Posted on 07/28/2002 10:04:59 PM PDT by fivetoes
Edited on 07/28/2002 10:45:00 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
After a couple of months of showing up on the corner of Mulberry and College in Ft. Collins I decided to do some investigation as to who these folks were across the street and why do they keep showing up despite obvious humiliation. The VFW does not seem to have any information on them and I found no thread on FR about them.These are no ordinary run of the mill, college student protestors. They are well organized. We can pat ourselves on the back and say how wonderful we are about a few people standing up to them, but we need to smash this organization where it stands and send them scurrying back into the darkness.
The purpose of this post is to expose these people for who they are, not who we think they are. I want to know who these people are associated with so that we can better organized rallies across America to stomp these folks into obliteration.
The Fresno group along with Jim Robinson have been doing an outstanding job of showing up to show that there is oposition to these anti war protestors in main-stream America. Here in Colorado the local VFW in Ft. Collins has been doing the same. I, along with other Freepers, inspired by the Fresno folks, have joined with the VFW to show opposition to these punks. A few other rallies have started to sprout up like Columbia, Missouri. We need more rallies, period.
Everytime I tell my wife about the latest assault on our freedom and liberty, she politely asks for the source of the information. I try not to roll my eyes, but I do and my point is meaningless until I have proof. That is what I am asking Freepers to do here. Get Proof! I have followed a few links enough to know they are well orgainized. They are listed below.
I have suggested in other posts that we have a national Thank Our Troops rally on or around 9-11. We should be able to rally Freepers, VFW posts along with other veteran groups, and parents of service members along with service members themselves. We will only be able to rally them if we have proof of who the enemy is. We should be able to rally all Americans who value their freedom who are feeling helpless in the War on Terrorism.
So, enough out of me. It is time for Freepers to rally, gather information and present it here. It is time to stop using Free Republic as a vitrtual complaint department. We have the resources to make a difference in America if we really want it.
The first thing I did was a search on Google 'anti war protest ft. collins colorado' One of the first things that came up was a place called War Resistors League
Lo and Behold it contains a list of active peace demonstrations and vigils throughout the country including the one in Fresno along with contact information and upcoming events.
Fresno, CA ? Rally, Wednesdays and Fridays, 4:30 pm, Blackstone and Shaw; Peace Fresno, kenley@sfbayconcerts.com, www.fresnoalliance.com/centerfornonviolence
Also listed on the same page was Ft. Collins, Colorado
Ft. Collins, CO ? Weekly peace demonstratioin(sp), every Saturday, noon to 1 pm, the corner of College and Mulberry; contact Barry at xxx-xxx-xxxx, sponsored by the Center for Justice, Peace, and Environment and the Strength through Peace Committee.
A search on 'Center for Justice, Peace, and Environment' yielded the following link Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center This explains the save the environmet posters they display. A link there led me to Colorado Campaign for Middle East Peace
As you can see we are not dealing with amateurs, but rather a well oiled group of subversive agitators that must be exposed and smashed like cockroaches. I wish I had more time to explore these links in depth, but this is where we all must work together to find the truth about these peolpe and get the word out in order to defeat them. A few folks involved in a thing called Operation Infinite Freep are not enough. I believe that the power of Free Republic can be ignited with a force sufficient to smash these bastards.
After you read the list and find out that these folks are operating right in your own neighborhood and you do nothing you will have a hard time looking in the mirror.
"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed, if so celestial an article as Freedom should not be highly rated." - Thomas Paine; 1776
"If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom... go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels nor arms. May your chains set lightly upon you and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams; 1776
It is getting real hard to remain civil, so I will wait to see what you all think.
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Council on Reconciliation and Restorative and Transformative Justice:
STATUS OF TOM CAVANAGH AWARD The Tom Cavanagh Award was created was first presented as part of the Restorative Justice Week 2001 activities. It honors the work of one of this movements passionate leaders and strives to recognize the difference he has made in the lives of countless, especially around his home community. The award was first presented on behalf of the Friends Committee on Restorative Justice (FCRJ) and the intention had been to present this award every year as part of the annual Restorative Justice Week activities. This award was clearly desinged as a special tribute to Tom's work in Colorado and was intended to honor those who are following the lead of Tom and working to change the paradigm of justice in Larimer County. Friends Committtee on Restorative Justice moved their headquarters out of Larimer County in the Spring 0f 2001. The original intent had been to continue the tradition of this award, but it has become clear that the separation from the direct work in the county is too serious an obstacle to overcome. The work of first FCRJ, and more recently the Council on Reconciliation and Restorative and Transformative Justice (CORRTJ) has grown in scope, thus making it impossible to do an honorable job of honoring the work being done in Larimer County. Representatives of FCRJ and CORRTJ contacted Tom and discussed our concerns and our intention to present the new award honoring the work of life and work of Ruth Morris. It was suggested that it would be more apporpriate for a group whose primary focus is in Larimer County should be the one to present the Cavanagh Award. Tom agreed and said that he would speak to the representatives of the Larimer County Restorative Justice Council and determine whether there is an interest in continuing this tradition. At the present time we are uncertain as to what decision, if any, has been made by the local Restorative Justice Council. There is support within some members of the FCRJ & CORRTJ community to continue this traidition in one form or another in the Spring of 2003. Tom has definetly been a strong voice and leader of the Restorative Justice movement and we will work with whomever is interested in keeping this tradition alive. Please contact CORRTJ for more information. |
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Do you want to silence them? Please put that thought right back where it came from: We've been going through a Leftist stifling of conservative free speech for a couple of decades now, but turnabout is NOT fair play.
If you just want to "expose them" in the sense of "outing" them in your protests, then go for it. Looks like you've done a creditable job in discovering who they are.
I'm pretty sure that fivetoes means just that: Shining a bright light upon the affiliation(s) these folks have with groups that the average citizen would consider most un-American.
After that, let the chips fall!
Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my General Interest ping list!. . .don't be shy.
Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my President Bush ping list!. . .don't be shy.
I think all of US can see why protesting is one BIG important issue for a Chapter...I won't even bother posting this to the "party pooper" ...
As witnesses can testify, after I lead the group in the Pledge of Allegiance, which I invite them to join in, I remind them that it is by the sacrifice of every member of the armed forces who honor the Declaration of Independence and defend the Constitution that they get to stand on their corner and we get to stand on ours.
Do you want to silence them?
By no means do I mean to silence them. I would like a little truth and honesty on their part. For a few weeks they sported some rather young, good looking young females holding signs about he environmet and education vs war. These girls were probably (my opinion) enamoured with the thought of protesting the war. After a couple of weeks of letting them know who they were hanging out with, they somehow no longer show up.
I view these protests as street theater, but I also realize there is a cultural war in progress. I just want well defined enemies. On June 22nd they brought in a school bus from the mexicopeace organization. I thought it was odd that they were importing foreigners to protest our defence policy.
I want to know who funds these folks especially if it concerns NDO (Non Domestic Organizations) that have no business interfering with our sovereignty. In my mind it is no different than accepting political contributions from Red China.
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