Fresno Counter Peacenik & Support our Troops Rally 10-19-01

10/19/01

[mtngrl@vrwc]

Here are the pictures that I took tonight:

goodyD:

patriciaruth is on the right:

mtngrl:

Jim Robinson:

Sheila Robinson:

Mama_Bear and her husband:

[mdittmar]

Way to go!!Freepers rule!

[Southack]

Nice job Americans!

[mtngrl@vrwc]

What fun tonight was! See you all next week I hope.

[fone]

Did you use the "American chick tracks" sign tonight? I roared last week with that one!

[areafiftyone]

Wonderful pictures. God bless you Freepers!

[mtngrl@vrwc]

I sure did! I had to put it down before having my picture taken with the president, however. LOL!

[Mama_Bear]

You got those pictures up quick! We just got home so will be putting ours up soon.

Yes, this was another invigorating rally - like you said, it's addicting. I am already looking forward to next week. :-)

It would have been a perfect evening if our Fresno State Bulldogs had won. :-(

[Jim Robinson]

We had a great time tonight. Will be there again next week. Thanks for the pictures. Regards, Jim Robinson

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Fresno FReep Patriots in action (with pics) ping

Thank You Fresno FReepers!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Fresno FReep Patriots in action (with pics) ping

[American Preservative]

Really great, Fresno FReepers and FRiends! Great pictures and signs! FReep on! : )

__________

CG, CCC, S...ping!

[mtngrl@vrwc]

Bump!

[FreeYourMind]

Great pics!

[mtngrl@vrwc]

Here is the first part of the propaganda from the flier that the peaceniks were handing out. It was written by the Anti-War Committee of Students in Solidarity at the University of Pittaburgh:

LIE #1
"It's possible to win a war against terrorism."

Reality: Terrorism is a tactic, not a political or social force in and of itself. Anyone can use it, and the idea that you can wage a "war" against it is as dishonest as the idea behind the "War on Drugs."

The use of food as a political weapon, indiscriminate aerial bombardment, and the arming of gansterish groups of religious fanatics all count as "terrorism" by any reasonable definition of the word, and the United States has long employed all of them -- and more.

This war is really about sordid material interests and power, and in defense of these interests the US is prepared to shift the label "terrorist" as it sees fit, to apply to all manner of dissident political movements and not just marginal bands of fanatics like bin Laden's al-Qa'ida.

Conversely, it's willing to call its own terrorists "freedom fighters". Maybe some of them will get transformed into "terrorists" again in a few years. It's a sick game and a charade, and the government is manipulating the very real grief and anger of the people of the United States after the September 11 atrocities to get us all to fall for it again. Don't believe them for a second.

[brat]

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Thankyou Fresno Freepers!!!

[StoneColdGOP]

Wish I could've been in Fresno with 'em...

[mtngrl@vrwc]

Here is the second part of the propaganda from the flier that the peaceniks were handing out:

LIE #2
"America is coming together."

Reality: Tens of thousands of people have been laid off in the airline industry alone. The government quickly responded to the airline industry crisis with a multibillion dollar bailout package for the companies in order to keep afloat the profits of shareholders and the salaries of CEOs, but when it came to aiding the thousands of workers laid off, Congressman Dick Armey said that that would be contrary to "the American spirit."

Maybe it is. Maybe it's the "American spirit" to make common working people pay for a crisis and to bear the burdens of an expensive war. But it certainly doesn't have anything to do with "togetherness."

[JustAmy]

You guys did GOOD. Looks like we had some new people there tonight. I will be there next Friday. Hope Jim did not turn the radio on; it would have put a damper on a wonderful freep.

[Mama_Bear]

It looks like I won't be able to get our photos up until tomorrow morning. But when I do, I will flag everyone back to the thread.