Girl Scout confronts neo-Nazi at Czech rally
May 4, 2017 10:54 AM Subscribe
I have no idea what she said to him, but I'm reminded of something I heard someone say a long time ago that's usually the best maxim against right wing rhetoric:
"Your hate is so ...old."
posted by Catblack at 11:06 AM on May 4, 2017 [27 favorites]
"Your hate is so ...old."
posted by Catblack at 11:06 AM on May 4, 2017 [27 favorites]
Encourage flippant shrugging over slugging. A+.
posted by Ogre Lawless at 11:17 AM on May 4, 2017 [9 favorites]
posted by Ogre Lawless at 11:17 AM on May 4, 2017 [9 favorites]
I'm giving a lot of credit to the culture which made it physically safe for her to do that.
posted by Nancy Lebovitz at 11:19 AM on May 4, 2017 [73 favorites]
posted by Nancy Lebovitz at 11:19 AM on May 4, 2017 [73 favorites]
Antifa, only a confident 16 year old girl.
posted by Nelson at 11:27 AM on May 4, 2017 [3 favorites]
posted by Nelson at 11:27 AM on May 4, 2017 [3 favorites]
All that, and cookies. I tell you...
posted by Naberius at 11:28 AM on May 4, 2017 [8 favorites]
posted by Naberius at 11:28 AM on May 4, 2017 [8 favorites]
I'm not sure I'd have the confidence to do that myself. It's good to know that there are people like that who exist and who are willing to stand up for those rights.
I just don't know if I'd feel safe doing that, especially as a person of colour. That probably just speaks to my own experiences with racism, bigotry, and my not wanting to be in a position where I'm made to feel that way.
But good for her.
posted by Fizz at 11:30 AM on May 4, 2017 [6 favorites]
I just don't know if I'd feel safe doing that, especially as a person of colour. That probably just speaks to my own experiences with racism, bigotry, and my not wanting to be in a position where I'm made to feel that way.
But good for her.
posted by Fizz at 11:30 AM on May 4, 2017 [6 favorites]
Czechmate, Neo-Nazis! Czechmate.
posted by Hermione Granger at 11:39 AM on May 4, 2017 [6 favorites]
posted by Hermione Granger at 11:39 AM on May 4, 2017 [6 favorites]
HA! That's so much better than he deserves! And it's the perfect response to these idiotic views: "I can't even be bothered with your weak-ass shit..."
posted by ivanthenotsoterrible at 11:42 AM on May 4, 2017 [3 favorites]
posted by ivanthenotsoterrible at 11:42 AM on May 4, 2017 [3 favorites]
I wish they hadn't named her.
posted by Yowser at 11:53 AM on May 4, 2017 [12 favorites]
posted by Yowser at 11:53 AM on May 4, 2017 [12 favorites]
This is great. But I hate the way that the footage stops right when the guy leans into her after the shrug. I trust she's okay, though, otherwise the article would be very different.
posted by AndrewInDC at 11:54 AM on May 4, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by AndrewInDC at 11:54 AM on May 4, 2017 [2 favorites]
Literally the first comment on Twitter about her(translated) - what if she's a crisis actor?
posted by Yowser at 11:59 AM on May 4, 2017 [3 favorites]
posted by Yowser at 11:59 AM on May 4, 2017 [3 favorites]
what if she's a crisis actor?
That would require the neofascists admitting they are a crisis.
posted by The Pluto Gangsta at 12:14 PM on May 4, 2017 [9 favorites]
That would require the neofascists admitting they are a crisis.
posted by The Pluto Gangsta at 12:14 PM on May 4, 2017 [9 favorites]
I must say, Neo-Nazis in the Czech republic make even less sense than in other countries, given that the Czechs suffered some of the worst and longest oppression at the hands of fascism (Lidice, etc.).
I mean in other countries, you could at least delude yourself. But in Poland and the Czech Republic? How can anybody be a nazi there?
posted by LeRoienJaune at 1:04 PM on May 4, 2017 [8 favorites]
I mean in other countries, you could at least delude yourself. But in Poland and the Czech Republic? How can anybody be a nazi there?
posted by LeRoienJaune at 1:04 PM on May 4, 2017 [8 favorites]
This actually reminds me of the last time I dealt with a neo-nazi. It was literally one dude, standing by himself delivering an anti Semitic rant. * Most people ignored him. "What's with him?" I asked the nearest person, a young black guy. "He hates Jews," he said and, of course, shrugged.
* I have video on my flickr but don't have the link handy.
posted by jonmc at 1:10 PM on May 4, 2017 [1 favorite]
* I have video on my flickr but don't have the link handy.
posted by jonmc at 1:10 PM on May 4, 2017 [1 favorite]
What does her sign say, and why didn't the Guardian translate it?
posted by yeolcoatl at 1:56 PM on May 4, 2017
posted by yeolcoatl at 1:56 PM on May 4, 2017
"We'll raise your children, too."
posted by Atrahasis at 3:14 PM on May 4, 2017 [4 favorites]
posted by Atrahasis at 3:14 PM on May 4, 2017 [4 favorites]
Fearless Girl ain't just a statue in Noo Yawk.
posted by Bringer Tom at 3:47 PM on May 4, 2017 [4 favorites]
posted by Bringer Tom at 3:47 PM on May 4, 2017 [4 favorites]
You beat me to it, Bringer Tom. Was gonna say: that's my kind of Fearless Girl.
posted by Miko at 5:17 PM on May 4, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by Miko at 5:17 PM on May 4, 2017 [2 favorites]
Girl guides/scouts are just kicking ass worldwide.
posted by chapps at 5:57 PM on May 4, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by chapps at 5:57 PM on May 4, 2017 [2 favorites]
I'm giving a lot of credit to her bravery and fearlessness.
posted by bitteroldman at 6:03 PM on May 4, 2017 [4 favorites]
posted by bitteroldman at 6:03 PM on May 4, 2017 [4 favorites]
While I concur with the point above about Fascism seeming even more ridiculous in Czechia, one has to remember that fascists are stupid, insecure and fearful- so logic, history and reality are not their prime concerns.
It is really something how a country that is/was the most atheist country in Europe has recently had the national conversation focus on their "Christian roots" to give some cover to the right wing's dislike of Muslim immigrants.
posted by Gratishades at 2:44 AM on May 5, 2017
It is really something how a country that is/was the most atheist country in Europe has recently had the national conversation focus on their "Christian roots" to give some cover to the right wing's dislike of Muslim immigrants.
posted by Gratishades at 2:44 AM on May 5, 2017
But in Poland and the Czech Republic? How can anybody be a nazi there?
They're all dumb enough to think that they'll be the ones purging the other idiots when the long knives come out.
posted by Etrigan at 3:18 AM on May 5, 2017 [2 favorites]
They're all dumb enough to think that they'll be the ones purging the other idiots when the long knives come out.
posted by Etrigan at 3:18 AM on May 5, 2017 [2 favorites]
This reminds me of another recent confrontation...
posted by 43rdAnd9th at 3:46 AM on May 5, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by 43rdAnd9th at 3:46 AM on May 5, 2017 [2 favorites]
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