An anti-hate speech activist says he’s not done fighting after a Quebec town’s refusal to remove swastikas from a public park.
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Corey Fleischer says the mayor of Pointe-des-Cascades called police to stop him from removing the symbols, which are emblazoned on two anchors in a park.
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The town says the anchors likely hail from a time prior to the Second World War when a swastika was considered by some to be a symbol of good luck that had nothing to do with Nazism.
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Mayor Gilles Santerre says the city won’t remove them but will put up new plaques nearby to explain the origin of the anchors.
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Fleischer, who founded a group dedicated to removing hate graffiti, disputes the town’s account and says the symbol has no place in a public space.
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He says he’s considering legal action to force the removal of the anchors.
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