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Antifar
04/23/18 1:40:47 PM
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http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/neo-nazis-hold-swastika-burning-in-west-georgia-town-after-newnan-rally

Hours after a planned white supremacist rally in Newnan Georgia brought around only two dozen participants, the neo-Nazi group that organized the event gathered together under the cover of dark night in a town about 50 miles away.

Members of the Nationalist Socialist Movement, one of the largest U.S. neo-Nazi groups, held a swastika burning near Temple, Georgia west of Atlanta, holding torches and burning the group's symbols in a field.

This came after the group paid $50 to rent Greenville Street Park from 3-5 p.m. Members of the group who showed up where largely outshouted by hundreds of counter-protesters.

After the group's permit expired at 5 p.m., the city turned off the power to the group's sound system.

Members of the Coweta County Legislative Delegation also condemned the rally before it was held.

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Blue_Inigo
04/23/18 1:41:25 PM
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Trump's people
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Doom_Art
04/23/18 1:42:41 PM
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Veggeta X
04/23/18 1:43:17 PM
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Let's wait for all the facts
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Questionmarktarius
04/23/18 1:43:52 PM
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I'm kinda curious about the engineering involved.
A wooden swastika that large shouldn't be very stable, especially when on fire.
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E32005
04/23/18 1:45:00 PM
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Doom_Art posted...
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Veggeta X posted...
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Antifar
04/23/18 1:45:43 PM
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Here's a story about the rally they held during daylight hours.
https://www.myajc.com/news/breaking-news/overwhelming-police-presence-mutes-newnan-nazi-rally/dpLdk9lr52JzA6SOGufXsN/
An overwhelming police presence combined with an underwhelming turnout by the National Socialist Movement combined to make Saturdays neo-Nazi rally an event full of sound and fury but signifying very little.
Residents of Newnan, a quiet community about 40 miles southwest of Atlanta, had dreaded the planned protest since it became national news earlier this month. By early afternoon, hundreds of counter-protesters and dozens of media crews from Atlanta and around the nation poured in.

The National Socialist Movement, a Detroit-based fascist organization, applied in March for a rally of between 50-100 members. City officials had approved the request, saying the groups First Amendment rights gave them little choice but promised a massive law enforcement response.

Hours before the event, Newnan resembled an armed encampment.

Hundreds of law enforcement patrolled the streets on foot and in armored, military-style vehicles. Many police wore riot gear and carried high-powered assault-style rifles. At one point, three helicopters and three drones hovered over downtown and four Georgia Department of Correction buses waited in case of mass arrests.

The City of Newnan spent six weeks planning for the rally, said Police Chief Douglas Meadows.

Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Vernon Keenan, decked out in a GBI vest and wide-brimmed hat, was confident there would be no trouble.

There are such much law enforcement here. There are nearly 700 law enforcement officers here from 42 agencies, and thats by design, he said. You control incidents by having a large police presence. Without that, you cannot maintain control if things become volatile.

The opportunity to shout down the fascist group attracted many counter-protesters from Atlanta and elsewhere. One large bearded man, who declined to give his name, stood on the Newnan square with an assault-style rifle slung across his back. He said he hoped not to use it. Im a New York Jew and a Communist, he said. I check a lot of (the neo-Nazis) boxes.

But many local residents came out to express their displeasure with their town being chosen to host the rally.

Fascism has no place in this town, said Brad Strange, who stood with his wife, Ashley, and their three young children on the edge of the square holding handmade signs.
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Police funnelled hundreds of counter-protesters through checkpoints where everyone was searched. Groups shouted slogans and some ridiculed the police with chants of cops and the Klan work hand in hand.

The white nationalist group made up mostly of National Socialists, but including other groups did not make an appearance until after 4 p.m., nearly an hour late. The group was small, about 25, most of them middle-aged men.

We are the vanguard of the white race, NSM Commander Jeff Schoep insisted, in a loud and accusatory speech lasting about half an hour. No one from the group could or would explain why they chose Newnan, Ga.

Why Newnan? said NSM Chief of Staff Burt Colucci, a central Florida resident. Why not?

As the small contingent of neo-Nazis held its demonstration in Greenville Street Park, the hundreds of counter-protesters kept separated by an 8-foot fence and dozens of rifle-carrying police booed the group and shouted, You lost, get over it, Newnan strong and shame on you!

The counter-demonstrators chanted and hooted as white nationalist speakers fiddled with their PA system and made rambling speeches geared mostly at insulting anti-fascist groups and the media. As the clock crept by the 5 p.m. deadline, the counter-protesters began shouting, Shut it down and times up, go home.

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Questionmarktarius
04/23/18 1:47:21 PM
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Why is a neo-nazi group in Detroit holding rallies in Georgia?
Did I miss something here?
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ledbowman
04/23/18 1:49:12 PM
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Not everyone you disagree with is a Nazi.
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Were_Wyrm
04/23/18 1:50:10 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
Why is a neo-nazi group in Detroit holding rallies in Georgia?
Did I miss something here?

George Soros bused them to Georgia.
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Questionmarktarius
04/23/18 1:50:52 PM
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ledbowman posted...
Not everyone you disagree with is a Nazi.

However, if he's building a very large wooden swastika, catching it on fire, and shouting "heil Hitler", that's a pretty decent clue he might be.
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Shotgunnova
04/23/18 1:51:15 PM
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After the group's permit expired at 5 p.m., the city turned off the power to the group's sound system.
I can just imagine some annoyed guy doing it at exactly 5:00:00.
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Antifar
04/23/18 1:51:48 PM
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One more related story:
https://wapo.st/2Hptcex
The neo-Nazis were running late, so the counterprotesters began without them, lining the streets of Newnan, Ga., on Saturday afternoon.

The target of their counterprotest was the National Socialist Movement, the neo-Nazis who had planned a public rally. But things quickly went awry for the counterprotesters who were wearing masks or bandannas that concealed their faces a problem in the eyes of some police officers. About 2:30 p.m., police began to point their guns at a crowd of the anti-racism protesters gathered on a sidewalk.

State law requires you to remove your masks right now, one SWAT officer told the crowd, according to video footage from the scene. You will do it right now or you will be arrested.

Within minutes, several counterprotesters were in handcuffs. Video footage from the scene showed SWAT officers pulling some counterprotesters off the curb and throwing them to the ground. One man wearing a bandanna over his face was arrested as counterprotesters chanted, Hands up, dont shoot! The officers continued to yell, Remove your masks!

More than 700 officers had swarmed the town because of the rally, many of them in full riot gear carrying military-style weapons.

As it turns out, the state law police cited before arresting those protesting racism in masks has a rather ironic origin: It was passed in Georgia in 1951 to combat those promoting racism in hoods.

As the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported, throughout the latter half of the 20th century, police enforced the Anti-Mask Act against members of the white-hooded Ku Klux Klan in an effort to quell their public gatherings. In more recent years, however, it has been used against masked counterprotesters at white supremacist rallies.

Jeremy Ortega, a 19-year-old charged with a misdemeanor for wearing a mask, told the Journal-Constitution that people were trying to hide their identities to avoid being targeted by the white-power groups. He is among at least 10 counterprotesters arrested Saturday, although not all were arrested for wearing masks. Some were arrested for obstructing a roadway, the Journal-Constitution reported.

The neo-Nazis marched into town wearing all black, bearing flags and yelling white power, the Newnan Times-Herald reported. There were no arrests.

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Antifar
04/23/18 1:52:38 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
Why is a neo-nazi group in Detroit holding rallies in Georgia?

Their headquarters is in Detroit, but they do think of themselves as a national movement.
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UnholyMudcrab
04/23/18 1:53:10 PM
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Shotgunnova posted...
After the group's permit expired at 5 p.m., the city turned off the power to the group's sound system.
I can just imagine some annoyed guy doing it at exactly 5:00:00.

Imagine the smile on his face when he pulled the switch
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krazychao5
04/23/18 1:53:19 PM
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I thought this would be a feel good story, where they burn the swastikas to show that it doesn't represent the people and that they are killing the hate inside

Some people never learn.
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KingCrabCake
04/23/18 1:54:39 PM
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Fuck those bastards and punch em in the face

Doom_Art posted...
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People stilll post this bullshit?
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I_Stay_Noided
04/23/18 1:54:39 PM
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BLAKUboy
04/23/18 1:56:23 PM
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As it turns out, the state law police cited before arresting those protesting racism in masks has a rather ironic origin: It was passed in Georgia in 1951 to combat those promoting racism in hoods.

You're telling me police are using an anti-racism law to punish anti-racists? I never would have guessed!

Also literally proving this quote from the other article right.
Groups shouted slogans and some ridiculed the police with chants of cops and the Klan work hand in hand.

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Freddie_Mercury
04/23/18 1:59:05 PM
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E32005 posted...
Doom_Art posted...
Fine people on both sides

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Veggeta X posted...
Let's wait for all the facts

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Bishop9800
04/23/18 2:01:52 PM
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Waiting for the usual suspects to defend this
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Sad_Face
04/23/18 2:02:00 PM
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Antifar posted...
As it turns out, the state law police cited before arresting those protesting racism in masks has a rather ironic origin: It was passed in Georgia in 1951 to combat those promoting racism in hoods


HA, the irony indeed.
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Veggeta X
04/23/18 2:05:57 PM
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Bishop9800 posted...
Waiting for the usual suspects to defend this

Who are they?
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Questionmarktarius
04/23/18 2:06:14 PM
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Sad_Face posted...
Antifar posted...
As it turns out, the state law police cited before arresting those protesting racism in masks has a rather ironic origin: It was passed in Georgia in 1951 to combat those promoting racism in hoods


HA, the irony indeed.

There's nothing ironic about not wanting anonymous rabble rousers, regardless of the rabble involved.
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TheVipaGTS
04/23/18 2:07:13 PM
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Dont call them Nazis though it hurts their feelings. Theyre fine people.
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Sad_Face
04/23/18 2:19:29 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
There's nothing ironic about not wanting anonymous rabble rousers, regardless of the rabble involved.


True, but that's not the where the irony is coming from. The irony here is that the law was originally passed so to combat the Ku Klux Klan yet now it's being used against people anonymously protesting against the N!KKK.
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Questionmarktarius
04/23/18 2:22:21 PM
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Sad_Face posted...
Questionmarktarius posted...
There's nothing ironic about not wanting anonymous rabble rousers, regardless of the rabble involved.


True, but that's not the where the irony is coming from. The irony here is that the law was originally passed so to combat the Ku Klux Klan yet now it's being used against people anonymously protesting against the N!KKK.


The not-irony lies in the fact that if you have to "protest" anonymously, your intent probably isn't protest anyway.
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Vicious_Dios
04/23/18 2:22:51 PM
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Veggeta X posted...
Bishop9800 posted...
Waiting for the usual suspects to defend this

Who are they?

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Solar_Crimson
04/23/18 2:24:24 PM
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Antifar posted...
The National Socialist Movement, a Detroit-based fascist organization,

What in the...?
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ledbowman
04/23/18 2:24:52 PM
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Vicious_Dios posted...
Veggeta X posted...
Bishop9800 posted...
Waiting for the usual suspects to defend this

Who are they?

Post #17 is one.
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Veggeta X
04/23/18 2:25:23 PM
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ledbowman posted...
Vicious_Dios posted...
Veggeta X posted...
Bishop9800 posted...
Waiting for the usual suspects to defend this

Who are they?

Post #17 is one.

@KingCrabCake
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hockeybub89
04/23/18 2:26:34 PM
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Ugh why can't leftists stop setting things in fire?
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A_Good_Boy
04/23/18 2:27:44 PM
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There's no proof that those people are nazis. You can't just insult people that you disagree with.
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Vicious_Dios
04/23/18 2:35:05 PM
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ledbowman posted...
Vicious_Dios posted...
Veggeta X posted...
Bishop9800 posted...
Waiting for the usual suspects to defend this

Who are they?

Post #17 is one.


Where in his post did he condone them?
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eston
04/23/18 2:36:01 PM
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Why didn't the counter protesters simply engage the neo nazis in polite debate with the goal of changing their minds?
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KingCrabCake
04/23/18 2:41:35 PM
#37:


Vicious_Dios posted...
@ledbowman posted...
Vicious_Dios posted...
Veggeta X posted...
Bishop9800 posted...
Waiting for the usual suspects to defend this

Who are they?

Post #17 is one.


Where in his post did he condone them?


That dude wont respond he's just posting trolling messages. He will literally not back up his absurd reasoning.

Shout out to @Veggeta_X for the tag so i can see @ledbowman embarrass himself
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Funbazooka
04/23/18 2:45:12 PM
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Antifar posted...
One more related story:
https://wapo.st/2Hptcex
The neo-Nazis were running late, so the counterprotesters began without them, lining the streets of Newnan, Ga., on Saturday afternoon.

The target of their counterprotest was the National Socialist Movement, the neo-Nazis who had planned a public rally. But things quickly went awry for the counterprotesters who were wearing masks or bandannas that concealed their faces a problem in the eyes of some police officers. About 2:30 p.m., police began to point their guns at a crowd of the anti-racism protesters gathered on a sidewalk.

State law requires you to remove your masks right now, one SWAT officer told the crowd, according to video footage from the scene. You will do it right now or you will be arrested.

Within minutes, several counterprotesters were in handcuffs. Video footage from the scene showed SWAT officers pulling some counterprotesters off the curb and throwing them to the ground. One man wearing a bandanna over his face was arrested as counterprotesters chanted, Hands up, dont shoot! The officers continued to yell, Remove your masks!

More than 700 officers had swarmed the town because of the rally, many of them in full riot gear carrying military-style weapons.

As it turns out, the state law police cited before arresting those protesting racism in masks has a rather ironic origin: It was passed in Georgia in 1951 to combat those promoting racism in hoods.

As the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported, throughout the latter half of the 20th century, police enforced the Anti-Mask Act against members of the white-hooded Ku Klux Klan in an effort to quell their public gatherings. In more recent years, however, it has been used against masked counterprotesters at white supremacist rallies.

Jeremy Ortega, a 19-year-old charged with a misdemeanor for wearing a mask, told the Journal-Constitution that people were trying to hide their identities to avoid being targeted by the white-power groups. He is among at least 10 counterprotesters arrested Saturday, although not all were arrested for wearing masks. Some were arrested for obstructing a roadway, the Journal-Constitution reported.

The neo-Nazis marched into town wearing all black, bearing flags and yelling white power, the Newnan Times-Herald reported. There were no arrests.

This right here is what made the whole thing worth it. Communists getting arrested.
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ledbowman
04/23/18 2:45:13 PM
#39:


Vicious_Dios posted...
ledbowman posted...
Vicious_Dios posted...
Veggeta X posted...
Bishop9800 posted...
Waiting for the usual suspects to defend this

Who are they?

Post #17 is one.


Where in his post did he condone them?

You know damn well where and so do you Crab.
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KingCrabCake
04/23/18 2:48:18 PM
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@ledbowman posted...
Vicious_Dios posted...
ledbowman posted...
Vicious_Dios posted...
Veggeta X posted...
Bishop9800 posted...
Waiting for the usual suspects to defend this

Who are they?

Post #17 is one.


Where in his post did he condone them?

You know damn well where and so do you Crab.

Where i said......

Fuck those bastards and punch em in the face

Solid reading skills you DONT have. Keep proving my tag for you right
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ledbowman
04/23/18 2:51:03 PM
#41:


KingCrabCake posted...
@ledbowman posted...
Vicious_Dios posted...
ledbowman posted...
Vicious_Dios posted...
Veggeta X posted...
Bishop9800 posted...
Waiting for the usual suspects to defend this

Who are they?

Post #17 is one.


Where in his post did he condone them?

You know damn well where and so do you Crab.

Where i said......

Fuck those bastards and punch em in the face

Solid reading skills you DONT have. Keep proving my tag for you right

Not that part. The other part. But you already know that.
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KingCrabCake
04/23/18 2:53:15 PM
#42:


ledbowman posted...

Not that part. The other part. But you already know that.


Oh so you don't have a leg to stand on. Cool
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Bloodychess
04/23/18 2:54:20 PM
#43:


Bishop9800 posted...
Waiting for the usual suspects to defend this


Maybe they were burning the swastika to show they HATED nazism
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Phantom_Nook
04/23/18 2:59:03 PM
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ledbowman
04/23/18 2:59:47 PM
#45:


KingCrabCake posted...
ledbowman posted...

Not that part. The other part. But you already know that.


Oh so you don't have a leg to stand on. Cool

Everybody sees you defending neo-Nazi activity in multiple topics. Do better next time.
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TheVipaGTS
04/23/18 3:03:28 PM
#46:


Sympathizes with Nazis
Defends Nazis
Why does everyone think he assosciates with Nazis?!

Seriously? Calling him a Nazis is tame. Again, he put himself in that position. He created that illusion. He acted like that. He has no one but himself to blame.
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apocalyptic_4
04/23/18 3:04:16 PM
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Don't let this distract you from the crime rate in Chicago
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UnfairRepresent
04/23/18 3:06:08 PM
#48:


Antifar posted...
Hours after a planned white supremacist rally in Newnan Georgia brought around only two dozen participants,
one of the largest U.S. neo-Nazi groups


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H47ow4_Cmk0" data-time="

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Bishop9800
04/23/18 3:07:14 PM
#49:


Bloodychess posted...
Bishop9800 posted...
Waiting for the usual suspects to defend this


Maybe they were burning the swastika to show they HATED nazism


Whatever let you sleep at night
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Funbazooka
04/23/18 3:08:07 PM
#50:


Antifar posted...
Hours after a planned white supremacist rally in Newnan Georgia brought around only two dozen participants

A whopping two dozen, they're taking over the country!
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