Originally posted by JohnT
Why would you assume "the authorities" would beat anybody?
As to how often neo-nazi rallies happen in our capital - probably not very often, true (though the article mentioned that this was the fourth to happen in DC since 9/11, a year earlier). But America's a big country and DC isn't the only place one can get noticed. They probably occur all the time, just never in one spot exclusively - one of the articles I read in looking this up referenced that there was a "tour" of neo-nazi rallies in 2002, going from city to city.
I had no idea they were going on. Not because of "evul government censorship" but because we don't care as they are totally marginalized, as much as any political party can be.
Why would you assume "the authorities" would beat anybody?
As to how often neo-nazi rallies happen in our capital - probably not very often, true (though the article mentioned that this was the fourth to happen in DC since 9/11, a year earlier). But America's a big country and DC isn't the only place one can get noticed. They probably occur all the time, just never in one spot exclusively - one of the articles I read in looking this up referenced that there was a "tour" of neo-nazi rallies in 2002, going from city to city.
I had no idea they were going on. Not because of "evul government censorship" but because we don't care as they are totally marginalized, as much as any political party can be.
I don't think so. Otherwise you are living in a nazi country.
p.s. Perhaps in US "the authorities" can't issue the order to beat and arrest anti-facist protesters only (which I doubt), but in Latvia they surely can.
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