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christopher oehler
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Yesterday I spotted the flag in a demonstration by the the Soldiers of Odin (SOO), an anti-immigrant
street patrol group founded in Kemi, Finland, in October 2015. The group was
established as a response to thousands of asylum seekers arriving in Finland
amid the European migrant crisis. SOO has denied claims of being a racist or
neo-Nazi group in interviews and on their
public Facebook page. However, the group's founder, Mika Ranta, has connections to the far-right
Suomen vastarintaliike (English: Finnish Resistance Movement, a branch of the
Swedish Resistance Movement (SMR). In addition to
Finland, affiliates of the group have a presence in Australia, Canada and the
United States. It is currently a registered NGO"
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldiers_of_Odin
No flag for Soldiers of Odin has been spotted yet (not to my knowledge).
In contrast, The
Loldiers of Odin (The Loldiers, a portmanteau of Soldier and LOL, internet
slang for "laughing out loud"), are a Finnish activist group who dress as
clowns, parodying the anti-immigration Soldiers of Odin. The group first
appeared on the streets in Tampere in January 2016, dancing
and singing alongside a silent march by the Soldiers of Odin. They dress as
Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army (also known as CIRCA and Clown Army)
(official websites: http://www.rebelclown.net/ and
http://www.clownarmy.org), an anti-authoritarian left-wing activist group that uses clowning and
non-violent tactics to act"
Sources:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/loldiers-of-odin-finland-1.3410837
and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loldiers_of_Odin
Esteban Rivera, 25 May 2015
Its flag (https://i.cbc.ca/1.3413879.1453401473!/fileImage/httpImage/image.png_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/sieg-fail-clown.png) is a parody of the Nazi flag, with the words "Sieg Fail!" in
direct mockery of the nazi salute "Sieg Heil!" (Hail victory!) on the
obverse. And on the reverse, a scribbled Nazi flag with swastika, as seen in
this video (2:20 onwards):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n85LwLsvSfc
For additional information go to Loldiers (official website)
https://loldiers.com/
Esteban Rivera, 25 May 2015
