The Nationalist Movement, a white separatist group, is planning to march in jena on martin luther king day (jan 21, 2008). The racist group is suing the city of Jena because they cannot carry firearms, had to post a bond (as did the justice for the Jena 6 rally in september–what the nationalists think they’re special?), and had to change the march route by one block. the racists are claiming that the city violated their fourteenth amendment right to due process.
it’s too great–the irony of white supremacists using the 14th amendment, which gave citizenship to freed slaves, in order to bring guns to a march on mlk day to support the imprisonment/enslavement of black youth who received unjust, harsh, discriminatory sentences for fighting racism–wow! perfect.
and the racists want to carry guns–they are already telling people to bring nooses.
the nationalist movment members are (obviously white) men, age 17 to 63, based in mississippi. they claim to be “pro-majority” activists that oppose “homosexuality, Africanism, Mexicanism, immigration, welfare, Affirmative Action, diversity and every sort of un-American agenda imaginable.” The main six listed on the organization’s site–the who’s who:
they all look like they torture animals and fuck sheep.
Richard Barrett (pictured first) is their leader. He’s a lawyer, writer, and speaker also known for his involvement in the racist skinheadz movement.
“Communists, anarchists and other subversives have been training themselves for years, whereas Nationalists are quite new to getting organized and, frequently, are quite young and inexperienced.”-From virtuality to reality
oh yes, let us all subvert racism! it’s such a compliment to be called subversive of oppressive structures. no? be afraid, barrett, be afraid.
the nationalist movement’s website confuses me. i clicked on an image that read “Blood-based America-first worker-revolt” and it took me to the article quoted above. i have no idea what their worker-revolt is.
unbridled racism: “Nationalists should, still, however, refrain from using the term ‘White-American’ in a context which could tend to legitimize those who claim that there are other types of ‘Americans,’ such as ‘Mexican-Americans’ or ‘African-Americans.’ Generally, Nationalists use the un-hypenated and exclusive word ‘American’ for themselves and for the American People and ‘minorities’ or ‘aliens’ for others.” so racist that they forgot about Native Americans. too other.
i didnt need to prove that they were racist, but i wanted to see their language. it’s all the same as every other obvious hate group. the causal hate in color blind language is more insidious these days (read Eduardo Bonilla-Silva’s racism without racists for more).
[i heard about the rally from a community labor listserv, to which i have no idea how i was subscribed.]
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FreeAfghan // January 18, 2008 at 10:13 am
Official: Nationalists won’t bring guns to Jena march
thetowntalk.com
Members of the Nationalist Movement won’t be coming to Jena armed — as long as it is clear they are doing so by choice, a spokesman for the organization says.
Richard Barrett, spokesman and attorney for the group, had said earlier this week that the Nationalists would come armed Monday to the “Jena Justice Day” rally and march.
That declaration, he said, was made in response to Jena officials questioning a court order that he said clearly points out that a ban on firearms is unconstitutional and unenforceable.
“The aim of the ‘No to Jena Six, no to MLK’ parade and rally is empowerment and should come from the point of a pen and the lungs of liberty, not from the barrel of a gun,” Barrett said.
The Nationalists, a group that describes itself as “pro-majority” but is widely reported to be a white-supremacy organization, are holding their rally on the same day the nation will celebrate the life and accomplishments of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Barrett said he is confident the “ban on the Second Amendment” had been withdrawn by Jena officials and declared unconstitutional through a court order last week. So the group now is asking those coming to the event to not carry firearms, he said, and group members also won’t be armed.
The Nationalists had offered a draft statement to Jena Police Chief Paul Smith suggesting the department or town officials reaffirm that the Second Amendment is not prohibited in Jena or anywhere else, Barrett said.
Carmelita Pope-Freeman, regional director of the Department of Justice’s Community Relations Service, was communicating between Barrett and Smith to try to deal with the issue of the firearms, Barrett said.
Jena Mayor Murphy McMillin said Smith and others were looking at the statement but decided to not issue a statement. He stressed that the town was not in any kind of agreement with the Nationalists and that town officials stand by what they have said.
Even if the town didn’t release a statement, Barrett said, the Nationalists still would ask participants to not bring firearms because the group wants to “take the high road” and is “trying to clear the air.”
“We want to put (the issue with firearms) aside and move on to the business of the rally,” he said.
Messages left Thursday for Smith went unreturned.
Larry Darby, one of the speakers for the event who already said he’d be bringing his personal firearm, has now said he won’t bring it to so the focus will remain on the group’s goals rather than distractions such as the gun issue, Barrett said.
http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080118/NEWS01/801180317
IZZY SIMPSON // March 10, 2008 at 2:09 am
sorry i could not talk back in 91 but i feel them guys are very misunderstood and have made good points in the past
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