The Internet: A place for hate

Watch out, signs. "FortAnthem" has had enough of your oppression.

In an ominous development, signs manufactured by the anti-defamation league stating that a given area is a "no place for hate zone" have been placed in several communities. To many people, these signs were just harmless displays meant to encourage tolerance. To Anthem, the signs were clearly just the first step in a plot by the "Left wing" ADL to persecute him and others. "I hate these signs," said FortAnthem. In a post titled: "I hate no place for hate zones," Anthem asked "Am I the only one who feels a subtle sense of oppression whenever I pass by one of these signs?"

Apparently not. Fort Anthem, this courageous crusader against tyrannical signage, posted an excerpt from an article about another man, Ralph Filicchia, who would not abide such visual despotism. “The proclamation is discriminatory and a violation and infringement upon my civil rights as an American citizen,” he said. Apparently, in Filicchia's hometown of Watertown, Massachusetts, the city council made some sort of satanic pact, pledging in 2005 to "work to solve the problem of hate and build bridges to communities only by taking strategic and specific actions to create a feeling of welcome inclusion.” Those bastards. Sure, the resolution outlined no punishment mechanism for those who utter hate speech and seemed little more than a symbolic gesture, but Anthem reads between the lines, and he delved deeper into this "No Hate" business.

Anthem posted a copy of the Stalinist pledge the ADL has members of the "no hate" program sign. It centers around some sort of strange commitment to "stop those who, because of hate or ignorance, would hurt anyone or violate their civil rights, " and promote "intergroup harmony."This statement of support was enough to make Anthem's blood run cold. "It makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck," he said.

Sadly, most of those who posted responses to Anthem's grim warnings weren't sold on the dangers of these zones. This may seem logical considering the fact that signs cannot in fact arrest people and that the Anti-Defamation League, unlike a government entity, has no power to oppress anyone. Thankfully, folks like Anthem know better. "The best of intentions are often turned against us . They start out fighting against anti-semitism and racism, a position everyone can agree with. Soon, we discover criticism of Isreal has been defined "anti-semitic". How long before certain quotes from the Bible become labled as "hate speach?" said Anthem. Who knows, really? If he's right, thanks to these anti-discrimination zealots, our right to "free speach" may soon be in jeopardy.