Mongolia for Mongolians
Published: 07 September, 2009, 09:00
Edited: 08 September, 2009, 11:31
Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire, remains a national symbol in the country
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Mongolia has been an independent country for almost a century, but some nationalists there say they fear that the time when it was under the control of the Chinese is returning.
Nationalists in Mongolia say Chinese people who live in their country today pose a threat to Mongolian ethnicity.
Fears among Mongolians that they will be extinct are spreading throughout the population of approximately 2.5 million people, and those who say they are fighting to prevent mixed blood display their intentions in an obvious way.
RT approached several skinheads on the streets of Mongolian capital Ulan Bator. It turned out that they believe the main threat for Mongolia comes from neighboring China.
“They come here and seduce our women and we are fighting for the purity of our nation. We feel pressured by the Chinese,” said a young man with a swastika on his black T-shirt. “We are getting ready to change that. We will use force, if we have to, to get them out of here. We are teaching the new generation about national values and soon we'll be ready for a revolution.”
A small cafe in the center of the city calls itself a themed restaurant. Locals say there's nothing special about the way it is decorated – SS memorabilia, swastikas and Nazi propaganda posters – despite the fact that such paraphernalia is banned extensively in Europe.
Zagaz is the leader of the nationalistic organization “Entire Mongolia”. When asked about his hair style, which resembles Hitler’s, he says it is a national hairdo. He doesn't trust his government as he says the authorities have Chinese blood and are not true Mongolians.
His organization tracks down the Chinese and Koreans who work illegally on Mongolian territory and exposes them to the authorities.
Zagaz’s manner is defiant and belligerent:
“There was a country called Manchuria about 90 years ago. Now the nation doesn't exist. They have mixed with the Chinese and now they look Chinese, they have their bone structure. The 21st century is the century of nationality. Like the Nazis, we want to fight for the purity of our nation.”
Swastikas can be seen everywhere in Ulan Bator. In Mongolian culture it is a sign of eternity and luck. However, in combination with SS uniforms it sends out a very different message. Even though fascism is not forbidden in the country, the display of it does raise objections among the majority.
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Another evidence of the benefits of western culture: skinheads. It is amazing how a decadent European fears over being "flooded" by the people of different color and race, is being exported into other countries. Rest assured, there are enablers behind the scene, taking advantage of poor and ignorant, and giving them the false sense of self-worth. These infections of the social life have to be fought by any society as a plague that it is. Hate is a virus, often deliberately planted by the foreign meddlers to insure the breakdown of social order, tranquility and the sense of togetherness. Usually, material benefits come with belonging to such groups, and therefore it is very important to trace the virus back to its source. Any society that fails to do that, or thinks that it is just a "fiction", will find itself in a chaos. A well engineered and well planned chaos, so that those who planted it would reap the benefits. Equal protection under the law for all people, social tranquility and justice, are the antidotes to the plague.
Russia Today should not act like Americans and instigate hatred in other country. There is a anti-Russia skinhead group in Mongolia, why RT doesn't report that?! Chinese are making friends everywhere in the world, Russians should not make enemies everywhere in this world. Be thankful to chinese and mongolians for they are still very friendly toward Russians.