N. Carolina towns cancel Christmas parades, cite protest threats over Confederate groups

Town officials in Wake Forest said police reported receiving credible information in recent days that growing numbers of outside groups planned to attend the parade to support or oppose the Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy.

“Groups that contact us about their plans to protest tend to follow our rules and regulations,” Leonard said. “We’re concerned about outside agitators that don’t notify us. Radicals don’t typically call ahead. These aren’t area residents we’re talking about. These are professional protesters who have no regard for the safety and well-being of others.”

Wake Forest Mayor Vivian Jones said the decision stirs a range of emotions, including anger, frustration, disappointment and sadness, but she was supportive of the parade's cancellation.

Excellent. Because the city just can’t have one parade for Christmas they need one for Hanukkah and Kwanzaa and every other Holiday.

Jesus approves of the cancellation and wonders why purveyors of hate, intolerance, and violence would be included in a celebration of His birth. His life’s teachings are at complete loggerheads with the beliefs held by confederate groups.

Will they also cancel all their 'pride parades' from now on 'due to fears of unspecified threats of violence from groups who planned to protest the inclusion of' whatever group they perceive as non-liberal who they don't want to participate in their diverse, inclusive parade?

Wimps!

This must be the war on Christmas Trump & Fox News keep warning us about. Only they left out the part about it coming from right wing white supremacists

Good. MAGA tears are delicious.

They should admit the truth: They cancelled it because they decided that they shouldn't allow Confederate groups to be part of an official parade because that glamorizes slavers and traitors.

Threats from Bolshevik Communist Terrorists.

Why in the name of God were there 'Confederate groups'?

You can’t celebrate the birth of Christ without a the pro-slavery decorations

Why would anyone include Nazis in the first place?

Why would there be a Confederate float at a Christmas parade anyways...

Here's an idea: exclude the Confederate groups, you racists

Mission accomplished! F3ck the Confederates!

Hate against hate groups. So Libby

FFS!

So why didn't they just cancel confederate groups?

Oh really....👀

That is probably a smart move.

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