Scum can’t flee the Twitterverse
HATE MOVEMENT EMBOLDENED
WHITE supremacists who caused mayhem protesting in Virginia over the weekend can’t run away from the internet.
A Twitter account dubbed “Yes, You’re Racist” is exposing the white nationalists who attended the “Unite the Right” rally at Emancipation Park condemning the city’s planned removal of the Robert E. Lee statue.
“If you recognize any of the Nazis marching in #Charlottesville, send me their names/profiles and I’ll make them famous #GoodNightAltRight,” user @YesYoureRacist tweeted.
Among those identified by the Twitterverse was Peter Cvjetanovic of Reno.
Photos of the 20-year-old college student showed him holding a tiki torch among other protesters during the white supremacist rally Friday night in Charlottesville. The snapshots quickly spread on social media, with people slamming him as a racist.
Cvjetanovic admitted attending the protest, but told Reno’s KTVN-TV that he wasn’t a racist and didn’t expect to receive such backlash.
“I did not expect the photo to be shared as much as it was. I understand the photo has a very negative connotation, Cvjetanovic told the station. “But I hope that the people sharing the photo are willing to listen that I’m not the angry racist they see in that photo.”
Cvjetanovic, who traveled to Charlottesville to show his disapproval over the removal of the statue, also defended his white supremacist beliefs.
“White nationalists aren’t all hateful,” he told KTVN. “We just want to preserve what we have.”
Cole White — another protester pictured on the account — was fired from his job at Top Dog, a restaurant in Berkeley, Calif., the company said.
“Effective Saturday 12th August, Cole White no longer works at Top Dog. The actions of those in Charlottesville are not supported by Top Dog,” the company told the Daily News on Sunday. “We believe in individual freedom, and voluntary association for everyone.”
The “Yes, You’re Racist” page also featured shots of James Fields, the 20-year-old Ohioan who authorities say rammed his Dodge Challenger into a crowd of demonstrators, killing 32-yearold Heather Heyer and injuring more than 20 other people.
He’s been charged with second-degree murder and other crimes. The FBI and the Justice Department have opened a civil rights investigation into the case.