Esben Rohde Kristensen
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{{Short description|Danish Nazi activist}}
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| image = Esben rohde kristensen 1999 cropped.jpg
| office = Leader of the National Socialist Movement of Denmark
| term_start = October 2010
| predecessor = Jonni Hansen
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1969}}
| party = National Socialist Movement of Denmark
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| caption = Kristensen marching at an demonstration, 1999
| birth_place = Denmark
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Esben Rohde Kristensen (born 1969) is a Danish Nazi activist and chairman of Denmark's National Socialist Movement (DNSB).
Life and career
Esben Rohde Kristensen has a number of criminal relationships behind him. In 1999, he was given a 40-day suspended sentence for attacking an autonomist who tried to break into the old headquarters with an ax in front of the DNSB's old headquarters, and in 2000 caused trouble when he shouted "nigger" at the now-retired president for South Africa, Thabo Mbeki.[https://archive.today/20130701051523/http://finans.tv2.dk/nyheder/article.php/id-34390309:ny-nazileder-har-kriminel-fortid.html Ny nazileder har kriminel fortid - TV 2 Finans]
In October 2010, Kristensen became chairman of Denmark's National Socialist Movement, after the previous chairman Jonni Hansen resigned, after 20 years in the post. In connection with the change of party chairman, Kristensen declared that everything would continue as before in DNSB, but as party chairman he has received a lot of criticism internally in DNSB, which resulted in a group around Daniel Carlsen choosing to leave the party and instead found Danskernes Party in April 2011, at the same time Daniel Carlsen expressed public criticism of Kristensen, who he believed was driving DNSB into a slump.[http://www.bt.dk/politik/nazi-chefen-er-luddoven Nazi-chefen er luddoven] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109071305/http://www.bt.dk/politik/nazi-chefen-er-luddoven |date= 9. november 2014 }}, bt.dk, 20. September 2012[https://jyllands-posten.dk/indland/article4511924.ece Udbrydere stifter et nyt naziparti], jyllands-posten.dkhttps://stiften.dk/aarhus/nazi-daniel-melder-sig-ud-af-dnsb Nazi-Daniel melder sig ud af DNSB
In 2011, Kristensen spoke about Lars von Trier's statements about Adolf Hitler at the Cannes Film Festival, to the newspaper BT, where he stated; "Of course it's brave. If it was meant as criticism of the Jews, it's brave, because the Jews are the only ones you shouldn't criticize. It's because they have far too much influence in the West. There is an incredible double standard around the Holocaust. If Lars von Trier had said that he sympathized with Stalin, who killed 20 million people, no one would have raised an eyebrow."{{cite web |url=http://www.bt.dk/film-og-tv/nazi-esben-det-var-modigt-af-von-trier|title=Nazi-Esben: Det var modigt af von Trier - Film og TV |last= |first= |date= 19 May 2011|website= |publisher= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824014343/http://www.bt.dk/film-og-tv/nazi-esben-det-var-modigt-af-von-trier |access-date= |archive-date=2011-08-24 |quote=}}
During a demonstration in Copenhagen organized by Denmark's National Front in 2014, Esben Rohde Kristensen, who participated, was assaulted by autonomists.[http://www.b.dk/nationalt/politi-skrider-ind-demonstranter-stoeder-sammen-i-koebenhavn Politi skrider ind: Demonstranter støder sammen i København] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208030423/http://www.b.dk/nationalt/politi-skrider-ind-demonstranter-stoeder-sammen-i-koebenhavn |date= 8. december 2014 }}, b.dk, 10. May 2014[http://ekstrabladet.dk/112/article4831282.ece Nazi-formand tævet af autonome] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017034432/http://ekstrabladet.dk/112/article4831282.ece |date=17. oktober 2014 }}, eb.dk, 10. May 2014
The DNSP's old HQ in Greve was sold at an unknown date, which was owned by Torben Have, who they were leasing the property from. According to Torben, After the sale in an interview, he stated "we are not on speaking terms anymore" about the current state of the relationship between Kristensen and himself.https://ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/nazi-esben-afviser-partidoed-jeg-er-chef-for-butikken/9171952 Nazi-Esben afviser partidød: Jeg er chef for butikken
In 2011, he went to the town of Flemming, knocking door to door to recruit new members. He also spread racist and xenophobic posters while he was there.https://ekstrabladet.dk/nyheder/samfund/article4106650.ece Skandale-nazist invaderer Flemming