The leader of the Mongolian neo-Nazi group Tsagaan Khass (“White Swastika”) hasn’t changed his mind about Adolph Hitler. Indeed, Ariunbold Altankhuum, 40, is still very much in awe of the infamous dictator.
Rather, the group is merely shifting its focus away from fighting foreigners to fighting to protect mother nature.
Yes, “White Swastika” is going to save the environment by battling pollution and “foreign-owned mines,” The Guardian reports.
The group “has only 100 or so members but it is one of several groups…that are linking nationalism and resources as foreign firms seek to exploit the mineral wealth of the vast country, landlocked between Russia and China,” the report notes.
“Based in an office behind a lingerie store in the Mongolian capital, the shaven-headed, jackbooted Tsagaan Khass stormtroopers launch raids on mining projects, demanding paperwork or soil samples to be studied for contaminants,” the report adds.
Neo-Nazis are now personally invested in the well-being of the planet. What could possibly go wrong?
“Before, we used to work in a harsh way, like breaking down doors,” Altankhuum told Reuters. “But now, we have changed and we use other approaches, like demonstrations.”
Dressed in black, SS-style uniforms with replica Iron Crosses, “White Swastika” members go about the area questioning mineworkers.
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