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Swastika Fliers in Crown Heights

A "wacky etymology teacher" is distributing fliers with swastikas around Crown Heights. He's says it's not anti-Semitism. Video

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No need for public spewing
October 21, 2013 12:28 am

Why the need to call him a psycho on public tv?? Men darf lebn a tefach hecher….

Nisim BS"D
October 18, 2013 12:22 pm

A friend of mine told be that that Lynvol Samuels, about 3 years ago, attended a class in ‘The 7 Noahide Laws’ at Frankel’s Shul on President St. btwn Utica and Rochester Avenues. Mr Samuels became very aggressive and contradictory, and started talking about J…us. He was politely told to stop…that this was a class in the Noachide laws. He continued to be disruptive. Soon he was warned that the police would be called, and he ceased being a nuisance and never returned. How much ‘mental illness’ is caused by sin? I don’t believe he is ‘mentally ill.’ America has… Read more »

To#13
October 18, 2013 12:01 pm

You do know Buddhist use this symbol were is the uproar about them? I’m just curious.

Very interesting
October 18, 2013 7:35 am

I never knew that he knew all this Because I see him everyday but I didn’t know he knows!

its too bad
October 17, 2013 10:16 pm

Its too bad what it meant originally if that’s not a made up story. The fact is its well know for what it’s been represented as, and hwen anyone uses it it’s purpose is for hatred and anti semitism. If for real he wanted to do this pathetic class he shud use his brain a little more. And please how is it possible he’s a doctor

Dr who??
October 17, 2013 9:20 pm

I think he needs a Real dr. Or perhaps it is too late for that.
He looks meshugge, he acts meshugge, he sounds meshugge, to me this is Meshugge.

Oh, it's the Kissing Man! lol!
October 17, 2013 8:36 pm

He’s been around since forever. Whenever I walk past him, he asked me to “excuse me miss, can you put your bag on your left side?”. He’s totally harmless, just very queer. He blocks the street off at times by just sitting there and not moving, he kisses the many people who pass him and does a lot of just crazy weird stuff. He’s been there since my childhood. He’s just lol. I wouldn’t give him a second thought with these signs. His apology is actually hysterical!!!

Stay away from him, or have him locked up.
October 17, 2013 5:25 pm

His beard looks like chicken feet are hanging down!

Ariel
October 17, 2013 5:02 pm

This guy is on Utica Avenue all the time just annoying people.

so why ?
October 17, 2013 4:55 pm

why give validity to this person. no matter how crazy he is he consciously picked a symbol that now represents hate and plasters it all over a jewish neighborhood. What is this blame the victim?

to #4
October 17, 2013 2:48 pm

Though I agree with you that the swastika has taken on the meaning of solely being a nazi symbol but…..
1. We live in the 20th century really now?
It’s 21st my friend.
2. Your comment only proves how ill he is. Schizoids see everything delusional.

Nissim
October 17, 2013 2:10 pm

I know Mr. Lynvol Samuels for a few years and have ‘seen him in action’ walking around with a red umbrella in the middle of Utica Avenue creating a danger. He is not mentally ill but is a victim of his own big ego and he’s seeking attention, etc. This is the way he does it, knowing the public/media likes controversy and fame…who doesn’t? He originally sprayed the ‘Swastikas’ on the pavement in various places in Crown Heights because: “Some Jews weren’t nice to me,” he said.. This was admitted to a friend of mine who knows Dr. Bidi. This… Read more »

childhood
October 17, 2013 1:34 pm

this guy has been on utica for at least the last 20 years, driving ppl crazy

The facts....
October 17, 2013 1:27 pm

Sorry, regardless we do live in the 20th century, a mere 60 or so years ago from the Holocaust, when this symbol represented hatred, intolerance, death, and destruction. B’davka because this mentally ill person is also very bright, should it be labeled for what it is. He is knowingly spreading anti-Semitism in addition to the blatant letters he posts every week about ‘evil white jews’. He is clearly manipulating as good, his messages of hate that he publicly posts which does affect passersby and it should be dealt with as such.

For the record...
October 17, 2013 1:14 pm

The Swastika was not always a bad symbol, there are places in the world where it is still seen as a positive symbol. see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika

SCHIZOPHRENIC
October 17, 2013 12:54 pm

This unfortunate man has a long history of bizarre behavior when he forgets to take his medication. He is a very intelligent but ill man. Please respond kindly as you would to anyone else who was sick.

Chaya
October 17, 2013 12:41 pm

This guy is a dr? Hahaha

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