As covered in the most recent episode of History Impossible, the Nazis could be pretty keen on developing supposedly strange bedfellows, especially as the Second World War continued. This could be seen most pointedly in the SS’s attempted merging of Islamic aesthetics and religious practices with National Socialist values with the creation of the Handschar division in Bosnia. While that division did not last long and was plagued by problems from its very inception, the idea that such an ideological and theological merge could be accomplished did not end with the division. In fact, it was only the beginning.<br /><br />In this adaptation of a recent History Impossible essay, we contrast the well-known “Red-Green Alliance” that has been discussed here and elsewhere with the lesser-known, but no less significant and fascinating “Green-Brown Alliance,” that is, the ideological alliances made between individuals and groups on the Western far right and Islamist individuals and organizations around the world. Both new and familiar faces will make appearances in this story, which takes us from the postwar decades of the 20th century up until the present day, and attempts to address the fundamental question of just what makes Western, supposedly secular movements find common cause with theocratic despots and thugs.<br />...<br /><br />History Impossible has been made possible by the following generous supporters on Patreon, Substack, and PayPal. Please consider <a href="https://www.patreon.com/historyimpossible" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">donating today</a> if you want to show some love for what I do and make and what to help keep the show and all my written content going:<br /><br />David Adamcik<br />David Alsbach<br />Gregg Anderson<br />approso1999<br />Rajan Athul<br />Robert Babeon<br />Michael Beach<br />Benjamin<br />Greg Bosai<br />Johannes Breitsameter<br />Carol ABC<br />Charles C<br />Chomo the Clown<br />Curtis Christiansen<br />Jason Coleman<br />Clayton Connell<br />Cliffydeuce<br />CR<br />B.Cyr<br />daddygorgon<br />Danny<br />Lynda Davis<br />Paul DeCoster<br />Regina Dick-Endrizzi<br />Neil Dickens<br />Nathan Diehl<br />Bob Downing<br />Dramicas<br />J Dub<br />Martin E.<br />Eastone<br />Gavin Edwards<br />Howie Feltersnatch<br />Pierre Ghazarian<br />Josh Goedert<br />Sam Graham<br />Jayson Griesmeyer<br />Nathan Grote<br />Benjamin Hamilton<br />Peter Hauck<br />Jack Henneman<br />Eric Hodges<br />Mike Jarulic<br />Joe6245<br />Lionel Joseph<br />Brian Joy<br />Thomas Justesen<br />Mike Kalnins<br />Bryn Kaufman<br />Leah Kodner<br />Benjamin Lee<br />Constance Loucks<br />Maddy<br />Mounty of Madness<br />Jose Martinez<br />Mike Mayleben<br />Judy McCoid<br />Mike<br />Kyle Mohney<br />Kostas Moros<br />Ryan Mortenson<br />Cameron Needham<br />Shiran<br />Skip Pacheco<br />David Page<br />Molly Pan<br />Sr. Powell<br />Brian Pritzl<br />AnaR737<br />PJ Rader<br />Gleb Radutsky<br />Aleksandr Rakitin<br />Reptilycus<br />Matthew M. Rice<br />Phillip Rice<br />Terry Rosen<br />Dan S<br />Jon Andre Saether<br />Jake Scalia<br />Emily Schmidt<br />Julian Schmidt<br />Andrew Seeber<br />Joshua Simpson<br />Cameron Smith<br />Jerry Spangler<br />timetosuccedd1995<br />Thomas Squeo<br />Athal Krishna Sundarrajan<br />Jared Cole Temple<br />Ward Van Roy<br />Pierre Vorupuni<br />Robert VS<br />Jonny Wilkie<br />Christian Wilson<br />Janora Winsor<br />F. You<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/history-impossible--5634566/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/history-impossible--5634566/support</a>.