Monday, November 7, 2016

Why the West’s far-right — and Trump supporters — are still obsessed with an ancient battle

Why the West's far-right — and Trump supporters — are still obsessed with an ancient battle

Every year, Golden Dawn, an anti-immigrant Greek neo-Nazi party, holds a rally at a rugged mountain pass once known as the “hot gates," because of the sulfuric springs bubbling beneath. It's the site where a small band of spartan warriors stalled the might of the advancing Persian empire almost 2,500 years ago. The Golden Dawn members gather, torches in hand, […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/11/07/why-the-wests-far-right-and-trump-supporters-are-still-obsessed-with-an-ancient-battle/

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