White supremacist militia with assault rifles patrol Charlottesville, Virginia, USA rally!
White supremacist militia seen patrolling (USA Virginia) Charlottesville rally with assault rifles, http://metro.co.uk/2017/08/13/white-supremacist-militia-seen-patrolling-charlottesville-rally-with-assault-rifles-6849661/, 13th Aug. 2017
The above article has a pic right at the top of the article of an assault-rifle armed militiaman (NOT state/federal police) in front of people who look like peaceful members of the clergy who are protesting against white nationalists (white supremacists) in Charlottesville, Virginia. The article has more such pics and states that these militiamen support the white nationalists.
For an Indian living in India like me, to see an ARMED (with assault weapons) AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL militia like this which seems to be closely tied to the Neo Nazis and White Nationalists, do self-imposed "policing" duty, is very freaky and very scary! I admire the courage of those protesting PEACEFULLY and NON-VIOLENTLY against the Neo Nazis and White Supremacists. The examples of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi of leading SUCCESSFUL NON-VIOLENT agitations against unjust domination by force by some people, may be just the right inspiration for these protesters (against White Supremacists) to follow.
This part of the post may be somewhat late as I think the event is over. My prayers and best wishes to these counter-protesters to be safe and to succeed in the PEACEFUL and NON-VIOLENT protests they do against the White Supremacists. However, they must avoid and condemn any act of violence (other than self-defense) against the white nationalists, as otherwise they will lose their moral authority in this matter.
The above article has a pic right at the top of the article of an assault-rifle armed militiaman (NOT state/federal police) in front of people who look like peaceful members of the clergy who are protesting against white nationalists (white supremacists) in Charlottesville, Virginia. The article has more such pics and states that these militiamen support the white nationalists.
For an Indian living in India like me, to see an ARMED (with assault weapons) AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL militia like this which seems to be closely tied to the Neo Nazis and White Nationalists, do self-imposed "policing" duty, is very freaky and very scary! I admire the courage of those protesting PEACEFULLY and NON-VIOLENTLY against the Neo Nazis and White Supremacists. The examples of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi of leading SUCCESSFUL NON-VIOLENT agitations against unjust domination by force by some people, may be just the right inspiration for these protesters (against White Supremacists) to follow.
This part of the post may be somewhat late as I think the event is over. My prayers and best wishes to these counter-protesters to be safe and to succeed in the PEACEFUL and NON-VIOLENT protests they do against the White Supremacists. However, they must avoid and condemn any act of violence (other than self-defense) against the white nationalists, as otherwise they will lose their moral authority in this matter.
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