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June Woodard's avatar

Yes and no. I agree people have the right to gather. Because they are part of a larger hate group, I think I would reconsider. What if this was a trial run to see what response they get? What if they come back again with even more members? I believe hate groups are not to be trusted. They don't get any wiggle room. Not all groups are peaceful. We held peaceful rallied in Glens Falls before, and the aggressive groups were the trump supporters. I think the hate in this country needs to stop. Allowing them to freely bring their hatred to communities only emboldens them, and that's when people get hurt. What starts as a march could end up in violence.

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Barbara Sealy's avatar

I'm seeing things differently. I guess I see the Proud Boys in the same way I see the KKK. They are defined in Wikipedia as: The Proud Boys is an exclusively male North American far-right neo-fascist militant organization that promotes and engages in political violence." To me that is a hate group. Others may interpret that differently. Sure, it was a small harmless group this time. What happens when it isn't any longer? I'm all for free speech and everyone is allowed their own perspective but when we get into promoting and engaging in political violence, it all starts with a small group somewhere. I'm not sure what the right thing is to do, but I'm really uncomfortable with just accepting it. But that is just my perspective...

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