white nationalist Melvin Costa interview |
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madmarck
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I decided to contact Melvin Costa yesterday in order to get his side of the story in regarding to the recent distribution of pictures on the Internet that show Costa with a swastika on his chest.
After speaking with Costa, I briefly thought about whether I should give him a platform to express views that I think could be hurtful and offensive. However, while I didn't agree with very much of what he said, the one point where he and I are in agreement is when it comes to his assertion that he should be allowed to express his views. I called the man for comment and he gave it to me so what kind of journalist would I be if I censored it just because I don't agree with it?
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FYI Costa is not a Neo-Nazi according to his own words.
He also holds a 4-0 record in KOTC
No Word on whether he has signed to a pro elite org.
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Post #1 10/19/07 10:33:04PM
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rcg916
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No major org with a TV or PPV deal will sign a guy with a huge swastika on his chest. Period.
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Post #2 10/19/07 10:41:46PM
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Steady MODdin'
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Posted by rcg916
No major org with a TV or PPV deal will sign a guy with a huge swastika on his chest. Period.
ding ding ding.....100% correct rcg
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Post #3 10/19/07 10:56:43PM
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Irish209
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Yeah and thats a 100 % bullshit too!!! The LHW champion in ufc has a black panther fucken tattoo.That is exactly what Costa was talking about right there!  the world will never change
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Post #4 10/19/07 11:02:32PM
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rcg916
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Posted by Irish209
Yeah and thats a 100 % bullshit too!!! The LHW champion in ufc has a black panther fucken tattoo.That is exactly what Costa was talking about right there! the world will never change
Melvin, is that you?
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Post #5 10/19/07 11:24:46PM
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loller90278
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let him get it touched up and make it not so obvious like roman zentsov 
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Post #6 10/20/07 12:14:24AM
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Sam_Rothstein
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I heard that gary shaw has been contacted about this and is "taking care" of the situation and talking to the KOTC president about the situation
on a side note did you also know that he has a tattoo on his stomach that says I Have A Small Penis.
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Post #7 10/20/07 6:50:53AM
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Sam_Rothstein
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and yes the photo above me is melvin costa, the swastica on his chest is the one everyone is talking about
the spider web on his right elbow is the one sam caplan mentions at the end of the interview
Last edited 10/20/07 6:52AM by sam_rothstein
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Post #8 10/20/07 6:52:12AM
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waylon_o
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I agree with everything he says, I just don't agree with the way he portrays himself. I dont like his Swastika, and I also don't like Rampage's black panther.
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Post #9 10/20/07 7:18:22AM
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The Dancer
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Great interveiw Sam. I believe in Free Speach and when you have that, you have people that will express believes that run counter to your own. But that is what makes this country great. The right to believe the way you want.
I am white and I love you I am. But I am also ashamed of some things my race has done. Be proud of who you are. But what he has will cause problems. That's like me wearing a white hood and then saying, I don't believe in everything that Klan does, but I love my race. The Swastika stands for hate, pure and simple. Hitler hated everyone who wasn't white. At the 1936 Games he refused to shake Jesse Owens hand.
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Post #10 10/20/07 9:30:19AM
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madmarck
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I believe this is the photo everyone is talking about on Rampage.
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Post #11 10/20/07 9:47:57AM
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moob
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it stands for the purity of my people's blood. It doesn't stand for hating jews or any other ethnic race
What a muppet. Try telling that to the relatives who suffered during WWII.
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Post #12 10/20/07 11:06:53AM
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moob
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Posted by waylon_o
I agree with everything he says, I just don't agree with the way he portrays himself. I dont like his Swastika, and I also don't like Rampage's black panther.
I think that particular black panther is a generic tattoo used by artists all over the world - I don't believe it is intended as support for the Black Panther Party below:
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Post #13 10/20/07 11:11:10AM
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waylon_o
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Posted by moob
Posted by waylon_o
I agree with everything he says, I just don't agree with the way he portrays himself. I dont like his Swastika, and I also don't like Rampage's black panther.
I think that particular black panther is a generic tattoo used by artists all over the world - I don't believe it is intended as support for the Black Panther Party below:
That may be true, but that works both ways. The swastika symbol was around long before the nazi party, and it had nothing to do with hating Jews.
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Post #14 10/20/07 11:26:00AM
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moob
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Posted by waylon_o
That may be true, but that works both ways. The swastika symbol was around long before the nazi party, and it had nothing to do with hating Jews.
Who said it did?
It's what it clearly signifies to the majority of the rational world that's important. You simply can't put a symbol of that nature on your body, go sporting it around, and explain your way out of it, as 'It's OK though, I don't hate Jews' - what a ridiculous notion.
Yeah, the histrionics of the Swastika as a symbol did predate Nazi Germany and the Nazi Party, but that is completely irrelevant in this situation, given what occurred thereafter.
People don't get their body permanently marked with symbols of such controversy without having thought it out, and how it would be perceived by the majority who view it.
You can't defend the indefensible.
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Incidently, it isn't just a Swastika, it is an Eagle Swastika. Are you gonna tell me that predated Nazi Germany?
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Post #15 10/20/07 11:43:06AM
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