ANYONE WHO WOULD PROTEST THIS RALLY IS PROTESTING AMERICA AND SHOWING THEMSELVES TO BE THE VERY DOMESTIC ENEMIES OUR FOUNDING FATHERS WARNED US ABOUT. ANYONE ATTEMPTING TO SILENCE US IS COMMITTING A DIRECT ASSAULT ON OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF FREE ASSEMBLY.
Yeah, blow it out of your asses, righties. While it seems like people from all sides of the political spectrum are jockeying for Juggalos, the Democratic Socialists will out out to support the march, even planning on handing out Faygo to the marchers. Since a lot of Juggalos come from broken homes, growing up with an 'economic anxiety' that is supposed to be the motivating force behind Trump's election, it would seem that the Democratic Socialists will have a sympathetic audience. At any rate, the subculture isn't sympathetic to the iconography of the Lost Cause, having (very NSFW)two songs specifically denigrating Confederate iconography. To be sure, I am not a fan of the songs, with their misogyny and homophobia, but I appreciate the sentiment about CSA supporting white supremacists.
The idea of Juggalos becoming an anti-fascist force among working class American Heartlanders is intriguing... and the memes that this idea has spawned are hilarious:
It's going to be an interesting day, to be sure... the NSFW trailer for the event details the travails of the fandom, and features a great spiel by the band's lawyer about the problems the band is having finding a concert venue:
It looks like Washington is going to transform into a Dark Carnival as the Juggalos make their righteous anger towards conformist authoritarianism known... they aren't a gang, they shouldn't face government sanction. While I'm not a fan of ICP, the Juggalos are alright by me. WHOOP WHOOP, my friends.
I'm usually not a fan of black/white simplifications, but some questions truly come down to two sides, which side are you on?
ReplyDeleteAmerican core values are equality and diversity. Anybody who defends those values is an American patriot, and I'll be delighted to stand at the barricades with all who share those values.
Anyone who wants to oppose those values, selectively strip civil and human rights from people who's only 'crime' was to be born non-white is the enemy, and yes, it's time for mockery, it's time to stand up, and it's time for some righteous violence. Those people are a clear and present danger, and hurting them is something that contributes to America.
We destroyed Europe to rid it of Nazis. Breaking a few leg bones doesn't seem so bad to me...
I think the most effective solution is mockery- a bunch of people in facepaint are getting more respect than the neo-Nazis today.
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