Posted on 01/12/2023 4:24:33 PM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An electronic billboard in Butler County is upsetting a lot of people.
The billboard along Route 422 in Summit Township features a swastika. People who live in the area say this type of hate and negativity isn't welcome in their community, and they're working to do something about it.
"To me, what's on the sign is just not acceptable, it's hate speech," Heidi Priest said.
The billboard is privately owned and sits on private property. Some people who live in the area said it doesn't represent their community, but they do believe it does represent the need for a deeper conversation.
"I think our community, and patriots in our community, have a responsibility to stand up against hate speech and hateful rhetoric and tell people that it is not acceptable," said Elizabeth Short of the YWCA Butler.
This particular billboard is new, but the controversial content it's displaying is not, which is something that is concerning to organizations actively working to fight hate. KDKA-TV is not showing the image widely considered a hate symbol.
"The impact of that symbol, it really traumatizes not only Jewish people but all minorities," said Sara Scheinbach of the Anti-Defamation League. "That symbol says we do not want Jewish people or minorities in the world."
What's on display and the messages aren't illegal. Because of that, according to the county commission, there's nothing it can do. However, those condemning the billboard say they're now motivated to do what they can to prevent another injection of unnecessary hate.
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Is it maybe the WEF APEC CEO meeting symbol?
When they find out that it’s a runic symbol that the precious native Americans used to display, what are those backwards, whole-pizza eating, 2 liter Dr. Pepper drinking, Jerry Sandusky lovin’ goofballs going to say?
I looked it up.
It says FBI is a corrupt Gestapo.
Seems appropriate.
The Indians, both American and Non-American are trying to get rid of the stigma attached to the swastika by the Nazis and democrats. The Indians used the swastika a long, long time before there was such a thing as Nazis. Both these Indian populations were around before the KKK also.
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Stupid people are taught to scream “hate speech” at anything they do not like.
The EU, UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia may become upset if it is removed as it symbolizes their Neo-Fascist governments.
Not too surprising since swastika is a Sanskrit word.
disgusting. May they reap what they sow...
See BS News refuses to show the swastika on the billboard, instead substituting a fuzzed out pic of a Nazi flag (which doesn’t look like it came from the billboard), so the context can’t be determined. Deliberate obfuscation.
“The Indians, both American and Non-American are trying to get rid of the stigma attached to the swastika...”
Yeah, you know, some undertakings are just doomed from the start. Maybe in another 50-100 years they’ll have more success, but definitely not now.
Sounds like free speech to me. Something leftwing a—holes don’t understand. Let the fascist would-be censors tread lightly.
The Billboard criticizes CRT , the FBI, Biden, PA election fraud. I think the swastika was intended to associate NAZI Gestapo to our FBI. All those complaining are ignorant democrats & media allies.
Freedom of speech doesn’t always produce comfortable results, but it’s better than the alternative.
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