Posts Tagged ‘thomas’

Freedom Danceparty at TJ’s

Saturday, June 4th, 2011

You may recall reading about a group of demonstrators who were brutally arrested for silently dancing at the Thomas Jefferson memorial last week.

As planned, a follow-up demonstration was held today, this time with hundreds taking part. There were no arrests reported, despite large numbers of law enforcement present. Eventually, officers did forcefully disperse the activists.

So, a good turn out with no arrests. Successful protest, it seems. But what can we learn from this?

Well, for one, it shows the power of groups. When Kokesh and his cohorts were arrested last week, hundreds of angry phone calls to the police department ensured a prompt release. These same complaints probably warranted the light touch used by security forces earlier today.

As well, the protest went on mostly unabated because there were hundreds of dancers. This shows that if you want to take action against unjust laws by breaking them, it’s best to make sure there’s a lot of people are doing it alongside you.

And it doesn’t hurt to get it all on video, either.

Thomas to Tackle Israeli PM

Monday, April 18th, 2011

(‘Is that all you got, Benny Boy?)

Famed journalist and Presidential correspondent Helen Thomas is set to spearhead an anti-Israel protest during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington.

Thomas was forced to retire for speaking critically about Israel. Later, defending her position, she stated that “I can call a president of the United States anything in the book, but I can’t touch Israel, which has Jewish-only roads in the West Bank.”

Well versed in the issue, Mrs. Thomas is likely aware of three separate myths of Israeli insecurity, which are:

  • Israel’s existence is threatened by the ever-present possibility of military attack.
  • The personal safety of every Jewish Israeli is threatened daily by the possibility of violent attack.
  • Israel’s existence is threatened by worldwide efforts to delegitimize the Jewish state.

Of course, you probably don’t need to be reminded that speaking out against Israel is not an anti-Semitic action. In fact, many followers of the Jewish faith are against the Zionist State of Israel for their continued human rights violations.

So don’t be afraid to speak out against injustice wherever it rears its ugly head, even when the perpetrators claim to be the victims.