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[Kin5290]

So CNN said 21 people have been arrested.

As always your gonna have some people acting up. But out of what 15k to 20k? That's pretty good.

Estimate is up to 40k, apparently.

Jessie Bidgood @jessbidgood

UPDATE: BPD Commissioner Evans now says 27 people were arrested in Boston today, with a crowd of 40,000.

 

[mcfrank]

Boston needs to step its game up. LA had 500,000+ at the women's march and 0 arrests. Best coast.

 

[everyday math]

Estimate is up to 40k, apparently.

Whoa didn't realize it got that big

 

[Cyanity]

Mods wanna update the title? 40,000 is an insane number.

 

[Caelus]

Mods wanna update the title? 40,000 is an insane number.

Is it still 40k vs 20? LOL

 

[Electric Eye]

Most out of those 21 were drunks.

That ain't bad for Boston.

 

[zelas]

Some photos here: http://imgur.com/a/ZNBBy

Lol

 

[BoogieWoogie]

he just going to keep it ambiguous because 20 vs 15K though lmao.

Uh huh. Which protestors does he mean here?

 

[MisterShine]

Boston needs to step its game up. LA had 500,000+ at the women's march and 0 arrests. Best coast.

Were there any arrests at any of the marches? I know the DC march, which I believe was also that large, had 0.

 

[Cyanity]

Lol

holy shit

 

[DiipuSurotu]

 

[Slayven]

What is this flag?

 

[UnemployedVillain]

Boston needs to step its game up. LA had 500,000+ at the women's march and 0 arrests. Best coast.

Lol, you realize the population of Boston is only 670k, right?

 

[TyrantII]

Boston needs to step its game up. LA had 500,000+ at the women's march and 0 arrests. Best coast.

Women's March here was much, much larger.

 

[Ogodei]

What is this flag?

Lion Brigade or something. Attempted version of the Trumpkin Blackshirts.

 

[TyrantII]

LOL. Good catch.

 

[teruterubozu]

Boston needs to step its game up. LA had 500,000+ at the women's march and 0 arrests. Best coast.

California also has the most hate groups. You guys need to step your game up more.

 

[Twilight Princess]

What is this flag?

The lannister flag of inbreds

 

[Robdraggoo]

Wait, was this an alt right protest? I saw images of the protesters and some were Blm and anti Monsanto among the 20.

Fake image?

 

[Piggus]

Great pics, TyrantII. Thanks for sharing them!

 

[Joe]

Uh huh. Which protestors does he mean here?

Fwiw, a couple of 'legit' alt-right white-nationalists I watch on Twitter say he's "cucking".

 

[bgbball31]

Wait, was this an alt right protest? I saw images of the protesters and some were Blm and anti Monsanto among the 20.

Fake image?

AFAIK, not a single neo-nazi, KKK, white supremacist showed up at the rally. People just thought that they were going to be there and showed up to protest. I have no problem with 40k people showing up at just the thought of Nazi's being there. The 27 arrested not withstanding.

 

[KibblesBits]

Wait, was this an alt right protest? I saw images of the protesters and some were Blm and anti Monsanto among the 20.

Fake image?

People we're walking over for discussion iirc.

 

[Enzom21]

What is this flag?

One of the "good ones" no doubt.

 

[Joe]

AFAIK, not a single neo-nazi, KKK, white supremacist showed up at the rally. People just thought that they were going to be there and showed up to protest. I have no problem with 40k people showing up at just the thought of Nazi's being there. The 27 arrested not withstanding.

Just remember that after Charlottesville, many alt-right white-nationalists have adamantly stated that they need to clean up their image. They know that just the sight of a single swastika automatically puts them in the losing position and hurts their appeal to "normies".

 

[RS4-]

Some photos here: http://imgur.com/a/ZNBBy

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Great rally against hate and ignorance. Not much to shoot but a bunch of Bostonians and visitors from all walks of life coming together to preach against hate and bigotry.

Proud of this city. #BostonStrong

lol the brady jersey. Surprised he isn't there himself with the ownership.

 

[sphagnum]

What is this flag?

It's inspired by that one time Trump quoted Mussolini.

 

[olag]

One of the "good ones" no doubt.

Wife probably dragged him there.

 

[skullmuffins]

Wait, was this an alt right protest? I saw images of the protesters and some were Blm and anti Monsanto among the 20.

Fake image?

It was an alt-right protest, or "alt-light" I believe they call themselves.

The crackpot (seriously, he's nuts) Shiva Ayyadurai was there, and the BLM and anti-GMO signs were from him. He's running as a Republican for the MA Senate and got endorsed by Curt Schilling, so....

 

[TyrantII]

This has been popping up in my feed. Notice the hat.

 

[Slayven]

One of the "good ones" no doubt.

There was another black dude up there too holding a Black lives do matter poster.

 

[Robdraggoo]

AFAIK, not a single neo-nazi, KKK, white supremacist showed up at the rally. People just thought that they were going to be there and showed up to protest. I have no problem with 40k people showing up at just the thought of Nazi's being there. The 27 arrested not withstanding.

So was this just an epic troll?

 

[TyrantII]

lol the brady jersey. Surprised he isn't there himself with the ownership.

Eh, let's keep sport out of this.

Plus I think you meant to say Curt Schilling, who actually identifies with these white supremacists.

 

[Robdraggoo]

This has been popping up in my feed. Notice the hat.

Never forget, the right wing projection.

"All the Nazis and white supremacists were really just lefties in disguise!"

 

[Nivash]

What is this flag?

Trump Lion Guard. Supposed to have dissolved last year.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_Guard

 

[TyrantII]

More pictures and local reporting :

http://www.universalhub.com/2017/racists-mill-about-parkman-bandstand-awhile-say?nocache=1

Also some info on the [ failure of a ] Nazi organizer in the comments

 

[JetBlackPanda]

Utah news site has this headline "Boston police: stop throwing things at us" and it has a picture of some counter protesters.

 

[Enzom21]

There was another black dude up there too holding a Black lives do matter poster.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

Ya brain broke!

 

[Tovarisc]

From today, from "free speech" side:

 

[Slayven]

So was this just an epic troll?

they will claim it was

 

[norm9]

From today, from "free speech" side:

Is that D'Souza shilling for his book?

 

[BoogieWoogie]

From today, from "free speech" side:

 

[Slayven]

From today, from "free speech" side:

Christopher Lloyd needs to do better

 

[Kthulhu]

Lol

Furries are alright. Just please stop spamming Splatoon 2's miiverse.

 

[skullmuffins]

So was this just an epic troll?

Nah, just with Charlottesville, the heavy restrictions, and expectations of a massive counter-protest they just didn't bother showing up.

 

[Enzom21]

Ya brain broke!

 

[Ricker]

Just saw the ratio on twitter and let out a sigh of relief...good job Boston.

 

[ATF487]

Great rally against hate and ignorance. Not much to shoot but a bunch of Bostonians and visitors from all walks of life coming together to preach against hate and bigotry.

Proud of this city. #BostonStrong
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KEYTAR BEAR RULES

I went to this, was nice to see such a big, positive response.

 

[skullmuffins]

From today, from "free speech" side:

Funny thing about this guy (Shiva Ayyadurai) being at a "free speech" rally is he's primarily known for being extraordinarily litigious, suing Gawker, Techdirt, and others for (correctly) reporting that he didn't actually invent email. He was at this rally talking about how if people call you a nazi or a white supremacist, it's libel or slander and you can sue them.