Hate Roams The Streets Of Berkeley California.

[superbeets]

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More than 100 black-clad masked antifa, short for 'anti-fascists', joined a 'Rally Against Hate' in Berkeley on Sunday and assaulted at least four right-wing protesters

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The antifa carried a sign promising vengeance for the events in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 12 and broke through police barricades to avoid having weapons confiscated

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Left-wing protesters (right) shoot pepper spray at Patriot Prayer founder Joey Gibson (center) as a masked bodyguard in shoulder pads tries to drag Gibson to safety

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Gibson and his bodyguard are seen from a different angle as antifa spray heavy-duty mace at them

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Gibson (second from left) and his bodyguard retreat behind police barricades as antifa pursue. Gibson is the founder of the pro-Trump conservative group Patriot Prayer

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An antifa member (right) wielding a sign reading 'No Hate' clashes with a father and son (left) wearing pro-Trump shirts who had turned out for a 'No To Marxism In America' rally

 

[superbeets]

A group of more than 100 masked antifa, with shields emblazoned with the words 'no hate' and waving a flag identifying themselves as anarchists, then broke through police barricades, avoiding security checks by officers to take away possible weapons.
Then the antifa blended in with a crowd of 2,000 largely peaceful protesters who turned up to demonstrate in the 'Rally Against Hate'.
Among those assaulted by antifa was Joey Gibson, the leader of the pro-Trump Patriot Prayer group.
Gibson had canceled a separate rally Friday and was prevented from holding a news conference on Saturday when authorities closed off the public square he planned to use.
The activist has said he launched Patriot Prayer after several supporters of President Trump were beaten at a Trump campaign stop in San Jose, California last year.
After the antifa spotted Gibson at the Berkeley park, they pepper-sprayed him and chased him out of it as he backed away with his hands held in the air, escorted by a masked man wearing football shoulder pads.
Gibson and the man retreated behind a line of police wearing riot gear, who set off a smoke bomb to drive away the anarchists.

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The anarchists carried a banner referencing the deadly confrontations in Charlottesville, on August 12 during a rally of white nationalists. The Berkeley confrontations on Sunday did not appear to involve white supremacists or the so-called 'alt-right', but rather Trump supporters and mainstream conservatives

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A photographer is being attacked by a masked demonstrator in Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park during a cancelled 'No Marxism in America' rally and counter-protest in Berkeley on Sunday

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Masked antifa assault the photographer and appear to be grabbing for his camera as he calls out for assistance

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Police officers help the photographer to safety after he was beaten by people aligned with antifa, who apparently suspected him of being a right-wing Trump supporter at MLK Jr. Park in Berkeley on Sunday

Earlier in the day, another group of left-wing demonstrators dressed in black attacked at least three men in the park, kicking and punching them until the assaults were stopped by police. Police also used a smoke grenade to stop one scuffle.
Police in the San Francisco area have been braced for violence and trying to prevent protests that draw left-wing and right-wing opponents since the deadly confrontation in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 12 during a rally of white nationalists.
Berkeley authorities did not issue a permit for Sunday's gathering of right-wing protesters and Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin had urged counter-protesters to stay away.
The 'No To Marxism In America' rally had been canceled by organizer Amber Cummings, who encouraged supporters to stay away but said she would attend on her own.
By mid-afternoon Cummings had not appeared and left-wing protesters far outnumbered right-wing supporters.
Earlier in the day, police had set up barricades around park and checked people who entered to make sure they did not have prohibited items like baseball bats, dogs, skateboards and scarves or bandanas they could use to cover their faces.
Several people were arrested for violating rules against covering their faces or carrying items banned by authorities.

 

[superbeets]

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Masked demonstrators walk through a cloud of tear gas after more than 100 antifa stormed a mostly peaceful rally

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No-To-Marxism rally members and counter protesters clash on Sunday in Berkeley, California

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Demonstrators clash during the rally Sunday. Several people were arrested for violating rules against covering their faces or carrying items banned by authorities

At one point, a left-wing protester denounced a Latino man holding a 'God Bless Donald Trump' sign.
'You are an immigrant,' said Karla Fonseca. 'You should be ashamed of yourself.'
Several other people also yelled at the man, who said he was born in Mexico but supports Trump's proposal to build a wall along the southern border.
Police pulled one supporter of President Donald Trump out of the park over a wall by his shirt as a crowd of about two dozen counter demonstrators surrounded him and chanted 'Nazi go home' and pushed him toward the edge of the park.
At least two people were detained by officers for wearing bandannas covering their faces.
Anti-rally protesters chanted slogans 'No Trump. No KKK. No fascist USA' and carried signs that said: 'Berkeley Stands United Against Hate'.
A separate group of counter protesters had assembled earlier Sunday at the nearby University of California, Berkeley campus and then marched park to merge with the anti-rally protesters who had already gathered there.
Both Cummings and Gibson have disavowed racism and say they wanted to hold the rallies to bring conservative voices to the liberal San Francisco Bay Area.
Student activism was born during the 1960s free-speech movement at Berkeley, when thousands of students at the university mobilized to demand that the school drop its ban on political activism.
However, the violence in Charlottesville led San Francisco area police and civil leaders to rethink their response to protests.

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[superbeets]

The inclusive and tolerant left. The believe in the right to protest and assemble, unless you disagree with them.

 

[superbeets]

Democrats are still wearing hoods, like they did in the 1950's. But they switched from white to Black.

 

[StevieRay]

No hate signs but yet hate boils and runs thru their vains

 

[Willie99]

What's the difference between these guys and BLM members yelling at their rallies to "kill cops?" They're both hate groups.

I don't think the Confederate flag is a symbol of hate in and by itself. It's more about southern pride to me. It's not the 1860's, it's no longer about slavery. Is there even one person that actually advocates slavery today?

The Swastika is another story.

 

[Willie99]

I don't think the Confederate flag is a symbol of hate in and by itself. It's more about southern pride to me. It's not the 1860's, it's no longer about slavery. Is there even one person that actually advocates slavery today?

The Swastika is another story.

But what I think when I see somebody with a swastika is "that person is one stupid fucking asshole" and I just keep doing what I'm doing. No time to worry about some weak minded victim being offended, With the only exception being people who were in concentration camps, I still have empathy for them. As for the offspring of those people, I have as little concern about them being offended as I do modern day Americans who's ancestors were actually slaves.

Get over it already, we all have something we can cry about, it's just not how one should go through life.

 

[Enfuego]

I don't think the Confederate flag is a symbol of hate in and by itself. It's more about southern pride to me. It's not the 1860's, it's no longer about slavery. Is there even one person that actually advocates slavery today?

The Swastika is another story.

The Civil War wasn't even about slavery. It's a myth that has been Disneyfied over the years.

 

[Dave007inVegas]

Anyone notice the resemblance?

 

[Willie99]

The Civil War wasn't even about slavery. It's a myth that has been Disneyfied over the years.

that's a big stretch my friend

while it can be argued the overriding reason for the civil war was about limiting the powers of the federal government, the single biggest issue of the day was slavery and whether or not the federal government could regulate it

the Southern States succeeded only after Lincoln made slavery illegal in all the territories (and maybe even in future states). I think the south saw the writing on the wall

 

[Willie99]

 

[Willie99]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Tea Party protests

Lots of flags, no violence, talk about WINNING the next ELECTION, calling for smaller government and lower taxes

What a difference from resist resist resist, BLM, OWS, violence, Not My President, riots, face masks, no flags (except those being desecrated) .................

 

[guitarjosh]

that's a big stretch my friend

while it can be argued the overriding reason for the civil war was about limiting the powers of the federal government, the single biggest issue of the day was slavery and whether or not the federal government could regulate it

the Southern States succeeded only after Lincoln made slavery illegal in all the territories (and maybe even in future states). I think the south saw the writing on the wall

He didn't do that until 1863. In 1861 the congress passed the Corwin Amendment which would have made it unconstitutional for congress to meddle in slavery. In 1862, the government was buying slaves from slave owners.