Neo-Nazi protesters descended on Madison, Wisconsin, for a twisted weekend demonstration, drawing swift condemnation from state and local politicians and officials at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
A group of about 20 people dressed in red and black and wearing masks while waving large Nazi flags and giving the Nazi salute headed from State Street near the UW-Madison campus to the state Capitol on Saturday, police said.
“The presence of swastika flags and other Nazi symbols among us, along with hateful white supremacist rhetoric, is disgusting and repugnant,” University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said in a statement after the march. unannounced.
“I condemn the actions of this small, hateful and marginal group that has no ties to our community. And in the strongest possible way, I condemn anti-Semitism and acts of hate,” he said.
Protesters passed through residential and commercial areas of the city before gathering at the Capitol, where they lined up and shouted slogans loudly through a megaphone while giving Nazi salutes.
Neo-Nazis waved flags and shouted slogans as they marched through Madison, Wisconsin, on Saturday. WMTV The group walked down State Street on the way to the state capitol. X/StopAntisemitism
Madison police said in a Facebook post that they were actively monitoring the group and that many people had called 911 to report them.
“The Madison Police Department does not support hateful rhetoric. “The department has an obligation to protect the First Amendment rights of everyone,” the agency said.
Videos and photographs of the march were widely shared on social media. In a post on
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In one of the videos, the men are heard shouting “there will be blood.”
Among the participants were members of the white supremacist group ‘Blood Tribe’ led by Nazi Christopher Alan Pohlhaus. pic.twitter.com/AA0P59pi9Y
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According to the Anti-Defamation League, among the hate organization’s goals are to “normalize the swastika, usher in a resurgence of Nazi ideas, and ultimately build a white ethnostate occupied, controlled and run by ‘Aryans.’ “
The march drew sharp rebukes from both Gov. Tony Evers and Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway.
“Hate has no home in Madison and we must not allow it to take root here,” Rhodes-Conway said in a publish in X.
“Together, we can continue to build a strong community with strong democratic institutions that respect First Amendment rights, while embracing and valuing diversity,” the mayor wrote.
The presence of Nazi protesters in the city was “truly disgusting,” Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said.X/StopAntisemitism
In a statement, Evers said seeing neo-Nazis marching through Madison and in the shadow of the state Capitol spreading hateful messages was “disturbing” and “truly sickening.”
“Let’s be clear: neo-Nazis, anti-Semitism and white supremacy have no home in Wisconsin. “We will not accept or normalize this rhetoric and hate,” Evers said. “It is repulsive and repugnant, and I join Wisconsinites in condemning and denouncing its presence in our state in the strongest possible terms.”
The march came against the national backdrop of growing calls for anti-Semitic violence, which have increased dramatically since Israel began its military campaign against the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas in retaliation for the October 7 surprise attack on Israel that killed 1,200 Jews. , mostly civilians.
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