Again, one person is not a hate group. Got it? One person with a po box and computer is not a hate group. Got it? Angry residents shaming this one person years ago is not an active hate group. Got it?
Tearing down one persons homemade poster does not establish existence of a hate group. Got it?

Whether or not the individual is actively involved with his two partners out of state is no reflection on the other residents here in the region. The inclusion on the SPLC map as the site of an active hate group is the real insult to local residents (I wonder how many of the other dots were as poorly researched. Mr Potok himself added the rather clumsy disclaimer that he was unaware of any level of activity in his “hate map of active groups”).

The good and decent folks in Panama, Harmony, and in Chautauqua County adamantly reject any inclusion with such activity. Living in the same 20 square miles as this one person is certainly not to be conflated into the headquarters of a hate group.

Instead of pointlessly bickering and pointing fingers like sugared up children on a playground, let’s try some honesty and civility. It’s the only way to rid our region of such things. Agreed?