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Submitted by Rick on Sat, 02/25/2006 - 8:37pm.

I can see that a convergence of thought is occuring on what to do when the Nazis come to visit Olympia again. I've been considering the following diabolical plan, and I ran it by my class this morning and got a big thumbs up. Here's what we do:

  • Make lots of costumes of Nazis, only make them outrageous, cartoonish, and fantastic.
  • We wear these costumes to the next NSM rally that is scheduled in July at the State Capitol.
  • We prance around in our surreal nazi costumes, making statements about how persecuted and abused we are.

This strategy of mockery has several attractive features. Our presence will deter those who may be vulnerable to recruitment, but would change the dynamic of the demonstration from one of confrontation to one of humor and farce. The comical approach will make their claims about being an abused minority look hysterical. It will make it very hard for them to spin any photos taken from the event. Finally, it will be great fun for us to think of creative ways to dress like Nazis. (The more like Village People, the better!)

I've collected a few examples that we might use in constructing our creations. Of course, we have lots of hilarious models on their website, but here are some more to work from:

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Many of us grew up laughing a

Many of us grew up laughing at Colonel Klink and Sgt "I see nothing!" Schultz on Hogan's Heroes. And Art Carney from Laugh-In. Some of us could walk around carrying a potted palm saying, "verrry interesting."
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And if someone wanted to real

And if someone wanted to really be provocative, they could dress up as Jesus and carry a sign saying, "King of The Jews."
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Some ideas for this dastardly

Some ideas for this dastardly plan: Nazi Chic. Great ideas for signs too, such as the Adolf Hitler European Tour.

Any seamstresses out there?

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Instead of swastika armbands,

Instead of swastika armbands, we bloggers could have Caiman Squad armbands.

Noisemakers would be great, whistles and kazoos. Maybe The Infernal Noise Brigade and/or Samba Olywa can join us.

We could choreograph really bad marching and dance patterns. Perhaps little skits also. We could also have ready fun marching chants and slogans to yell.

Maybe some of us could work up a singing choir.

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I like it. We could also bri

I like it. We could also bring some funny t-shirts to hand out to those who don't come in costume. The one of Hitler making the salute with a yo-yo comes to mind.
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This is what is called "think

This is what is called "thinking outside the box". I think you're on to something here. It's difficult to combat satire and parody, particularly for a group like the Nazis who seem to LACK a sense of humor. What could be their counter measure? Would they dress up like peaceniks?
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