DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke University officials say someone painted a Nazi symbol on a mural honoring victims of last month’s Pittsburgh synagogue massacre.
University president Vincent Price said in a letter to the school community that a red swastika was painted Sunday night on the tribute to those who died in the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue. The East Campus Bridge and tunnel underneath are spaces where students can paint messages ranging from campus event promotions to memorials.
Price condemned the swastika as cowardly vandalism.
Price said increased security will continue at campus locations including the Freeman Center for Jewish Life.
He also said security cameras will be installed at the bridge because of hateful messages. The Chronicle student newspaper reported that a Latin Heritage mural was defaced in September.
No matter your religious affiliation, please read. Today, someone drew a swastika over a mural that I, along with…
Posted by Olivia Levine on Sunday, November 18, 2018
Thanks Trump
You Built this
“someone painted a Nazi symbol”
Some one. One person. One person who knew that s/he had to hide.
I agree with opposing fascists and Nazis and white supremacists consistently, but this kind of story gives undue power to the hateful and stupid.
“Must have been done by some very fine people.”
–Donald Trump
"a red swastika was painted Sunday night "
I wonder at times if the people who do these things truly understand their motivations. Have they really thought through why they hate something? Or is this an outlet for things deeper and beyond that? Acting out when they really cannot tolerate themselves.
It baffles me that nobody at Duke University realized that, in the Age of Trump, putting up a mural honoring Jews was likely to incite some hate crimes.
They should have put the cameras up before beginning the mural, secretly. Fucking idiots.
In related news: the president of Duke University has placed an enormous diamond on display in the student commons. There are no security measures in place, because nobody has tried to steal it yet. Reached for comment, the president said, “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.”