Protesters with torches chant "all white lives matter," "Russia is our friend"

[EnglishPete]

don't we have freedom of speech?

Of course. Why else would extreme leftists like you be tolerated?

[AtorBoltox]

Once again the Trumpists are out in full force with their obfuscation and whataboutery

[JerryArkansas]

Look at them exercising their economic anxiety.

[Blue3]

More on it... and I think they were definitely trying to emulate a lynch mob

 


Richard Spencer was there

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/mayor-condemns-torch-bearing-protesters-defending-confederate-statue-203028776.html

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

LOL at them using lawn tiki torches:

Those were the torches? Glen Beck had his studio evacuated once because somebody sent real torches to him as a prop. What has happened to the right? Tiki torches? Really?

By the way, is protesting with a pitchfork illegal? I thought about buying one as a prop (teh peasants and teh pitchforks thing) but it sounded like a recipe for disaster so I just went and made a homemade sign the last time I went out and did some good ole fashioned protesting.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Sanchez, you didn't answer my question. Are these people "your side"? If not, why are you being so defensive?

[JA]

Nothing says "white power!" quite like a couple dozen dumb white people standing around holding tiki torches and being led by a wannabe "ubermensch" whose mascot is an internet frog.

[Green Line]

The Left needs their boogeymen....

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Sanchez, you didn't answer my question. Are these people "your side"? If not, why are you being so defensive?

The answer is no. I just am sick of the faux outrage when very serious and very real incidents of violence are being ignored by people like you, and willfully so.

LOL at them using lawn tiki torches:

Those were the torches? Glen Beck had his studio evacuated once because somebody sent real torches to him as a prop. What has happened to the right? Tiki torches? Really?

By the way, is protesting with a pitchfork illegal? I thought about buying one as a prop (teh peasants and teh pitchforks thing) but it sounded like a recipe for disaster so I just went and made a homemade sign the last time I went out and did some good ole fashioned protesting.

I really dont know what I said to trigger you but I really dont care about this protest...i just find it funny at how clownish the whole thing is.

You didn't trigger me?

[Antonio the Sixth]

Sanchez, you didn't answer my question. Are these people "your side"? If not, why are you being so defensive?

The answer is no. I just am sick of the faux outrage when very serious and very real incidents of violence are being ignored by people like you, and willfully so.

So you are accusing me and a bunch of other people of being deliberately dishonest in our reactions. Do you have any reason to believe that?

And again, why would this act be different from the others you mention? Why do you think it's a bad thing for people to be outraged by that, regardless from how they react to something else?

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Sanchez, you didn't answer my question. Are these people "your side"? If not, why are you being so defensive?

The answer is no. I just am sick of the faux outrage when very serious and very real incidents of violence are being ignored by people like you, and willfully so.

So you are accusing me and a bunch of other people of being deliberately dishonest in our reactions. Do you have any reason to believe that?

And again, why would this act be different from the others you mention? Why do you think it's a bad thing for people to be outraged by that, regardless from how they react to something else?

You have a violent heart, Tony. Your outrage only extends to causes which tug at your heart strings. It's so ironically selfish. You think you can compensate it by hating yourself and your own life, but I have not seen you once condemn anti-right wing violence.

You rightfully should be outraged by this, but I simply don't have the patience to stand by and watch willful silence. Because deep down, you think those young Trump supporters are a threat that should be dealt with by any means necessary. You know it was wrong-you've admitted such-but your distaste for them and the lack of any serious injuries (thank God) is enough for you to continually ignore the growing violence in American discourse that is coming from one side.

You didn't post "thank God anyone wasn't hurt." You posted this:

Ugh, great. This election was already looking like it's taking place in a third-world country...

And then asked, rather sheepishly, how it'd effect the election. Don't play high and mighty over some rubes with tiki torches.

[KingSweden]

Nothing says "white power!" quite like a couple dozen dumb white people standing around holding tiki torches and being led by a wannabe "ubermensch" whose mascot is an internet frog.

Thank you. This nighttime 4chan meet up is exactly that. These guys, Spencer in particular, are manchildren

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Nothing says "white power!" quite like a couple dozen dumb white people standing around holding tiki torches and being led by a wannabe "ubermensch" whose mascot is an internet frog.

Yeah, it seems like their power was Polynesian in origin.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Sanchez, you didn't answer my question. Are these people "your side"? If not, why are you being so defensive?

The answer is no. I just am sick of the faux outrage when very serious and very real incidents of violence are being ignored by people like you, and willfully so.

So you are accusing me and a bunch of other people of being deliberately dishonest in our reactions. Do you have any reason to believe that?

And again, why would this act be different from the others you mention? Why do you think it's a bad thing for people to be outraged by that, regardless from how they react to something else?

You have a violent heart, Tony. Your outrage only extends to causes which tug at your heart strings. It's so ironically selfish. You think you can compensate it by hating yourself and your own life, but I have not seen you once condemn anti-right wing violence.

You rightfully should be outraged by this, but I simply don't have the patience to stand by and watch willful silence. Because deep down, you think those young Trump supporters are a threat that should be dealt with by any means necessary. You know it was wrong-you've admitted such-but your distaste for them and the lack of any serious injuries (thank God) is enough for you to continually ignore the growing violence in American discourse that is coming from one side.

You didn't post "thank God anyone wasn't hurt." You posted this:

Ugh, great. This election was already looking like it's taking place in a third-world country...

And then asked, rather sheepishly, how it'd effect the election. Don't play high and mighty over some rubes with tiki torches.

Yes, clearly I was showing support and sympathy for the aggressors by saying that they made America look like a third world country. You really got me there!

Dude, you haven't been acting right since before the election. At times you sound downright deranged. Look, I am aware that certain things haven't been going well with your life lately, and I know that I can't truly relate to that and feel sincerely sorry for that, but I know that dealing with these things by building up large groups of people into imaginary enemies for you to hate is not healthy.

"The left" isn't out to get you. Most people don't harbor hatred for your in-group (many people do have contempt, and that's very unfortunate, but as a respected poster would say, both sides do it), and thankfully most people in this country can still agree that violence is bad regardless of who does it. Dividing the world into friends and enemies is a common defense mechanism, but it doesn't help anyone.

[ProudModerate2]

More on it... and I think they were definitely trying to emulate a lynch mob

 

Yep,
I was thinking the same thing.
They were absolutely going for the look where a bunch of "white hoods" are standing around at night with their torches having their KKK meeting.
All that is missing is a very large cross on fire.
Disgusting !

[ProudModerate2]

You have a violent heart ....

LOL.
ChairmanSanchez calling others out for having "a violent heart."

People, just ignore the guy.
All he does is post to "trigger" other members on Atlas.
The dude is bottom-of-the-barrel scum.

[JA]

don't we have freedom of speech?

Of course. Why else would extreme leftists like you be tolerated?

[Classic Conservative]

I agree with what they were standing for, but this is quite crazy to be standing out there with torches. It would be better to tie yourself to the monument so they can't take it down.

[The_Doctor]

I agree with what they were standing for, but this is quite crazy to be standing out there with torches. It would be better to tie yourself to the monument so they can't take it down.

Really, you agree with their focus on white nationalism? Why?

[kyc0705]

I agree with what they were standing for, but this is quite crazy to be standing out there with torches. It would be better to tie yourself to the monument so they can't take it down.

Almost as scary as the time you guys almost burnt young Republican staffers alive!

It's very telling that you feel the need to bring this up now.

I mean, Blue3 posts fake news every single day so I feel the need to remind the other side of a very real and very frightening incident that they like to pretend never happened.

Tell me, Tony: should I be set on fire?

[Classic Conservative]

I agree with what they were standing for, but this is quite crazy to be standing out there with torches. It would be better to tie yourself to the monument so they can't take it down.

Really, you agree with their focus on white nationalism? Why?

I don't agree with that, I agree with fighting to protect the monuments but not the white nationalism part.

[SoLongAtlas]

I agree with what they were standing for, but this is quite crazy to be standing out there with torches. It would be better to tie yourself to the monument so they can't take it down.

Really, you agree with their focus on white nationalism? Why?

I don't agree with that, I agree with fighting to protect the monuments but not the white nationalism part.

So you disagree with the wn's but agree with fighting to protect monuments whose sole purpose is white nationalism and the espousement of antebellum slavery. A little ironic, no?

[Adam Griffin]

Almost as scary as the time you guys almost burnt young Republican staffers alive!

It's very telling that you feel the need to bring this up now.

I mean, Blue3 posts fake news every single day so I feel the need to remind the other side of a very real and very frightening incident that they like to pretend never happened.

Tell me, Tony: should I be set on fire?

[Torie]

Our posters are so talented in ferreting out the nutters, and giving them a lot of "press." Good job!

[DrScholl]

All this over a statue of a general that was an enemy of the United States. It's ridiculous that there are monuments to and even counties named after separatists that fought against the union.