I hate leftists of all stripes, but these types really anger me.
I respect the level of self-control showed by that IDF soldier.
I went to a Sarah Palin rally in Boston back in 2008, and had a large group of leftists trying to bait me in exactly this fashion, one getting right in my face, me politely saying I didn't want to talk to him, moving to the side to watch Sarah Palin speak, only to have this dick step right in front of me and begin haranguing me, his face inches from mine.
I kept my cool, and saw about half a dozen of his "comrades" all with their cell phones out hoping to record some violence initiated by me.
Finally, people around me who had been silent this whole time began to speak up saying "Hey, leave the guy alone, he said he didn't want to talk to you." Eventually the guy left me alone.
Boy did I ever want to slug him. But I was carrying at the time, and knew that I had to be the adult there. And I kept thinking...who did that guy remind me of? Then I remembered. Ever see the movie "Forrest Gump? This guy was a dead ringer:
I don’t have Facebook, so I can’t see it.
Your story reminds me of my San Francisco Protest days.
I and other FReepers came very close to getting our asses beat several times.
It still steams me.
I had the same encounter...
Light up a Marlboro and blow the smoke
In their face..
They Run , Screaming ..