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Nazi march solution is simple
CHICAGO-Until now, nobody
has come up with a truly satisfactory solution to the problem of the
Nazi loonies marching in heavily
Jewish Skokie.
T h e courts agree with the
American Civil Liberties Union
that the march must be permitted. That satisfies the strict civil
libertarians, and makes many
anti-Semites happy, but it upsets
the residents of suburban Skokie.
The people of Skokie say that
the presence of the Nazis in their
village will cause terrible anguish, especially to those who suffered the unspeakable horrors of
Nazism in Europe. And they are
right.
SO WE HAVE a conflict between the constitutional rights of
the Nazis, who don’t believe in the
Constitution, and the deep personal feelings of the people of Skokie,
most of whom do believe in the
Constitution.
Thus we need some kind of
compromise that will satisfy both
groups.
So this is what I propose.
The Nazis should be permitted
to march.
However, I don’t see why they
should be given any kind of police
protection. If they want to walk
down Main St. in Skokie, waving
Jew-baiting signs and flaunting
the hated swastika, OK. But the
police should be given the day off,
or sent to another part of town to
Chicago Sun-Times
write tickets.
After all, if I decided that I
wanted to stand outside Wally’s
Polish Pump Room this Saturday
night and shout that everybody
who eats Polish sausage is a pig, I
suppose that would be my constitutional right. At least the ACLU
would probably think so. However, I don’t think I should expect
the city to give me a police escort
when I go there.
I’d have to take my chances.
And if everybody in the place hit
me with a beer stein, that is a
risk I would have to consider before expressing my unpopular
opinion.
THOSE WHO hit me with beer
steins would have to consider the
penalties that go along with splitting somebody’s head, even if he
deserves it.
This is not an unusual situation.
At any given moment, somebody
somewhere is looking for trouble.
And one of the simple laws of life
states: “If you look for trouble,
you will find it. Rest in peace.”
That is why our police courts
are packed with people who testify: “Then he walks up to me and
says I was a dirty, ignorant -, so I
picked up the table and put it on
his head.”
Freedom of speech, as we’ve all
been taught, does not come easily.
We have had to fight for it. And
not just in major wars. People
have fought for it in bars, at company picnics, at office Christmas
parties, in bowling alleys, pool
halls, street corners, crowded
bleachers. softball diamonds and,
dance halls. Wherever and
whenever some obnoxious jerk
can’t resist the urge to pointlessly
provoke someone else, he faces
the possibility of having to fight if
his teeth aren’t going to join his
tonsils. And that is the way it
should be. As it is, the jerks of the
world have come a long way toward taking over our society. Only the threat of a punch in the
chops keeps them from seizing total control.
That is basically the situation in
Skokie. The Nazis think it would
be great fun to go Jew-baiting.
Then let them go.
However, they should have to
face the normal risks that go
along with looking for trouble just
for the malicious fun of it.
Those risks would probably involve their being kicked around a
bit by angry crowds in Skokie.
S o m e h e a d - c r a c k i n g , c h e s t - che
stomping. A few limbs torn from
limbs. I’m sure that would be the
result. I doubt if any of them
would leave Skokie for any destination except a hospital emergency room.
Those who bounce the Nazis
around should expect to be arrested and face whatever penalties a
judge thinks the crimes warrant.
THEN, I believe, everyone
would be satisfied. The Nazis
would have had their fling at
Jew-baiting. They should have no
complaints. Most would eventually regain the use of their arms
and legs. And they would have exercised their right to go out and
look for trouble.
And those who stomped the Nazis into new shapes would have
faced whatever punishment the
law provides. I’m sure they would
consider that fair. Even a bargain.
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<p>During the late 1970s, a small group of neo-Nazis based in Chicago attempted to hold a rally in the Village of Skokie, Illinois, a community that was known to have a large Jewish population. Local officials resisted the group’s efforts through by passing a series of ordinances aimed at preventing demonstrations or parades by hate groups. The ordinances were ultimately overturned following a series of state and federal lawsuits because they infringed on the group’s First Amendment rights and the neo-Nazis were issued a permit to demonstrate in Skokie. However, instead of facing the growing number of organized counter-demonstrators, the group held rallies in Federal Plaza and in Marquette Park in Chicago. <br /><br />Visit <a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Skokie Public Library's online exhibit</a> to see the events as they unfolded. The library's digital collection, seen here, includes newspaper articles, editorials, recordings from the Skokie Village Board of Trustees meetings, a memoir written by a local clergywoman, and two documentary films.</p>
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<h3><a title="Attempted Nazi March in Skokie" href="https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/attempted-nazi-march/timeline">Attempted Nazi March in Skokie online exhibit</a></h3>
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Skokie History
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Nazi march solution is simple
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Royko, Mike
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Mike Royko proposes that the National Socialist Party of America (Nazis) be allowed to march in Skokie, but are not given any police protection.
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3/4/1978
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Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Skokie
National Socialist Party of America
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Chicago Sun-Times, Saturday, March 4, 1978, Sun-Times Co., Chicago, IL
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eng
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1970s (1970-1979)
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Skokie Public Library, Reference Department
editorials and opinions
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