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monocasa on Jan 18, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Update on an Employee Matter

https://news.yahoo.com/q-shaman-stormed-capitol-upset-192631...

The guy in the yellow shirt is Jason Tankersley, founder of the Maryland Skinheads. The guy to his right in the mask is Matthew Heimbach, former leader of the Traditionalist Workers Party (a neo nazi org).

This wasn't an exaggeration, a high number of literal neo nazi leaders were present.

tomp on Jan 18, 2021 [–]

Treating them the same as Hitler is literally “crying wolf”. These people are closer to internet trolls then they are to 1930s Nazis.

ryandrake on Jan 18, 2021 | [–]

If Literal Hitler were in the crowd I guarantee there would be people downplaying it like this.

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