Nazi flag along Nickel Plate Trail draws anger from riders, officials

[TexasTowelie]

MACY — Kokomo resident Mike Williams said he was in disbelief when he saw a Nazi flag flying from a flagpole alongside the Nickel Plate Trail near Macy.

He said he had biked that section of trail earlier in the year, and the same landowner had a Confederate flag on his property. The flagpole is located at the very back edge of the property and sits just off the pathway.

“When I saw they had a Nazi flag now, I was just dumbfounded,” Williams said. “I just can’t believe that someone in this country would do that. ... I’m not Jewish, but I started thinking if I were Jewish, I’d really feel threatened and scared if I saw that.”

But Jerry Piotter, a farmer who placed the flag on his property at 9380 N. 100 West, said the flag isn’t meant to threaten anyone.

He said he hung it there as a political statement opposing President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party, who he believes are socialists. Piotter said he believes socialists share the same philosophy as the Nazis.

Read more: https://www.kokomotribune.com/news/nazi-flag-along-nickel-plate-trail-draws-anger-from-riders-officials/article_2585435a-31de-11ec-a69b-cb2a9ad7a1f3.html

The community should treat Piotter like the a-hole that he is.


Jerry Piotter, a farmer who lives near Macy, flies a Nazi flag on his property near the Nickel Plate Trail.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Wow! He can't find a better way to express his erroneous displeasure...

with Biden?

Personally, I would look into just what kind of damage a 10 guage can do to a pole.

[Siwsan]

2. When I see a Nazi flag flying, I'm pretty sure it's a Nazi flying it

So his 'rationalization' of why he's doing this just falls flat.

[CrispyQ]

3. A "Fuck Biden" flag would be less offensive than this.

Racist fucking asshole. I hope the community shuns him.

[colsohlibgal]

4. When Did Stupid Get Out Of Hand?

I will always blame Reagan for setting the groundwork for where we are.

[Ford_Prefect]

5. During the Weimar Republic era NAZI party members claimed they were extremely patriotic.

They would ask out loud how anyone could say they were not.

Of course we know otherwise but Herr Piotter seems to be confused.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

6. I read the link and

Piotter sees to have a personal problem with the trail going close to his property. He is trying to intimidate people and I hope the community shuns and shames him. This includes refusing to do business with him in any way.

Being it is rural Indiana, though, I wouldn't be surprised if he has a lot of sympathizers.