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ELI5 What's with the Golden Dawn group in Greece? Who are they? What do they want? Why are they so violent?

Thank you to everyone who answered!
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The Golden Dawn is not a group, they are a political party with seats in the Greek Parliament. In the last elections they gathered 7% of the votes, which gives them 18 seats.

They are a far right political party, campaigning on a platform of anti-immigration and a complete rejection of the demands made to the country to pay for their crippling debt.

If in power, their plan is to simply default, leave the EU and the Euro, expel any immigrant living in the country, and adopt a policy of self-reliance with a great investment in the military to recover lost Greek lands (Cyprus for instance).

They are mainly known for their associations with neo-nazi movements, known hooligans, as well as many members of the greek police force. They are openly homo and xenophobic and frequently protest and harass in full view of the police.

This is because Greece has a serious immigration problem. They are the only gateway into the EU for people from that region. With an unemployment rate of 25%, some people are willing to blame it on foreigners and Golden Dawn uses that for political purposes.