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| Antifa rioters gathered for a direct action today in Boston to oppose an anti-mask/vaccine mandate rally |
| 2021-11-08 |
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The rally was organized by Super Happy Fun America and the Refounding Fathers Coalition, with the event being aimed to "resist vaccine passports, face diapers, mass layoffs, and unconstitutional mandates." The rally started at around noon, with a coinciding counterprotest featuring a brass band to overpower speakers at the rally. Green Monster Antifa tweeted out a flyer ahead of the event, urging members to attend the event to "tell this whole load of violently misogynistic fail sons to get the hell out of town." The flyer stated "Mask Up Against Hate, tell the capitol rioters to get out of Boston!" Antifa members held up banners featuring the faces of Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, and other Communist leaders of the 20th century, as well as a "Death to Fascism" sign, as rally attendants yelled "let's go Brandon." At one point during the rally, a UHaul brought by the protestors was damaged as they attempted to leave the area. Antifa members shouted "Nazis out" as the van sped away. According to NBC 10, the driver of that van was reportedly arrested. The rally concluded at around 2pm. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #13 Showboat to Slow Boat, or... Ahooga to Paluga? An Emerson bluenose named Handelman, One preachy young lady or gentleman, So hated free speech They could not even... [SCREEECH] Till they'd reached their safe space in the Andamans. |
| Posted by: Pheth Sproing6492 2021-11-08 19:24 |
| #12 From Raj’s Boston Herald link — sometimes articles behind paywalls can be read in the Reader View, which also reduces ads and stops videos: Counterprotesters pushed through barricades and clashed with anti-maskers on Boston Common in a showdown that left two arrested and others rubbing pepper spray out of their eyes. The two groups clashed around 11:30 a.m. Sunday as projectiles flew overhead and ralliers pushed past police, kicking through fencing. “We came here to peacefully protest when we were violently attacked by a mob that pepper-sprayed us, attacked us and refused to allow our van to leave,” said Super Happy Fun America organizer Brandon Navom, who would identify himself only as “Super Happy Brandon,” to a Herald reporter. Navom said his group — which is behind the controversial straight-pride parade — was conducting a “pro-freedom” protest on Sunday afternoon to speak out against mask, vaccine and other coronavirus-related mandates when the chaos caused police to cut power to the speakers, effectively shutting down the protest. Eamon Kavanagh and other members of Boston First Responders United — an organization formed by firefighters, police officers and medics to push back on state-imposed COVID-19 mandates — piggybacked on Sunday’s rallies. Holding a sign about Gov. Charlie Baker that read, “Baker is a liar,” Kavanagh said first responders “are against the mandates” requiring workers to get COVID-19 shots or lose their jobs. “We’re just advocating for our freedom, our medical freedom and to keep our jobs,” Kavanagh said. Counterprotesters organized by Solidarity Against Hate/Boston turned up in force outnumbering Super Happy Fun America ralliers by the hundreds. “We don’t want that in our city: Anti-vaxxers, people who don’t believe that COVID is real, people that put other people in danger, racist transphobes and people that hate other people for the way they are — that’s not OK,” said Rifka Handelman, an Emerson College student who attended Sunday’s counter-protest. “They can be really loud and they can get a lot of attention, but this kind of thing is just not welcome in the community and the fact that there are more of us than there are of them is evidence of what the community really is,” Handelman added. Dozens of police officers, clad in full riot gear and carrying Billy clubs, stood in formation around the Common throughout the afternoon as they worked to keep the crowds separate. A unit of state troopers strapped in helmets and holding shields held a line near the Soldiers and Sailors monument as counterprotesters danced and played music on the hill above. Boston Police made two arrests during the mid-afternoon protests, officials said. William Turbitt, 39, of Providence, R.I., was charged with disturbing the peace and interfering with police. Ronald McCarron, 68, of Wakefield, was charged with disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, and driving to endanger after police say Turbitt drove a van through a barrier. Both will be arraigned on Monday at Boston Municipal Court. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2021-11-08 15:48 |
| #11 This is the “Cilvil Servants” “civilian army” (domestic terrorists) when is enough enough? Notice how the FBI will never arrest Antifa or BLM terrorists - the turds at the FBI support these domestic terrorist since they are assisting in the deep state/FBI agenda. |
| Posted by: Ichnusa 2021-11-08 14:07 |
| #10 So, the "anti-fascists" are rioting in support of following government restrictions. The curtain don't get any thinner than that. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2021-11-08 10:29 |
| #9 I stand corrected - looks like the Boston Herald has something on it, but it's behind a paywall, so I can't tell for sure. |
| Posted by: Raj 2021-11-08 10:06 |
| #8 They have FIFY |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2021-11-08 08:57 |
| #7 Starting to feel like Weimar. Street brawls, hyperinflation, the wreckage of failed wars and national humiliation, perverts running wild and decadence on display everywhere... Except our own self-labeled "antifaschisten" are the real fascists and their opponents are normie patriots, without a party or any organization to speak of |
| Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2021-11-08 08:49 |
| #6 And as usual I'm sure thr police moved in to save antifa POS getting their asses whooped. |
| Posted by: Chris 2021-11-08 08:42 |
| #4 They have become what they protest. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2021-11-08 05:47 |
| #3 i completely encourage all Antifa members & democrats-liberals to get every happy death vaccine out there. and follow up with mandatory 32 boosters, each week, every week. john galt has spoken. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2021-11-08 03:17 |
| #2 The "anti-fascists" are opposing heavy-handed state suppression of individual choice. Right. These monsters are insane. |
| Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2021-11-08 00:25 |
| #1 I didn't hear jack shit about this one in the local newsfeeds; must've been real popular, fighting themselves and an embedded FBI agent or three. |
| Posted by: Raj 2021-11-08 00:22 |