The American Way

For John, BLUF:  Freedom requires a little tolerence, even of the intolerent.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Neo-Nazis protest 2 Georgia synagogues over the weekend

From Jewish Telegraphic Agency, by Reporter Andrew Lapin, 26 June 2023 3:05.

Here is the lede plus three:

Two Georgia synagogues were targeted by nearly identical antisemitic protests over the weekend, both allegedly organized by a neo-Nazi group that has gained notoriety in recent months.

On Friday, a group of around 10 to 15 protesters gathered outside Temple Beth Israel, a Reform congregation in Macon, a city in central Georgia. They carried crude signs, hung an effigy from a post and spouted antisemitic vitriol before being broken up by police.

The next day, around 11 people waved swastika flags and displayed very similar antisemitic messages outside a Chabad center in Marietta, Georgia, about 100 miles to the north. The signs blamed Jews for wielding control over elected officials or institutions, such as the media and the Federal Reserve. Another sign reportedly referenced the 1913 lynching of Leo Frank, a Jewish factory owner, which took place in Marietta.

Both protests appeared to be the work of the Goyim Defense League, a neo-Nazi group that has spread its messaging and instigated other antisemitic incidents around the country. The organization’s leader, Jon Minadeo II, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and public disturbance following the protest in Macon, and signs at the Marietta demonstration referenced the group’s streaming channel.

On the one hand, this is dispicable.  On the other hand, as the US Supreme Court has ruled, the right to free speech applies to all, even those we find dispicable.  It is the genius American way.

First, I hope no one gets hurt.  Second, I hope no one is prevented from worshipping.  Other than that, I am ready to move on.

Hat tip to the The Drudge Report.

Regards  —  Cliff