If Zelenskyy is a corrupt dictator, what does that make Putin? Or Trump and the extremists who are physically aroused by Putin's masculine genius? It's the German American Bund come again.
Speaking of the Nazi Bund, the story of Nat Arno and the Minutemen is some compelling 20th century history for folks who aren't aware of it[1]:
"The Nazi Bund was also active across the river in Newark, New Jersey, which had a large German-American community. As a Jew, Abner 'Longie' Zwillman, who bossed the rackets in that city, was not about to allow the Nazis to operate with impunity in his territory. In 1934, he turned to Nat Arno, a Jewish ex-prizefighter, and asked him to organize an anti-Nazi group. Arno recruited tough Newark Jews and ex-boxers, and the group called itself The Minutemen. They borrowed the name from the Minutemen of Revolutionary War fame. The original Minutemen got their name because they were expected to be ready to fight the British at a minute’s notice. Newark’s Jewish Minutemen wanted to emulate them in their fight against the Nazis."
"The Minutemen saw to it that no Nazi Bund meetings would be held in the New Jersey area, particularly in Newark and the small towns surrounding it. Arno and his men monitored the movement of the Nazis and, after finding out where their meetings were held, would break them up. Arno had financial and political support in these forays from Longie Zwillman. In those days, Longie controlled Newark’s police. Whenever the Bund met, the police informed Longie of the time and place and conveniently abandoned their posts so the Nazis were left unguarded."
Folks today complaining that they are being cancelled have no idea how easy they have it.
Speaking of the Nazi Bund, the story of Nat Arno and the Minutemen is some compelling 20th century history for folks who aren't aware of it[1]:
"The Nazi Bund was also active across the river in Newark, New Jersey, which had a large German-American community. As a Jew, Abner 'Longie' Zwillman, who bossed the rackets in that city, was not about to allow the Nazis to operate with impunity in his territory. In 1934, he turned to Nat Arno, a Jewish ex-prizefighter, and asked him to organize an anti-Nazi group. Arno recruited tough Newark Jews and ex-boxers, and the group called itself The Minutemen. They borrowed the name from the Minutemen of Revolutionary War fame. The original Minutemen got their name because they were expected to be ready to fight the British at a minute’s notice. Newark’s Jewish Minutemen wanted to emulate them in their fight against the Nazis."
"The Minutemen saw to it that no Nazi Bund meetings would be held in the New Jersey area, particularly in Newark and the small towns surrounding it. Arno and his men monitored the movement of the Nazis and, after finding out where their meetings were held, would break them up. Arno had financial and political support in these forays from Longie Zwillman. In those days, Longie controlled Newark’s police. Whenever the Bund met, the police informed Longie of the time and place and conveniently abandoned their posts so the Nazis were left unguarded."
Folks today complaining that they are being cancelled have no idea how easy they have it.
[1] https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/gangsters-vs-nazis