Attention-seeking Nazi Richard Spencer’s visit to Florida didn’t go very well
Nazi Richard Spencer, famous for getting punched in the face, spoke in a virtually empty room at the University of Florida yesterday, and it didn’t go that well for him.
The neo-Nazi and white supremacist website The Daily Stormer issued this beforehand, which gives you a rough idea of who was expected to turn up.
https://twitter.com/MichaelEHayden/status/921019288256962562
Protesters gathered outside, to let the Nazis know they weren’t welcome.
NOW: Several hundred… possibly 1,000+ protesters outside Richard #SpencerAtUF event. They're protesting against white supremacists. #UF pic.twitter.com/YpBMZrnIR9
— Corey Davis (@coreydavistv) October 19, 2017
Alex Tepperman, 34, a UF PHD student. "It's kind of a miserable experience to confront people who want you wiped off the face of the earth." pic.twitter.com/TbrtSIyGBQ
— Ian Cohen (@icohenb) October 19, 2017
A sign here at #spenceratUF pic.twitter.com/TWgBASaqnK
— Romy Ellenbogen (@romyellenbogen) October 19, 2017
Plane flies over the Phillips Center streaming a banner that says "Love conquers hate! Love will prevail!" #spenceratUF @TheAlligator pic.twitter.com/Si4PakhFDi
— Taylour Marks (@taylourmarks) October 19, 2017
Some of the signs from the #NoNazisAtUF protest rally on SW20th street and SW34th street #SpencerAtUF pic.twitter.com/afLiYXQYb0
— Taylour Marks (@taylourmarks) October 19, 2017
Then there was the actual talk…
https://twitter.com/clairemcneill/status/921064287954702336
Chants of FUCK YOU SPENCER as he takes the stage #SpencerAtUF pic.twitter.com/lcyolc2vhd
— Christopher Mathias (@letsgomathias) October 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/clairemcneill/status/921083967448678400
Richard Spencer, speaking without interruption, has spent the last ten minutes claiming he's being silenced. #NoNazisAtUF #SpencerAtUF
— Angus Johnston (@studentactivism) October 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/jjmoon66/status/921078525981052928
And the audience took advantage of the Q&A.
Audience asks #RichardSpencer: "I just want to know, how did it feel to get punched in the face?"#SpencerAtUF
— Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@RVAwonk) October 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/Alina__IVI/status/921097879573483521