These photos were taken at the post-election anti-Bush rally in San Francisco on November 3, 2004.

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[nhoward14]

that's the anarchists' symbol

[nhoward14]

see #39

[narses]

hehehehe, very good.

[skikvt]

Does anyone know what the A with an O over it means?

Anarchy!!

It's not the best form of Government...

[asgardshill]

What is the significance of the symbol that looks like a letter A inside a circle?

Anarchists use that symbol. And here's more information about it than you probably wanted to know (from anarchism.net).

The A for Anarchy in a circle, usually in red and spray-painted on the background, is one of the most successful images among political symbols. It was created during the 20th century and is therefore a much more modern symbol than the classical black flag of anarchism. Its origin is not known, but there is evidence that the symbol was used by some anarchists during the Spanish Civil War and later by the Belgium organization AOA (Alliance Ouvriere Anarchiste).

The Circle A is said to represent Proudhon’s maxim that “Anarchy is Order.” (The “A” is for anarchy and the circle is either a symbol of order or represents the “O.”) But the Circle A is also said to be a symbol of unity and determination, forwarding the anarchist ideals and the inevitable rebellion against the rulers. Anarchists are devoted to the re-establishment of freedom for everyone and the importance of the cause cannot be affected by outer restraints. The circle is therefore, to some extent, a shield against the oppressive society surrounding the sovereign anarchist.

The Circle A also lends support to the idea of international anarchist solidarity, where the circle encompassing the “A” for anarchy could be interpreted as a representation of the world. Anarchists are committed to the abolishment of all rule, coercive hierarchy and oppression--no matter where it exists. The unavoidable anarchist rebellion takes no prisoners and thus no tyrant is safe when the rebellion has begun.

No matter the origin and the true meaning of the symbol, the Circle A is a very powerful symbol of anarchism world-wide. It is very often seen spray-painted on walls and under bridges or on the background of a black flag of anarchism.

[narses]

Satan's monogram?

[Nascardude]

What is very disturbing is these days I'm having a hard time distinguishing between the liberal left and the extreme muslim terrorsts. These people are sick and disgusting. If these are the people who want to move to Canada, I say we start getting busses and have us freepers drive them out in their herds

[narses]

An enemy is an enemy.

[Mr. Silverback]

Bump for Caption-A-Ram use.

[Dont Mention the War]

By 5pm the crowd had swelled to several thousand.

Is this true? I've read elsewhere that the crowd was never more than a couple of hundred.

[Jaysun]

Thanks for posting these. I look at photos of these nuts in anguish in the same way that a pervert must look at porn. So satisfying.

[7mmMag@LeftCoast]

it's the symbol for anarchy

[luvie]

Geez! What else is new! You can't get through downtown San Francisco on any given weekend because of some unwashed group protesting some stupid thing or another! They are just too pathetic to take seriously!! We can only hope that one day they will actually GET serious and take their vile filth somewhere else, like Paris or Berlin! Although, they would probably be turned back at the border--those countries have enough nut-jobs of their own!

[Blue Scourge]

.....These people are prime examples of why I vote Republican.

The one goofball who had the "immigrants against democracy" sign should be deported for being stupid.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Anarchy

Now why did I know that I wasn't going to like the answer.

LOL

Thank you for giving me the answer.

[maineman]

I called the # on answercoaliton.org. I left a mess. and asked them to post "how the hell are we to get rid of the thugs' without going in.
Great pics. of true UNAMERICANS

[rwfromkansas]

I would publish that pic in the college newspaper if I knew it would not result in my immediate termination as editor...

But, I would be gone quicker than I would know what was happening. :)

[dennisw]

Looks like a Satanist pentagram.