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jpak

(41,758 posts) Fri Apr 20, 2018, 01:04 PM Apr 2018

A small city in Georgia is fighting back against neo-Nazis in a novel way

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/20/us/newnan-neo-nazis-rally-trnd/index.html

(CNN)Newnan, a small city southwest of Atlanta, is rarely in the news, and the 33,000 folks who call it home prefer it that way.

But this Saturday, it'll be hard for the city to avoid the spotlight when the National Socialist Movement, one of the largest neo-Nazi groups in the US, marches through downtown.

Cops, wary of the kind of violence that broke out after Charlottesville, have asked businesses to put away anything that could be thrown, such as chairs and tables. Many shop owners decided they'll just shutter their stores.

"Saturday is our busiest day of the week, but we want people to know that Newnan doesn't stand for this," said Rachel Kuehl, the owner of Newnan Mercantile, a quaint farmhouse decor shop. "We're not a city that promotes hate."

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A small city in Georgia is fighting back against neo-Nazis in a novel way (Original Post) jpak Apr 2018 OP

Newnan is a beautiful little Atlanta suburb city RandomAccess Apr 2018 #1

they should all bang on pots and pans during the protest nt msongs Apr 2018 #2

Here's an idea GusBob Apr 2018 #3

We have a town square like that, most Southern towns do. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2018 #4

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)

1. Newnan is a beautiful little Atlanta suburb city

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2018, 01:46 PM

Apr 2018

The downtown is picturesque and they have numerous touristy-type things that go on regularly. A lot of people who live in Newnan are pilots, so there's quite a bit of upscale real estate, etc. I doubt they're very liberal, but I'm sure they're mostly NOT pro-Nazi.

ETA: It may not technically be a "suburb" but it's not too far from Atlanta, and reasonably close to the airport.

msongs

(67,420 posts)

2. they should all bang on pots and pans during the protest nt

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2018, 01:47 PM

Apr 2018

GusBob

(7,286 posts)

3. Here's an idea

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2018, 01:51 PM

Apr 2018

It's a March right? People can donate a certain amount of money for a certain amount of distance they March ( a dollar a mile for example)

Donate the money to NAACP or Jewish groups

A city in Germany did this

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

4. We have a town square like that, most Southern towns do.

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2018, 02:41 PM

Apr 2018

Strangely, the square businesses are closed on Sat. and Sunday.
Always struck me as strange, since Sat. is a big shopping day for those who work all week.

The chain stores are a couple of miles from the town square, they are open on weekends.

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