Officials in Columbus, Ohio, blasted a parade of masked people who marched down the streets with swastika flags Saturday afternoon.

Summary

Masked neo-Nazis marched through Columbus, Ohio’s Short North neighborhood on Saturday, displaying swastika flags and making racist and antisemitic statements.

Police are investigating, and no arrests have been reported.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Columbus officials condemned the display, emphasizing that hate and bigotry have no place in the state.

The incident follows a similar demonstration in Michigan last week, where masked protesters displayed Nazi flags outside a performance of The Diary of Anne Frank.

  • John Richard
    -62•15 hours ago

    Under what laws was it acceptable to beat people until shit comes out of them? It sounds like you just want an excuse to become violent whenever you feel justified.

    • @Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works
      2•2 hours ago

      The laws of engagement in WW2? I remember they were apparently building concentration camps and rounding up and murdering the Jews, the gays, the gypsies, the anarchists, the communists, the Slavs, the mentally disabled, allied prisoners of war etc etc. I think right about then the law was ok with fucking-up Nazis… but I’m not an historian so best to double check this comment.

    • @DarthFrodo@lemmy.world
      23•7 hours ago

      Appeasement is a terrible idea when we’re talking about Nazis, it has never worked and will never work. I don’t get why people are so ignorant about history. I guess you’re not part of a minority that would get brutalized or murdered under their rule? Otherwise you probably wouldn’t attempt to play nice with literal Nazis.

      It’s really irritating to watch this shit unfold as a German. You guys are basically begging fascists to take over at this point.

    • Flying Squid
      10•8 hours ago

      You’re going to be really disappointed if anyone ever tells you it’s raining cats and dogs.

    • GHiLA
      23•13 hours ago

      Easy.

      Nazis aren’t people. They cashed out their people card the second they picked up that flag.

      • FuzzyRedPandaEnglish
        3•2 hours ago

        Someone should make an educational video on jury nullification and find a way to make it go viral on tiktok.