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Описание: The crowd was in an ugly mood. That’s a redundancy, as it seems like any gathering of two people or more these days is on fire with outrage -- at something -- or someone – or just totally pissed off and searching for something to smash. It didn’t help that Sunday was the warmest afternoon of the year so far. The public event in Sacramento June 25 with the most potential for interesting photos was the planned demonstration by neo-Nazis and a planned counter-demonstration by anti-fascists at the State Capitol. I figured it would be fascinating topic for my 2016 photo of the day. Great idea, right? I got there late. Representatives the so-called “Traditionalist Worker Party” had already been pelted with poo and run off by the far more numerous anti-fascists. A brief skirmish between parties had resulted in some stabbings and arrests. However, the skinheads and bikers were mounting a counterattack and the atmosphere was tense. It was pretty colorful, photographically; flags and banners, fired-up people. While I totally and unequivocally hate fascists (Yes, we Jews still hold a grudge against all Nazis), I don’t share the many of the solutions postulated by incensed, idealistic 20-somethings. And unfortunately, I share physical features common to harry knuckle-dragging Neanderthals, such as being of male, old, fat and of Western European ancestry. I was about photograph this masked woman; a really totally Sandinista classic image. Immediately, she and her furious posse were in my face and well inside my personal space. I showed them the pre-view that I had not taken her picture. I then got a stern lecture about how the authorities can deduce identity, even with a mask. (I have no real-world idea who would care who they were, but I never like to make a subject angry.) Sorry, my bad. (Most of the anti-fascists either ignored me or were nice to me) The fascists attacked the anti-fascists again, but in a totally newbie move, I left my ISO on 100 with a slow lens and got nothing publishable. Fiddlesticks. After that, I’d had enough. It was hot. And I have more than ample conflict in my life without seeking out more. Eff-this. Is this a preview of the rest of summer? www.cnn.com/2016/06/26/us/brawl-at-california-rally/ www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article86132312.html

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