The latest nationally distributed fascist News Bulletin (vol. 1, no. 14) included instructions on how to construct a DIY kit for the “Firy [sic] Swastika.” “Burned between the hours of nine in the evening and eleven at night,” the Bulletin explained, it “will have the same effect on the reds and their sympathizers, including Jews, as it had on the Negro and the carpetbagger…. A high spot, overlooking the town or city, should be chosen, where it can be easily seen…. The press should be tipped off, if possible in advance or immediately after the Swastika is set afire. The idea is to have as many
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