Posted on 09/19/2002 8:22:23 PM PDT by kristinn
The D.C. Chapter of FreeRepublic.com invites all FReepers and lurkers in good standing to come to Washington, D.C. a week from Saturday and celebrate with us as we commemorate our fourth anniversary with a counter-freep of the communists and anarchists who will be ostensibly protesting the World Bank and IMF, but in reality are protesting against America and in favor of communism.
FreeTheHostages explained our reasons for standing against this crowd on this thread:
Hey, I'm with the DC Chapter and I live right near their Ground Zero protests each year. TRUST ME they're only PRETENDING to hate the World Bank. What they actually hate is private property. As per the above news article, they intend to destroy some. They make it clear that they want to harm the entire "system" in downtown DC.
They come, they have banners about the virtues of socialism, etc. Oh, TRUST me, they're socialists. Also there are a lot of Green Party people that come with environmental stuff. (Hey, I even believe there's manmade global warming, but I'd protest their anti-capitalist solutions to it.)
The name of the group is the Anti-Capitalist Convergence. That should give you an idea that globalization is just this banner for their rantings.
Sauropod added: I assure you that no one is more anti-globalization than myself on this forum. Yet I will be out there counter-protesting these eco-fascists. They are not anti-globalization. They are just anti-globalization because they are not the globalists in control.
We will not be demonstrating in favor of the World Bank and IMF. We will be demonstrating in favor of capitalism, private property rights and America.
The D.C. Chapter demonstrated against this same crowd last September 29. That demonstration was peaceful and boisterous. We expect the same atmosphere at this one. Law enforcement officers will be everywhere like last year.
Alas, also like last year, we will have to wait a few more days before we announce our meeting place. The leftists just changed the place of their rally from the Ellipse to the Sylvan Theater at the Washington Monument and have yet to announce a march route.
We will exercise our right to stand on the sidewalk (somewhere) along the parade route and peacefully offer our opinions on their message.
As always, the D.C. Chapter's rules for protesting will be in effect: No violence, no racism, no profanity, no threats, no provocations, obey the law and treat all law enforcement officers with respect.
When: Saturday, September 28. We'll start gathering around 11 a.m.
Where: TBA, in downtown Washington, D.C. along the march route.
Bring: American flags, signs and a sense of humor.
Afterwards: We will have an early dinner to celebrate the 4th anniversary of the D.C. Chapter and plan for our future actions at a restaurant to be determined then.
Sounds good to me. It'll be great to see you again out on the line with us. I'll bring a box to stand on, so's I can give you a big hug when I see you!
And they'll get their semi-annual shower while staying at the Hotel DC.
Of course!
It's gotta be freaking out the left to see conservatives taking to the streets all over the country for demonstrations against them and their causes. We've evolved, and they remain their old, tired, whining selves :-)
Did you read the article in the WP today about the protests and the efforts to preempt any actions by them? I'm not so sure that their permits should be pulled in anticipation of unlawful action... (the same could be done to us someday by a different administration) I think the best course of action would be to have a big police presence and be ready to swiftly round up (and lock up) any lawbreakers as they move into the streets to block them or take unlawful action on/in Metro, etc. But then I'm not DC police Chief.
My commute to work Friday morning may be eventful, especially when passing certain DC university campuses. I'll hope for the best, but be prepared for all possibilities. If stuff hits the fan, I'll likely be held over at work; my kids know our Plan B and will move accordingly.
By Saturday the worst of the rabble will probably be in jail cooling their heels and refusing to give their names to the cops who book them. And the spokesmen will be outside the jail telling the news crews that those arrested are political prisoners.
I'm glad to see law enforcement finally taking an interest in securing our nation's capital next week :-)
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