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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsArmed neo-Nazis prepare for potential clash in small Kentucky town
Source: The Guardian
Armed neo-Nazis prepare for potential clash in small Kentucky town
Hate groups have come to tiny Pikeville in a bid for support,
but locals fear a violent standoff between the neo-Nazis and
anti-fascist protesters
Lois Beckett in Pikeville, Kentucky
Saturday 29 April 2017 17.14 BST
In a tent deep in the woods of rural Kentucky, an old neo-Nazi spoke bitterly of how he feels betrayed by Donald Trump.
Im sorry I voted for the son of a bitch, I really am, said Art Jones, who the Anti-Defamation League identifies as a Holocaust denier who has been dressing in Nazi garb and celebrating Hitler since the 1970s.
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On Friday night, on a barren stretch of private property accessible only by a dirt road, black-clad young men with rifles roamed. Others wore a handgun or knife at the hip. Members of at least 10 racist hate groups had met to discuss how they could become more politically relevant. They were also there to prepare for an anticipated battle with self-identified anti-fascist or antifa groups on Saturday the 100th day of the Trump presidency in the streets of the tiny town of Pikeville.
Pike County is 98% white; about 80% of voters there supported Trump. In choosing Pikeville for their rally, the neo-Nazis sought to attract white working families and build a more mainstream political movement, they said. Local residents and store managers said they were were furious, scared and resentful of the gathering.
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Hate groups have come to tiny Pikeville in a bid for support,
but locals fear a violent standoff between the neo-Nazis and
anti-fascist protesters
Lois Beckett in Pikeville, Kentucky
Saturday 29 April 2017 17.14 BST
In a tent deep in the woods of rural Kentucky, an old neo-Nazi spoke bitterly of how he feels betrayed by Donald Trump.
Im sorry I voted for the son of a bitch, I really am, said Art Jones, who the Anti-Defamation League identifies as a Holocaust denier who has been dressing in Nazi garb and celebrating Hitler since the 1970s.
[font size=1]-snip-[/font]
On Friday night, on a barren stretch of private property accessible only by a dirt road, black-clad young men with rifles roamed. Others wore a handgun or knife at the hip. Members of at least 10 racist hate groups had met to discuss how they could become more politically relevant. They were also there to prepare for an anticipated battle with self-identified anti-fascist or antifa groups on Saturday the 100th day of the Trump presidency in the streets of the tiny town of Pikeville.
Pike County is 98% white; about 80% of voters there supported Trump. In choosing Pikeville for their rally, the neo-Nazis sought to attract white working families and build a more mainstream political movement, they said. Local residents and store managers said they were were furious, scared and resentful of the gathering.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/29/neo-nazi-rally-pikeville-kentucky-anti-fascist
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Armed neo-Nazis prepare for potential clash in small Kentucky town (Original Post)
Eugene
Apr 2017
OP
Keep it up and all the non-white medical people will leave for more hospitable climes
dalton99a
Apr 2017
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smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)1. Mainstream?
If these sick mofos are mainstream then we are really and truly screwed.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)2. Bastidges
Initech
(100,102 posts)3. Nazi punks fuck off.
dalton99a
(81,578 posts)4. Keep it up and all the non-white medical people will leave for more hospitable climes
Sculpin Beauregard
(1,046 posts)5. This is an excellent opportunity to have a testing
party for all those new air raid/tornado warning sirens, all at once! GTFO, nazi-lovers!
Or, plays Elton John at them, Noriega psy-ops style.
sarisataka
(18,770 posts)6. Live footage from Pikeville, KY