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With the fascist rally in DC coming up on Wed 1/6, this is a good time to rewatch this video from @maddow from Aug 2019.
There's this false dilemma that keeps popping up between going to DC in person to counter protest, or doing nothing at all.
There's this false dilemma that keeps popping up between going to DC in person to counter protest, or doing nothing at all.
What has been effective historically in taking down right wing hate groups is aggressive legal action. Dismantle their ability to organize and operate by way of financial ruin.
@splcenter has been doing this for decades. Here's their donation page. https://www.splcenter.org/support-us
@splcenter has been doing this for decades. Here's their donation page. https://www.splcenter.org/support-us
They sued the shit out of Nazi scum John and Tom Metzger and won a $12.5 mil judgment for the family of an Ethiopian immigrant who was murdered by Nazis in PDX. https://www.splcenter.org/seeking-justice/case-docket/berhanu-v-metzger
@splcenter also represented the woman who was targeted by neo-Nazis in a doxxing attack through Andrew Anglin's Daily Stormer scumbag Nazi site.
She was awarded $14 million.
Whooped their pasty arian asses. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/15/judge-advises-14m-in-damages-to-jewish-woman-targeted-by-neo-nazi-troll-storm
She was awarded $14 million.
Whooped their pasty arian asses. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/15/judge-advises-14m-in-damages-to-jewish-woman-targeted-by-neo-nazi-troll-storm
After Charlottesville @IntegrityforUSA filed civil suits on behalf of victims of violence at the Unite the Right rally, to hold the perpetrators accountable. https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/charlottesville-s-white-supremacists-are-being-targeted-law-took-down-ncna1041246
Their goal is to dismantle and bankrupt the organizations at the source. Here is a link to their donate page: https://www.integrityfirstforamerica.org/donate
As always, @NAACP is a fantastic org that helps level the playing field and empower the very communities that these fascists are trying to hurt.
Donating to the NAACP is a great way to counter the influence of Proud Boy hate marches. https://naacp.org/take-action/
Donating to the NAACP is a great way to counter the influence of Proud Boy hate marches. https://naacp.org/take-action/
The judgements in all these cases are bigger than what any of the defendants are worth, so that means a total liquidation of everything they have–cash, property, investments, future wages, and donations.
So you can see, there's more than one way to kick a Nazi in the nuts.
So you can see, there's more than one way to kick a Nazi in the nuts.
