Anyone in the Cleveland area know this nazi? ( midwest.social )

This guy showed up to a LGBT youth center and filmed supporters outside it and the parking lot for the building. He has a baphomet tattoo which leads us to suspect he's a black metal nazi. Clearly a member of Local 18.

https://midwest.social/pictrs/image/6f5d0cae-59d4-493b-a666-df48a26332a2.jpeg

https://midwest.social/pictrs/image/5d8d5b53-e692-48ea-879b-5634595b536a.jpeg

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madcaesar ,

Being in public with obscenities on you / your property is the most cringe / childish / idiotic thing I can think of.

ASeriesOfPoorChoices ,

the only nazi emblems are his maga/GOP worshiping things.

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    Mr_Wobble ,

    Tsk tsk. Typing your comment out in an image macro is still commenting. COMMIT TO YOUR BIT!

    Jarix ,

    For anyone new or just unfamiliar with the organization that is associated with the image of Baphomet
    https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/237af47d-36a5-40f8-b516-73b16a31edd9.jpeg

    norimee ,

    This does not explain the baphomet - black metal nazi connection?

    And from the rest (flags, t-shirt...) it doesn't really point to either of these organisations.

    Jarix ,

    Cant speak to the black metal nazi connection, i just noticed more than a few people speak about a connection to that symbol and satanism.

    And i had knowledge of the satanic temple and the church of satan being very different organizations despite any connection between them, but that its the satanic temple that is openly associated with it. Its very confused so i was only trying to provide context for the comment sections comments to help inform and avoid misunderstandings

    nobleshift ,
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    Jarix ,

    Personally one of the cheeses i very much dont like but theres a variety i havent tried so maybe ill get lucky some day.

    What LeVays deal is i have no idea

    CouncilOfFriends ,

    Not of a fan of the dressing, but crumbled on a salad, or as a wing dipping sauce flavor I approve.

    harrys_balzac ,

    As a member of TST, anyone anti-LGBTQ is not TST. There's no gatekeeper or reviews, so this dbag might think he's a Satanist, but his views are not in line with TST.

    Jarix ,

    Right absolutely. I was only trying to help people understand TST is not CoS. Which seemed to be happening in comments.

    brbposting ,

    Wow that’s not something I’ve ever wanted to do to Biden but hey whatever his kink fantasy is

    winterayars ,

    God, he has a baphomet tattoo and is a union member. He should be cool. Should be...

    breadsmasher ,
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    maybe its an american thing (in uk here). is there a correlation with baphomet and nazism? i hadn’t heard that connection before

    avguser ,

    No. There is such a thing as "national socialist black metal", but trying to correlate a baphomet tattoo with NSBM is a stretch. He very well could be a Nazi, but I wouldn't associate that with satanism solely from some images. There are assholes in every religion, we don't need another satanic panic out of ignorance and fear.

    fsxylo ,

    Satanists are often diametrically opposed to Nazis, since they believe in freedom, and Nazis don't.

    Lost_My_Mind ,

    These Satanists sound like stand up people! I just wish the "satan" part didn't immediately bring them a stigma.

    Then again, I know nothing else about them except your post, so I may be extremely out of the loop for context.

    Barbarian , (edited )
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    The Satanic Temple is by far the most famous from the US. They fairly regularly prevent attacks on separation of church and state by pulling stunts such as:

    • Demanding a statue of baphomet be placed in any government building that has the ten commandments

    • Doing satanic prayer before local government functions that do Christian prayer

    • Doing after-school Satan clubs as an alternative to Christian Sunday school

    • Using religious exemptions to get people abortions, as their tenets claim an individual's body is purely their own to do what they will with

    And much more. They're a spicy bunch.

    They like the stigma. They weaponize the stigma to keep separation, as they will and do use any opening Christians give them by weakening that separation to scare them away.

    Lost_My_Mind ,

    You keep making them sound more and more awesome.

    gamermanh ,

    We are, for the most part.

    I got my card and diploma thing back when one of my Black Isrealite coworkers wouldn't stop loudly telling the Christian lady in the office across from me that he's the REAL Jew and his god would kill her when time came, taped it proudly to my door and just stared at him.

    HR had a "better not discuss religion" email out 2 days later but my paper stayed up.

    Also, the 7 tenets (satanists version of the 10 commandments, they're on the cards):

    I
    One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason.

    II
    The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.

    III
    One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.

    IV
    The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo one's own.

    V
    Beliefs should conform to one's best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one's beliefs.

    VI
    People are fallible. If one makes a mistake, one should do one's best to rectify it and resolve any harm that might have been caused.

    VII
    Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.

    Anticorp ,

    No

    thunderfist ,

    Happen to have anything with more of the face visible?

    seahorse OP Mod ,
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    https://midwest.social/pictrs/image/b36182bd-7019-4467-884c-60e7d6d9ea81.jpeg

    Bob ,
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    I think we need to talk about your discord notifications....

    Speculater ,
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    "Mark all read" fixes that bug for me.

    DaddleDew ,

    That backwards pointing light bar on top of his emotional support vehicle is the cherry on top of the insecure douchebag sundae. So is it a colored strobe that he uses to impersonate a police car or is it a floodlight that he uses to blind other drivers behind him?

    lemmus ,
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    It alerts drivers to his undersized appendage.

    Kecessa ,

    I'm going to guess that he actually uses his Jeep on trails, in which case it can be useful when backing up.

    DaddleDew ,

    I'm pretty sure that's what he tells everyone.

    Kecessa ,

    He would fit right in with the kind of crowd that builds a Jeep like his to go offroad.

    Lost_My_Mind ,

    Yeah, I just don't see this being a guy who gets back to nature for a peaceful weekend.....

    Kecessa ,

    Man, you've never spent time with the kind of people who go offroad have you? They're, in a majority of cases, exactly the kind of person that guy is.

    Lost_My_Mind ,

    This is true I guess.......I don't get along with the outdoors. Mostly because it insists on having bugs, and a distinct lack of clean chairs.....

    chknbwl ,
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    That man does black metal a disservice. I speak on behalf of many metalheads:

    FUCK FASCISTS

    degen ,

    Hailing Satan? For evil?? Wild how the culture is a direct track to either being the chillest of people, or this guy.

    SpeakinTelnet ,
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    Look, not to defend Satan but I'm sure a metric shit ton more people died in the name of god than in his name. All in all he seems like a pretty chill dude with an open policy for his afterlife club.

    Jarix ,

    https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/71247235-3be8-421a-a7d7-c01a56a971bf.jpeg

    A_Union_of_Kobolds ,

    Giving Satanists and union workers a bad name in one sweep. If he was in my local ID raise hell.

    too_high_for_this ,

    Seconded!

    As a metalhead and card-carrying member of The Satanic Temple, I want people to understand that we're not cool with this shit.

    I fucking hate the way dumbass bigots like this guy misappropriate culture. Like Paul Ryan saying he loves Rage Against The Machine, or Nazis going to Dead Kennedys shows.

    jesterkun ,

    If that Jeep has "American Infidels" across the windshield I see him near The Islanders in Middleburg Heights most mornings

    seahorse OP Mod ,
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    This was in Fairview Park so not far away. I didn't get a great look at the front unfortunately.

    mipadaitu ,

    Proud union member.
    Supports fascists.

    Make it make sense.

    cabron_offsets ,

    Republicans are dumber than dogshit.

    Lost_My_Mind ,

    Wait until you meet libertarians...

    glimse ,

    There's unfortunately a lot of them in unions. My friend is in one and I've become his fact checker for the crazy shit his coworkers tell him.

    Anticorp ,

    There's no proof that he's a Nazi. He took some cool pictures and that's it, yet someone is blasting his face all over the internet and accusing him of being a Nazi. Da fuq?

    hemko , (edited )

    Do you know what the "18" logo on his shirt and truck symbolizes? Could as well be wearing a pair of lightning bolts

    Edit: it could be very misfortune error from the "union" with the naming but I have hard time believing that

    Anticorp ,

    I figured it is his union chapter. His flags are obnoxious though. I missed the confederate flag the first time around. Whatever else he is, he's definitely a traitor sympathizer.

    avguser ,

    Are you referring to the hate symbols of 88 for Heil Hitler and 14 for the fourteen words? I think you're reading into something that isn't there.

    hemko ,

    18 usually stands for Adolf Hitler

    https://www.adl.org/resources/hate-symbol/18

    avguser ,

    TIL. Thanks

    seahorse OP Mod ,
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    He was doing nazi shit

    ASeriesOfPoorChoices ,

    just walking around, burning books and gassing jews.

    lars ,

    No one chose to do that. Their bosses ordered them to. I shouldn’t have to teach people this!!!

    RageAgainstTheRich ,

    Look at his truck and what op said he was doing.

    The truck shows he is at least a fascist.

    Fuck em. Go do something productive instead of jumping to defend fascists taking photos of LGBT people for god knows what.

    Anticorp , (edited )

    I commented on another reply that I didn't notice the flags on the truck the first time around. We know for sure he's a traitor sympathizer at the minimum.

    Aux ,

    Mussolini was pro union. It makes all the sense when you actually think about it.

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