Subway Riders Rise Up To Clean Swastikas From New York Train (Some GOOD news!)

[Amaryllis]

Last edited Sun Feb 5, 2017, 03:08 PM - Edit history (1)

Symbols of hate transformed into a moment of love and community for New York City subway riders when they banded together to remove swastikas and other anti-Semitic markings from a train’s walls.

Rider Gregory Locke had just boarded a train in Manhattan Saturday night when he said he found himself face-to-face with the crudely vandalized windows and advertisements.

“The train was silent as everyone stared at each other, uncomfortable and unsure what to do,” he wrote in a Facebook post. “One guy got up and said, ‘Hand sanitizer gets rid of Sharpie. We need alcohol.’ He found some tissues and got to work.”

The man’s actions sparked a ripple effect among the other riders who Locke said got up to help wipe away the graffiti.

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“I guess this is Trump’s America,” Locke recalled hearing one passenger say.

“No sir, it’s not,” he responded in his Facebook post. “Not tonight and not ever. Not as long as stubborn New Yorkers have anything to say about it.”

More:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/subway-riders-clean-swastikas_us_589728a8e4b0c1284f265adb?

[sarah FAILIN]

1. This was a DU poster

Exciting to see someone here made an impact on the news.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028596936#post14

[tanyev]

2. A. That's awesome, and B. I did not know hand sanitizer gets rid of Sharpie.

I learn so much on DU!

[Girard442]

3. First we came for the scrawls...

Then we came for the spray paint...

Then we came for the Klan and Stormfront...

Then we came for the institutions spreading hate...

And when we came for the Fascists in government everywhere...

There was no one that could stop us!!!

[MineralMan]

4. +💯

[LAS14]

5. K & R

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

6. Good for them

[shenmue]

7. Yeah

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. All it took was for ONE person to make a stand. Resistance works. . . . nt

[CitizenZero]

9. Fortress New York

The Empire State and New York City was built by Immigrants and those who not only tolerate but celebrate differences. New York is a Stronghold in America against the Fascist forces that we are seeing exposed here during the Trump Regime.

I think Andrew Cuomo is a great antidote to Trump and his Clown Posse. Cuomo is a political street fighter who is dedicated to the Democratic Party. He knows how to throw elbows and counter-punch against Right Wing Extremists. Maybe we need someone who is not too polite to our enemies. Cuomo 2020?

In any case, I am proud to be a New Yorker. Lady Liberty's lights still shine in these dark days. New York will continue to be a Blue State Stronghold to oppose the Trump Regime.

[SidDithers]

10. The guy who stood up was DUer sir pball...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028600922


He's my hero right now.

Sid