The Daily Stormer, which spews racist, gender-based and homophobic hate speech on a daily basis, was used as a platform to help organize a violent white supremacist demonstration in Charlottesville — and, afterwards, to celebrate the killing of anti-fascist protestor Heather Heyer, who died after a far right supporter drove his car into a crowd of counter-protestors.
A much larger group of counter-protestors hurled insults back.
In Seattle, hundreds of counter-protestors marched to City Hall banging drums and holdings signs.
Time and time again the group of counter-protestors show up and the two get into it while the police watch over the entire operation.
Still, the academic suggested the needle of public perception has been moved based on the sheer number of counter-protestors who attended relative to the white nationalists, who might now try and claim to be underdogs.
I use "alleged" out of respect for due process, but multiple videos and photos document Fields speeding down 4th Street and ramming a huge group of counter-protestors and civilians with his Dodge Charger, leaving little doubt in my mind of his intentions or his actions.
Instead of Triumph of the Will-style coverage of Tiki Torch-Bearers parading around like good little Nazis what they got was on-the-fly video of James Alex Fields hurtling his Dodge Challenger into a group of counter-protestors, killing 32-year old Heather Heyer.
The spokesmen, Sylvain Brouillette, painted La Meute as "defenders of free speech" and stated that the "[the counter protestors'] violence helps us".
After the rally, the counter protestors banded together for a luncheon, a series of talks, and a tour of the town and its mosque.
The police made several arrests in Dortmund city centre as a protest organised by the far-right party "Die Rechte" or 'The Right' was joined by counter protestors.
