19. October 2005 • Murph
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After ArborUpdate posted on last weekend’s neo-nazi march through north Toledo, we started to receive racist comments, as websites like Vanguard Network News (no, you don’t get a link.) linked to us.
Rather than deleting the unfortunate comments, we’ve decided to turn them into a fundraiser for the neighborhood that the neo-nazi march trashed.
Here’s the deal: For every racist comment left by neo-nazi trolls on ArborUpdate, I will donate $1 to the Lagrange Development Corporation, and invite you to join me, with either a per-comment pledge (currently stands at $14) or a flat donation.
Lagrange is a non-profit Community Development Corporation that serves the affected neighborhood; their programs include developing affordable housing, providing homeownership opportunities, rehabbing older homes, providing loans to small businesses, and running crime prevention programs; they were recommended to me by the City of Toledo’s Economic and Community Development department.
Send checks to:
Lagrange Development Corporation
3106 Lagrange St.
Toledo, OH 43608
Edit: You don’t have to read the comments in order to pledge – we’ll keep score, and, as long as you leave a valid e-mail address when you post your pledge, we’ll pull it out of the database and e-mail you when the vitriol winds down. Alternately, e-mail Bates (dasbates at umich dot edu) to tell him you’ve sent a check; he’s volunteered to track the total dollars raised.
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I pledge $1 for every comment left by racist trolls!
—Murph. Oct. 19 '05 - 04:21PM #
—js Oct. 19 '05 - 04:23PM #
—Stephanie Oct. 19 '05 - 05:06PM #
—Marc R. Oct. 19 '05 - 05:57PM #
—Sarah Oct. 19 '05 - 06:19PM #
—Bonnie Oct. 19 '05 - 07:54PM #
—Larry Kestenbaum Oct. 19 '05 - 08:04PM #
—Scott Trudeau Oct. 19 '05 - 08:08PM #
(And I see Blaine is strangely silent on this one. I can just see his “Well, I agree with you about the Jews, but not about the blacks… FREE PALESTINE!”)
—js Oct. 19 '05 - 08:45PM #
—Matt Hampel Oct. 19 '05 - 11:48PM #
And just in case you get the wrong idea, I do hate the Nazis. What a bunch of creepy morons.
—Chico Panther Oct. 20 '05 - 07:31PM #
To make clear, I don’t think that violent rioters should be held harmless, regardless of race. (When the Klan visited A2 a few years ago, there were violent rioters of all colors, and I think all of them were idiots.)
I’m not suggesting here that we send money to pay bail for rioters. I’m suggesting we help out a neighborhood that clearly has need of a hand.
Take a look at the programs the Lagrange group does – homeownership programs, neighborhood cleanups, crime prevention programs, etc.
Harm was done in various ways. Let’s provide some help.
—Murph. Oct. 20 '05 - 09:37PM #
—Joy Oct. 21 '05 - 05:00AM #
—Sara Oct. 21 '05 - 12:46PM #
A group of regular folks that I helped build a weblog for is dealing with racism heavy duty, and it is interesting to see how they sort of naturally ignore the racist trolls. Inspiring. Scott, this was also a stroke of inspiration…
—Mark Oct. 24 '05 - 06:52AM #
The racists are absolutely hilarious, and js, you are the sole reason I actually sat through their drivel – I laughed every time you posted something. (...your comment about Blaine was well-played as well.)
It’s funny though how these people have no real philosophy behind their actions. It’s all just hate. It’s also kind of ironic how most all of them aren’t even of German descent anyway. Don’t they realise that the Nazis hated the Slavs and Anglo-Saxons as well?
—eston Oct. 25 '05 - 05:24AM #