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Old 08-16-2017, 02:37 PM   #514 (permalink)
Frownland
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Originally Posted by Chula Vista View Post
The WHITE SUPREMASISTS and NEO-NAZIS got a permit based on the premise they were going to peacefully protest a statue being taken down. Not that they were going to march en-masse "carrying torches" and angrily shouting things like "the jews will not replace us" and "blood and soil" - all three symbols of Nazi era Germany.
I never knew that carrying torches or chanting are considered violent. You learn something new every day.

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And people protesting against racism, hatred, and bigotry don't need permits.
They kind of do, but you do not necessarily need a permit to counter protest because the space isn't cleared for one ideology or another. Not that permits matter at all in this situation of course.
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