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A​n extremist​ mob​ dubbed “hipster fascists” has been​ spotted spreading their race hate message – by selecting whites only as they gave out meals to homeless people.

Generation Identity members ​sported their branded steward-like y​ellow jackets as they spoke to rough sleepers on Glasgow’s Buchanan Street.

The group’s appearance, which bucks the right-wing trend of shaven-headed thugs from groups such as the English Defence League and National Action, has led to it being nicknamed “Hipster Fascists”.

It has accused of using modern branding and sophisticated coded language to “normalise” extremist views.

Politicians and anti-racism groups were outraged by its open presence on city streets.

Professor Alberto Testa, a world expert on far-right radicalisation and terrorism, said: “Generation Identity are what I have previously called the fascists of the 21st century – the millennial fascists.

"They do seem to be becoming more active in Scotland. Scotland seems to be a major focus of attention for Generation Identity and other groups like the banned National Action.”

Testa, an associate professor in criminology at the University of West London, added: “Generation Identity is organised with almost a military kind of discipline, where the location of meetings are disclosed to members at the last minute via email.

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“They also wear nice T-shirts and don’t dress up in Nazi clothes. They use social causes and try to exploit economic crises to spread their message, whereas other fascists have more of a siege mentality.”

The Scottish branch of Generation Identity, whose Austrian leader Martin Sellner was recently denied entry to the UK amid counterterrorism concerns, was photographed distributing food on the streets at the weekend to white men and women.

The news comes three years after neo-Nazi group National Action used the slogan “Hitler was Right” as it bragged about setting up a food bank for “whites only” in Glasgow.

The racists, who want to “ethnically cleanse Britain”, described their stunt as “whites helping whites”.

National Action – which was later banned by the UK Government – said they mounted the operation with the help of fascists from the violent National Rebirth of Poland group.

In similar scenes, images on social media this week showed Generation Identity members preparing food packages parcelled up with its branding and logo before handing them out on the streets.

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Glasgow North East MP Paul Sweeney said: “It is dismaying to see fascist propagandists openly walking on the streets of Glasgow preying on the vulnerable homeless.

Generation Identity Scotland/Alba is part of a European-wide movement that opposes Islam, immigration and multi culturalism.

“It has violent, fascist associations. This hateful cabal should get the message – they are not welcome in our city.

“The fact that they are preying on the most vulnerable people in society to peddle their politics of division shows that they are beneath contempt.”

Campaigners were also angered by the group’s tactics.

Fiona King, campaigns and policy manager at homeless charity Shelter Scotland, said: “This is very concerning. We at Shelter Scotland are against any kind of hate speech or anti-immigration groups or rhetoric. Activity of this kind has no place in Scotland or the UK.”

Hugh Hill, a director at the Simon Community Scotland, another homeless charity, said: “It’s a strange group to target in terms of giving out flyers, so many were wondering if it was a publicity stunt.

“Their message is not a positive one and they seem to be targeting white-only people on the street.”

Sellner was found to have exchanged emails with Brenton Tarrant, the Australian who is charged with shooting dead 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch in March.

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Tarrant, 29, was found to have donated £1350 to Sellner, 30. Generation Identity previously denied ties to Tarrant.

Sellner was banned from entering the UK last month by the Home Office on the grounds of public security, including concerns that he would pose a threat to counter-extremism operations.

The group promotes a racist conspiracy theory about Muslim immigration called “great replacement” – which is the name Tarrant gave to his manifesto.

Glasgow City Council said: “If Generation Identity was targeting the most vulnerable in society to spread racist beliefs and there is truth in the allegation it was only giving food to white people, that is appalling.”