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appalachiablue

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18. American Nazis, 'German American Bund,' Feb. 1939, 20,000 At NYC Rally
Fri Apr 19, 2019, 06:50 PM
Apr 2019


(7 mins.). "A Night At The Garden." Feb. 20, 1939, Madison Square Garden, NY City, 20,000 people came to hear the leader of the German-American Bund and leader Fritz Kuhn. https://anightatthegarden.com/
German American Bund, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_American_Bund

“IT CAN HAPPEN HERE” TV SPOT: 30-second TV trailer for A Night at The Garden, which aired nationally on MSNBC and CNN but was rejected by FOX for being “unsuitable for air.“
•FRITZ KUHN’S FULL SPEECH: Audio of the Nazi Speech at the Garden Rally.
•THE GERMAN-AMERICAN BUND: Transcripts of Nazi Speeches from 1939. If you compare Kuhn’s speech with the audio file above, you’ll notice that there were edits made by the Bund to the transcript.
•THE GERMAN-AMERICAN BUND CHARTS: A series of charts created by the German-American Bund as propaganda and archived at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library.

•THE SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE: “Footage Recalls the Night Madison Square Garden Filled With Nazis” by Jason Daley. An article detailing the historical background behind the events of the film.
•THE WASHINGTON POST: “When Nazis Rallied In Manhattan, One Working-Class Jewish Man From Brooklyn Took Them On.” Reporter Philip Blum tells the story of Isadore Greenbaum, the Jewish protester who ran out on stage the night of the rally.
•THE MEMORY PALACE: “The Year Hank Greenberg Hit 58 Home Runs.” A podcast story about a brawl outside of the Garden that night.
•RETROPOD: “In 1939, the ‘American Hitler’ Took the Stage at Madison Square Garden.” A podcast story from The Washington Post about Fritz Kuhn, the leader of the Nazi group called the German-American Bund.
And these people breed.... Heartstrings Apr 2019 #1
Massachusetts isn't the liberal shangra-la C_U_L8R Apr 2019 #2
Sickening democrank Apr 2019 #3
And he's wearing a MAGA hat. What a surprise. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #4
It's not a crime to be unbalanced and half-witted in America struggle4progress Apr 2019 #5
And not the south. Tipperary Apr 2019 #6
"The South" has more effective ways of furthering hatred RhodeIslandOne Apr 2019 #8
Yeah, there are no bad politicians anywhere else in this country. Tipperary Apr 2019 #9
Every federally elected official in RI is a Democrat. RhodeIslandOne Apr 2019 #20
Two of the smallest and least diverse states in the union. Tipperary Apr 2019 #24
Okay??? RhodeIslandOne Apr 2019 #28
Ooh, got some real regional animosity eh? Tipperary Apr 2019 #41
Oh, like the great Southern state of Ohio? And the bastion of the Confederacy, Indiana? GulfCoast66 Apr 2019 #29
Half of Ohio is Kentucky North RhodeIslandOne Apr 2019 #31
So now Ohio and Indiana are actually southern states? GulfCoast66 Apr 2019 #33
We know how to vote, what can I say? It's political vaccination. RhodeIslandOne Apr 2019 #34
So if I move to your town/state do I automatically get a sense of superiority? GulfCoast66 Apr 2019 #39
Lol, thank you. Spot on! Tipperary Apr 2019 #42
Yeah, right. GulfCoast66 Apr 2019 #45
Lol, I know some small towns in the south with some good breweries! Tipperary Apr 2019 #47
Yup! Free delousing with every housing purchase! RhodeIslandOne Apr 2019 #46
DeSantis barely won, that was after tens of thousands of ballots Blue_true Apr 2019 #30
Neither race should have been close. RhodeIslandOne Apr 2019 #32
Meh they probably stole d_r Apr 2019 #10
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Hmm.. bdamomma Apr 2019 #7
I am curious sarisataka Apr 2019 #11
The article bdamomma Apr 2019 #17
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Go outside, point, laugh, and yell "LOSERS!" gratuitous Apr 2019 #12
yeah, but what are the chances they are armed? IcyPeas Apr 2019 #15
Then you'll have reason to call the police gratuitous Apr 2019 #16
We have solid gun laws in this area RhodeIslandOne Apr 2019 #37
They have gun laws in Chicago too. Tipperary Apr 2019 #43
Invoking Chicago, are we? RhodeIslandOne Apr 2019 #44
Only in America ProudLib72 Apr 2019 #13
Blatant and disgusting, Totally Tunsie Apr 2019 #14
Your right bdamomma Apr 2019 #19
American Nazis, 'German American Bund,' Feb. 1939, 20,000 At NYC Rally appalachiablue Apr 2019 #18
But, please, please we must never call them Deplorables peggysue2 Apr 2019 #22
They wear "Deplorable" as a badge of pride jmowreader Apr 2019 #25
Garden variety Trumpers. John Fante Apr 2019 #26
Proud Nazis. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #27
Yep. Trump has made them brazen. That is why we must defeat him in 2020. Blue_true Apr 2019 #35
You are not alone. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #36
At least they have made themselves easy to spot. A HERETIC I AM Apr 2019 #38
whoa. Demovictory9 Apr 2019 #40
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