#2 - D.C. Chapter Routs Commies and Anarchists at Navy Memorial 9/29/01 (Operation Infinite FReep)

For the first time since their campaign of roving city-to-city terrorism began in Seattle several years ago, Communist/anarchist, America-hating 'anti-globalization' protesters were met by citizens determined to stand up against their violence and intimidation. Led by the D.C. Chapter of Free Republic, a total of about two hundred Americans drew a 'line in the sand' at the Navy Memorial on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. today, where nine months earlier the Communist/anarchists had assaulted the memorial by trying to tear down the flags and signals on the masts there during the inaugural parade of President George W. Bush.

With America going to war as a result of the terrorist attacks on September 11 which destroyed the World Trade Center towers and damaged the Pentagon, killing approximately 7,000 people through the suicide hijackings of four airliners (one plane crashed without hitting its still-unknown target because the passengers fought back successfully), the counter-demonstrators did not want to see the Navy Memorial assaulted again.

They started gathering before 8 a.m., as news of anarchists planning to roam the city filled the airwaves. As the numbers of counter-demonstrators grew to about 40 by 10 a.m., small groups of the anarchists walked by peacefully.

Reporters from print and broadcast media soon swarmed around the counter-demonstrators, attracted by the many large American flags flying crisply in the strong morning breeze. The demonstrators faced the American flag atop the 50-foot high flagpole in the front of the memorial and said the Pledge of Allegiance. Given the circumstances, it was a very moving moment for all.

The demonstrators continued to prepare more signs declaring their support of America's armed forces, President Bush, the families and victims of those killed and injured in the terrorist attacks on September 11 and the country as a whole as it prepares to fight terrorism, while they waited for the anticipated several thousand 'antiwar, anti-racism' Communists and anarchists to march by on their way to a rally at the Capitol.

Former New York Senator Pat Moynihan (D), who lives in the neighborhood, came out to greet the patriotic demonstrators and give his support to them. The surprised demonstrators and media gathered around him as he spoke for a few minutes and shook hands with them. Along with his encouragement, he reminded the demonstrators of the violent nature of the protesters they would soon be facing and asked them to remain peaceful and let law enforcement handle them.

He was pleased to hear that that was their plan. He walked back to his home, shadowed by a few anarchists and some of the media. Before he left, the demonstrators thanked him for the work he is doing on President Bush's Social Security committee to partially privatize the retirement program.

Law enforcement officers from various federal agencies, along with D.C. Metropolitan Police, began to arrive at the memorial in large numbers and spoke with the demonstrators about their plans to counter the protesters. The LEOs explained to the counter-demonstrators that their goal of staying at the memorial to protect the flag was possible, but untenable because the protesters had obtained a permit for the memorial. At best, they would be allowed to stay close to the main flagpole in a small group of less than twenty-five while the rest would have to move across the street to the National Archives.

The demonstrators readily obeyed the orders of the LEOs and split up. As word spread of violence at the starting point of the protestors' march at Freedom Plaza four block away, the LEOs ordered the remaining demonstrators to go across the street and join the others at the Archives for their own protection.

The LEOs informed the demonstrators that they were under orders to not let the the protesters take the flags down like they tried to do on Inauguration Day. Confident that the flags would be protected, the demonstrators joined their compatriots across the street. By this time, around 11:30 a.m., their numbers had swelled to around 100--with the media hanging on in anticpation of a violent clash between the groups.

The protesters' rally at Freedom Plaza dragged as speaker after speaker basked in the glory of the C-Span cameras providing live coverage of the rally.

The demonstrators waited patiently for several hours for the protesters to begin their march. The demonstrators assured every reporter they spoke with that they intended to remain peaceful and let law enforcement handle any disturbance caused by the protesters. The demonstrators went so far as to pass around 'rules for protesting' to ensure the civil nature of their gathering.

Finally, the protesters started marching down Pennsylvania Avenue, led by a procession of police vehicles. A lead crew working for the protesters stopped and assembled a small stage and P.A. in front of the Navy Memorial. The moment finally arrived for the two groups to meet. The several thousand mostly young Communists and anarchists were stunned to see what by then were about two hundred flag waving patriotic Americans packed on the sidewalk in front of the Archives, standing up against their anti-American protest.

Around one hundred LEOs on foot and horseback, dressed in full riot gear (including the horses which wore clear eye-protecting face masks) formed a line between the two groups--a line which was unbroken despite repeated attempts by anarchists to break through. To their credit, the protesters had their own marshalls who also worked to hold back the anarchists.

The demonstrators and protesters faced off across the thin blue line, hurling insults and chants at each other--but not rocks and bottles.

While the protesters chanted "war is not the answer" to the terrorist attacks, the demonstrators responded by parodying a 1960s peace song by loudly singing, "All we are saying, is give war a chance". This brought shocked, perplexed looks to faces of the self-styled peace protesters.

The protesters' chants became disorganized and dispirited as the demonstrators launched a continuous barrage of counter chants that ranged from serious rebuttal to outright ridicule: "Peace through love" was answered with "Peace through superior firepower".

The demonstrators turned an old tactic of the left against them, pointing to signs they carried featuring photos of the World Trade Center attacks while chanting, "Shame, shame, shame", and, "No justice, no peace", as the protesters demanded no retaliation for the heinous attacks.

Many of the Communist/anarchist protesters were reduced to swearing at the demonstrators as they continued to mock them with chants of, "We don't care what you say, we're going to bomb them anyway"; and were repeatedly invited to "swim to Cuba" if life in the United States was so bad (none of them accepted the offer).

Out-protested and out-foxed by the patriotic demonstrators, the Communist/anarchist protesters surrendered, leaving the memorial without giving any speeches from the stage they had set-up at that sacred site and sullenly marched off to finish their protest at Senators Park on Capitol Hill.

As the demoralized stragglers quietly brought up the rear carrying anti-meat, pro-vegetarian banners, they were rhetorically given a parting kick in the ass with mocking cries of "Gardening is murder! Weeds have rights, too!" from the demonstrators, which brought howls of laughter from the LEOs--who could finally relax now that trouble had passed.

The LEOs expressed gratitude for the presence of the patriotic Americans. For once, they had citizens present standing with them in the face of violent, avowed enemies of the United States.

The presence of the demonstrators threw a monkey-wrench in the plans of the Communist/anarchist protesters, a blow from which they did not recover. Less than an hour later, they were seen departing Senators Park with no trace of joy or victory on their faces. They had been beaten at their own game--and they knew it.

The adults had finally spoken up and said, 'NO', to these insolent, indulged brats, and it broke their spirit. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now, to break their will. Honor Roll for today: Angelwood, Doctor Raoul,Dave Dilegge, tgslTakoma, Taxman (+2), The Glaswegian(+1), ELS, Jimmy Valentine's brother, Gore_War_Vet, viadexter, FreeTheHostages (+1), testforecho, Scholastic, endzt, Federal Farmer, rabidralph, Clay more, GunsareOK, stand watie, sauropod, leadpenny, Hail Caesar, Ravens Warlord, maica, Freedame, tomkat (+1), TBP, and El Negro (should be a new FReeper as of tonight). I'm sure I missed a few of you, so please chime in. We also had several lurkers come out. In addition, we were joined by a bunch of tourists who agreed with our stand. We didn't see any tourists go out and join the other side :-) Thanks go out to: the Maryland TRT for 'plan B'; James Parmalee of NorthernVirgianiaGOP.com for helping to get the word out about today; and special thanks to Sean Hannity, whose mention of our demonstration on his newly syndicated radio show yesterday brought out dozens of people from up and down the East Coast. I left out many details, such as signs and conversations, so please add your observations and comments. EAGLES UP !!!

Point blank: the US needs to get out of the Middle East and allow Arabic people the right to decide for themselves where they will be in this world...

So you support the immediate opening of the ANWR to oil exploration and drilling, right?

And, in case you haven't been keeping up with current events, a significant portion of Arabic peoples have decided "where they want to be in this world" is piloting civilian aircraft into office buildings, spreading biological and chemical agents designed to kill, and blowing up fast food restaurants.

Most sane people think it's a good thing to dissuade those types using more than harsh language or the threat of forced attendance at lectures by Susan Sontag and Howard Zinn.

You know the attack on the WTC has had a major impact on many people so when you little group gets out and attacks the US and has it's little play riots I would think that you are putting yourselves at serious risk or atleast I hope so. Just remember to always hid behind women like a good little liberal.

Right on. The "peace march" in Denver gathered in a park next to my son's soccer game. They were about 100, a tenth of what they "estimated." The speaker I heard ridiculed the idea that a free country necessarily includes a free economy, free markets. These people are the same socialists and fellow travelers who wanted us to lose the cold war. Notice how effortlessly anti-globalization protests have been coverted into "peace" protests??

How wonderful it is that you do not even question WHY these terrorists decided to commit these horrible acts.

Yes, it is wonderful.

If we validate their actions by finding a need to discover the "why", all we do is encourage them to do similar actions whenever they feel "unheard".

I notice that you do not bother to examine the "why" behind any of the United States' actions. If you trace them to the root cause, you will find it generally has been to act in our nation's interests and to squelch something you hold dear to your heart- Marxism.

Marxism is evil. It is an entire paradigm based upon theft, that rewards sloth and punishes acheivement. It encourages people to give up their property rights and their individual freedoms in the name of social justice, and forces them into a system where the power elite can become corrupt with no check on their behavior.

Communism always was, and always will be, a really bad idea.

BTW- it is fitting that you quote Hitler. He is one of yours on the far left.

Re Opp and Breed and their ilk: sigh, there's a saying on the internet called, "Don't feed the trolls." It means that if some idiot starts flaming you, the worse thing you can do is engage them. I think their appearance in this thread is an exception to the general Don't Feed the Trolls rule. Here, it's so sad that they are posting in this place. It's like there's *no one else to talk to except themselves.* They're so wildly outnumbered in public opinion. One mentions that soon on a webside we could read what they're posting. But like who in America would bother? Like who in American came to their parade. No one. No one. No one.

Lonely, lonely, no one to listen to. Why shouldn't we pay them some attention. After all, we're the only ones who had to hear them on Saturday.

Now, post-Sept. 11,the anti-globalization movment has been split. The pro-sovereignty group--and even the labor unions, want NOTHING to do with the ones who were demonstrating in DC this past weekend. In fact, these demonstrations had little or nothing to do with globalization at all (even though some of the same leftists and anarchists who were originally going to participate in an anti-globalization event were there).

The demonstrations this past weekend were instead for "peace"--i.e., against us doing anything effective against the terrorists and their supporters. In my opinion, anyone who participated in them is little more than a muslim shill!!! So hats off to you DC Freepers for Freeping these shills!!!

September 29 Thread III

You guys have to be very careful and not be too sucessful in achieving what you are demanding. If the working people of the world and the masses unite you have a real dilemna - your out, having never worked nor been a member of the masses. But of course, you took a few courses taught by has-been baby-boomer 60's straphangers - so YOU KNOW BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE WHAT IS GOOD FOR THEM. BS - you are losers who can't hack it in society, too lazy to contribute to society so you take the easy road - destroy society. Well, come back and talk to me in ten-fifteen years but take a long bath first and when you stop by call me by my first name Mr.

I don't believe many in the communist movement would deny that there have been some real a$$holes who have claimed to promote communism. But you leave out the fact that there have been leaders who try to DEMOCRACTICALLY bring about a communist state.

It doesn't matter how it gets brought about. Once it is created, it is only a matter of time before it goes under the control of an "A--HOLE" (as you phrased it), and generally this will happen sooner rather than later. The system, when run according to theory, still rewards a lack of effort and discourages excellence. It concentrates the power in positions easily abused. You end up with a small caste of elites, oppressing the masses.

I suggest you take your worldwide revolution dreams and go live under communism in Cuba or China, and come back to us after you have a little practical experience under your belt.

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