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Under the headline “National Socialist,” Tim Blair has a sense of das deja vu:

A German socialist seeks to lead Britain’s National Union of Students. Mark Bergfeld is a fan of window-smashing and general mayhem:

He has described the invasion of Millbank tower, during which thousands of students besieged the HQ of the Conservative Party last November, as “brilliant”.

Despite disturbing scenes which saw windows smashed and a fire extinguisher thrown from the roof of the building, Mr Bergfeld refused to condemn the students’ actions, stating: “There was no violence taking place and I don’t condemn any action that was taken on that protest.”

It all sounds vaguely familiar.

It’s an eternal recurrence for young German radicals.