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.

      • quirzle@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        46 minutes ago

        This picture is top of the Columbus subreddit from yesterday, so doesn’t seem like it’s from a previous occurrence.

        • Ben Hur Horse Race@lemm.ee
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          31 minutes ago

          Reddit is not a reliable source for verified facts in any way, at any time, at all.

          I can nearly swear I remember this photo from the last trump administration.

      • ShepherdPie@midwest.social
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        26 minutes ago

        Ah, maybe the police were stopping them to pick up their coworkers from out of the van so that they could start their shift.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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        52 minutes ago

        I won’t believe this story has a happy ending until they’re in prison. Because I have a feeling they’re about to get a huge amount of help from the incoming administration.

        • 418_im_a_teapot@lemmy.world
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          41 minutes ago

          That will depend on whether they face state or federal charges. I’m curious if they will be charged at all if the only thing they did was “protest”.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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            40 minutes ago

            It will depend a lot more on whether or not the fascist dictatorship coming into office in January gives a shit about state charges being out of their legal jurisdiction.

            I’m betting on not.