Members of white supremacist and antisemitic hate groups marched outside Orlando, Florida, on Saturday screaming invectives, raising the Nazi salute, and yelling “Heil Hitler” and “white power.”

“We are everywhere!” neo-Nazis can be heard shouting in a video shared by former Florida House of Representatives member Anna V. Eskamani. Later in the footage, they yelled, “Heil Hitler” while performing a Nazi salute.

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    1 year ago

    I see lots of crazy people standing on the corner waving flags. Some are religious nutjobs, some are MAGA, and apparently some are Nazis, although I’ve yet to witness that. It’s a perk of free speech but you have to live with the consequences.

    You are legally allowed to host a counter protest in a civil way, at a safe distance, but this gives them the attention that they are trying to get! They want the world to see and hear their message.

    It’s generally agreed that the best thing you can do about crazy people on the street corner is ignore them and not give them any reason for media attention which is what they’re hoping for to grow their numbers.

    Just look at how the Phelps family weaponized these tactics by suing countless people who attacked them or infringed their first amendment rights, drawing massive media attention.

    If ignored, it’s just a dozen crazy nutjobs standing on the corner yelling while people drive by and flip them off.

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        1 year ago

        Back on the R site I caught a ban once for saying I think it’s always a good idea to punch Nazis, like grandpa, LT Aldo Raine, and all my DS’ taught me.

        I still think it’s a grand idea, spez can lick my whole asshole, and fuck off nazi punks