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74. I can't help it. I'm an inveterate people-pleaser.

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Wed Sep 25, 2013, 07:50 PM

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Lakota and Dakota grandmothers capture the Nazi flag hanging in Leith, ND and burn it. [View all] rug Sep 2013 OP

Right fucking on ismnotwasm Sep 2013 #1

Debra Morgan lives! Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #63

Hmmm..... Turbineguy Sep 2013 #2

WTG Grannies. lpbk2713 Sep 2013 #3

This is awesome, made my day. morningfog Sep 2013 #4

I'd like to read more on this story, if anyone has more. I'm going to look myself. morningfog Sep 2013 #5

Yes, please, I couldn't find more. rug Sep 2013 #7

Here is some background: morningfog Sep 2013 #9

Thanks! rug Sep 2013 #15

thanks for the link nt hopemountain Sep 2013 #55

lots here Ellipsis Sep 2013 #10

'“Our grandmothers will stand up to you! Our women will take you on!” one speaker said."' rug Sep 2013 #14

One of the comments there: frogmarch Sep 2013 #53

The MEME is because Hitler was a economic Keynesian! BillyRibs Sep 2013 #75

Uneducated RWers see that the official name of the Nazis was the National Socialist Party, kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #77

Remember the chilling Nazi imagery in The Lion King? Beartracks Sep 2013 #81

Love your sig line images. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #136

Hey, thanks very much! And it *is* on a t-shirt! Beartracks Sep 2013 #164

lots more pics here riverwalker Sep 2013 #24

Thank you! morningfog Sep 2013 #36

the only videos I could find riverwalker Sep 2013 #33

Thanks for the videos. I couldn't find any. rug Sep 2013 #59

aljazeera had a story a couple of hopemountain Sep 2013 #47

Sounds like a great movie. Cracklin Charlie Sep 2013 #57

Here is the OP where I posted this OP: Neo-Nazis Trying to Take Over North Dakota Town Sent Running Coyotl Sep 2013 #101

YES! Cha Sep 2013 #6

Those are some badass grannies! Hayabusa Sep 2013 #8

NAVAL neo-Nazis?! MisterP Sep 2013 #11

the North Dakota U-boat fleet. MNBrewer Sep 2013 #28

Surely you can see why a North Dakota Nazi Colony needs a navy! Scootaloo Sep 2013 #38

Nazis can't be CHARGED with having DEPTH. Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #41

BURN IT IN PUBLIC! Dawson Leery Sep 2013 #12

Tis awesome!! yuiyoshida Sep 2013 #13

Ladies, Brigid Sep 2013 #16

Too bad they didn't burn Metzger Taverner Sep 2013 #17

Heh, how's the pacifist group coming along? rug Sep 2013 #18

LOL aikoaiko Sep 2013 #20

LOL Taverner Sep 2013 #21

and many innocents are dead because Assad targeted them for killing JI7 Sep 2013 #87

. Nye Bevan Sep 2013 #34

WOOHOO go ladies!!!!!!! newfie11 Sep 2013 #19

oh, hell yeah!!!! dhill926 Sep 2013 #22

K&R - nt Ohio Joe Sep 2013 #23

Don't anger grandmothers sarge43 Sep 2013 #25

Go, Grannies. Go, Grannies... FredStembottom Sep 2013 #26

If they get another flag, they should use it as a toilet. DinahMoeHum Sep 2013 #27

Sounds good to me. 47of74 Sep 2013 #49

And who better to do it than Native Americans. zeemike Sep 2013 #29

Error: the swastika is an adaptation of the ancient DOT Indian symbol, kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #79

Not so...See The Book of Hopi. zeemike Sep 2013 #89

Well that's fascinating, and I stand corrected! kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #153

native americans might have used the symbol but hitler adopted this version from india La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2013 #158

My mom has a silver and turquoise Navaho bracelet LibertyLover Sep 2013 #140

You are incorrect dbackjon Sep 2013 #142

INIHANYAN UNCI Half-Century Man Sep 2013 #30

Totally awesome! n/t Duval Sep 2013 #31

That's a terrible pic... lame54 Sep 2013 #32

Yeah, and the one in the gray shirt almost looks like she's doing a Nazi salute! (nt) Nye Bevan Sep 2013 #35

She looks like she is incredibly over-joyed to run the racist fucks out of the town. morningfog Sep 2013 #39

But, with context it makes it an awesome pic. morningfog Sep 2013 #37

Or they might H2O Man Sep 2013 #72

illegal ones southmost Sep 2013 #151

Excellent gopiscrap Sep 2013 #40

I disapprove of theft. TheDeputy Sep 2013 #42

I'm afraid you're not kidding dorkzilla Sep 2013 #43

taunt taunt taunt hopemountain Sep 2013 #48

It was not stolen, it was captured. Downwinder Sep 2013 #51

I disapprove of Nazis. rug Sep 2013 #60

I support almost any tactics necessary to stop neo-Nazi infiltration. Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #65

As the ear of the elk H2O Man Sep 2013 #71

I was just going to write that. You beat me to it. NBachers Sep 2013 #109

It's not too late. H2O Man Sep 2013 #112

Didn't the original version say "hare," not "hair?" NBachers Sep 2013 #113

Always gotta be one. sagat Sep 2013 #78

Nazis deserve NOTHING......... socialist_n_TN Sep 2013 #82

All Nazi symbols should be forcibly taken from those who possess them with pride kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #83

FWIW, I agree. Gore1FL Sep 2013 #84

I do too. When a father steals a loaf of bread to feed hungry children that have no food... seabeyond Sep 2013 #90

WTF? Rosa Luxemburg Sep 2013 #93

LOL-We just call it hanging laundry. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #137

I disapprove of Nazis. We killed the real ones. We can burn the flags of the fake ones. DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2013 #94

Then maybe you could petition the government to give Paha Sapa back to Lakota Grandmothers. Zorra Sep 2013 #100

+++++++++++++++ uppityperson Sep 2013 #117

Wow this is rather revealing. hrmjustin Sep 2013 #102

Fuck them. They're fucking scum. I'll gleefully violate the rights of Nazis. n/t backscatter712 Sep 2013 #127

Tough Rocks! Ganja Ninja Sep 2013 #133

I would say "I disapprove of your presence on DU," but looks like admin has already said it. (nt) TacoD Sep 2013 #148

Fuck nazi scum. Iggo Sep 2013 #154

The punishment should suit the crime. They should promise to not do it again today. n/t lumberjack_jeff Sep 2013 #156

LOL. La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2013 #159

Just a couple of miles from my home, on an otherwise very convenient route, hangs Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2013 #44

The outpouring of protest in this apparently conservative area is encouraging. rug Sep 2013 #61

Oh, there you go, looking at the bright side again. Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2013 #69

I can't help it. I'm an inveterate people-pleaser. rug Sep 2013 #74

I don't agree with what they did. theft is theft. BlueJazz Sep 2013 #45

The Black Hills. Now there's some theft for you..... /nt think Sep 2013 #58

Not to mention the better part of fifteen states. rug Sep 2013 #64

Are they allowed to steal anything, then Gore1FL Sep 2013 #86

They likely H2O Man Sep 2013 #97

I think we might have to back date that to Pre-USA!! Gore1FL Sep 2013 #107

The US Govt or these grandmas? think Sep 2013 #135

The grandmas Gore1FL Sep 2013 #146

The Grannies should give back the flag and the US think Sep 2013 #147

OK. Gore1FL Sep 2013 #155

Theft is theft. You are correct. But not all theft is immoral. Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #67

Oh..I'm sure not broken up about it and even if something like that went... BlueJazz Sep 2013 #98

legalize Lonnie Anderson's hair H2O Man Sep 2013 #70

These Neo-Nazis are fortunate to be alive. DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2013 #95

"Nazis are to be stood against a wall and shot." - That would require the murder... Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #104

i'd guess he meant the leadership, myself. the Wehrmacht weren't the SS. dionysus Sep 2013 #108

Your post shook this picture loose from my memory banks: NBachers Sep 2013 #111

there are different degrees of how bad theft can be JI7 Sep 2013 #114

I agree...look at my post #98 BlueJazz Sep 2013 #115

It is O.K. for USG to steal the Dakotas from the Natives, but Lakotas can't steal a flag? Coyotl Sep 2013 #143

It's their Nation. Who are you to impose your rules. Coyotl Sep 2013 #120

Read post # 98 BlueJazz Sep 2013 #129

+1000! theHandpuppet Sep 2013 #130

Fuck 'em. I'll gleefully violate the rights of Nazis. n/t backscatter712 Sep 2013 #128

I understand and certainly don't think less of anybody that does. BlueJazz Sep 2013 #131

I would lay money down that these grandmothers remember their fathers.... Rebellious Republican Sep 2013 #46

brave grannies hopemountain Sep 2013 #50

don't mess with grandma!!!! heaven05 Sep 2013 #52

Way to go Ladies. GentryDixon Sep 2013 #54

Patriotism. It comes in all flavors. Taverner Sep 2013 #56

now that is how its done. GO! roguevalley Sep 2013 #62

Giant REC! n/t zappaman Sep 2013 #66

Grandmothers should rule the world etherealtruth Sep 2013 #68

Recommended! H2O Man Sep 2013 #73

That Made My Day! colsohlibgal Sep 2013 #76

Thank you. These ladies are truely warriors. Beautiful. jwirr Sep 2013 #80

Woo hoo! REAL AMERICANS!!! I'm so happy! Stand up to intolerance Nanjing to Seoul Sep 2013 #85

Fuck YEAH!! nikto Sep 2013 #88

DAYumn straight!! johnnyreb Sep 2013 #91

But Jonah Goldberg says Nazis and Communists are the same thing. Could he be WRONG? nikto Sep 2013 #92

more nuance than Goldberg can handle gejohnston Sep 2013 #118

how I would LOVE to know them personally! BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2013 #96

Go granny, go granny, go granny GO! n/t eridani Sep 2013 #99

REC #160 Coyotl Sep 2013 #103

That picture is quite a contrast. rug Sep 2013 #105

K&R Sissyk Sep 2013 #106

Kick and Rec and LOL! NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #110

Right on, gejohnston Sep 2013 #116

Warriors in the spirit of their honoured ancestors! DissidentVoice Sep 2013 #119

That Picture Is Almost Too Beautiful For Words cer7711 Sep 2013 #121

k&r avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #122

Respect from this granny. Granny M Sep 2013 #123

K&R idwiyo Sep 2013 #124

If this is theft, then they were wrong to do so, I'm afraid. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2013 #125

You are correct. We need to give ND, SD, WY & MT back to them. We can't tolerate theft, after all. Coyotl Sep 2013 #144

I totally agree. We have taken all their land all over the U.S. n/t RebelOne Sep 2013 #162

It is then, a most brave, and rather new world in which taxpayers legally subsidize LanternWaste Sep 2013 #149

The "theft is theft" argument is the most ironic thing I've read on DU in a while. Democracyinkind Sep 2013 #126

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2013 #141

yup . nt La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2013 #160

From people who're actively trying to steal an entire community, no less. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2013 #163

theft is theft noiretextatique Sep 2013 #132

REAL Americans taking action! Awesome! n/t LeftinOH Sep 2013 #134

Fighting to keep their town Nazi free! Way to go! sinkingfeeling Sep 2013 #138

k and r-and thanks to all of you for this story niyad Sep 2013 #139

K & R times a million! Huzzah's for those grandmothers! \O/ nt cecilfirefox Sep 2013 #145

It reminds me of a photo of my Uncle during WWII when they captured a nazi flag from an HQ... Javaman Sep 2013 #150

Indeed! cer7711 Sep 2013 #157

A sweet news bit. Hulk Sep 2013 #152

theft is theft unless white people did it La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2013 #161