By Bob Walsh
On Sunday there was a rally by the “Traditionalist Workers Party” on the steps of the State Capitol Building in Sacramento, CA. The group of about 30 had a proper permit and had no history of being trouble-makers. Depending on whom you ask they are either a pro-white workers group or a pack of white racists. Their group denies being racist or white supremacists, saying they are merely promoting favorable conditions for white workers. Their gig was supposed to start about noon.
Opposing them was a group known as BAMN, “By Any Means Necessary.” They bill themselves as AntiFa, or Anti-Fascists. They vow to oppose anybody that they consider worthy of their attention literally by any means necessary, including violence. About 300-350 of them showed up at the capitol. They were wearing more-or-less identical black clothing, including black face masks. They physically attacked the TWP group in the presence of 50-100 police officers, driving the TWP group (who remember had a legal permit) into the state capitol building, and cheered themselves on social media for having done so. Ten people were hospitalized, at least five with stab wounds. The cops have still not identified the affiliation of those injured.
The police have as of now (Tuesday afternoon) made zero arrests and have not identified any suspected participants. I guess attacking a group of peaceful demonstrators while wearing masks is not cause to be physically detained or arrested in Sacramento.
So, if you believe (probably correctly) that these TWP people are a bunch of neo-Nazi jerkoffs do you care what happened to them? Well, you should. What if next they want to go after Republicans, or Tea Party members, or conservative Christians or gun owners? Or people who drive SUVs or have more than two children or own a large dog? Do you care then?
How does the old line go? Oh yeah, I remember. “No one was left to speak for me.”
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