Nazis Parade Through Madison, GOP Remains Mum
On Saturday, about a score of people from a group who calls themselves Blood Nazis, paraded through the streets of Madison, Wisconsin:
A neo-Nazi group protested in downtown Madison Saturday afternoon from the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus to the state capitol building, carrying flags with swastikas and shouting antisemitic rhetoric.
The group of about 20 wore shirts labeled “Blood Tribe,” which is a growing neo-Nazi group that believes in white supremacy, according to the Anti-Defamation League. The Madison Police Department is monitoring the situation, the department said in a Facebook post. No weapons have been displayed, and “many have called 911” to report the group.
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The neo-Nazi group chanted "Israel is not our friend," according to social media posts, made threatening statements and shouted racial slurs at bystanders, but there were no reports of physical violence connected to the event.
Officials from around the state and at all levels of government were quick to roundly denounce and condemn the presence of the hate group. From the mayor of Madison to the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin to state lawmakers to Governor Tony Evers and Senator Tammy Baldwin, the responses were quick and consistent.