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[Xando]

I don't understand the shields? Looks like some sort of medieval battle reenactment.

Does American police not use water cannons?

I know antifa and nazis always get shields to protect against the water here in europe

 

[benjipwns]

I'm confused by that shirt the person in the front is wearing in the second link. "Redneck vs Commies + Nazis"

Are they protesting both the Nazis and the Antifa presence and saying they're a redneck?

Come on man, you of all people as a fellow radical should know better than to try to understand all the signs or shirts the people on the extremes hand make for this kind of stuff.

 

[Shard]

Are these people out-of-towners descending upon the place over the statue, or are these locals? My feelings are going with the latter since they haven't had the audacity to show up anywhere else.

From what I have read both factions are pretty much from out-of-town.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Don't know why the word "tiki" hasn't been added to the thread title.

 

[kirblar]

Are these people out-of-towners descending upon the place over the statue, or are these locals? My feelings are going with the latter since they haven't had the audacity to show up anywhere else.

From what I've read it's primarily the former.

They're doing this now because school's about to be back in session.

 

[sphagnum]

Come on man, you of all people should know better than to try to understand all the signs or shirts the people on the extremes hand make for this kind of stuff.

I must know, it compels me

 

[Black Republican]

this fucker David Duke

https://twitter.com/mykalmphoto/status/896387613157974018

 

[Inyourprime]

Telling me exactly who you are by not doing anything, police. I mean, I already know what you are but your severe lack of presence there is not surprising.

 

[benjipwns]

I must know, it compels me

I bet you have a list of all of Frank Chu's signs somewhere.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

I'm confused by that shirt the person in the front is wearing in the second link. "Redneck vs Commies + Nazis"

Are they protesting both the Nazis and the Antifa presence and saying they're a redneck?

I'm still trying to figure out the Detroit Red Wings connection

 

[Squirrel Killer]

Some of their propaganda posters, which I notice oddly none of the guys in that video are carrying just signs with their logo, are actually kind of well done in that way you appreciate Soviet era propaganda or the like.

What's with the fat ax thing that shows up in a lot of their shit?

 

[Boke1879]

Telling me exactly who you are by not doing anything, police. I mean, I already know what you are but your severe lack of presence there is not surprising.

Claim they won't do anything unless commanded to do so.

Yet showed UP in riot gear and all essentials at the mere hint of a BLM protest.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

I wanna go there and fight some nazis

 

[Jeff6851]

Does American police not use water cannons?

I know antifa and nazis always get shields to protect against the water here in europe

They used them against indigenous people during DAPL protests

 

[Turbo Killer]

We need to arm some WWII vets and send them there, they have some nazis to take care of.

 

[sphagnum]

I bet you have a list of all of Frank Chu's signs somewhere.

You're a wonderful human being benji.

 

[TurnipFritters]

Does American police not use water cannons?

I know antifa and nazis always get shields to protect against the water here in europe

I mean, not against white people.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

What's with the fat ax thing that shows up in a lot of their shit?

You mean this?

It's called a fasces and is the root of the term "fascism."

 

[sflufan]

This is being done now because once UVA is back in session they would be significantly outnumbered.

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

Does American police not use water cannons?

I know antifa and nazis always get shields to protect against the water here in europe

On white people? No.

 

[sphagnum]

What's with the fat ax thing that shows up in a lot of their shit?

It's a fasces, a traditional sign of authority since Roman times. There's actually some on the walls of the House if you ever notice during the SotU, but later it became the symbol of fascism, hence the name.

 

[benjipwns]

What's with the fat ax thing that shows up in a lot of their shit?

It's a fasces:

The root word for fascism is fascis which is "bundle", the bundle of sticks or rods symbolizes the individuals bundled as a united single nation. I assume the axe is to make it look cooler.

 

[Impeccable]

Possible nuke area.

 

[Hubbl3]

Claim they won't do anything unless commanded to do so.

Yet showed UP in riot gear and all essentials at the mere hint of a BLM protest.

And they were ready to go to war when they were dealing with the protesters at the Dakota Access Pipeline

 

[Atraveller]

Video: https://twitter.com/letsgomathias/status/896379733050634240

Shouldn't the police be, you know, facing the other way?

 

[JBourne]

Telling me exactly who you are by not doing anything, police. I mean, I already know what you are but your severe lack of presence there is not surprising.

This is the part that is infuriating.

 

[Rhomega Beta]

We need to arm some WWII vets and send them there, they have some nazis to take care of.

The WWII vets are either dead or old by this point.

 

[Eylos]

What's with the fat ax thing that shows up in a lot of their shit?

Its the fascio its the fascist symbol,

 

[Astral Dog]

Wow looks like a cult ceremony

 

[Inyourprime]

Claim they won't do anything unless commanded to do so.

Yet showed UP in riot gear and all essentials at the mere hint of a BLM protest.

Yup. I had friends at protests here in baton rouge for Alton. They were out with a quickness when protests started happening.

 

[Kensation]

 

[eizarus]

It's a fasces:

The root word for fascism is fascis which is "bundle", the bundle of sticks or rods symbolizes the individuals bundled as a united single nation. I assume the axe is to make it look cooler.

Its the fascio its the fascist symbol,

Hold up! Do these neo-nazis actively consider themselves to be facists?

 

[TumblingHippo]

Shouldn't the police be, you know, facing the other way?

But then that wouldn't show unity.

 

[LiK]

hope some investigations are going into who these people are and they get fired from their jobs (if they have any)

I hope so too.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Hold up! Do these neo-nazis actively consider themselves to be facists?

Seems like it.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

It's a fasces, a traditional sign of authority since Roman times. There's actually some on the walls of the House if you ever notice during the SotU, but later it became the symbol of fascism, hence the name.

 

[HylianTom]

My entertainment for tonight has been decided.

 

[Astral Dog]

You mean this?

It's called a fasces and is the root of the term "fascism."

I, didn't know 😳

 

[Lightning_Roller]

Shouldn't the police be, you know, facing the other way?

You think they care about them? They just got called there to look like they're doing something.


If it was a black protest though.....

 

[Turbo Killer]

Yup. I had friends at protests here in baton rouge for Alton. They were out with a quickness when protests started happening.

Nazi lives matter.

 

[sphagnum]

I always found it funny that a fasces is synonymous with another word for a bundle of sticks that these people would not take kindly to.

No disrespect to LGBTQ people.

 

[JBourne]

Shouldn't the police be, you know, facing the other way?

Watching the video, there are also cops facing the nazis.

 

[Squirrel Killer]

You mean this?

It's called a fasces and is the root of the term "fascism."

The fat part on the one they use stops short of the ax blade, but that makes sense.

I'm going to be disappointed if the Red Wings thing has meat...

 

[RPGCrazied]

Governor McAuliffe needs to deploy the National Guard.

I read that they are on stand by. lol

Stand by...

This should have ended long ago. This no longer is free speech.

 

[Protein]

Is Fox News covering this? "Freeze Peach peaceful protest" headline?

 

[Snowybreak]

I always found it funny that a fasces is synonymous with another word for a bundle of sticks that these people would not take kindly to.

No disrespect to LGBTQ people.

I saw the bundle, saw the name, made the connection and had a pretty good guffaw. The irony is palpable.

 

[sphagnum]

Hold up! Do these neo-nazis actively consider themselves to be facists?

Of course, that's the point of Nazism.

A general white racist might not be a fascist because they believe in free market libertarianism or whatever, but a Nazi will always be a Nazi.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Shouldn't the police be, you know, facing the other way?

 

[rokkerkory]

Basket of deplorables

 

[RPGCrazied]

Is Fox News covering this? "Freeze Peach peaceful protest" headline?

For shits and giggles I checked awhile ago and they were talking about nuclear weapons.