This is my 200th blog post on here. I had a short story I was working on to commemorate this august occasion, but I've decided to post that later. Due to the escalating circumstances in North America, not just the States, I have decided to use my 200th blog post to issue a simple statement: Fuck Nazis.
The fact that the question of whether Nazis are bad or not has come up in 2017 is embarrassing and terrifying. Unequivocally, yes; Nazis are bad. They are evil. If you haven't been keeping abreast of the news, a group calling themselves the alt-right have become more and more outspoken since Trump's inauguration. To be crystal clear: the alt-right are Nazis. They are blood and race purists who want to see an all white America. This past weekend they marched in an American city shouting Nazi slogans and giving Nazi salutes. If that was still too subtle for people, they were also carrying Swastika flags and confederate flags. They came out at night carrying torches. They shouted "white lives matter", "hail victory" (which is just sieg heil in English), in one of the videos you could even hear people shouting "hail Trump".
Then they got violent.
A group of these neo-nazis were recorded on video beating a man with planks of wood, among other things. Another man, a member of the alt-right group Vanguard America, drove his car through a crowd of counter-protesters, killing Heather Heyer, 32, and injuring 19 others. He then fled the scene. He has since been arrested and is currently charged with second degree murder. Vanguard America is a hate group. Their creed comes from the Nazis. Their slogans come from the Nazis. They are Nazis. A Nazi killed an innocent woman on American soil last weekend. There is no other way of putting that without complicating the issue. The simple truth is this: A Nazi killed a woman in the United States of America, in the year 2017.
Almost exactly 72 years after the end of World War II, a Nazi has killed someone in North America. My grandfather served in the War, and fought against the Nazis. A part of me is glad that he isn't here to see what has become of the countries he fought for. I miss him every single day, but I am glad he doesn't have to see this.
This is a situation where there is no neutral ground. Keeping silent only gives the Nazis a louder voice. Keeping silent, especially as a white person, is saying that you don't want to give up your white privilege, and that you're okay with the inequality. To say plainly: keeping silent means that you'd rather have Nazis than some inconvenience; it means you're okay with Nazis. This is a situation where there is a right side, and there is a wrong side. I hope I don't have to tell you which is which, but the side that's racist? That's the wrong side. I know I have a lot of friends who like to stay out of politics, but this has gone passed mere politics! Human lives are on the line. You can't stay on the fence.
Here in Canada, Nazi marches are currently planned for Toronto and Vancouver. I ask you to go out and show those Nazi scum that you will not be pushed over. Stand up for your neighbours. Stand up for Canada, and show those fucking Nazis why they lost the last time they reared their fugly heads.
If my childhood hero Indiana Jones taught me anything, it's that Nazis are bad, and defeating them is good.
I honestly can't believe that this is a serious issue right now. It shouldn't be! We should know that Nazis are bad! And no, this isn't an attack on free speech! Free speech allows for the sharing of ideas and conversation, it does not allow for the spread of hate.
Fuck Nazis.
The fact that the question of whether Nazis are bad or not has come up in 2017 is embarrassing and terrifying. Unequivocally, yes; Nazis are bad. They are evil. If you haven't been keeping abreast of the news, a group calling themselves the alt-right have become more and more outspoken since Trump's inauguration. To be crystal clear: the alt-right are Nazis. They are blood and race purists who want to see an all white America. This past weekend they marched in an American city shouting Nazi slogans and giving Nazi salutes. If that was still too subtle for people, they were also carrying Swastika flags and confederate flags. They came out at night carrying torches. They shouted "white lives matter", "hail victory" (which is just sieg heil in English), in one of the videos you could even hear people shouting "hail Trump".
Then they got violent.
A group of these neo-nazis were recorded on video beating a man with planks of wood, among other things. Another man, a member of the alt-right group Vanguard America, drove his car through a crowd of counter-protesters, killing Heather Heyer, 32, and injuring 19 others. He then fled the scene. He has since been arrested and is currently charged with second degree murder. Vanguard America is a hate group. Their creed comes from the Nazis. Their slogans come from the Nazis. They are Nazis. A Nazi killed an innocent woman on American soil last weekend. There is no other way of putting that without complicating the issue. The simple truth is this: A Nazi killed a woman in the United States of America, in the year 2017.
Almost exactly 72 years after the end of World War II, a Nazi has killed someone in North America. My grandfather served in the War, and fought against the Nazis. A part of me is glad that he isn't here to see what has become of the countries he fought for. I miss him every single day, but I am glad he doesn't have to see this.
This is a situation where there is no neutral ground. Keeping silent only gives the Nazis a louder voice. Keeping silent, especially as a white person, is saying that you don't want to give up your white privilege, and that you're okay with the inequality. To say plainly: keeping silent means that you'd rather have Nazis than some inconvenience; it means you're okay with Nazis. This is a situation where there is a right side, and there is a wrong side. I hope I don't have to tell you which is which, but the side that's racist? That's the wrong side. I know I have a lot of friends who like to stay out of politics, but this has gone passed mere politics! Human lives are on the line. You can't stay on the fence.
Here in Canada, Nazi marches are currently planned for Toronto and Vancouver. I ask you to go out and show those Nazi scum that you will not be pushed over. Stand up for your neighbours. Stand up for Canada, and show those fucking Nazis why they lost the last time they reared their fugly heads.
If my childhood hero Indiana Jones taught me anything, it's that Nazis are bad, and defeating them is good.
I honestly can't believe that this is a serious issue right now. It shouldn't be! We should know that Nazis are bad! And no, this isn't an attack on free speech! Free speech allows for the sharing of ideas and conversation, it does not allow for the spread of hate.
Fuck Nazis.
