History of Armenia 37: Armenia's Sad, Pathetic, Neo Nazi Movement
In January 2024, a small group of Neo Nazis marched through the streets of Yerevan. The group calls themselves Hosank. They couch their beliefs in Armenian history, using Armenian symbols and terminology. But, the message they are delivering isn't Armenian at all.
Hosank's leader, Hayk Nazarian is from California, and he has imported the very online, 4chan brain-poisoned brand of Far Right Extremism into a very much not online country, unprepared with how to deal with it.
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I believe you mischaracterized VOMA as "mountain ninjas". VOMA is a mostly volunteer run organization, which has been training territorial self-defense units across Armenia, and preparing teenagers and adults alike for firearm use. Sometimes when men get conscripted, they admit that VOMA training has prepared them, or even served as a more effective alternative. Of course VOMA is not up to NATO standards, and have things like knife throwing as well. But that doesn't mean they deserve wholesale ridicule. They offer RPG training, FPV Drone training using simulations, and mortar training as well. They have also been building mini-bunkers (GMBET-2). Yes they are crude and cheaply made, but this has been crowdfunded by desperate mainlanders and diasporans. These bunkers were even used and staffed during training exercises by the Armenian Army back in 2023. Joe, please keep your criticism constructive, not derogatory. Armenia does not have any assurances of survival, and I've been donating to VOMA. I really hope you can help instead of obstructing. (For the curious, please check https://www.instagram.com/voma.center/)
If anyone is interested in learning more about California nazis, there's always the Troma produced documentary film "Surf Nazis Must Die"
Or the similar documentary titled American History X
Thanks very much for this episode. I've learned a lot. The series is great, but this one was particularly good because it's tough. I just was ignorant of.
I’m surprised this guy isn’t talking about the imminent threat to Armenia posed by unchecked illegal immigration to Armenia from Mexico and Canada.
> Name another group that is plotting, in Armenia, to start up a group of crisis actors, to make Armenians all look like they’re Nazis, and they can still muster less than twelve people. I bet Hosank is secretly Falun Gong. 5,000 years of ~~Chinese~~ Armenian history, baby! (And if they have to be nominally Christian they’re the Unification Church, the *other* insane right-wing-conspiracy religion.)
“Nationalist” in the sense of the Armenian Kuomintang.
Hope you all those at LLBD and all involved have fantastic holiday. Time to snuggle with the doggie, and tune in.
Good shout! Agree
Thanks for the present Joe. Happy holidays to you and yours!