Neo-Nazis saluting Hitler descended on posh Greenwich, Conn., chanting “Heil” while giving one-armed salutes in a sickening display over the weekend.
Masked thugs from the neo-Nazi group NSC-131 came from outside the city on Saturday and demonstrated in front of Greenwich City Hall, where they chanted chants such as “New England is ours, the rest must go” and “anti-white FAFO.” He held up a placard that read “. Acronym for “F**k around and find out.”
From there, they marched through downtown Greenwich in packed ranks, then took up positions on street corners with vile banners, chanting “Sayg Heil,” flashing Nazi salutes, and glaring at passersby.
“Nazis showing up in Greenwich, raising their arms and shouting ‘Heil’? It wasn’t supposed to happen in 2024,” Jorie Goldring, a Greenwich resident and member of the local Jewish community, told the Post. .
“As Jews, we literally get it in every way, shape, and form.”
Nazi group — part of NSC-131 is called People’s Initiative for New England (PINE) – Dedicated to creating a “white homeland” in the Northeast and separating it from the rest of the United States.
The losers claimed they showed up to protest a racially motivated assault of a white teenager in a Greenwich park.
In the incident, which was caught on camera and went viral online, a white girl was punched by two black girls and a crowd jeered at them.
The fight reportedly started after the white girl called the others the “N-word.”
The girl who was attacked suffered minor injuries, but at least two of her assailants were arrested.
However, the Nazis called for hate crime charges to be filed against the suspects, calling them a “minority that relentlessly attacks our people.”
Despite the neo-Nazis’ threatening rants, Greenwich First Selectman Fred Camillo said their appearance is protected by the First Amendment and there is no reason to remove them from town without violence or action. He said no.
“Their message was abhorrent and abhorrent, but they didn’t break any laws,” Camilo told the Post, adding that they were show-offs and people in Greenwich didn’t want to do that. He characterized them as having to respond with civility, something that bigots cannot do.
“If they had crossed the line there, there would have been some repercussions,” he added, noting that local police were aware the Nazis were coming and were watching them throughout the rally.
But for local Jews, such words of assurance soften the shock of what they saw, especially given the rise in anti-Israel protests and anti-Semitism after the Oct. 7 Israeli attack. was of little use.
“We feel that we are in vice. Hatred from all sides,” Goldring said.
“If it’s happening here, it’s going to happen elsewhere, it’s going to happen elsewhere, and soon some stupid, uneducated people might believe it,” she said through tears. Told.
“It’s really painful to see and hear someone say ‘Heil Hitler’ on the street where I live.”
Goldring, who has children in college, has been concerned about safety since protests spread to many campuses in the United States.
And now, Nazis marching in her neighborhood has inspired her to speak out.
“Now it’s full circle for me. It’s worrying. And in my town, which is supposed to be a very progressive, well-educated, sophisticated, cultured area, it’s a shame that I’m Jewish.” I have to worry about being hated by neo-Nazis for a reason.”
“What we feel from the right to the left is layers and layers of anti-Semitism. We don’t know who to talk to. We don’t know who to believe. Where is this president? ?” she said.
“My heart is heavy, I don’t understand. It’s hard to breathe when there’s so much hate and violence.”
