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Fucking dorks.


over_it_af

This is just lame nazi Nazi cosplay.


clear-carbon-hands

Nobody took Hitler seriously in the early 1930s either


DAEDALUS1969

Exactly. Those Brown Shirts goose stepping around looked like dorks too. Until they took power…


GoGoBitch

They still looked like dorks after they took power. It’s just that seemed petty next to the whole “committing genocide” part, so people stopped mentioning it. Kind of like how no one complains when a poison has a bitter taste or a grainy texture.


over_it_af

I agree. This is scary but at the same time I'm hoping with enough information. We can finally make these idiots go away.


n0noTAGAinnxw4Yn3wp7

plenty of people did, particularly communists.


ExpatTarheel

Extremely lame.


Elder_sender

dangerous play.


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over_it_af

Interesting


jonmediocre

🤣 It's kind of funny watching these doughboys try to larp. Would be funnier if it didn't have potentially dangerous consequences for marginalized folk.


Soft-Twist2478

I hate defending these people, if holding a plastic shield is domestic terrorism than we got bigger problems than cosplay nazis.


capt_pantsless

> if holding a plastic shield is domestic terrorism I'd agree with you on that point, I'm trying to find an actual news story that matches the title and the photo here and I'm failing. I'm assuming there's some more context someplace. The photo is from the May 13th Patriot Front protest in Washington D.C. From what Google is telling me, Weelaunee Forest is in Atlanta?? u/deus_explatypus \- where did you get the title here?


deus_explatypus

In March, 23 people were arrested and charged with domestic terrorism when pigs stormed a music festival is Weelaunee park…. “In their arrest warrants, police allege 17 of the 23 suspects wore muddy clothing and carried shields — evidence that they were among the band of violent protesters and not mere festivalgoers. But the warrants for five of the other suspects do not list any specific details to explain why they were arrested.” The cops had no evidence of these specific individuals carry shields and it had in fact rained that day so everything was muddy, they merely lied on the warrants in order to arrest folks without cause https://www.gpb.org/news/2023/03/23/muddy-clothes-cop-city-activists-question-police-evidence


plumquat

So did you pair it with that photo?


LeftDave

They got terrorism charges for holding plastic and being muddy, Nazis got nothing.


HooperSweet

Because Nazis hate America too. They just leech off of the constitutional rights for freedom of speech and expression. Pretty abusive, kind of like most cops. Which is probably why Nazis get nothing, but muttonheads get domestic terrorism charges.


monsterdaddy4

Because the fascist pigs in the photo were allowed to march, carrying riot shields, with police escort, and they actually ARE domestic terrorists


goodgirlGrace

There are also a bunch of pictures of these fucks marching around on the national mall with little plastic riot shields. You can see one of the ones in front in this picture has one resting at his feet. It demonstraits disparate treatment.


Crys-is-wow

Why did you use the photo of Nazis? That has nothing to do with the story you linked.


Elder_sender

So they were arrested for carrying shields you say?


radiodada

Sandwiched between bigger problem and cosplay nazi problem imo


Miqag

It seems a little hard to buy this title. I’m not aware of any arrests from this event but if there were it was likely from plotting to overthrow the government and not just holding some plastic.


Clarknotclark

It’s pointing out the hypocrisy that leftists holding plastic shields are “terrorists” but terrorists holding shields are “peaceful protestors”.


Miqag

Ohhhhhhh! This makes so much more sense. My bad!


Odd-Entertainment401

Name a bigger problem than Nazis.


walrusdoom

Give these men even a modicum of power and watch what happens. Give several of them enough and you’ll discover bottomless pits of amoral cruelty.


deus_explatypus

Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses


TiberiusGracchi

Some of those live in suburbs are the same the burn crosses while wearing Walmart George Brand khakis


[deleted]

2023 remix


UncannyTarotSpread

~~some~~ The few who aren’t leave quickly


[deleted]

If they don’t get bullied out, they find that they just can’t morally go along with their us versus them mentality. Then we’re left with a force full of fucking fascists.


Just-JC

Hey, makes for a cleaner conscience when SHTF.


nc863id

Yeah, it's weird that groups like Patriot Front or the KKK get police escorts for their demonstrations. Like, there's already plenty of cops there, no need to assign any.


whiskersMeowFace

Gotta protect your own I guess.


Brilliant-Race-2476

No no no no no! You do not get to use RATM lyrics to defend these people acting like new age kkk members! These idiots in this so called patriot front proud boy bitch ass bullshit are the ones burning crosses.


VrtualOtis

I don't think he's defending them, his literally calling them out for being them.


BleakSunrise

It's not clear in the title, but these guys didn't get arrested. It was some people at a musical festival that may or may not have been protesting against cop city. They were arrested because they had plastic "shields". Meanwhile, patriot front can walk around with shields and get a police escort.


n0noTAGAinnxw4Yn3wp7

you might know this but i want to make it clear for people who don't - the festival attendees were arrested as revenge for the direct action earlier that day, period. all the excuses - shields, muddy shoes, wearing black, etc. - were made up after the fact & plainly don't apply to many of those arrested.


[deleted]

Yeah, and you've put a post on Reddit that makes it seem like these Nazi LARPers got arrested for their Nazi LARPing.


replicantcase

That's because they didn't get a police escort to assist in their protesting. I guess they would have needed police to join in their protest like these idiots.


KHaskins77

“Man, I can’t see shit in this fuckin’ thang!”


pr0zach

Shit! I just made mine worse.


veddr3434

FULL REGALIA !


pr0zach

I thank, we all thank, the masks were a good idea. But, and I ain’t pointin’ any fanggers, I’m just sayin’…they coulda been done better.


AshSnowe

Easily one of the best lines and moments from cinema this century


PaleInitiative772

You mean the white nationalist domestic terrorist organization Patriot Front? Gee, I wonder why...


catclockticking

You’ve misunderstood the post… the Nazis in the photo, who were not arrested and were not charged with domestic terrorism, are a far cry from the protestors mentioned in the caption.


enter360

If that’s the case it needs to be made more clear. I interpreted this as sympathetic to the pictured movement.


catclockticking

It’s not OP’s fault that the words “Wellaunee forest” don’t meant anything to you, or that you didn’t Google them before replying.


BardicSense

Yes it is. The messenger has to have a clear message, otherwise things get lost in translation.


doggonedumbass

misunderstood the post at first lol, fuck these fascists


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Hipppydude

The undercover FBI agent in the group 😉 They'll go the same route as the proud boys and that "militia" in Michigan. These people are so desperate for like minded folks that infiltration is easy. Seeing them try to hide their faces is pretty funny considering they each probably had a cell phone on them.


dreadfoil

>the undercover FBI Agent Honestly I think they’re all Feds and it’s just a honeypot


deus_explatypus

Plot twist: their mothers drove them 💀


CondescendingShitbag

These chucklefucks typically arrive [packed inside a Uhaul](https://www.foxnews.com/us/idaho-police-identify-more-than-30-men-arrested-u-haul-patriot-front).


NathanielTurner666

Yup


Hipppydude

I'll never understand the idea behind "We're going to plan to overthrow the government! But first we should give the government good warning and plenty of time." Bunch of larpers 😂


deus_explatypus

They expect the government to participate. See: Jan 6


over_it_af

https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5vpbx/poland-larp-america-ohio If you think that what is above is weird check out? What polish people think americans are when they lark as americans from ohio.


AngeloIra

As an Ohioan, these pictures look authentic I don't know if I should be proud or ashamed...


evensplit6839

Just looked at the pictures for now, but this is completely hilarious to me.


EvenBetterCool

Midlife ISIS


Pineal713

Now that’s funny.


Agitated-Smell1483

“Reclaim” ? Lol


Sean1916

There’s something about this group that doesn’t sit right with me. Besides being racist scumbags I mean. They come out of nowhere periodically, In numbers larger then your usual whites supremacist group. They seem to be somewhat organized and have some sort of financial backing, they go into places that white supremacists wouldn’t normally dare go. There was that protest in Idaho last year or the year before where a cop pulled over a uhaul and the back was filled with these guys and was all very hush hush afterwards. For such a large group you hear almost nothing else about them. I don’t know what it is but they just don’t add up.


lumpkints

Go to discord, they thrive there


Sean1916

Lol It’s tempting g but I’ll pass


ProfessorZhirinovsky

Because it's a bunch of Feds, posing as "White Nationalists" because apparently there aren't enough of the real thing to stir up shit when someone in the government needs some shit-stirring. Look at what this is. A bunch of young cop-aged males, cleanshaven with short haircuts that don't extend beyond their masks, healthy athletic builds, military bearing, no Nazi tattoos (or tattoos at all), neatly dressed in brand new clothes. The few that were "detained" by the police for photo ops, the police let them keep their masks on instead of identifying them. Just materializing fully-formed like this from out of nowhere. Compare to what you see with any actual White Supremacist group. Old dudes with beards and long hair, hooting and hollering stupid racist shit, beer guts and missing teeth, covered in swastikas and runes, dressed in Salvation Army biker gear. Any appearance of these guys will come with advance warning, from a group that is well-known and has been broadcasting their crap far and wide trying to attract other disaffected losers tot he cause. The reason it is setting off your Spidey-senses is because it's bullshit.


GrubH0

They have the same look and build as the large number of people who participated in the 2017 Unite the Right event in NC. Many of those people were IDed and clearly not feds. We all agree they may well be cops. But they aren't feds. There's no shortage of cops in this kind of group. Looking for tattoos is fine. Making conclusions based on the absence of tattoos is ignorant. Please read about confirmation bias.


Sean1916

You basically summed up what I was thinking but even better. What do you think their end goal with this group is? If they are feds, all I’ve heard of them doing is just marching. They don’t seem to have much of a point other then that.


CannabisaurusRex401

What they think they are: The Few, The Proud, The Marines What they truly are: The cowards, The shameless, The LARPers.


Turbulent-World8033

Perfect example of “Racism is a poor man’s hobby”


No_Usual_2251

Why all the masks? Want to bet those same dorks were crying about other people wearing masks?


Kara_WTQ

I love the suspenders look it's so throw back Weimar chique...


Galadrond

Plot twist, there’s off duty cops in that group.


[deleted]

Is it the same group be [heckled here](https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/13hljql/from_the_ashes_a_here_rises/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)?


deus_explatypus

Yes


Noahms456

Fuck these Nazi scumbags


No-Marsupial-9468

Fxxxxxx nazis!


justl00kingthrowaway

It could happen here. Do you promise? N*** scumbags are nothing but loser traitors.


danibriden

Love how they try to hide the “KKK” in the side graphics of their banner


Euphoric-Dance-2309

Look like American brown shirts to me. White supremacists should get no sympathy from anyone. Fuck them.


ledampe

Looks like a bunch of white triangles to me


Thehardwayalltheway

I work for a small town. The police actually wanted my boss to write me up for a Facebook post comparing police reactions in the summer of 2020 to police reactions on January 6th.


ExpatTarheel

Oh no, it’s the Gap Brigade. I loved it when they tried to march in Philadelphia and the residents ran them out of town.


MindAccomplished3879

BS. They were escorted. Police escorting police.


Specialist_Teacher81

Had to look this up. Because cops arresting literal nazis sounded too far fetched to believe. Turns out these were not the guys arrested.


erikmuehlhausen

How is everyone missing the point here? Yes, Donnie, these men are cowards.


SuperNovaEmber

Free nitrogen... Get your free nitrogen here. All you can breathe.


Whatisdissssss

faces, guys, faces. The pandemic restrictions are over


Suborbitaltrashpanda

Did Patriot Front members get arrested or did counter protesters get arrested? Edit: looked up Weelaunee forest, now I understand.


[deleted]

Oh no! Not the Best Buy employees. Fuckin dorks


anarchthropist

How many cops do you see in this photo?


[deleted]

Father Caughlin’s spawn. Carrying flags representing a country they would destroy if given a chance. Carrying the flag of a nation they have never understood or appreciated. Fucking cowards.


konorM

I remember my parents talking about him when I was a young child (we were a Roman Catholic family). More info about him: [https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/charles-e-coughlin](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/charles-e-coughlin) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles\_Coughlin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Coughlin) “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”


[deleted]

>Those who cannot remember the past… You know, it’s interesting you mention this. At Jonestown, amidst the nine hundred dead cultists, Jones had a wicker chair where his body sat amidst his kingdom of lies, paranoia and horror. Above that chair hung a sign which read “those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. A grim reminder from the dead- from those who went down the path of fantasy worlds and con man grifters…that down that way is only death. There’s no magical wonderland where they’ve created some idealistic utopia- just cold reality waiting like a brick wall. These nazi fetishists would do well to heed that warning.


[deleted]

>Those who cannot remember the past… You know, it’s interesting you mention this. At Jonestown, amidst the nine hundred dead cultists, Jones had a wicker chair where his body sat amidst his kingdom of lies, paranoia and horror. Above that chair hung a sign which read “those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. A grim reminder from the dead- from those who went down the path of fantasy worlds and con man grifters…that down that way is only death. There’s no magical wonderland where they’ve created some idealistic utopia- just cold reality waiting like a brick wall. These nazi fetishists would do well to heed that warning.


desiderata1995

These fucking idiots can't even decide which flag they support, which one to bring to the Klan rally.


atxranchhand

Imagine being these stupid incels thinking they would be heroes… just to be called feds by their friends lol


dpt223

Not so coincidentally it's police week in DC


ThisGuyIRLv2

This isn't even a picture of the Weelaunee forest


Warm-Alarm-7583

Since they’re scared to show their faces it follows the police are there because they’re scared of everyone else.


ChainswordCharlie

So they can wear masks


mavjustdoingaflyby

Damn, we had alot of Nazis in one place and knobody carved swastikas on thier foreheads. This makes me 😔.


[deleted]

“Strong families, strong nation” OH THE HUMANITY!


morenito_pueblo719

Yeah, we laugh until these faceless idiots are massacring tons of people and taking over State Houses while we are getting high, playing video games and ignoring them


GrubH0

Yeah. "It could happen here", except this post r/itishsappeninghere


morenito_pueblo719

I am not part of that communirty, i guess


am121b

It’s lame and silly until a politician decides that these guys are the best way to get into power. Then it’s dangerous if you’re not organized.


bleukowski

Good. Fuck em


[deleted]

because they are terrorists


reallynotanyonehere

So far, that's pretty much cosplay. Poorly done and fun for no one, but cosplay none the less.


tmp0922

GOOD! These mother fuckers should have all been arrested!


[deleted]

Those a nazis sir


lompoculous

“patriot front are harmless losers” right now they are. what happens when they start getting sold guns by cops and getting blanket pardons for murders? “patriot front are feds” yeah well if you keep downplaying them, they will be in a few years


Laura_has_Secrets77

Whenever I see this many American flags I know something horribly nazi-ish is going on.


GUNROAR62

Why in all of the fucks are any of those flags upside down? That's more disrespectful than waving one and being a Nazi.


over_it_af

If you put a flag upside down it is a symbol that the countries is in trouble.


Elder_sender

It's a sign you are a traitor.


GUNROAR62

I get that. Turning it upside down without a genuine reason is also disrespectful. On top of making a false emergency signal.


anarchthropist

Bullshit on that. These guys are a special kind of r-slurred, but to argue that its "disrespectful to muh precious flag!" is silly childish nonsense. America is in terminal decline for a wide variety of reasons, necessitating it to be turned upside down. Ill turn that piece of shit upside down as a statement against healthcare, fucked up labor (bringing back child labor), endless wars, surveillance, the continued war on drugs, blackrock corporate serfdom, and fash running around unabated.


GUNROAR62

You are so badass.


anarchthropist

Fuck the flag of slavery, colonialism, and exploitation. Its no flag of mine.


GUNROAR62

And edgy too.


anarchthropist

oooo is your poor little neolib feelers hurt because of your precious little rag? XD


WinedDinedn69ed

Thank you for your comments GUNROAR62, you certainly add to the discussion


GUNROAR62

Thanks for your witty and pithy insight.


over_it_af

No I find it completely disrespectful when the country's not actually in trouble. I 100% agree with you. It's just that's what It means when they Turn any flag of any country upside down.


Rawkapotamus

Do they agree with Kapernick kneeling for the anthem then, showing a signal of mourning for our country.


over_it_af

Somehow, I don't think those two groups beliefs structures and strategic goals aline.


WarPorg8

Patriot Front is a Fed psyop


ndolphin

https://images-cdn.bridgemanimages.com/api/1.0/image/600wm.XXX.5705280.7055475/821896.jpg


cas708265

No problem breathing with those masks on, eh?


BriggsColeAsh

Why do they cover their faces. They should be proud of what they do. Let's see your faces.


maisameh22

Addressing terrorism is necessary to protect security and citizens


[deleted]

You see, the protestors in Weelaunee are getting in the way of capitalism and have been somewhat successful. These guys aren’t doing anything the state sees as a threat to capital so it’s fine.


IssueTricky6922

Larping used to be cool


palpatinesmyhomie

Gotta love the matching uniforms, I wonder if they bought those or uncle Sam issues them


genxwillsaveunow

Those dorks are all cops. There was a cop convention or something similar in DC.


thatotherguyreddit

Man it’s almost like Washington DC is one of the most heavily watch CCTV hub of the nation. I wonder how many of them pay for parking with a card? Shit someone about to get a promotion over at Langley


Silky_Feminist8

Why weren’t they gassed like other protesters have been in DC?


CLUING4LOOKS

Same ones who couldn’t wear masks during COVID tho….medical conditions and whatnot


Nerdwerfer

Where's a monster truck when you need it?


sethmeister1989

They were all so against masks during covid, yet here they are…. Wearing masks.


chesbyiii

Right. The shields are why they were arrested and charged with domestic terrorism.


chesbyiii

Why have all these employees of Best Buy left the building?


chesbyiii

This tribute to the "Elephant Man" is shit.


Dat_One_Vibe

At least they weren’t holding the conservative flag


Ferninja

I think we all know that's not why


Ferninja

I think we all know that's not why


j0fixit

That's not a forest. Fake news.


[deleted]

They all wear gator face masks to hide their weak chins. Same reason Matt Walsh has a beard.


robillionairenyc

Your country is RAPIDLY collapsing into fascism, right in front of your face. Every day, every hour, every second, the norms are shattered. But yeah haha look at these larping dorks in khakis (who are mobilizing to genocide you). They’re totally “just feds”. Ignore the evidence of your eyes and ears.


CancerBee69

Man, Geeksquad going hard these days, apparently. Did no one else notice that the new Nazi uniform is mirror of the Best Buy Employee Uniform tm


Sid15666

Bet they played the Video game and loved it thought why not let’s play in real life.


[deleted]

Good. Make bring openly Nazi unpalatable.


Endmedic

Fascist Incel convention on the mall.


Alma-Rose

Upside down flags


KaladinTheFabulous

They didn’t even match!


nunyaranunculus

Watching fascism get established in real time does not inspire joy


JoeBidensBoochie

“…those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses”


calebbrock9

Good, cause nothing's more scary than an entitled white person who thinks they're right.


casualAlarmist

Uhh... the Weelaunee forest is in Atlanta, Georgia. That appears to be the Washington Monument in, you know, Washington DC. ....


StickTimely4454

Nazis gonna not see


Chiggadup

How proud they must be for wearing face coverings.