So it can’t happen here in Blue Connecticut, well guess again.
The DayBy Greg SmithJuly 05, 2023The appearance of signs promoting the white supremacist group Patriot Front here has sparked concern among residents and calls by some for a more vocal and unified response by town leaders against hate speech.The signs showed up at the end of June on utility poles along Route 12 in Ledyard and Preston promoting the group’s website with seemingly innocuous and patriotic messages such as “Reclaim America,” and “Strong Families, Strong Nations.”Contrary to the ambiguous messaging on the signs, the group’s members maintain that their ancestors -- white men -- conquered America and bequeathed it to them and no one else, said Stacey Sobel, the Connecticut regional director of the Anti-Defamation League.She added the group is able to justify an ideology of hate and intolerance “under the guise of preserving the ethnic and cultural origins of its members’ European ancestors.”
I got a MAGA in my neighborhood.
To give you an idea what he is like when President Obama was still in office he had a big picture on his mailbox of the president being pissed on. Now he has flags out for the Trump 2024, a Let’s Go Brandon, and Tea Party’s Gadsden Flag.
The Ledyard Democratic Town Committee issued a statement on June 29 condemning the hate speech it said Patriot Front represents and chastising some town officials for not doing more.“These signs, and the groups they represent, have no place in Ledyard,” the statement from the Democratic Town Committee Chairman Wendy Hellekson said.[…]“White supremacists and bigots of all types are unfortunately spreading their hate-filled message in Connecticut and nationwide,” CAIR-Connecticut Chair Farhan Memon said in the statement. “People of all backgrounds in our state must stand up against this and all forms of bigotry.”
No place is safe anymore from these thugs. They are the slime crawling out of the swamp after Trump opened the way for them.
Yes these hateful fascists are everywhere. It is the quiet ones that I worry about. You know the man or woman down the street who smiles and waves and then goes into the voting booth and casts their vote for fascism. In a way I am glad signs like those of the Patriot Front, neo-Nazis with their leaflets are out and about. Hopefully it will continue to get more people to take a stand against them and to understand how these groups are connected to the republican party. But of course there is always the problem of folks not really caring when the push comes to shove, and it comes down to their pocketbooks or some other selfish reason. But let us hope that the message of hate is rejected. But this doesn't mean it must be replaced with love just decency and justice for all.
ReplyDeleteI do hope that you have made it over to furbirdsqueerly and read the 2 new postings in response to the Hartford Courant article. Some important ideas are being floated there. Be well an safe from that MAGA fool.
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