After anti-LGBTQ+ neo-Nazi leader Christopher Pohlhaus purchased a 10.6-acre property in Springfield, Maine with the hopes of turning it into a Nazi training ground, local residents found out about his plan and made him feel very unwelcome. He eventually sold the property, blaming “militant leftists” for the unwanted attention he earned.

Pohlhaus is founder of the fascist group “Blood Tribe,” a group that protested an Ohio drag brunch last May. His group chanted the words “Blood,” “Under the Aryan Sun,” and “No transgenders on our streets,” while throwing Nazi salutes. He also led a similar protest against a drag queen story hour in Akron, Ohio in mid-March.

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    “Militant leftists” my ass. Sounds like concerned citizens doing their job as citizens.

    Militant leftist sounds more like me. And had this man setup camp in my little country town? He would have never seen or met me.

    snooping and getting very brazen, even driving down into the clearing

    How does, “Hiding well inside the tree line”, sound? Like that better you fucking Nazi? Take that as you will.

    We need to pull our collective head out of our liberal ass. “EEEK! Call the police on the bad men!” And the police are on their side.

    “Noooo! We must ban guns!”

    Why? Bad guys are well armed, won’t obey those laws, and you expect me to disarm myself?! Hard pass.

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      I’m with you brotherman. Intolerance isnt a paradox. Those being intolerant have broken the social rules, therefore the agreement and compromise that tolerance is does.not.apply.to.them

      Let the others take the high road. I don’t want a mic anyway. I’ll be around, down with the rest of my working class, guarding the rear on the low road. You see, my dreams were crash after crash made impossible for me and my copium is simply ensuring that those responsible don’t get to live there’s either. The dies been cast, I’ve made my peace with it.

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        the agreement and compromise that tolerance is does.not.apply.to.them

        Can’t clap my hands together hard enough. At some point we have to say, “NO. You’re clearly outside the tribe’s rules and have to go away.” 10 Nazis at dinner, add a non-Nazi, now you got 11 Nazis.

        Right with you. There’s more of us than you hear from on social media like this.

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      “Noooo! We must ban guns!”

      Citizens in blue states are rushing to limit their second amendment rights all while citizens in red states are busy expanding their own. Fascist militias are popping up all over the place, and while I’m optimistic and hopeful regarding the future there may come a time we’ll wish we had access to normal capacity magazines and non-nerfed rifles. Jon Stewart isn’t coming to your rescue when they have you on our knees in front of a ditch.

      Liberals need to start listening to what these people are saying, they’re very clearly telling us what kind of America they want to live in and what they’re willing to do to get there. Conservatives may often seem like a joke, but they’re dead fucking serious.

      If we somehow dodge this theofascist wave we’ve still got uber capitalists to deal with, and given the chance they’ll take everything we’ve got. If you’re healthy enough to shoot, educate and arm yourselves, it’s your civic responsibility.

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        Liberals need to start listening to what these people are saying

        They’re quite vocal ATM, yes.

        Fascist militias are popping up all over the place

        And they’re not quite the fringe nut cases they used to be.

        Most of us seem to be Americans on here, and we haven’t ever had to fight, well, anything. And that includes me.

        it’s your civic responsibility

        I’ll fight for my family and my home, and the rest of you, given the chance. But I can hardly do much, self-defense is on all of us.

        I’m not brave or badass. Neither am I harmless. And “harmless” is a choice. And I’ll post this until I’m blue in the face.