Seattle supporters joined their Portland Timbers rivals Friday in protest of a league rule against political messaging.
The supporters groups claim to display the Iron Front symbol as part of their commitment to equality and inclusion. The symbol originated in the 1930s in Germany as a symbol of resistance against Nazism and associated persecution. The Nazis disbanded the original Iron Front paramilitary group from Germany in 1933, a year that supporters nodded to with the length of their silent protest.
“The rights we stand for are not political, they are human rights,” ECS leadership wrote on their website after the July 26 warning from the team. “No one should be oppressed or persecuted because of who they are. As with all things in life no one should feel they can’t attend a soccer match and support the club they love. Just like the Iron Front symbol, the Emerald City Supporters stand for the oppressed and the persecuted.”
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