Planned Far-Right Torch Rally In Charlotte, NC Derailed After Infighting

[DonViejo]

By ALLEGRA KIRKLAND Published SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 6:00 AM

UPDATED Sept. 28, 9:40 a.m.

In what is becoming something of a pattern, a far-right event slated to take place just after Christmas in Charlotte, North Carolina lost support even before planning really got underway.

Infighting, mistrust and the dark stain of August’s deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia appears to have derailed a “March Against Communism” rally scheduled for Dec. 28. At least one slated headliner already pulled out earlier this week, while other white nationalist figureheads warned their followers not to participate.

On Thursday morning, just two days after telling TPM it planned to move ahead with the event, the group Anti-Communist Action (Anticom) announced the rally was cancelled due to “safety concerns.”

“In light of safety concerns, we’ll no longer be holding an event in Marshall Park,” the group said in tweet pinned to the top of its page. “This was agreed upon by both organizers and guests.”

Link to tweet

An Anticom spokesman who identified himself only as Seth declined to elaborate on the tweet, saying the group wanted to “keep future planning private.” On Tuesday, he had described his high hopes for the rally to TPM.

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[underpants]

1. Ah'm sorry I ruined your white power pahrtay

[gordianot]

2. Historically fascist are notorious for bloody in fighting.

Those who survive are the worst most radical. We are about to witness the phenomenon in the U.S. with our home grown fascist.

[workinclasszero]

4. Right

Look up 'the night of the long knifes' for one example.

[gratuitous]

8. Again

I'm just finishing up "And Hell Followed With Her," the story of Shawna Forde and the border patrol fad of the mid-2000s. The "secure borders" veneer was thin cover for the virulent, violent racism underlying the movement, and we're going to see it again. This time around, they're styling themselves as anti-communist as well as anti-immigrant to cover their violent racism. But it's the same thing every time.

[cwydro]

3. Good . We don't want them here.

Looks like they caught on.

[gordianot]

11. The disease appears to me to be spreading.

Fascism is analogous to zombies only in real life. Eventually Fascism will need to be eradicated.

[DK504]

5. Anticom? Why do we have to place these ridiculous names on organizations?

[Initech]

6. If anything their insanity is at least consistent.

[octoberlib]

7. Anti-Communist , my ass

They’re white supremacists. I live in Charlotte, so glad to hear this.

[FSogol]

9. Anticom? Are we sure it isn't just russian bots trying to stir up shit?

[True_Blue]

10. Anti-communists? Really?

I thought they loved Putin & Russia.

[Codeine]

12. March against Communism? How timely.

Next up is our Rally Against the Whigs!

Fucking maroons.

[VOX]

13. Not exactly "Night of the Long Knives," but infighting is OK.

Whatever keeps them disorganized is okay. The more, the better.