George Soros may want his money back today after Refuse Fascism’s mass insurrection failed to materialize on November 4.
#TrumpPenceMustGo greets @NewYorkTimes readers on pg 5 this morning. Find the Saturday protests here: https://t.co/qryOLprBx2 #Nov4ItBegins pic.twitter.com/iATf2xGfPM
— Trump/Pence Must Go NOW—#OutNow (@RefuseFascism) November 1, 2017
A full-page ad in the New York Times costs about $150,000. Signs cost money, too. It may be chump change to a guy like Soros, but he still must be disappointed in the results.
The Antifa Apocalypse was an Antifail.
Update: 3 people showed up on #Nov4ItBegins outside the White House. A group from Maryland. pic.twitter.com/SrEEEq0R4p
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) November 4, 2017
Perhaps even the most anti-Trump resisters balk at the thought of marching under a communist flag with masked commies and anarchists.
Sure, the communist front group was able to muster dozens or even hundreds of protesters in some of the locations on its list of 20 deep blue cities, but we were promised a sea of humanity –“thousands becoming hundreds of thousands, and then millions” — in opposition to the “hate and bigotry of the Trump/Pence fascist regime.”
What we got were the usual marching and chanting gaggles of far-left malcontents and crackpots, squawking at times through bullhorns and trying very hard to be on their best behavior — because organizers promised “peaceful protests.”
There were a few confrontations with Trump supporters and instances of violence, but much fewer than expected. Only a few people were arrested — in L.A. and NYC — where the biggest crowds were. And as is always the case with left-wing protests, there was plenty of rough language and a need for “language warnings” in media posts about the protests that came with videos. (I don’t remember such a need when the tea party was in full swing — although there was perhaps a language warning needed for the occasional reporters who couldn’t resist calling the conservative protesters “teabaggers.”)
Here are some sights and sounds from the great November 4 ANTIFAIL:
In Chicago, a commie stronghold, dozens of protesters showed up to chant and wave their Soros signs to the beat of drums.
The drummers came out in Chicago — Powerful!
This is how you do it.
"Nov4ItBegins #TrumpPenceMustGo #Resisthttps://t.co/qryOLprBx2 pic.twitter.com/YzqdgYYpC2— Trump/Pence Must Go NOW—#OutNow (@RefuseFascism) November 4, 2017
Here, a musician manically repeated the phrase “Today we begin!” over and over again.
"When Trump & Pence go, I will sing & dance…" Noche from Revolution Club at #Chicago rally today https://t.co/PDf3Sf4k4X
— RefuseFascismCh (@RefuseFascismCH) November 5, 2017
Boston’s crowd was pretty meager …
— Vernaculis (@Vernaculis) November 4, 2017
About 50 people showed up in Cleveland:
50 ppl show up in Cleveland for Antifa today pic.twitter.com/7g4RFwiXEw
— 🇺🇸 Deplorable M’la (@heifer109) November 4, 2017
Resisters in Texas represented as best they could:
https://twitter.com/CitizenNewsfeed/status/926912530886279168
Philadelphia saw about 200 protesters according to Philly.com.
https://twitter.com/jpegjoshua/status/926900021479473154
A couple of over-zealous resisters in Philly let their anti-Trump emotions get the best of them. In the video, a woman nonchalantly walks up to a Trump supporter and spits in his face. When he pushes her away, another woman (?) charges him but is quickly taken down. A police officer is then seen taking control of the person on the ground.
https://youtu.be/Mm9vUbXHDSY
Even “Antifa central” Seattle saw only about 50 protesters:
Panning video of the protesters at Seattle City Hall. #Nov4ItBegins #TrumpPenceMustGo pic.twitter.com/xrOoT2Pyag
— Sam Levine (@samlevine) November 4, 2017
Soviet flag at Seattle City Hall. #Nov4ItBegins #TrumpPenceMustGo pic.twitter.com/ZbrLkVhkD8
— Sam Levine (@samlevine) November 4, 2017
In L.A., this fella explained the strategy to drive Trump out of office with sustained protests by masses of people in the streets — “like they’ve done in other countries.” It’s basically the Soros model of regime change through “color revolutions.” It’s getting off to a pretty lame start.
Perry Hoberman of Refuse Fashion explains how today will "start the process of driving out" the Donald Trump regime in #LosAngeles pic.twitter.com/fO1su95XPw
— Wes Woods II (@JournoWes) November 4, 2017
New York City had one of the bigger crowds:
SAY IT WITH US! We refuse to accept a fascist America #Nov4ItBegins #TrumpPenceMustGo pic.twitter.com/2eYDLPRmXM
— Trump/Pence Must Go NOW—#OutNow (@RefuseFascism) November 4, 2017
Some angry shouting through a bullhorn in San Francisco:
SF rally beginning… #Nov4itBegins #TrumpPenceMustGo pic.twitter.com/re7UKtyZg5
— RefuseFascismSF (@SFRefuseFascism) November 4, 2017
And Youtube prankster Joey Salads “joined” Antifa, I’m not sure where:
I Joined Antifa today pic.twitter.com/R4HQqbaCt0
— Joey Saladino (@JoeySalads) November 4, 2017
November 4 was just the first in their series of protests which they hope will snowball into a massive insurrection.
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