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As we have seen throughout this book, this is a typical characteristic of
fascism. Fascists think that they will not be able to win the battle of ideas in a
democratic environment. They believe instead in the law of the jungle, and
that right belongs to the strong, not to the conscientious. In their opinion,
aggression and oppression are the greatest factors.

Racist Threat in Modern Europe

The neo-Nazis are representatives of a broader radical racist movement
in Europe. They are the "sharp edge" of the fascist axe, to coin a phrase. But this
axe also has its roots, and these represent a wider social and political
constituency than the neo-Nazis themselves. The racism of the neo-Nazis is a
reflection of growing racist tendencies in Europe.
Most interestingly, racism is still an insidious problem in the Europe
culture, which places great importance on democracy and human rights.
According to research carried out in 1997, racists comprise some 33 percent of
Europe's general population. This figure is higher in Belgium, France and
Austria. 55 percent of Belgians describe themselves as "quite" or "very racist,"
and the figures are 48 percent in France and 42 percent in Austria. In Germany
the number of racists is about 34 percent. So when neo-Nazis throw Molotov
cocktails and chant "Foreigners out!" they are actually carrying out the
thoughts of 35 percent of the population. 140
The "Pasqua law" of 1993, named after French interior minister Charles
Pasqua, greatly alarmed foreigners living in France with the extended powers
of search it granted to the police. Even the houses of French citizens of
foreign origin were subjected to dawn raids and their inhabitants taken into
custody, including men, women and children. These foreigners were treated
like war criminals: questioned for days, and some had their arms or legs
broken under torture. 141
The 17-year-old Zairois Nikomé was shot in a Paris police station
having been detained on suspicion of theft. A protest march was held the next
day (April 7, 1993), and two Blacks who took part were beaten and killed by
the French police. Those workers and students in France legally, and with
residence permits, began to live in even greater fear and distress, when it came
to light that a French citizen of Moroccan origin was tortured and left for dead
by three French police officers.