Public Statement from Savannah DSA

Published: June 11, 2025

This week, a member of Savannah DSA was arrested after allegedly responding to a man believed to be a neo-Nazi, who performed a Nazi salute, and harassed peaceful demonstrators at a pro-democracy rally.

As an organization, the Savannah DSA remains committed to nonviolent resistance and conflict resolution. However, the central question here is not why this member allegedly reacted, but why a Nazi felt emboldened to openly spread hate in Savannah without consequence. Fascism thrives when good people are told to tolerate intolerance-and we refuse to stay silent.

While we promote de-escalation and community-based safety strategies, we cannot ignore the reality that Nazis pose an active threat to marginalized people. Those who stand against them do so in defense of our communities. Our focus must be on addressing the root causes of white supremacist violence, not on policing the responses of those who resist it. We stand with our member and reaffirm our condemnation of white supremacist and anti-semitic ideologies. We invite
Savannah to examine why these hate groups operate without consequence and how we can build a Savannah where such ideologies are rejected.