Latin American Coalition<\/strong>dressed up in clown gear and confronted the KKK with circus-like gags, such as squeak toys, whistles, and noisemakers that they used to drown out the hate-infused speeches.<\/p>\nWhen the extremist speakers touted \u201cwhite power,\u201d members of the Coalition, who were there to mock the hate groups and drive the point home that racism is absurd, sprinkled white flour and held up signs that read \u201cWife Power!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe message from us is, you look silly,\u201d Lacey Williams<\/strong>, the youth coordinator for Charlotte\u2019s Latin American Coalition told NBC Charlotte. \u201cWe\u2019re dressed like clowns and you\u2019re the ones that look funny.\u201d<\/p>\nMeanwhile, rally attendant Jeff Schoep<\/strong>, a member of the Detroit-based neo-Nazi group National Socialist Movement<\/strong> told NBC Charlotte that he is pushing for his organization to be an alternative to the nation\u2019s two-party political system with a platform that embraces White supremacy.<\/p>\nThe rally, which was peaceful despite the vast opposing views of the protestors, was monitored by a phalanx of about 75 police officers who placed metal barricades separating the speakers from the protestors.<\/p>\n
The rally went on for about two hours and afterward, the KKK and neo-Nazis were escorted away from the area by police.<\/p>\n
According to Tom Strini<\/strong>, who donned a typical clown costume complete with a shiny red nose and rainbow hair, the protestors outnumbered the hate mongers at the rally. He told CBS Charlotte, \u201cIt just shows that more people in this country are in favor of equal and human rights than there are people who want to kick all dark-skinned people out of the country,\u201d he said. \u201cInstead of meeting hate with hate, they were going to meet hate with love.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Sure, the people protesting the neo-Nazis in Charlotte were dressed like clowns, but c’mon. The race-mixing Jeff Schoep was there, and we get an voice message (we will put that up shortly) talking about how we have failed to stop them when all we were trying to do was make them unconfortable, which antifa most certainly did. They suceeded in being the bigger clowns!<\/h3>\n