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Bags of urine thrown as White Student Union clashes with May Day protesters

By David Edwards
Thursday, May 2, 2013 11:23 EDT
White supremacists at May Day protests in Washington, D.C. (YouTube)
 
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Workers rights demonstrators clashed with white supremacists in the so-called White Student Union during Washington, D.C. May Day protests on Wednesday.
According to CNN, “bags of urine and flag poles” were thrown as skirmish broke out in Lafayette Park between the White Student Union protesters and demonstrators from the group May Day Workers. U.S. Park Police said at least one was arrested.
Video posted to YouTube shows the standoff between the two groups.
“What brought you fuckers out here today?” one May Day demonstrator can be heard asking a white supremacist.
“To oppose you in the name of Christ,” the white supremacist replies.
“Hey, hey, ho, ho, fascist scum has got to go!” the May Day demonstrators chant at protesters carrying Confederate flags and other symbols that many consider to be racist. “Bigots go home!