I don't know how, in Hamilton, a small number of scraggly looking guys in dumpy clothes, walking down the sidewalk to buy donuts while sucking on their vape pens is even supposed to stand out as an event when that's every morning in many parts of the city - but its better than them understanding how a political march is supposed to look.
If they hung around for another hour and a half to see the counter-protesters marching down the street in a mass while holding banners and signs they might have learned something about how to demonstrate presence in a community. Since the fascists took off before that moment, before they could observe what a protest looks like, hopefully their next march will again look like a bunch of dudes waiting for the rest of their group to show up before the go in the restaurant.
If the fascists want to call this a victory then let them, I say. No one needs to rub in that all their tough talk about power-lifting baddassery brought them to a point where they secretly rescheduled to avoid conflict. No one needs to twist the knife to say that its dishonest to claim that Antifa ran scared when it was them who left the area long before their opposition showed up.
This is obviously a bad look for them, even if they're trying to manipulate events so they can claim this and that on facebook its pretty clear they don't know what they're doing. One small example of their ineptitude: it looks like the "patriots" have one Canadian flag between them. I'm willing to bet the Anti-Racists and Marxists flew more Canadian flags.
25 March 2018 at 13:26
Anonymous said...
I like that they refer to them as "soldiers" as if they do anything soldier like aside from dressing up on weekends in paintball gear.
Divided, pathetic, and ultimately embarrassing for the international far-right. Check out the clown in the trench coat too, how terrifying! Can't believe they spend all this time planning for such a disjointed effort.
25 March 2018 at 16:24
Anonymous said...
Soldiers of Odin...Iron Crosses...and did see a Native among the motley crew? Hitler would personally toss each and everyone of those scrubs in the train cars..
25 March 2018 at 17:31
Yeah, yeah, I slept in a little later than I thought I would.
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I'm going to provide updates here concerning the planned racist march on Locke Street as well as the counter-protest. Thus far there seems to be a significant presence by those who have shown up to oppose the bigots. Mack Lamoureux of "Vice Canada" Has been updating on Twitter:
Out in Hamilton for a patriot rally that’s expected to be strongly resisted. Big police presence. pic.twitter.com/rpDI2GN0oN
— Mack Lamoureux (@MackLamoureux) March 25, 2018
Counting fourteen cops on this corner alone. A few on bikes and horses. Counter protestors are here but no real sign of the patriot groups. pic.twitter.com/4EInY69sjy
— Mack Lamoureux (@MackLamoureux) March 25, 2018
Important to note a few weeks ago a group of anarchists marched Locke Street and caused 100K in property damage. https://t.co/1Bcm1eZFcD
— Mack Lamoureux (@MackLamoureux) March 25, 2018
The patriot march down Locke is partially meant as a response to the “ungovernable” march.
— Mack Lamoureux (@MackLamoureux) March 25, 2018
Big turnout by the counter protestors. pic.twitter.com/9wxvszRKbZ
— Mack Lamoureux (@MackLamoureux) March 25, 2018
The anti-racists are marching now pic.twitter.com/r6rlhacHdJ
— Mack Lamoureux (@MackLamoureux) March 25, 2018
The Hamilton counter protestors tried to turn down a street the police didn’t want them to. A little bit of pushing but no arrests. pic.twitter.com/qteHRWuCjZ
— Mack Lamoureux (@MackLamoureux) March 25, 2018
A tiny group of patriot group supporters have encountered the counter protestors. pic.twitter.com/tkgvpwMOU6
— Mack Lamoureux (@MackLamoureux) March 25, 2018
There are some people here for the patriot group march but they’re mulling around on the outskirts. They’re not engaging, it seems they’re either going to push their march back or it has been completely disrupted.
— Mack Lamoureux (@MackLamoureux) March 25, 2018
The whole shabang is getting pretty muted now but the day is young.
— Mack Lamoureux (@MackLamoureux) March 25, 2018
When asked about numbers on the bigots' and counter-protesters' side, Mack stated the following:
Maybe 90 to 100 at its peak for the counter protestors. It’s, at the moment, hard to tell with the other side, certainly under 20, maybe under 10.
— Mack Lamoureux (@MackLamoureux) March 25, 2018
And with that....
Sounds like the counter protestors are calling their rally. Still a large group out here though. pic.twitter.com/cug5D2ZrTL
— Mack Lamoureux (@MackLamoureux) March 25, 2018
The following are miscellaneous tweets from other participants:
I will always maintain a deep hope for our city as long as I can continue to share space with friends Gerry Fisher (Hamilton Jewish Federation) and Javid Mirza (Hamilton Muslim Association)
♥️ 💪🏾 #LoveLocke#EveryoneNeedsToChill#ProudToBeWard3pic.twitter.com/5ijEeVUrv3
— Matthew Green (@MGreenWard3) March 25, 2018
The bigots however are rather inexplicably declaring victory. Robert Jones posted the following almost an hour ago:
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Yep, that's right. A group of them, including Jones, showed up hours earlier to avoid the confrontation.
The rally is pretty much done, going to wait it out and see if the patriots march happens. However, I have been told the Patriot Groups came out earlier and marched quietly done Locke Street at around ten thirty or eleven.
— Mack Lamoureux (@MackLamoureux) March 25, 2018
Because, you know, alphas.
Pictures Jones posted of mostly empty streets and bigots trying to put on a brave face include some of the following:
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Jesus, they look like they would rather be anywhere else in this photo. This is sort of what defeat looks like. [Image]
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Soooo, the brave "patriots" came early to avoid the larger group of counter-protesters? I can't help noticing that the organizer of the march, Shawn McBeath, doesn't seem to be present. For example, Robert Jones failed to mention the change of plans to Ronny Cameron for one:
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Jones bragged about marching for half an hour and running away. He also bragged on comments under Ronny's video:
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Wow. That is some fine turd polishing there Robert.
And did they let the other bigots know that this was the plan since some of them evidently did arrive at the right time and place? Talk about not leaving any man behind....
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I mean, he's really pushing this narrative hard!
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Irony abounds.
Jones isn't the only turd polisher however. Shawn McBeath sent this writer the following message:
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I was about to write: Not my words. Your own. You organized an event. People went to it. And you left at least one group to face the counter protester alone. Besides, I'm not the only one who holds this view.Your buddy Ronny Cameron showed up along with some Proud Boys. Very disappointed. Also called out the organizers in another video.
In reference to one of those videos when he and his small group began harassing a group of anti-fascists who repeatedly told Cameron they were not interested in talking to him and that he should leave:
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Sadly, the alpha male Shawn McBeath blocked this and further messages:
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Such a snowflake.
Charlene O'Farrell who runs Canadians United 4 Canada also posted a video in which she and a Soldier of Odin member express their disappointment:
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O'Farrell posted a second video which indicates just how much of a mess was made of this event despite Jones' and McBeath's claims of unparalleled success:
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Close this window Jump to comment formI don't know how, in Hamilton, a small number of scraggly looking guys in dumpy clothes, walking down the sidewalk to buy donuts while sucking on their vape pens is even supposed to stand out as an event when that's every morning in many parts of the city - but its better than them understanding how a political march is supposed to look.
If they hung around for another hour and a half to see the counter-protesters marching down the street in a mass while holding banners and signs they might have learned something about how to demonstrate presence in a community. Since the fascists took off before that moment, before they could observe what a protest looks like, hopefully their next march will again look like a bunch of dudes waiting for the rest of their group to show up before the go in the restaurant.
If the fascists want to call this a victory then let them, I say. No one needs to rub in that all their tough talk about power-lifting baddassery brought them to a point where they secretly rescheduled to avoid conflict. No one needs to twist the knife to say that its dishonest to claim that Antifa ran scared when it was them who left the area long before their opposition showed up.
This is obviously a bad look for them, even if they're trying to manipulate events so they can claim this and that on facebook its pretty clear they don't know what they're doing. One small example of their ineptitude: it looks like the "patriots" have one Canadian flag between them. I'm willing to bet the Anti-Racists and Marxists flew more Canadian flags.
25 March 2018 at 13:26
I like that they refer to them as "soldiers" as if they do anything soldier like aside from dressing up on weekends in paintball gear.
Divided, pathetic, and ultimately embarrassing for the international far-right. Check out the clown in the trench coat too, how terrifying! Can't believe they spend all this time planning for such a disjointed effort.
25 March 2018 at 16:24
Soldiers of Odin...Iron Crosses...and did see a Native among the motley crew? Hitler would personally toss each and everyone of those scrubs in the train cars..
25 March 2018 at 17:31