On Sunday, white nationalists, white supremacists, and neo-Nazi groups from across the country staged a ‘Unite The Right’ rally in Washington, DC, to mark the 1 year anniversary of the Charlottesville, VA uprising of 2017. Sadly (for them), the event didn’t go at all as planned.
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Jason Kessler, the event organizer and a self-described “white civil rights” activist, expected and prepared for hundreds of participants to repeat the success of last year’s “tiki-torch” rally and to once again show the world that white supremacists are prepared to take their country back. However, Kessler was badly embarrassed when only about 2 dozen people showed up and were vastly outnumbered by counterprotesters who wanted no part of Unite The Right in the nation’s capitol.
Kessler blamed the poor turnout on confusion regarding transportation for the nationalists and other logistical issues. “People are scared to come out after what happened last year,” one of the participants said amid chants from anti-racist demonstrators who shouted, “Nazis go home!” and “Shame! Shame! Shame!”
In anticipation of the Unite The Right rally, DC-area restaurants closed their doors to supremacists, hotels refused service, and even Airbnb, Uber, and Lyft each threatened to close the accounts of any racist rallygoers.
“Our message is to let everyone know we support each other,” said Maurice Cook, who helped to organize the “United Against Hate” counterprotest at DC’s Freedom Plaza.
“We won’t tolerate bigotry and hate in the United States,” added 28-year-old Kaitlin Moore, who came to deliver the message that “this is not okay.”
Originally, Kessler had hoped to host the 2018 Unite The Right rally back in Charlottesville. However, once the city swiftly denied his permit on the grounds that it would “present a danger to public safety,” he was forced to improvise and select a new locale.
With the ascent of Donald Trump and the sheer numbers of participants who frequent his rallies, it would appear that the “White Power” movement in America is on the rise — that is until the pathetic turnout for the white nationalist convocation seemingly proved otherwise.
Are white nationalists, supremacists, and neo-Nazis here to stay? Or is Sunday’s failed rally a signal that times are changing for far-right extremist groups and that their days (along with Trump’s) may soon be numbered?
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With the ascent of Donald Trump and the sheer numbers of participants who frequent his rallies, it would appear that the “White Power” movement in America is on the rise — that is until the pathetic turnout for the white nationalist convocation seemingly proved otherwise. […]- DJ You got that right DJ. Trump’s rise did APPEAR to indicate the “White Power” movement in America is on the rise….UNTIL yesterday. Btw- I’ve heard it referred to as “Unite The Right 2.” Judging from much of the chatter that I’ve read on some popular right-wing/White supremacists blogs Jason Kessler is placing most of the blame for such a PATHETIC showing on other White supremacist leaders and groups. Breitbart Reader: “aside from logistic f*ck ups, Kessler says his rally got messed up because of alt-right infighting and white supremacist leaders telling their followers not to attend his event. he specifically calls out “neo-Nazi… Read more »
Truthiz1
Sr. Member
August 13, 2018 9:38 AM
I’m cautiously optimistic that what We (and the world) witnessed yesterday is proof that a sleeping Giant is now finally awakening and realizes that WE (Americans who truly love this country) are on the cusp of having Our country taken over by some very hateful, very dishonest, and very destructive anarchists – (mostly) FAKE alpha males who (like Trump and Kessler) don’t give d*mn about themselves or anyone else. And sure as h*ll don’t give d*mn about Our country. I would posit that Kessler’s “Unite The Right 1” rally one year ago in Charlottesville, VA – which began w/White supremacists boldly marching down a main street in that SMALL southern town, at night, griping tiki-torches and chanting anti-semitic chants….and then ending the next day with the brutal death of Heather Heyer – triggered the awakening of millions of Americans, who, up to that point, had been rather content to remain… Read more »
Truthiz1
Sr. Member
August 13, 2018 10:38 AM
DJ asked:
Are white nationalists, supremacists, and neo-Nazis here to stay? Or is Sunday’s failed rally a signal that times are changing for far-right extremist groups and that their days (along with Trump’s) may soon be numbered? […]
Yes, But their numbers are dwindling despite all their rabble-rousing and dishonest claims to the contrary. For haters who continue their hateful ways I think their heyday is long over.
And again, I’m cautiously optimistic that “Sunday’s failed rally” truly is “a signal that times are changing for far-right extremist groups.” The days of them getting mainstream attention are numbered.
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Mr.BD
Sr. Member
August 13, 2018 3:12 PM
My first thought about white supremacy dying is no. I look at Trump and his rallies and all the stupid people who follow him and watch Fox and I think it is impossible. But then that video of the failed march yesterday opened my eyes. There were a lot of people who turned out in DC to protest against the nazis they were expected to show up. The part that got me is it look like most of the anti racist protesters were white. I was thinking a lot of black people would go because DC is mostly black, but it was the other way around. That has me thinking these people get it and they aren’t about to turn the clock back like Trump and his people want. Will supremacy die off, I don’t know. But yesterday showed me there is a fight.
“The part that got me is it look like most of the anti racist protesters were white. I was thinking a lot of black people would go because DC is mostly black, but it was the other way around.”
BINGO! Give that man a cigar…lol
BD, for months I have been telling my family and close friends that THIS fight (for the Soul of America) must be fought primarily between White Americans (those who love this country and those who don’t). I’m not saying that “others” don’t have role to play in all this. We do.
I’m simply saying, good, decent, and fair-minded White Americans must step up and take on the Hateful members of their own tribe. And they seem to be doing that. They certainly showed up, and stepped up, BIG time yesterday. If that trend continues then the haters CAN’T win. They won’t win.
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Wil
Guest
August 13, 2018 6:30 PM
A white nationalist wrote this for USA Today: One year ago, I personally witnessed hundreds of white supremacists descend on the small college town of Charlottesville, Virginia. I saw the pain and suffering inflicted on that community, which ultimately resulted in a neo-Nazi murdering anti-racism activist Heather Heyer. A handful of the same white supremacists attempted to replicate the same impressive turnout at a park in front of the White House on Sunday — a rally billed as the sequel to last year’s deadly “Unite the Right.” Instead, only a couple dozen sad-looking racists actually showed up, while over a thousand anti-racist counterprotesters rallied on the other side of Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. White supremacist organizer Jason Kessler — who also planned last year’s Charlottesville debacle — brought his ragtag group of racists to supposedly defend “white civil rights,” but embarrassingly began his speech by immediately admitting it was… Read more »
Truthiz1
Sr. Member
August 14, 2018 11:44 AM
“The Media Emboldens White Supremacists, Then Wonders Why They’re So Emboldened” If the media wants to know why white supremacists are so active and visible now, they need only look at their coverage of them. How much airtime has been given to these fringe groups that no one with any sense actually supports? How much of it was actually deserved? Too much for the former, and not much for the latter. [….] Regular readers know that I’m no fan of the American news media so it’ll come as no surprise that I absolutely AGREE with this. I’ve long felt that so much of the over-amplified “drama” shown at such events happens because the media is there and sadly, in SOME cases perhaps even manipulating it. Well I finally caught one such ‘set-up” shot on MSNBC as an on-the-scene reporter covered THIS rally. The cameraman the reporter before she was ready.… Read more »
With the ascent of Donald Trump and the sheer numbers of participants who frequent his rallies, it would appear that the “White Power” movement in America is on the rise — that is until the pathetic turnout for the white nationalist convocation seemingly proved otherwise. […]- DJ You got that right DJ. Trump’s rise did APPEAR to indicate the “White Power” movement in America is on the rise….UNTIL yesterday. Btw- I’ve heard it referred to as “Unite The Right 2.” Judging from much of the chatter that I’ve read on some popular right-wing/White supremacists blogs Jason Kessler is placing most of the blame for such a PATHETIC showing on other White supremacist leaders and groups. Breitbart Reader: “aside from logistic f*ck ups, Kessler says his rally got messed up because of alt-right infighting and white supremacist leaders telling their followers not to attend his event. he specifically calls out “neo-Nazi… Read more »