Vantucky Nazis

I used to live in the Portland, OR area, specifically in the WA state area just north. The city is Vancouver, WA.


Its residents refer to is sometimes as 'The Couv'. Others called it 'Vantucky'.

Here's a strong reason for the latter ... (edit is mine)

http://rosecityantifa.weebly.com/1/post/2010/11/nazi-propaganda-on-vancouver-campus-administration-assists-spread.html

Nearly two weeks after the NSM flier distribution, Clark devoted its regularly scheduled "open dialogue" to the topic, on Monday, October 18.

Nathan Goncalves, NSM member and resident of Stevenson, Washington, claimed responsibility for distributing the fliers. He was given the first opportunity to speak to the room of 250 students, faculty, and community members. For three minutes he stood in front of the crowd in a full NSM uniform, boots, and a swastika armband, delivering a fascist recruiting message on behalf of the National Socialist Movement.

Earlier this month, Clark’s attorney general approved of a second round of neo-Nazi fliers to be posted on official college bulletin boards. These fliers delivered a message suggesting people of color are inferior to white people. (Clark College president) Knight defended the choice to grant space to the racist fliers.

I'm not sure which is worse - that the flier was distributed, or that the College allowed this Nazi group a forum to speak later.

Of course, if you search on the story, you'll find links where the right-wingers are out in full force defending this group's 'free speech', and the college's conduct. I don't think this is a free speech issue. Defaming (i.e. slandering or libeling) a person or persons of a specfic skin color I don't think is protected by the First Amendment.

It's pretty fucked up. A family friend's neighborhood in Vancouver was recently covered in swastikas.

How does one defend oneself or one's community against this? As best as I can figure, the only way to counter this is with fact-based free speech by society-at-large.

In response, over 100 students rallied on the campus on November 9 to promote diversity and oppose the actions of the College and the NSM.

College students appear to get this - will everyone else?