AIVD jaarverslag 2019

Right-wing extremism

Over several decades, the extreme right in the Netherlands was characterized by a neo-Nazi, fascist and anti-Semitic ideas. Existing groups were small and generally had little influence. This picture has changed in recent years; other forms of right-wing extremism have replaced traditional neo-Nazis, who have always remained a marginal group. This does not mean that the ideology of neo-Nazis has completely disappeared. The different variants of right-wing extremism have become much more of a mixture of different ideologies, old and new. The anti-Islam point of view is the most important new ideological driver that has increasingly emerged in recent years. 2019 was the year of right-wing extremist attackers worldwide. In addition to a number of attacks by right-wing extremists in the United States, this trend is also visible in European countries and in New Zealand and Australia. Especially the attack of an Australian in Christchurch, New Zealand, waarbij 51 people in a mosque were killed, has incited people to copycat behavior. The use of social media and especially the live streaming of attacks (like in Christchurch) plays a role in this. For example, the perpetrators of Oslo in Norway and Halle in Germany regarded the perpetrator in Christchurch as a saint and one of them declared that he had designated him as his successor. Copycat behavior is reinforced because attackers and their sympathizers find each other on right-wing extremist websites. From there, invitations are sent to closed groups, where even more extreme statements are made than on the websites. Extreme content can incite people to radicalization or even violence. The Dutch are also members of such international online groups, an example of an organization that pursues undemocratic objectives with democratic means., is Erkenbrand. The ultimate aim of this Dutch alto legal movement is to achieve an authoritarian political system that only respects the fundamental rights of the white citizen (man) guarantees. Traditional right-wing extremists react very strongly to the actions of anti-racism activists in particular, seeking to connect with locally protesting citizens. This has already happened several times (threat with) Violence led to publish and visit home addresses of anti-racism activists or to target anti-Black Pete protesters, sometimes with the participation of groups of football hooligans.