On cue the so-called ‘reporter’ nor anyone who received this flyer was able or willing to refute its contents, at least not publicly. But–the fact is clear that this kind of previously disregarded information has suddenly been dropped into the laps of insolent politically correct ‘citizens’ who might otherwise have never seen it before–or were to frightened to think about it much, which is a good thing. Every one of these protected and privileged sheep need a shot across the bow. Nevertheless, you should contact the author of this biased tripe and tell him what you think, here. And don’t be nice about it. Make him famous….
By Mark Schieldrop (Patch Staff) June 30, 2015
If you’re one of the many East Greenwich residents troubled by the racist propaganda distributed across town in the dead of night last week, you’re not alone.
About a dozen residents reported racial propaganda flyers ended up on their driveway or lawns overnight Tuesday to police last week, all contained in plastic bags weighed down with rocks.
The flyers stated that the white race is “Earth’s Most Endangered Species,” and said “stand up, speak out and defend the existence of our people and a future for white children.”
Residents on Grandview, Middle and Overfield Roads; Silverwood and Westwood Drives; and Cora Street reported finding the flyers, according to a police report. They were apparently distributed cowardly overnight and as a result, no resident could provide a description of who left them.
Police said no crime was committed, however ugly the flyers might be, especially after they were delivered in the wake of an admitted racist’s despicable massacre of worshippers in a black church in Charleston, South Carolina.
One woman living on Cora Street said that she got a knock on her door from a man in a suit accompanied by girl who looked 12-year-old and was wearing a dress on Wednesday morning, police said. He asked ”has anyone dropped off a flyer to your house yet,” to which she said “no.”
Though East Greenwich is 96 percent white, according to the 2000 Census, few who live here would consider their town to be an intolerant community. That can explain why so many called police to report the flyers, which did not contain any overt threats, police said.
The flyers also used the #whitelivesmatter phrase being used on social media as a counter to the #blacklivesmatter hashtag being used in the ongoing commentary about friction between police and the public. The “white race letter” was also signed by “the renaissance,” which might be a reference to the notorious American Renaissance organization that once published a magazine and is now a hub for white supremacists and proponents of hate and discrimination against non-whites, holocaust deniers, anti-semites and other fringe extremists.
Similar flyers have turned up in communities across the country, and one reassuring sign is the response from residents and community leaders, including here in East Greenwich.
The Rev. Tim Rich at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church told the Providence Journal that hate “is right here literally at our doorstep.”
But, he said, “it would be easy for us in a relatively privileged and peaceful setting to say this isn’t our cause.”
“It is our cause.”
Though police believe no crime was committed, they are monitoring the situation.
In Westport, Conn., community leaders organized a town forum in response to similar flyers that were distributed there and in many communities in that state in May.