This world of ours can be a terrible and hateful place. But there's something we can do to combat that toxicity: We can use the most powerful asset that humanity has to offer -- the one thing we have that the animals don't, the thing that inspires, the thing that makes us more than the sum of our parts. You know what we're talking about. What? No, not love. Mockery. We're talking about mockery. Here, like this ...

5 Town Tricks Neo-Nazis Into A Walkathon To Benefit An Anti-Hate Charity

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The tiny town of Wunsiedel in Germany had a problem. See, Wunsiedel was the final resting place of Rudolf Hess -- one of Hitler's deputies. And, Nazi graves being hard to come by (most top Nazis were cremated and their ashes scattered), that meant that every year a pilgrimage of neo-Nazis from all over Europe converged on the town to march to the grave of their "martyr." Even after the town destroyed Hess' grave and his ashes were spread at sea in 2011, still the marchers came. Obviously, the town needed a new plan.

It's unclear who exactly suggested sponsoring the neo-Nazis in an "involuntary walkathon," but whoever it was, we want to kiss that person full on the mouth.

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The approaching hatemongers were completely unaware that the townspeople had sponsored them in a charity walk to benefit EXIT Deutschland, an organization dedicated to helping young people who've become entangled in neo-Nazi organizations get the help they need to get out. For every meter marched, 10 euros would go to the charity.

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And though the skinheads might not have known it prior to their arrival, the townspeople made damn sure they knew it once they got there. With the most powerful anti-fascism weapon we know: festive banners!