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jpak

(41,757 posts)
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 02:38 PM Aug 2017

Nevada student defends presence at Charlottesville rally

Source: USA Today

RENO — A student at the University of Nevada, Reno said things are "spiraling out of control" since he was identified as a participant in a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend.

Peter Cvjetanovic, 20, a history and political science major, was identified by the Twitter account @yesyoureracist after his photo was taken holding a torch with what appears to be an angry expression on his face.

“I have received death threats,” said Cvjetanovic, who plans to report to the Reno Police Department at least five instances that he feels are legitimate threats. He said the threats have been violent and graphic.

He added he is not telling anyone his plans to return to Nevada for fear he may be attacked.

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Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/08/14/charlottesville-nevada-student-defends-presence-rally/564472001/

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Nevada student defends presence at Charlottesville rally (Original Post) jpak Aug 2017 OP
extreme snowflake. n/t NRaleighLiberal Aug 2017 #1
Poor widdle guy. jeffreyi Aug 2017 #2
Cockroaches detest exposure! Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2017 #3
bbbut Peter wasn't threatening anyone that night, right? Leghorn21 Aug 2017 #4
Oh, c'mon, he's just yawning. Nitram Aug 2017 #11
Well then, Peter is just rude, Nitram! When one "yawns", one covers ones mouth! Bad Peter! nt Leghorn21 Aug 2017 #19
His hands were full of nazi paraphernilia! Nitram Aug 2017 #21
You're right, Nitram...so much to consider when attending tiki torch marches... Leghorn21 Aug 2017 #54
You close your eyes when you yawn, so I don't think that's it jmowreader Aug 2017 #72
Anyone recognize the logo on his shirt? Thx irisblue Aug 2017 #26
KKK Symbol Lonestarblue Aug 2017 #41
Holy Moly irisblue Aug 2017 #44
I gotta go with "too stupid" - thanks for info, blue! nt Leghorn21 Aug 2017 #56
It isn't. Behind the Aegis Aug 2017 #58
No kidding. murielm99 Aug 2017 #80
Which leads back to Russia and Putin, interestingly.... yardwork Aug 2017 #84
Identity Evropa Behind the Aegis Aug 2017 #59
What the....? irisblue Aug 2017 #63
Constipated Face Oneironaut Aug 2017 #57
He's not as badass BHDem53 Aug 2017 #5
Nazis aren't so tough by themselves! Va Lefty Aug 2017 #6
Mugging for the cameras ... GeorgeGist Aug 2017 #7
+1. nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2017 #36
*plays the tiniest of violins* arithia Aug 2017 #8
They are not only promoting an ideology. They are promoting violence. Nazism is violence. Nitram Aug 2017 #22
Yeah, that was kinda my point. arithia Aug 2017 #28
+1. nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2017 #37
He's just finding out that in the real world actions have consequences. Whaaaaa! Nitram Aug 2017 #9
Nevada GOP owns this sucker lock stock and barrel. Wellstone ruled Aug 2017 #10
And probably gets an anchor desk at FOX after that... Ford_Prefect Aug 2017 #12
Could be,there is a FOX station in Remo owned by Wellstone ruled Aug 2017 #16
He would be their inside voice on how college age fascists are treated on "liberal campuses". Ford_Prefect Aug 2017 #25
Reno has it's fair share of like Persons. Wellstone ruled Aug 2017 #29
It's a pretty CANDY ASS Nazi that needs police protection.......... Bengus81 Aug 2017 #13
No shit! Kleveland Aug 2017 #34
What a waste. Excuse for a human being. Good looking, in college is he? Bright future. Honeycombe8 Aug 2017 #39
Nazi boy issues death threats is suprised that he gets death threats back. irisblue Aug 2017 #14
Not so proud, now? Lifelong Protester Aug 2017 #15
"...for fear he may be attacked..." Aristus Aug 2017 #17
Attack others in public, lark Aug 2017 #18
What if someone burns a cross on his lawn? perdita9 Aug 2017 #24
I do not advocate death threats for him or any of these vile creatures. Still, I wonder how someone SweetieD Aug 2017 #20
Well-stated. LisaM Aug 2017 #61
Exactly... Phentex Aug 2017 #68
Easy: they view others as being unequal and lesser, and NYC Liberal Aug 2017 #70
They will only change their behavior under TWO conditions perdita9 Aug 2017 #23
doesn't want to be treated the way that he treats others. rurallib Aug 2017 #27
"Ve find zur name verrry interesting..May we see zur papers pleece?" BamaRefugee Aug 2017 #30
An Eastern European last name. FuzzyRabbit Aug 2017 #51
A cattle car would have been considered 1st class for his ancestors. They would have been bounced to BamaRefugee Aug 2017 #69
Classic. Can dish it out but can't take it. Binkie The Clown Aug 2017 #31
snowflake nazi cuck obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #32
If only he wasn't a hate mongering creep . . . Vinca Aug 2017 #33
I don't condone violence and death threats, but what did he expect? The Genealogist Aug 2017 #35
Actually, yes, I think he did expect to be congratulated, he has acute White Male Privilege syndrome flibbitygiblets Aug 2017 #42
I'd love to know the answer to your question on funding The Genealogist Aug 2017 #47
Duh, it was George Soros obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #52
Exactly, and they weren't expecting a bunch of white-collar academics to fight back obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #50
I also expect that he thought it would get women. Look at the careful grooming. irisblue Aug 2017 #45
He probably did expect a hero's welcome. FuzzyRabbit Aug 2017 #48
I think the hate mongers underestimated their numbers Marthe48 Aug 2017 #65
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha LakeArenal Aug 2017 #38
Snowflake should travel home with his Nazi pals for protection. Film at 11:00 keithbvadu2 Aug 2017 #40
a local tv station interviewed his roommate who said that Peter was known to make anti-semitic rollin74 Aug 2017 #43
As I told my kids .... broadcaster90210 Aug 2017 #46
Grow a pair and deal with it, Nazi Boy. Hope your bad luck continues. (nt) Paladin Aug 2017 #49
They wear hoods for a reason Bladewire Aug 2017 #53
How long before the thump administration brings him in as an intern? kimbutgar Aug 2017 #55
What a sad little snowflake hurple Aug 2017 #60
You attend a rally celebrating hate and then you're shocked when people don't approve? Solly Mack Aug 2017 #62
Ashamed to be a proud nazi lame54 Aug 2017 #64
I wish you no harm but BadgerMom Aug 2017 #66
Poor widdle Nazi. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2017 #67
What about a Peaceful (at his) Home Protest? moonseller66 Aug 2017 #71
Does anyone have a spare time machine I can borrow for the weekend? jmowreader Aug 2017 #73
Weanie Punk! ProfessorGAC Aug 2017 #74
I strongly dissaprouof death threats GulfCoast66 Aug 2017 #75
UNR just announced they won't fire or expel the nazi scumbag rollin74 Aug 2017 #76
If he violated the student code of conduct the President may have no choice. Blue Idaho Aug 2017 #81
Wear a hood? EarthFirst Aug 2017 #77
This idiot was caught Gothmog Aug 2017 #78
I suspect his presence at the rally violated Blue Idaho Aug 2017 #79
unfortunately the university president just announced that they won't expel him or terminate his... rollin74 Aug 2017 #82
Luckily the President isn't the King of the University... Blue Idaho Aug 2017 #83
The people you associate make death threats too asshole TexasBushwhacker Aug 2017 #85
UN-R needs to kick him out under morals clause. Doc Coco Aug 2017 #86

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
54. You're right, Nitram...so much to consider when attending tiki torch marches...
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 04:20 PM
Aug 2017


damn, that's big - Peter must need "large print"?!

Lonestarblue

(9,971 posts)
41. KKK Symbol
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 03:34 PM
Aug 2017

It's usually shown with the point of the triangle at the top, though, so having the side up may have some meaning--or maybe it's just someone too stupid to get the logo sewn on correctly!

Behind the Aegis

(53,950 posts)
58. It isn't.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 04:29 PM
Aug 2017

This is the KKK one:




The one he is wearing is this, Identity Evropa:



It was hard to find a picture that didn't link directly to their odious site.


murielm99

(30,733 posts)
80. No kidding.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 07:40 PM
Aug 2017

I almost ended up at that storm front site earlier today. I would not click on them willingly for anything.

irisblue

(32,967 posts)
63. What the....?
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 05:03 PM
Aug 2017

So after a fast wiki search...that group is the KKK for neo Nazis of European descent?
That whole bunch is the swamp that needs drained...

arithia

(455 posts)
8. *plays the tiniest of violins*
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 02:53 PM
Aug 2017

I do not endorse violence of any kind. That being said...

I have no sympathy for anyone who proudly wears symbols of a pro-segregation, anti-Jewish, white nationalist organization on their goddamn polo shirt while shouting hate-filled slogans and carrying a tiki torch like an angry villager in a Frankenstein movie.

Minorities of all stripes have died for centuries due to the beliefs this man is promoting- that non-whites are somehow inferior and don't have a place at the table. THAT is what he is promoting and to whine that people outside of his tiny, insular bubble don't like what he has to say is pathetic.

This man is PROUD of his hate. He should be willing to own the social consequences that it carries with it.

arithia

(455 posts)
28. Yeah, that was kinda my point.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 03:20 PM
Aug 2017

People have died by the millions because of this bullshit. He doesn't have the right to whine that people don't like him spreading that hate.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
10. Nevada GOP owns this sucker lock stock and barrel.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 02:53 PM
Aug 2017

Pictures of this Guy with Heller and other wannabe get reelectable Republicans. My sense is,this Guy gets expelled shortly.

Ford_Prefect

(7,886 posts)
25. He would be their inside voice on how college age fascists are treated on "liberal campuses".
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 03:17 PM
Aug 2017

I envision him working with James O'Keefe on ground-breaking video from inside the vast academic conspiracy to deny conservative views a public voice...He seems a perfect fit.

Kleveland

(1,257 posts)
34. No shit!
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 03:27 PM
Aug 2017

Wasn't one of those soulless buggers shouting:

"These Jew lovers are gassing us!"

Referring of course to the police I believe.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
39. What a waste. Excuse for a human being. Good looking, in college is he? Bright future.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 03:33 PM
Aug 2017

But this is what he is on the inside. All those advantages, and he choose to be this. What a waste.

irisblue

(32,967 posts)
14. Nazi boy issues death threats is suprised that he gets death threats back.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 02:58 PM
Aug 2017

How does a history-poli

sci major not understand the general outlining facts of American&World History, let alone 20th February American political thought?
You shame your history department.
You shame your family.

lark

(23,091 posts)
18. Attack others in public,
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 03:03 PM
Aug 2017

you get attacked right back. He was totally OK with yelling threats and taunts and hate when he was part of a pack, but by himself, he's just a mangey little yapping dog, hiding in a corner and pissing on himself because the people he growled at are threatening to bite him back. I hope he gets kicked out of school.

SweetieD

(1,660 posts)
20. I do not advocate death threats for him or any of these vile creatures. Still, I wonder how someone
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 03:05 PM
Aug 2017

like this reconciles their desire for genocide and/or slavery of people who are "naturally unequal" with the violence they get in response. If they got their wish, there would be massive violence against groups they believe are inferior, but he cries when he gets threats of violence against himself.

I hope some all of this opens up some of these young men's eyes and hearts so they can see how foolish they sound.

LisaM

(27,801 posts)
61. Well-stated.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 04:38 PM
Aug 2017

I don't advocate the death threats, either, but I do hope this event occasions some deep soul-searching with some of these people.

NYC Liberal

(20,135 posts)
70. Easy: they view others as being unequal and lesser, and
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 05:59 PM
Aug 2017

as subhumans who don’t have rights. They are superior and do have rights.

perdita9

(1,144 posts)
23. They will only change their behavior under TWO conditions
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 03:10 PM
Aug 2017

1) They stop being rewarded for it

2) They receive negative consequences for their actions

FuzzyRabbit

(1,967 posts)
51. An Eastern European last name.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 04:10 PM
Aug 2017

The Nazis wanted to exterminate all Eastern Europeans. They would have put him in a cattle car in a heartbeat.

And this twerp studies history?

BamaRefugee

(3,483 posts)
69. A cattle car would have been considered 1st class for his ancestors. They would have been bounced to
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 05:57 PM
Aug 2017

a sweltering closed up boxcar marked "TREBLINKA"

History indeed

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
31. Classic. Can dish it out but can't take it.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 03:22 PM
Aug 2017

Apparently he thinks it's O.K. for him threaten others, but when the favor is returned he cringes like any coward.

The Genealogist

(4,723 posts)
35. I don't condone violence and death threats, but what did he expect?
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 03:31 PM
Aug 2017

A ticker-tape parade down Broadway? A worshipful throng at the airport to welcome home a hero? This little weasel travels all the way to Virginia to participate in hate, is photographed with a wild look on his face in the middle of a nazi rally, and then has the gall to whine when he gets a taste of his own medicine.

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
42. Actually, yes, I think he did expect to be congratulated, he has acute White Male Privilege syndrome
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 03:43 PM
Aug 2017

His poster boy for that same disorder is in the White House, dog-whistling words of encouragement. He thought there was safety in numbers, which is why he crossed the country to spew his facism instead of doing it on the quad at UNR where he goes to school.

PS--How do all these students, hot-dog sandwich artists, and other young, un-monied losers afford airfare, lodging and loss of wages to travel across the country to participate in hate speech? Who is funding this?

The Genealogist

(4,723 posts)
47. I'd love to know the answer to your question on funding
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 04:01 PM
Aug 2017

Most college kids I have known (and I have known quite a few) aren't that well funded. Someone must have paid for a lot of these little charmers to travel from all over the nation for their hatefest.

obamanut2012

(26,068 posts)
50. Exactly, and they weren't expecting a bunch of white-collar academics to fight back
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 04:10 PM
Aug 2017

There were POC and less white collar folks in Cville, of course, but the snowflakes expected them to be "traitor" and "violent." I don't think there were expecting some of the rest of what happened, including what has happened after.

irisblue

(32,967 posts)
45. I also expect that he thought it would get women. Look at the careful grooming.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 03:57 PM
Aug 2017

The citronella in the tiki torch coveted the cloud of Axe body spray.

Marthe48

(16,935 posts)
65. I think the hate mongers underestimated their numbers
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 05:09 PM
Aug 2017

probably thought they were the silent majority. russia probably thought so too. What a joke. The only people the MSM chooses to interview are the wild-eyed haters, and so the wild-eyed haters think there are a lot more of them out there. And they are in a bubble. Would I be wrong thinking that the haters hang out with white people, avoid minorities, avoid learning about the real world? And so they end up thinking that they have the numbers to dominate? Ha.

We shall overcome. We shall overcome. We shall overcome someday.

O, deep in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome someday.
....
We are not afraid. We are not afraid. We are not afraid, today.

O, deep in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome someday.

LakeArenal

(28,817 posts)
38. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 03:33 PM
Aug 2017

Sometimes I think laughing at them hurts them more than bullets.....

rollin74

(1,973 posts)
43. a local tv station interviewed his roommate who said that Peter was known to make anti-semitic
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 03:46 PM
Aug 2017

statements and talk about Hitler

this creature doesn't deserve to be allowed to study or work at UNR

PETITION TO FIRE AND EXPEL PETER CVJETANOVIC
https://www.change.org/p/university-of-nevada-reno-fire-expel-peter-cvjetanovic?recruiter=757930981&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=share_twitter_responsive

UNR FACEBOOK PAGE (leave comments to pressure the university)
https://www.facebook.com/UniversityofNevada/

broadcaster90210

(333 posts)
46. As I told my kids ....
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 03:57 PM
Aug 2017

By all means make your own choices. But be assured that choices have consequences. If you don't mind the consequnce, then proceed.

kimbutgar

(21,130 posts)
55. How long before the thump administration brings him in as an intern?
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 04:22 PM
Aug 2017

I would not put it past them.

Solly Mack

(90,762 posts)
62. You attend a rally celebrating hate and then you're shocked when people don't approve?
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 04:47 PM
Aug 2017

You spend time at that rally building up your ego and spouting your hate with your like-minded friends but can't understand why people would be offended by you and your beliefs?

You think just because you have a legal right to free speech that hate speech shouldn't cost you anything?

Those on the receiving end of your hate speech don't think you should get a free pass on your hate.

This is what happens.




Hassin Bin Sober

(26,324 posts)
67. Poor widdle Nazi.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 05:40 PM
Aug 2017

Maybe you can get an idea how African Americans, Jews and Gays feel about mobs of white Nazis marching with torches.

moonseller66

(430 posts)
71. What about a Peaceful (at his) Home Protest?
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 06:11 PM
Aug 2017

One wonders how an identified KKK or Neo-nazi or other so called white supremacist (Pink skin supremacist? Peach colored supremacist?) would react to, say, a hundred counter protesters carrying signs letting his neighbors know what kind of person he is? I'm sure the local Blue suits would be their in an instant to remove them. But what a wonderful way to show the neighbors of these fascists who they live beside.

jmowreader

(50,553 posts)
73. Does anyone have a spare time machine I can borrow for the weekend?
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 06:40 PM
Aug 2017

Cvjetanovic is a Croatian name. I would LOVE to be able to take this asshole back to the Balkans in the early 1990s and show him all the Croats who were wiped off the face of the earth by people who believe just as he does now.

ProfessorGAC

(64,995 posts)
74. Weanie Punk!
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 06:49 PM
Aug 2017

You want to spread hate, and people hate you back and you're afraid?
10 seconds of forethought could have prevented your fears you cowardly twit!
Don't be a dickhead and don't spend your weekend at a Nazi rally 2800 miles a way
Even for a dimwit like you, that should be easy to figure out
Punk!

rollin74

(1,973 posts)
76. UNR just announced they won't fire or expel the nazi scumbag
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 07:06 PM
Aug 2017

UNR President Marc Johnson is a coward who refuses to do the right thing

Blue Idaho

(5,048 posts)
81. If he violated the student code of conduct the President may have no choice.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 07:40 PM
Aug 2017

Let's see what the University Student Association has to say.

EarthFirst

(2,900 posts)
77. Wear a hood?
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 07:11 PM
Aug 2017

Or is the hooded, 'southern heritage' look a bit outdated?

I hope your jaw is wired shut by the end of the week, scumbag!

Blue Idaho

(5,048 posts)
79. I suspect his presence at the rally violated
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 07:38 PM
Aug 2017

His student code of conduct agreement. He could and should be thrown out of school for participating in a violent racist rally. That could also stop him for being enrolled in any other state institution in all 50 states.

rollin74

(1,973 posts)
82. unfortunately the university president just announced that they won't expel him or terminate his...
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 07:41 PM
Aug 2017

employment

Blue Idaho

(5,048 posts)
83. Luckily the President isn't the King of the University...
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 07:46 PM
Aug 2017

He may say that now but he may also have to change his tune. The VP of Student Affairs and Student Government usually also have a say in these situations. In the end - if he stays, he may be the most hated man on campus.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,174 posts)
85. The people you associate make death threats too asshole
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 09:39 PM
Aug 2017

In fact, sometimes they carry them out. I'm pretty sure the anti-Nazi crowd has a body count of zero.

 

Doc Coco

(58 posts)
86. UN-R needs to kick him out under morals clause.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 09:40 PM
Aug 2017

And have the entire state ban him from entering any of their universities or colleges.

The rest will follow, and it will be nothing but minimum wage with firings every 27 days for the rest of his life.


Reno police should put this snowflake's complaint the least priority next to that crazy dude calling in at exactly 4:19 to bitch about Hitler's resurrection. You know, the police rule of handling nutjobs.

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