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.

        • Cethin
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          5 hours ago

          No they won’t. It’s posturing. Be careful around them, but if they shoot you for throwing paint then there’s going to be a big crackdown on them. They don’t want that. The guns are part of the show (and potentially to defend against other armed attacks).

          • @Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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            33 hours ago

            but if they shoot you for throwing paint then there’s going to be a big crackdown on them

            They’re armed because they’re looking to provoke a situation where they can commit murder and call it self defense.

            • Schadrach
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              22 hours ago

              They’re marching in the hopes that someone will attack them in a fashion they cannot reasonably flee from? Or does Ohio have stand your ground and we could knock the part about fleeing off?

              • @Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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                158 minutes ago

                They’re marching in the hopes that someone will attack them in a fashion they cannot reasonably flee from?

                They are marching in the hopes that someone will do anything even slightly untoward that they can interpret as a threat and open fire. They’re confident that they will get a piece of shit judge like Rittenhouse got.

                Or does Ohio have stand your ground and we could knock the part about fleeing off?

                Do you suppose that they are legal scholars?