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I couldn't find any reference to recent white power marches in Farmington NM. https://www.daily-times.com/news/ https://www.daily-times.com/news/ Do you have an

by astine 6y ago

I couldn't find any reference to recent white power marches in Farmington NM. https://www.daily-times.com/news/ https://www.daily-times.com/news/ Do you have any references to that that isn't a clipping from a FB post? I'd be genuinely interested.

phlakaton 6y ago
Well, there was this from five days ago: https://www.krqe.com/health/coronavirus-new-mexico/man-carrying-swastika-flag-at-farmington-protest-sparks-outrage/ https://www.krqe.com/health/coronavirus-new-mexico/man-carry... This was from just last year: https://metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2019/08/21/without-a-trace-of-irony-israeli-flag-waving-trump-supporting-white-supremacists-rallied-in-front-of-the-holocaust-memorial-center https://metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2019/08/21/without... Farmington does have a long and troubled history with Native Americans in the area. The murder of three Navajos in 1974 in particular casts a long shadow. https://www.abqjournal.com/8784/620am-victims-families-protest-broken-circle-movie.html https://www.abqjournal.com/8784/620am-victims-families-prote...
- astine 6y ago
  Thanks. I think that first link is what the previous poster was talking about. It references a photo of a 'native symbol' (probably the state flag) turned into a swastika and that's what the first link is about. Apparently the context is a bit different than listed above: "A protest in Farmington organized to support local businesses has sparked outrage after a protester turned a New Mexico flag into a symbol that represents hate. One of the organizers says this was all put on to support the small businesses in their area, as San Juan County remains on tight restrictions because of the high number of COVID cases in the county. “If the big box stores can open, and they were open 100 percent right away. Why can’t all businesses open safely? That’s kind of how it started, was just to help our local businesses, at least open a tiny bit,” said Shannon Carter. Carter, family members, and friends who own small businesses organized the protest. She says several hundred people showed up and it was a good, peaceful protest. San Juan County Sheriff Shane Ferrari was also there, taking pictures with attendees, however, he has said it was simply to keep the peace. But it was a man holding the New Mexico flag turned into a swastika, that’s been raising eyebrows. The sign says, “what’s next concentration camps?”" So, apparently not a white supremacist march but an anti-lockdown march whereby some asshole decided to compare the lockdown to Nazi contentration camps. This would be why it didn't turn up in my searches. edit: probably the original image for reference: https://www.krqe.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/05/farmingtonnazizia.jpg?w=1280&h=720&crop=1 https://www.krqe.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/05/far...
  - watersb 6y ago
    Defacing the state flag with a Nazi swastika is disgusting. Native tribes here used swastika-like designs and patterns for generations, before there was a Nazi Party. So not only perverting an older culture, but then trying to use it to intimidate and divide a community in a world of hurt right now. Yuck. EDIT: But. The image is of a white man holding a sign, protesting the pandemic lockdown by invoking concentration camps. Standing in front of a New Mexico flag defaced to turn the Zuni symbol into a swastika. It's supposed to be a terrifying image. But The white protestor isn't moving against other people in the image. I think. The message is that lockdowns is an unprecedented move by government, an exercise of state force against its own citizens at home. That's deeply scary to white guys who don't have to worry about such state violence, pre-virus.

by astine 6y ago

phlakaton 6y ago

Well, there was this from five days ago: https://www.krqe.com/health/coronavirus-new-mexico/man-carrying-swastika-flag-at-farmington-protest-sparks-outrage/ https://www.krqe.com/health/coronavirus-new-mexico/man-carry... This was from just last year: https://metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2019/08/21/without-a-trace-of-irony-israeli-flag-waving-trump-supporting-white-supremacists-rallied-in-front-of-the-holocaust-memorial-center https://metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2019/08/21/without... Farmington does have a long and troubled history with Native Americans in the area. The murder of three Navajos in 1974 in particular casts a long shadow. https://www.abqjournal.com/8784/620am-victims-families-protest-broken-circle-movie.html https://www.abqjournal.com/8784/620am-victims-families-prote...

astine 6y ago
Thanks. I think that first link is what the previous poster was talking about. It references a photo of a 'native symbol' (probably the state flag) turned into a swastika and that's what the first link is about. Apparently the context is a bit different than listed above: "A protest in Farmington organized to support local businesses has sparked outrage after a protester turned a New Mexico flag into a symbol that represents hate. One of the organizers says this was all put on to support the small businesses in their area, as San Juan County remains on tight restrictions because of the high number of COVID cases in the county. “If the big box stores can open, and they were open 100 percent right away. Why can’t all businesses open safely? That’s kind of how it started, was just to help our local businesses, at least open a tiny bit,” said Shannon Carter. Carter, family members, and friends who own small businesses organized the protest. She says several hundred people showed up and it was a good, peaceful protest. San Juan County Sheriff Shane Ferrari was also there, taking pictures with attendees, however, he has said it was simply to keep the peace. But it was a man holding the New Mexico flag turned into a swastika, that’s been raising eyebrows. The sign says, “what’s next concentration camps?”" So, apparently not a white supremacist march but an anti-lockdown march whereby some asshole decided to compare the lockdown to Nazi contentration camps. This would be why it didn't turn up in my searches. edit: probably the original image for reference: https://www.krqe.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/05/farmingtonnazizia.jpg?w=1280&h=720&crop=1 https://www.krqe.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/05/far...
- watersb 6y ago
  Defacing the state flag with a Nazi swastika is disgusting. Native tribes here used swastika-like designs and patterns for generations, before there was a Nazi Party. So not only perverting an older culture, but then trying to use it to intimidate and divide a community in a world of hurt right now. Yuck. EDIT: But. The image is of a white man holding a sign, protesting the pandemic lockdown by invoking concentration camps. Standing in front of a New Mexico flag defaced to turn the Zuni symbol into a swastika. It's supposed to be a terrifying image. But The white protestor isn't moving against other people in the image. I think. The message is that lockdowns is an unprecedented move by government, an exercise of state force against its own citizens at home. That's deeply scary to white guys who don't have to worry about such state violence, pre-virus.