Charlottesville aftermath discussion thread...

[ddraig]

fucking state of them

 

[hitmouse]

Matthew Heimbach making the connection:

 

[19force8]

Matthew Heimbach making the connection:

Strongly suspect "#hitthegas" has more than one meaning in those circles too

 

[hitmouse]

Strongly suspect "#hitthegas" has more than one meaning in those circles too

Oh yeah, I did also notice this:


Possibly not the wisest thing to put down in writing, but what do I know?

 

[Pickman's model]

Oh yeah, I did also notice this:


Possibly not the wisest thing to put down in writing, but what do I know?

if yer man was a d&d character he would have a wisdom of 3

 

[19force8]

After years watching American courtroom dramas the incompetence of the defence lawyers in this case is depressing. Mind, I doubt any lawyer with a thriving practice would even answer the phone to this crew.

For a bit of light relief here's an example of a local (to Charlottesville) lawyer thinking outside the box:

 

[hitmouse]

Sounds like Richard Spencer and Chris Cantwell have a particularly dim pair of representatives?

 

[19force8]

The trial is over. The case and the claims were complicated and I don't fully understand all the decisions, but the jury found the defendants had conspired civilly to commit hate crime racial, religious or ethnic harassment or violence in Charlottesville.

Interesting that a jury hand picked for their political neutrality (naivety?) awarded punitive damages of $6 million against a bunch of nazis.

 

[hitmouse]

Statement from local antifascists:

A Statement from Charlottesville Anti-Fascists in the Wake of Sines v. Kessler

Charlottesville anti-fascists are in awe of the courage and fortitude of the plaintiffs in the Sines v Kessler case. Listening to the trial…

medium.com

Molly Conger also recommending people donate to this fund for the long-term needs of people affected by the events in Charlottesville:

I just gave to the A11A12 Survive & Thrive Fund, and you can too!

Donations go directly towards supporting community members with ongoing needs arising out of the white nationalist attacks of August 11-12, 2017 in Charlottesville, VA.

secure.actblue.com

 

[hitmouse]

5 years today.

'Unite the Right' 5 Years Later: Where Are They Now?

Five years after white supremacists descended on Charlottesville, Virginia, the statue they came to protect is gone, and the “alt-right” coalition they embodied has imploded. At the same time, the existential threat that far-right extremism poses to the U.S. has arguably never been more severe.

www.splcenter.org

5 Years After Charlottesville, We Can See Its Legacy in January 6 Violence

Both events were the major public actions of the moderate and extreme sides of an alliance formed around Trump.

truthout.org

 

[Ax^]

the day after a man attacked at FBI office after Trump, the GOP and Fox news rhetoric

hopefully we are not due a repeat

:/

 

[hitmouse]

“A Unique Form of Hell”: How Community Stepped into Action in the Wake of Unite the Right in Charlottesville

Five years after the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, a survivor of the car attack looks back on the importance of community support and solidarity. On August 12, 2017 a Nazi mowed us down and murdered Heather Heyer. The past five years have been a unique form of hell. What stands out...

itsgoingdown.org