Neo-Nazi leader charged with plotting to have Santa give poisoned candy to US Jewish children

[Passages]

Grasping this level of hate is important to recognize so it can be fought against


Georgian Michail Chkhikvishvili, 21, indicted on charges including soliciting hate crimes and acts of mass violence

The leader of a neo-Nazi extremist group based in eastern Europe has been charged with plotting to have an associate dress up as Santa Claus and hand out poisoned candy to Jewish children in New York City to sow terror, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Michail Chkhikvishvili, a 21-year-old man from the Republic of Georgia, was indicted on four charges including soliciting hate crimes and acts of mass violence, according to a statement from the US justice department. It was not known if he has an attorney.

Chkhikvishvili, who has various nicknames including Commander Butcher, allegedly leads the Maniacs Murder Cult, which prosecutors said is an international extremist group that adheres to a “neo-Nazi accelerationist ideology and promotes violence and violent acts against racial minorities, the Jewish community and other groups it deems ‘undesirables’”.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/16/neo-nazi-charged-new-york

[Ocelot II]

1. Just apart from the fact that this is a really horrible plot by a horrible person,

he's also a stupid horrible person. Why did he think Jewish children would be taking candy from the Christmas character, Santa Claus?

[Passages]

4. I agree it is pathetic to the extreme.

[Lovie777]

2. Oh my gawd..............................

[58Sunliner]

3. Throw him in jail and feed him the candy.

[hlthe2b]

5. Uggh. I try to be optimistic for our youngest cohorts, but boy is it tough. All that I believed was at least

contained--all the NAZI idiocy, hate, and destruction from the history I absorbed in school and from my voracious reading--simmers right below the surface once again. Yet, do we have the "greatest generation(s)" to fight back again? When much of the attack comes from within?

[Passages]

6. Sometimes when I read of this kind of hatred, I don't know.

He took his hatred and put it into action against innocent children.

[Elessar Zappa]

8. I still have hope for our future.

I know many young people and most are good and tolerant people. Anecdotal, of course, but I think there’s reason for optimism.

[prodigitalson]

7. did Santa know?

nothing surprises me these days