Head on over to The Rambling Taoist, where Trey makes a good point about the NSM march in Olympia:

The Nazis are coming! The Nazis are coming! This is the call that is ringing out throughout the Olympia Peace Community. It seems the National Socialist Party (Nazis) are holding a rally and march today in Olympia, WA. The newspaper reports the organizers expect a contingent of only 15 or so.

Olympians for Peace plan a counter rally -- one that will drown out the Nazi message and will send the following message, "No Nazis in Olympia".

As a self-defined radical left winger, you might think I welcome such a counter rally and plan to be at the head of the procession. And, if you think this, you're wrong.

Do I agree with the Nazi message? Hell NO! I find it reprehensible, hateful and downright disgusting. BUT I also agree with the right of free speech and free assembly. Consequently, while I abhor all the Nazis stand for, I defend their right of free speech.

This makes sense to me. If the NSM were banned from marching, many of us would be outraged, and would protest to protect their right to exercise free speech.

A person called into Kaos a little while ago and said there's a Nazi rally downtown today beginning at noon. Counter Protesters are needed to demonstrate that our community does not endorse what they stand for. Counterprotesters are meeting between 11:30 at the junction of Martin Way, State and 4th. The nazi march is supposed to end up at Sylvester Park.

Morris Dees, founder and chief trial counsel of the civil rights group Southern Poverty Law Center, came out to TESC a few years back and spoke to a packed house. Excellent speech from someone who has been in the trenches for quite awhile.

Floyd Cochrane, the ex-director of propaganda for the Aryan Nation,  now educates people about white supremacist organizations. He left the Aryan Nations when:

In 1992 when his son was born with a cleft palate, Mr. Cochrane’s fellow members reminded him that all people with genetic defects would have to be killed in accordance with their beliefs. It was at that point that he left the group and began to reevaluate his beliefs.

There is an interesting anaylsis of the current political situation within the religious right at Online Journal. It relates to Rev. Hutcherson, who threatened to boycott Microsoft over its position on civil rights for homosexuals [exerpted from Blustering boycotts: The business of theopolitics By Mel Seesholtz, Ph.D.]:

Robert L. Jamieson, Jr., Seattle Post-Intelligencer columnist, noted that “Hutcherson is Dobson’s Mini-me and just as overzealous.

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I did a little snooping on the web and found the following press release on Overthrow.com:

National Socialist Movement To March Through Crime-Ridden Non-White Neighborhoods In Seattle, Orlando

January And February Demonstrations Against Black And Hispanic Crime Set

1/20/2006 8:38:15 AM
NSM Press Releases

Seattle, Washington; Orlando, Florida -- ANNOUNCEMENT #1:

NSM Northwest Regional Protest:

Patriots Against White Genocide!

NSM Northwest is sponsoring a protest Janurary 22, 2006.

All NSM Northwest members/supporters and other White Patriots are invited to this public event in the Seattle Area!

Please contact Jim Ramm Via mindfelon@yahoo.com or phone Justin # 206-391- 0649 NSM Seattle for final directions.

www.nukeisrael.com www.nsm88.com

White Support keeps pouring in.

Then there's this update on nukeisrael.com:

NSM Event: Patriots Against White Genocide

We are marching to protest government policies that promote a very real Holocaust that is murdering White People. Jews love to speak of Hitler's alledged "Holocaust" while they plot and scheme real genocide to destroy white race.

Every Mexican invader you see is another nail in coffin of the white race.

Join With the patriots Sunday January 22 in the Seattle Area and send the hooked-nosed virus a strong message of white unity!

contact Jim or Justin: 206 824 2762 for more infomation.

Jim Ramm: mindfelon@yahoo.com

And this:

1/21 - We receive death threats via phone and email.

On 1/20/05 The Filthy Nigger Animal running the hatesite: One Primate Project called NSM Seattle Leader Justin Boyer and threatened violence if we protest in Seattle Jan 22! An army of police are going to be at the rally. We hope the chimps try something: it will give the cops a reason to shoot groids. We would prefer the police didn't get involved since our security staff would really enjoy wiping the streets clean of rioting subhuman blackies. But we must follow the law so we will let the cops deal with the niggers and other commie filth.

I have the feeling that, if these are folks that are heading for Olympia tomorrow, it will be difficult for counter-protesters to stand by in silent witness. I urge people who go to prepare yourself to see and hear things that you haven't ever seen before. Only in this way will you be able to exhibit restraint in the face of some pretty nasty types. Otherwise, I fear there is the potential for real ugliness.

Some resources online for fighting hate include:

Not In Our Town

Southern Poverty Law Center

A SPLC project -Tolerance.org , this particular link direct to Washington state hate group info, including Olympia

What is the National Socialist Movement?

Join together to demonstrate to our legislators that there are substantial numbers of people from all parts of our state who support passage of legislation which will prohibit discrimination based upon sexual orientation and gender identity, and who support marriage equality for all Washingtonians.

Rally on Capitol steps at noon with Seattle Men's and Women's Choruses.

Equality Day 2006

Courtesy of the Poor Man Insititute:

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The Nationalist Socialist Movement, is marching in Olympia, tomorrow Sunday, January 22nd at noon. They are meeting on the East side of Olympia, where 4th, State and Martin Way come together (1 block WEST of Ralph's)and then marching to Sylvester Park. We are meeting to protest their white supremacism and anti-semitism no later than 11:30 A.M. Some anti-Nazi protesters will also be at Sylvester Park, beginning at Noon, so that is a second place to go. Call your friends! Bring signs and noisemakers! No Nazis in Olympia, NO Nazis anywhere!

From the Olympian:

The rain that fell on South Sound on Friday marked the 34th consecutive day of measurable wet stuff at the National Weather Service station at Olympia Regional Airport, breaking the record of 33 straight days of rain set in 1953.