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Demovictory9

(32,445 posts)
Sun May 5, 2019, 06:37 PM May 2019

Drone drops anti-press flyers with swastikas at California University



https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Drone-flyers-swastikas-Ariana-Grande-Sacramento-13819763.php

A drone dropped swastika-emblazoned, anti-media flyers in Sacramento Friday night outside of both an outdoor Sacramento State fundraising dinner and an Ariana Grande concert.

Sacramento State president Robert S. Nelsen confirmed the school's "Bites on the Bridge" dinner was bombarded by the flyers, in a statement that rebuked the leaflets' messaging.


"Sacramento State condemns in the strongest terms the dissemination of hate speech and propaganda Friday evening at our annual fundraising dinner on the Guy West Bridge," Nelson said via a statement on Facebook.

"The anonymous act of spreading such vile material is offensive and runs counter to the principles of inclusion and diversity practiced at Sac State. It did not stop the event, nor will it slow our march toward greater understanding and commitment to the rights and safety of our campus community."
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Drone drops anti-press flyers with swastikas at California University (Original Post) Demovictory9 May 2019 OP
Drone-delivered hate. Strange times, indeed. suffragette May 2019 #1
"Economic anxieties" strike again... Blue_Tires May 2019 #2
never fails... stillcool May 2019 #3
if the Nazi's are so sure they are correct... Takket May 2019 #4
The Facebook page is still live. TwilightZone May 2019 #5
No kidding. They are a propaganda machine, no more. JDC May 2019 #7
I reported it too. johnp3907 May 2019 #9
The guy knows where the line is. TwilightZone May 2019 #10
Robots that litter, great....nt 2naSalit May 2019 #6
I'm sure they have their FAA Drone licence and permits to fly over the campus. TheBlackAdder May 2019 #8

Takket

(21,552 posts)
4. if the Nazi's are so sure they are correct...
Sun May 5, 2019, 07:11 PM
May 2019

makes you wonder why they feel the need to drop these anonymously from a drone rather than handing them out to people on the sidewalk in person.

FBI needs to track this down because today it is a flyer, tomorrow it is yet another right-wing terrorist shooting up innocent Americans

TwilightZone

(25,456 posts)
5. The Facebook page is still live.
Sun May 5, 2019, 07:11 PM
May 2019

So much for FB removing hate speech.

I reported it to FB. We'll see if they do anything. I'm sure they're thrilled that their logo is being used on this nonsense.

johnp3907

(3,730 posts)
9. I reported it too.
Sun May 5, 2019, 09:43 PM
May 2019

The reply: “We reviewed Red 'X' Society and found content on the Page that doesn't follow our Community Standards. We removed that specific content (example: photos, posts) instead of the entire Page.”

TwilightZone

(25,456 posts)
10. The guy knows where the line is.
Sun May 5, 2019, 09:47 PM
May 2019

I noticed that he didn't have pictures of the swastika note, for one.

He's figured out how to flirt with the line Facebook has drawn to keep the page up. He keeps it just vague enough not to get banned completely.

TheBlackAdder

(28,182 posts)
8. I'm sure they have their FAA Drone licence and permits to fly over the campus.
Sun May 5, 2019, 07:25 PM
May 2019

.

It sounds like a couple of laws were broken.

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