Connecticut Antifascists Square Off with NJ Nazi in New Haven

Along with the routing of Hate Club’s in Ohio, this weekend was made for making Nazis look bad when they try to harass communities. Also, this is the second weekend Atlantic National Club roll up to Connecticut to start up nonsense. At least they didn’t get stabbed this time!

Anonymous

NEW HAVEN, CT – Saturday evening, antifascists learned that the Atlantic National Club (ANaC) was in New Haven and likely targeting an event at a local leftist bookstore. With short notice, activists alerted the bookstore and rallied multiple antifascists from around the state, as well as dozens of community members, to come to the aid of the bookstore.

ANaC, a small group of neo-Nazis based in New Jersey and led by Uber Eats driver Claudino G. Petruccelli, arrived at Neverending Books about 8:30 PM, after having some of New Haven’s world famous pizza that they should never have been allowed to enjoy. Charles “Longneck” Netter, a former member of the Nationalist Social Club (NSC) who last weekend was in a brawl with that crew outside his house in Stratford, Connecticut, got into a shoving match with one antifascist who bravely went in to physically confront Nazis despite being the first one on the scene. The only injury was to a Nazi’s phone. During this time, bookstore employees called the police to alert them of the likely arrival of the Nazis. Luckily for ANaC, as multiple antifascists arrived, so did the police. ANaC stood on the opposite side of the street avoiding the terrifying book club members and shouted slogans they stole from other the equally pathetic Nazis of the NSC. Once the cops arrived, the Nazis shouted some more and then left. Antifascists searched for their exit point, but were unable to find it.

The story of Neverending Books and the ANaC nazis is one of a community of diverse resources and beliefs all coming together to protect against nazi scum. Some believed the police would protect them and that non-violence was the best action, while others threw down, and still others came armed and ready to defend with force. But, even on incredibly short notice, the community quickly rallied to ensure everyone was safe from these deadbeats.

Thanks to the New Haven community who came out in the snow to ensure these Nazis knew they weren’t welcome and for making such damn good pizza it took them 90 minutes to get across town!

Solidarity.

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