{"id":15637,"date":"2025-02-11T00:07:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T00:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/calling-us-fascists-regina-german-club-target-of-online-vitriol-over-venue-booking\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T00:07:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T00:07:34","slug":"calling-us-fascists-regina-german-club-target-of-online-vitriol-over-venue-booking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/calling-us-fascists-regina-german-club-target-of-online-vitriol-over-venue-booking\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Calling us fascists\u2019: Regina German club target of online vitriol over venue booking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/german-club\">German Club<\/a> of Regina says it\u2019s receiving online vitriol for an upcoming event at their venue.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>On March 1, The Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan is planning to host a fundraiser at the club where panelists will discuss the idea of becoming America\u2019s 51st state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBasically calling us fascists, neo-Nazis, supporting a Nazi regime,\u201d Kerri Van Loosen, the German Club of Regina manager said. \u201c(People saying) we got to watch our backs and there\u2019s going to be protests. That they\u2019re going to give us what we deserve and \u2018shame on you Germans.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Van Loosen said they simply rent out their banquet facility and services, but it does not mean they are endorsing any of the people that rent the facility.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h3>Get breaking National news<\/h3>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe do not ask what their organization\u2019s beliefs are, political views are or what their business that day is about\u2026because that is not our business,\u201d Van Loosen said in a social media post.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan said the backlash being directed towards the German Club is uncivil.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo hurl the racial slurs that have been hurled at the German club, I think is indicative of the people who are using these slurs,\u201d said Tim Kasprick, a 2024 Buffalo Party candidate for Yorkton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think when we see it on the internet we call them trolls, and that\u2019s what we\u2019re seeing.\u201d<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading 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videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Van Loosen said a police report has been filed because she has been notified of a protest on the night of the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am concerned about the safety of my staff, myself, my husband and our building,\u201d she said. \u201cWhich is why we went to the police because we have been a victim of hate crimes before, and I\u2019m just trying to be preventative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Global News reached out to Regina police, who said they are aware of the possibility of a protest, and are assessing the situation to see if it warrants police presence.<\/p>\n<p>The German Club of Regina said they have also received many positive messages of support and that the naysayers will not determine their business operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can have your political protests, you can do what you want but don\u2019t attack a venue, don\u2019t attack a culture and tie these terrible stigmas to us,\u201d Van Loosen 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