Fascists Invade Local Book Store
All my life, the older generation has declared how much faster things move in the present compared to when they were young. Certainly today events move at no slower pace, and indeed they seem to move faster than ever due to the instant nature of communications.
So it is not surprising that the far-right seems to metastasize at a rate not seen in recent times. This intensification is in some ways understandable due to the unsettling nature of our times, especially economically, but also in terms of mores and manners (not that the far-right has normal manners).
Recently, a far-right gang, whose members were brought in from other states, interrupted a talk at a book store in Washington, D.C.* According to The Washington Post, such incursions into book stores, libraries, and book fairs have been seen with increasing frequency in recent years. Up until today, I had never really thought of book talks as being targets for white supremacy and Nazist groups. Yet, this is so.
Sadly, in this case, the reaction to the protestors seems to have been too mild, even though the hoodlums left voluntarily after only a few minutes, and apparently without doing any physical damage. Yet, damage was done. Freedom does die in darkness. And the forces of darkness are always with us.
I will be following this particular story and reporting back here with more details and analysis.
*Washington Post, Tuesday, April 30, 2019, p. B1.
Video of Incident May Be Found Here
All my life, the older generation has declared how much faster things move in the present compared to when they were young. Certainly today events move at no slower pace, and indeed they seem to move faster than ever due to the instant nature of communications.
So it is not surprising that the far-right seems to metastasize at a rate not seen in recent times. This intensification is in some ways understandable due to the unsettling nature of our times, especially economically, but also in terms of mores and manners (not that the far-right has normal manners).
Recently, a far-right gang, whose members were brought in from other states, interrupted a talk at a book store in Washington, D.C.* According to The Washington Post, such incursions into book stores, libraries, and book fairs have been seen with increasing frequency in recent years. Up until today, I had never really thought of book talks as being targets for white supremacy and Nazist groups. Yet, this is so.
Sadly, in this case, the reaction to the protestors seems to have been too mild, even though the hoodlums left voluntarily after only a few minutes, and apparently without doing any physical damage. Yet, damage was done. Freedom does die in darkness. And the forces of darkness are always with us.
I will be following this particular story and reporting back here with more details and analysis.
A band of "white nationalists" just interrupted a talk by @JonathanMetzl about his new book called "Dying of Whitness" at @PoliticsProse. @PoPville pic.twitter.com/nlXRXdAkcX— Katy Cain (@KatyCain526) April 27, 2019
*Washington Post, Tuesday, April 30, 2019, p. B1.
Video of Incident May Be Found Here
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