This article gives more information on the Stone Mountain demonstration. Although they look shocking, it did turn out to be peaceful. I think its interesting that, they called out the white militia but they where nowhere to be seen! It reminds me of that saying, what if you gave a war and nobody showed up? Probably some where disappointed and others relieved. This still looks serious but not quite so bad. Perhaps not an unusual site for this area, I don't know.
bjorn, Our laws allow this type of gathering as long as its peaceful. If I saw the KKK marching or Neo-Nazi's I would be disgusted and probably angry as well. But, I tell myself, its better to see these people out in the open as apposed to hiding out. And also we need to allow for others to express themselves even when we find their ideas abhorrent otherwise we might find ourselves silenced some day as well, which is happening now of course. I also understand completely what you have said.
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John Bankhead, a spokesman for the Stone Mountain Memorial Association, said NFAC's demonstration was peaceful and orderly:
"It's a public park, a state park. We have these protests on both sides of the issue from time to time. We respect people's First Amendment right," Bankhead told WXIA-TV.
The park had just opened after being closed for virus-related issues. Around Saturday afternoon, park officials allowed the group to enter the park from the West Gate. They marched to the lawn area of the park, in view of the confederate memorial carved into granite on Stone Mountain.
"Stone Mountain has long held symbolism for white supremacists. The Ku Klux Klan, a hate group that was formed by Confederate Army veterans and has a history of lynchings and terror against Black people, held its rebirth ceremony atop mountain in 1915 with flaming crosses.
Klansmen still hold occasional gatherings in the shadows of the edifice, albeit now met with protesters behind police tape. Many of those cross-burnings took place on or around July 4," said Reuters.
bjorn, Our laws allow this type of gathering as long as its peaceful. If I saw the KKK marching or Neo-Nazi's I would be disgusted and probably angry as well. But, I tell myself, its better to see these people out in the open as apposed to hiding out. And also we need to allow for others to express themselves even when we find their ideas abhorrent otherwise we might find ourselves silenced some day as well, which is happening now of course. I also understand completely what you have said.
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John Bankhead, a spokesman for the Stone Mountain Memorial Association, said NFAC's demonstration was peaceful and orderly:
"It's a public park, a state park. We have these protests on both sides of the issue from time to time. We respect people's First Amendment right," Bankhead told WXIA-TV.
The park had just opened after being closed for virus-related issues. Around Saturday afternoon, park officials allowed the group to enter the park from the West Gate. They marched to the lawn area of the park, in view of the confederate memorial carved into granite on Stone Mountain.
"Stone Mountain has long held symbolism for white supremacists. The Ku Klux Klan, a hate group that was formed by Confederate Army veterans and has a history of lynchings and terror against Black people, held its rebirth ceremony atop mountain in 1915 with flaming crosses.
Klansmen still hold occasional gatherings in the shadows of the edifice, albeit now met with protesters behind police tape. Many of those cross-burnings took place on or around July 4," said Reuters.
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