Posted on 04/11/2017 7:50:05 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Every Saturday, the Civic Center Park in downtown Berkeley is home to the Ecology Center’s farmers market, where families, students, and organically inclined food shoppers mingle with growers and vendors. But this weekend, on April 15, the market is canceled — because of an Alt-Right rally.
Instead of white-tents and free fruit samples, visitors may instead find themselves caught in the crossfire between two opposing protests that — if anything like the violent Milo Yiannopoulos clash earlier this year in Berkeley — could end in violence.
A so-called “Patriots Day” rally is attracting far-right Trump supporters and white-nationalist activists from across California, who claim they are traveling to Berkeley to demonstrate in the name of free speech.
In response, Berkeley's Antifa coalition is calling on its own supporters to occupy the park. “We need MASS ACTION to DEFEAT THEM AS A COMMUNITY [sic]” organizers posted on their dedicated event page. “These fascists are coming to our backyard in an attempt to scare us off the streets and they hope to build on this success. What we do, or do not do, on the 15th will have ramifications across the country." Attendees have been instructed to bring their crew, a mask, and food to share.
(Excerpt) Read more at eastbayexpress.com ...
Propaganda.
The problem isn’t the ‘alt-right.’ Left alone, they will be peaceful and clean up after themselves.
The problem is the violent leftist ‘Anti-Fa’who will assault people, and destroy property. These folks needs to be met with massive lethal force.
Pro-Trump rallies are intended to “scare” people “off the streets?”
Ridiculous.
Why in the world would you need “masks” if your intentions were honorable or good? The far right people will not be in masks.
Another display of some American, public high school grads and/or drop outs distinct political conditioning.
Yes, I would think that a rally with a pro-America spirit would cause those people to flee like cockroaches at night when a light is turned on. It would traumatize them.
it is only in your dreams that they will meet lethal force in Berkeley.
the group should announce a plan to rally every week till they stop cancelling the market.
A farmer’s market?
Pro-Trumpers would’ve been their best customers.
“Melvin! Don’t forget the MAGA hats. And let’s stop by that farmers market to pickup some tomatoes, corn and squash. And some chow-chow. Love their chow-chow.
Let them have their market, it’s not like the pro-Trump people are going to be fighting over bundles of kale or organicly-grown kumquats.
In addition to being a far left liberal mecca and a do-nothing police force, Berkeley is also home to a plethora of local street thugs.
The folks from Rio Vista would be well advised to skip this event.
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They were worried the left-wing rioters would show up again.
Remember Rorke’s Drift...
Even as they request the anti-Trump protestors to wear masks, they write the article to suggest that it is somehow the pro-Trump people who are responsible for the violence.
I’m waiting for the CNTRL-ALT-DEL right rally.
Where are the protesters for Free the Organics?
I think it’s the people in black uniforms, wearing masks, carrying clubs and rocks who want to scare people off the streets.
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