Townsville neo-Nazis: Vile propaganda plastered around Pallarenda
An NQ man says he was left sickened after encountering vile neo-Nazi propaganda during a morning run.
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A Townsville man says he was left sickened after encountering vile neo-Nazi propaganda during a morning run.
The labourer, who does not wish to be identified, said he was jogging at the Cape Pallarenda Conservation Park early Tuesday morning when he was confronted by the “disgusting s---” on a noticeboard.
The 22-year old said the noticeboard had two different confronting Nazi-themed posters on the noticeboard followed by additional material on warning signs along the trail.
He said the final image, which he photographed, read ‘White Revolution is the Only Solution’, written above a Nazi Party stylised black eagle.
The man said other material posted along the trail included the message ‘Conquered, not stolen’.
He said he removed the highly offensive material, saying there was no place for Nazis or racism in North Queensland.
“We’ve got enough going on with youth crime, we don’t need to add Nazis into the mix, I saw what they did in Melbourne and that is just not on.”
Sewell is reported to have founded the Lads Society and leads the European Australian Movement.
The Townsville Bulletin has obtained a screen shot purporting to show five members of the North Queensland chapter of the EAM during its “regular monthly gathering of hiking, fitness and sparring”.
“White mans (sic) degeneration from greatness exemplifies why we must come together and rebuild what we once were. For our race. For our people.”
Queensland Parliament late last year passed legislation that bans the public display, distribution or publication of prohibited hate symbols without reasonable excuse and increase penalties for “hate crimes and serious vilification”.
Breaches are now categorised as criminal offences, carrying a maximum sentence of six months’ jail.
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