in a jug and add water at a ratio of 10 to 1, let it stand for 24 hours, and then drink it as it is. You can put it in the fridge for a chilled version, but I like to leave it standing on the kitchen unit for convenience.

All of these berries can be frozen right from the forest. Crow berries and Lingon berries also tolerate frost well, meaning you’ll still have a good chance of gathering them in cold weather. Be aware, however, that you won’t always find them in the same places every year like you do with other species, such as cloud berries. Instead their presence is dependent on temperature, rainfall, and the length of the seasons from year to year. But even so, you shouldn’t have to travel far from their previous location to find new ones. Once you’ve had a good deal of berry-picking or forest-foraging experience, you’ll get to know where certain types of berries are likely to grow.

A final note about winter storage. It’s important to throw out any vegetables that appear rotten, watery or have patches that don’t look fresh prior to storing them. Potatoes can be kept in a crate or grain bin as they are. Swedes, carrots and beetroot should be laid in layers with moss (common green forest moss is the best, in my experience). I usually also water the top layer of the moss so the water filters through to the other layers. I do this a few times throughout the winter and find this means the vegetables last longer. It’s also important that your vegetable container is aerated. As an example, I’ve made bins about one metre tall, with a 60×60 rim, constructed with boards and planks. They have small gaps between the boards on both sides and the base so the air can get in. Don’t store them in containers made from treated materials, as these can contain harmful toxins.

There isn’t a set time as to how long you can store vegetables in this way. If they still look fresh and taste as they should, they’re good to use. I’ve eaten stored vegetables and potatoes up until new ones have been chitted or planted in the spring. Beetroot has a tendency to become a little watery after a few months, but that just means it’s perfect for use in borscht.

How the Swedish police harass political dissidents

Editorial Staff

September 9, 2017

FILM. See the incredible film in which Nordic Resistance Movement activist Fredrik Kosonen is pulled out of a car while on his way home from work.

On Friday a video clip was published on Facebook that shows how Fredrik Kosonen, the regional leader for Nordic Resistance Movement’s Nest 1, was pulled out of the car he’d been detained in by the Swedish police. The police had confiscated his vehicle just moments before.

Frihetskamp’s sister site, Nordfront, has interviewed Fredrik about the incident.

Here is the English translation:

Hi, Fredrik. Tell us what happened on Friday.

It was just before 3 p.m., and I was on my way home from work with some colleagues, some of whom are also members of the Nordic Resistance Movement. The police were conducting routine supervision along the road, and as soon as they saw our car they turned round and followed us.

About 50 yards from our workplace, our car was stopped by the police. It was clear they knew who we were.

How did you realise that?

Well, the first thing they said when they stopped us was that they wanted to search us and the car. After they seized the vehicle, another police car came along. One of the officers who got out said he wanted to interrogate me, and I was taken to a non-marked police car.

What happened in the car?

Firstly they wanted me to prove my identity, but as I’d already done so I thought that was rather redundant and saw no reason to do it again. I didn’t answer any questions and sat quietly and calmly in the backseat.

Do you think that’s what irritated the police?

Yes. They said, “If you don’t say anything and refuse to identify yourself, we’ll arrest you.” This was despite the fact that I had already shown them my ID and they knew from the start who I was.

When I realised where things were heading, I took out my phone to call my girlfriend. Then a policeman ripped the phone out of my hands and said it was “time for handcuffs”. There was a struggle, and they pulled a plastic bag over my head.
What did you think when they did that?

That they were going to kill me. Even though the bag had small holes in it, I couldn’t breathe because I had sucked the plastic into my mouth. However, after having breathed out a couple of times, I was finally able to breathe in again.

Why do you think they pulled a bag over your head?

To scare or humiliate me.

What happened after that?

They took me to a police station, where they finally took off the plastic bag. Then I had to strip off all my clothes and put on prisoner’s clothes. I had to wait in an isolation cell for six hours, where they tried to interrogate me again. Afterwards I was told that I was suspected of carrying a knife and resisting arrest.

History was written!

Haakon Forwald

August 3, 2017

EVENT. The chief of the Norwegian branch of the Nordic Resistance Movement Haakon Forwald gives his thoughts on the successful demonstration in Kristiansand.

It is with a combination of both jubilation and exhaustion that I report on the Nordic Resistance Movement’s extremely successful demonstration in Kristiansand. As you likely already know, we originally planned to hold our protest against the state’s promotion of homosexuality in Fredrikstad, but after the police abruptly proscribed the event at the last moment, we were forced to change our plans.

The ban and the police’s reasoning behind it came as a great surprise to us. We expected resistance from counter-protestors and the system, as we anticipated the police to give special treatment to the homosexual lobby. But we did not expect that the system would use threats of violence from leftist terrorists as an excuse to ban our activities. In fact, even the Oslo police, renowned lawyers, freedom of speech experts, newspaper commentators and some members of our opposition agreed that such a step was a surprise.

We considered holding the demonstration in Fredrikstad in spite of the police’s decision; however, we soon dismissed this idea as counterproductive. Our mission was to promote our message and policies and to speak with local people, something that would have been impossible if there had been mass arrests and trouble with counter-demonstrators.

Nevertheless we were determined that the demonstration would go ahead. For practicality’s sake this meant we had to plan it “under the radar”, as we now knew the system would commit a great deal of resources to prevent its success. This was underlined by the disgraceful arrests of some of our Swedish activists the day before the protest.

Several alternative sites were proposed for the new location. Oslo was one possibility, but seeing as the government is busily monitoring our activists in Eastern Norway, we decided holding a demonstration there might prove difficult at short notice. So instead we chose Kristiansand, a city in which we have a strong following and great support among local people.

Organising the relocation of the protest went well. We issued an official statement to our members, informing them they shouldn’t travel to Fredrikstad due to the change of location and because we wouldn’t be able to guarantee their safety.

As I’m based in Ludvika, in Sweden, I set off on Friday, the day before the event. We chose a less busy route into Norway in order to avoid the more controlled border crossings. This proved to be a smart move, as several other activists were stopped and arrested elsewhere. Once we had gotten a fair way into Norway, a police van that had been lying in wait started trailing us. It followed us for half an hour then turned off and wasn’t seen again.

By the time we arrived at our destination it was about three in the morning. We were happy to see that a lot of people had made it there, including activists from Norway, Sweden and Finland. Whether we would be able to accomplish anything the next day, however, was still unclear, and that uncertainty didn’t diminish in the morning, when I woke up to the sound of a helicopter flying over the roof.

After sharing a few coffees with fellow activists over breakfast, we had a quick rundown of the schedule; meanwhile a separate group went down to Kristiansand city centre to assess the situation and see if the police were waiting for us there. We then went together to the rendezvous point and met the rest of our comrades who had travelled that day and gone there directly. However, we’d only had time to unroll our flags when a bunch of police cars immediately convened on our location.

That convinced us to go quickly to the city centre to ensure no one was arrested and the demonstration stopped. We brought our leaflets and flags, but unfortunately because of our need for haste the megaphone was left in the car. This was why we couldn’t make any loudspeaker announcements on our way into central Kristiansand and why no speeches were held once we got there.

Our march to the city centre went well, as did our dialogue with the police. They explained that they wouldn’t attempt to stop us and that we could carry out our activism. We said that we planned to give out leaflets and talk with passers-by, which they informed us wouldn’t be a problem.

We subsequently had lots of interesting conversations with people in the city. We also took part in interviews with the press, including a live interview with TV 2. Up to one thousand leaflets were given out, and our goal of bringing to light the insidious nature of the homosexual lobby was unequivocally achieved.

One or two rabid counter-demonstrators inevitably couldn’t help themselves from causing trouble, but this didn’t adversely affect us or our protest. We spoke frankly with a few opponents, with us putting forward our views, and they theirs. Hopefully they were able to see that we aren’t just “homophobic Nazis” but National Socialists with well-founded arguments as to why we oppose the harmful promotion of homosexual propaganda.

After finishing the demonstration, we went back to our cars, and the police carried out their inevitable ID inspection of all our members. Most people might think the registering of political dissidents is something that only happens in countries like North Korea, but I’m sad to report it’s customary practice in “democratic” Norway as well.

An unprecedented media storm
As expected, a huge media circus followed in the wake of our demonstration. Hypocritical counter-demonstrators, including traitorous politicians, whined to the fake media about the police “letting” us exercise our constitutional right to freedom of expression. They didn’t accept the police’s reasoning that they were protecting our right to demonstrate, or that they were attempting to ensure that the situation on the day didn’t escalate. Instead they complained that no group should further their message through threats of violence, even though the Nordic Resistance Movement has of course never engaged in such behaviour. In reality, it is we who are frequently on the receiving end of such threats, such as those that caused the cancellation of our demonstration in Fredrikstad.

Unsurprisingly, there were plenty of lies published about the day’s activities as well, mostly from self-avowed counter-demonstrators that the fake media portrayed as “regular people” in the city. These included claims that we would pay violent visits to people’s homes, that we spat at immigrants, and that the local population felt “scared”. All of these were, of course, untrue.

“History was written!”

The process of preparing and organising the Fredrikstad demonstration, then having to switch our operations to Kristiansand shortly thereafter has given us a great deal of important experience. It’s vital that we as an organisation reflect on what we have done well, as well as what we’ve done poorly and where we can improve. It all helps to make the next demonstration even better.

In summation, the 29th of July was a great success for the Nordic Resistance Movement and marks the day in which we wrote ourselves into the history books. The event was covered by the entire Norwegian media, as well as outlets in Sweden and abroad; not just once, but in article after article. The attention from it was huge. Our website traffic is at an all-time high, and fresh applications from people wanting to get involved are rolling in.

The 29th of July was the day that the Nordic Resistance Movement defied the system’s attempt to silence us. It was the day we carried out the organisation’s biggest ever demonstration on Norwegian soil, and the first time a National Socialist demonstration was held in modern Norway. In short, history was written. I want to thank all the participants for a fantastic day. It was an honour to stand with you on the streets of Kristiansand.

Hail Victory!

Reflection on the National Day of Sweden: Under which banner should we rally?

Ideology

Simon Holmqvist

June 6, 2017

SYMBOLISM. Simon Holmqvist wrote the following article for the National Day of Sweden 2017, explaining why the Nordic Resistance Movement does not use the Swedish national flag as its banner.

Today is the National Day of Sweden, a day that is most often observed rather than celebrated. This is particularly true when comparing our National Day celebrations with those of our Nordic neighbors, whose eagerness to celebrate their newly won independence far exceeds the enthusiasm with which we commemorate Gustav Vasa’s coronation, which happened almost five hundred years ago.

In fact, Sweden did not have an official National Day until 2005, when the 6th of June replaced Whit Monday as a public holiday. Previously, the 6th of June was referred to as the Swedish Flag Day, which stems from the fact that celebrations of the national flag were being held annually at Skansen (an open-air museum in Stockholm) on this date since the early 1900s.

Following the Nordic Resistance Movement’s successful 2017 Labor Day demonstration in Falun, the organization has been criticized in various forums for not using the Swedish national flag as its symbol. This discussion is in no way new – it regularly arises after the organization’s public displays of strength.

Some people argue that the banner of Tyr is merely the symbol of an organization, whereas the national flag, being a symbol of Sweden and its people, ought to be the primary banner for nationalists in ceremonial contexts, and should at least be used to complement the organizational banner.

Others have also speculated that the reason we do not use the flag of the Swedish nation is its Christian symbolism, implying that the Nordic Resistance Movement is anti-Christian and therefore refuses to use a banner that has a cross on it.

This theory is of course not valid, inasmuch as the Nordic Resistance Movement advocates, as well as practices, freedom of religion. In the organization’s ranks there are Christians as well as heathens and atheists. The organization does not take a stand on these issues, but instead tries to convey that religion is a private matter and that you should not let these private, spiritual convictions lead to division among comrades, who are meant to stand united and fight for the survival of their people.

What is the reason behind the fact that you never see our activists displaying blue-yellow symbols? Why do we insist on using the organizational banner for public events? In order to answer these questions, we need to examine in depth what the banner of Tyr is, what it represents and why it is not compatible with the Swedish national flag at this point in time.

The Organization and the rebellion
As implied above, those who criticize the exclusive use of the banner of Tyr do so based on the assumption that it is only an organizational banner among many others, and that we as nationalists should also use the banner of our nation. These critics argue that this is especially important when inviting nationalists from outside the organization, like we did in Falun. By doing this, the flag of Sweden would function as a sort of unifying symbol that would bring nationalists together across organizational borders, a symbol that all Swedish nationalists can rally behind.

Although the Nordic Resistance Movement’s demonstrations have become a sort of unifying initiative for all nationalistic forces that are sympathetic to our cause, we are still a revolutionary, National Socialist organization in open rebellion against the present system – that is, against the state whose very symbol is the Swedish national flag.

Our goal is not simply to replace the current government and install more capable ministers. Our aim is to replace the entire system with one that is new and forceful, to ensure that the existence of our people is never more threatened by subversive forces working from within.

We are of course not unaware that our ancestors, along with several of our heroic kings, have fought and died under this banner while defending the freedom of our people. This of course means that the national flag has a certain sentimental value for us Swedes, but it would be dishonest and contradictory for the Nordic Resistance Movement to rally under our banner of rebellion while at the same time flying the banner that symbolizes that which we are in rebellion against.

A Nordic National Socialist republic
One objection is that the Swedish flag did not originally symbolize the present system. It is true that the banner, having initially been exclusively used as a military symbol, came to symbolize the Kingdom of Sweden as a Christian monarchy – in other words, the Sweden of Charles XII, the Sweden of the mid-20th century referred to as the folkhem (lit. “the people’s home”), and other “blue-yellow” eras that many nationalists idealize to this day. However, the Sweden of today is no longer Christian, and the monarchy has long played out its role – as have its symbols, that have proven to not be forceful enough to ensure our freedom and survival.

None of this really matters, since our aim is not to bring back a bygone era or reestablish the Swedish monarchy. Our goal is the creation of a Nordic National Socialist republic, with the Tyr rune as its symbol. It is therefore irrelevant whether the flag of Sweden represents Charles XII, Per Albin Hansson or Stefan Löfven, since we are not fighting to bring back any of these eras. The unification of the Nordic countries is not only the right ambition from a racial and ideological perspective. It is also the only chance for us to defeat our enemies and, in the long term, to survive as a people.

This unification will not come to pass by the Kingdom of Sweden conquering its Nordic neighbors and reestablishing a form of Swedish empire. Nor will the Nordic republic be a union similar to the EU, with member states that more or less function as separate units and that, at least in theory, can come and go as they like and choose what aspects of the union they want to take part in. That is to say, apart from being a symbol for our organization and our rebellion, the Tyr rune is also the symbol for the Nordic National Socialist republic, the creation of which is one of the organization’s most important and tangible goals.

Of course you can argue that the national flag has also functioned as a symbol for the Swedish people. However, it was only ascribed this function in recent times, and the people do not seem to have perceived the flag in this way until after the Swedish-Norwegian union dissolved in 1905. The Swedish people has obviously existed far longer than that, and many of its generations would have perceived all banners solely as symbols of the military, or of the king.

A genuine resistance movement
Members of the Nordic Resistance Movement do not merely believe in an ideology or a vision, they also believe in an organization. This is what the organization derives its name from – it is a genuine resistance movement, the organization that will liberate the Nordic countries from the shackles of our enemies. We believe this, and it is what we are fighting and preparing for.

Does this mean that we are some kind of bolsheviks intending to carry out a maoist cultural revolution and erase our entire history? Of course not.

Our National Socialist predecessors in the NSDAP also fully believed in their organization, their resistance and their banner of rebellion. While they were in our situation, single-mindedly preparing for the coming victory, they, too, did not use symbols relating to the Weimar Republic or the German Empire. They knew better than to use symbols of states they were rebelling against, and instead wanted to replace these symbols with something new and forceful.

Once Germany had been liberated, banners from previous polities were of course still used and celebrated in some contexts, but never in order to represent the German Reich. Similarly, the future Nordic people will of course still be able to revere the flag of Sweden, but never as an official symbol of Nordic National Socialism or the future Nordic republic that we are fighting for.

A strong people has solid roots and does not deny its history. However, for as long as we are fighting a rebellion, we will let the enemy keep their symbols. Meanwhile, we will create our own symbols and rally under our own banner of rebellion, and when the Nordic countries have been liberated we are going to build a new state based on sound values.

We do not gaze back in awe at the great days of old – we are looking ahead, and are fighting for a glorious future!

Symbolism of the Tyr rune

From the Nordic Resistance Movement’s activist manual:

“The general symbol of the Nordic Resistance Movement is the National rune (the symbol of the new Nordic republic). The symbol consists of a Tyr rune and an Ing rune. The Tyr rune symbolizes boldness, self-sacrifice, struggle and victory. The Ing rune symbolizes fertility, creativity as well as single-mindedness and focus.

The symbol is filled with a green field that marks our closeness with nature and its eternal laws. The white edging symbolizes our race. The black color of the runes conveys structure, order and discipline.”

Simon Lindberg and Pär Öberg on Red Ice Radio

Editorial Staff

December 28, 2016

INTERVIEW. Henrik Palmgren invites Simon Lindberg and Pär Öberg to the show. The conversation focuses on the Nordic Resistance Movement, a National Socialist organization with branches in Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Sweden.

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We are not “right-wing extremists”

Ideology

Jimmy Thunlind

November 30, 2016

IDEOLOGY. Leif Eriksson puts National Socialism’s undeserved labels in perspective.

When the media reports on the activities of National Socialist groups, as they did in regard to our demonstration in Stockholm on the 12th of November, they almost exclusively refer to us as “extreme right”, “right-wing populist” or “reactionary”. They couldn’t be more wrong. Such misattribution shows the establishment’s thorough ignorance of politics and history and their compulsion to vilify anyone who doesn’t obey the strictures of political correctness.

The truth is that National Socialism is a highly progressive, revolutionary and modern worldview. It is an ideology that stands completely outside the outdated and inapplicable right-left paradigm, which divides people into socio-economic classes and is a remnant of the “three estates”, or the imaginary Marxist class society. National Socialism stands for national consciousness and community, in accordance with nature’s ancient rule of law, and in contrast to the destructiveness of globalism. It stands for social responsibility and care for the vulnerable and needy, as opposed to exclusion and self-interest.

For evidence of the progressive nature of National Socialism, one only has to look at the government of the NSDAP in the 1930s and 40s. Under the former parliamentary democracy of the Weimar Republic, unemployment in Germany had climbed to 19 percent by the start of 1933. The National Socialists, who viewed employment as an important means to improve social structure and welfare, were able to practically eliminate this figure, reducing it to just 0.4 percent by 1939.

Shortly after coming to power in 1933, the NSDAP also arranged for a number of nature reserves to be created. They introduced modern animal protection legislation that regulated animal transportation, hunting and fishing; they banned animal testing and the use of animals in circuses. These initiatives and others were so far-reaching that even today there exist few countries in the West that have achieved so much in the field of protective legislation for animals and the environment.

The NSDAP were also quick to introduce property leasing regulations, paternal orders, health insurance and larger pensions. Holidays for all workers were mandated, factories in the cities expanded, and many of the privileges of the “higher classes” were abolished (Liljegren, Adolf Hitler, p. 338-339). None of these initiatives can be described as being “right-wing” or “conservative”. Instead they demonstrate a life-affirming and fervent progressivism, one that takes the reins of society and uses its authority to drive development in the desired direction.

The NSDAP were also opponents of the monopolistic power capitalism held over the people. In a speech on the 1st of May 1926, Adolf Hitler said: “We are mortal enemies of the present capitalist economic system with its exploitation of the economically weak, with its injustice in wages, with its immoral evaluation of individuals according to wealth and money instead of responsibility and achievement, and we are determined under all circumstances to abolish this system!” (Toland, Adolf Hitler, p. 224-225). Such rhetoric would have doubtless made both liberal conservatives and industry chiefs choke on their morning lattes.

Another radical aspect of the National Socialist movement was that it had no ties to the Catholic Church or the monarchy, in contrast to the Fascist movements in Spain and Italy. Even though religious freedom prevailed in National Socialist Germany, many leading ideologues were openly critical of Christianity and instead promoted a Social Darwinist outlook, governed by the law of nature.

The same approach applies today. We National Socialists do not accept the term “right-wing extremists”. We are not backwards-looking, counter-evolutionary conservatives, nor are we reactionary guardians of old class systems. We look forwards and fight for a radical and modern social system, one defined by the responsibility of all members of the national community, which prioritises development and innovation for society’s benefit. We want to build a welfare state with free access to schools, health services and social care, where important societal functions, infrastructure and banks are owned and controlled by the state. We aim for a society in which the protection of animals and the environment is based on ethical grounds and far-sighted planning, a state that strongly defends the national community and enforces stringent punishments for criminality.

We National Socialists do not desire any international conflicts. We recognise other peoples’ right to live and grow within their own respective living spaces, just as we wish to do in ours. In order to achieve a National Socialist society, the current puppet show of a parliamentary-democratic system – whose true rulers are international big finance, supranational conglomerates and the lying media – must be abolished. This is what makes us revolutionaries. More is needed than just small adjustments and reforms of the old democratic welfare state. Instead it must make way and be replaced by a newly created and healthy version of society.

No “right-wing extremists” are going to create such a society. It will be built by strong and brave men and women who have already rejected multiculturalism and its regime of lackeys – men and women who sacrifice their comfort to fight for their children and grandchildren’s future. Are you one of them?

The N-Word

Ideology

Pär Öberg

November 15, 2016

OPINION. Pär Öberg comments on the term “Nazi” and explains why it’s incorrect to use it to describe the Nordic Resistance Movement’s ideology.

A while ago Fria Tider wrote an article about a Nordic Resistance Movement demonstration in Stockholm. They phoned me beforehand and asked for a comment, but I explained I wouldn’t oblige until they started referring to us by our proper ideological name; that is, National Socialists, not “Nazis”. I made it clear we would be happy to cooperate with them in future if they granted us this simple courtesy. They subsequently published an article about the event entitled “38 Nazis arrested for violent attack on police in Stockholm”. I feel this warrants a response.

The term “Nazi”
The terms “Nazi” and “Nazism” are derogatory political epithets that were originally used against National Socialists and the NSDAP in the 1920s. They were invented by Konrad Heiden, a Jewish journalist and a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), a rival party of the NSDAP. The word “Nazi” was coined as a variant of the nickname given to SPD members: Sozi, a shortening of Sozialist. The equivalent Swedish term is Sosse. “Nazi”, however, in addition to being an abbreviation, was also an insult, and was based on the Bavarian slang term for “idiot” or “rube”, which originated from a common local given name, Ignatz.

Konrad Heiden – Jewish journalist, social democrat and the originator of the term “Nazi”

“Nazis” didn’t call themselves Nazis
The German National Socialists never called themselves Nazis. They always referred to themselves as National Socialists, in order to emphasise the two components that made up their political designation and, therefore, their ideology. One exception was the pamphlet Der Nazi-Sozi, written by Josef Goebbels in 1926. Der Nazi-Sozi was an attempt by Goebbels to weaponize the term “Nazi” by embracing it. However, this wasn’t something he pursued further, and the tactic wasn’t adopted by the Party or its supporters.

“Nazi” – A Hollywood production
When the average person hears the term “Nazi”, they picture a character from films like Schindler’s List or Romper Stomper, or perhaps someone from one of TV4’s “documentaries” – an ice-cold psychopath who gets off on torturing people and animals, and who is just generally full of hatred for everything around him. In reality, National Socialists are the complete opposite, and many of us believe what we believe precisely because of our empathy and respect for nature. I could talk more about this topic, but instead I will suggest reading Henrik Pihlström’s explanatory article on the subject: “There are no Nazis” [Swedish].

Show us some common decency
If the media can’t even afford us the common decency of referring to our ideology by its proper name, they shouldn’t expect any level of courtesy in return. This particularly applies to alternative media organisations, who, after all, like to present themselves as “truth tellers”. One has to seriously ask why some alternative media outlets don’t respect our wishes on this matter. What’s their agenda? As far as I’m concerned, if they act the same way as the lying press, there’s no reason for them to exist in the first place. If you’re going to work against the system, you have a responsibility to act with some measure of decency.