Showing posts with label revolts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label revolts. Show all posts

WATCH Turkish Protester Hit In Crotch By Water Cannon

Protester in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey
Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey
June 11, 2013 -- Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey is still a battle zone. In addition to tear gas, police are using water cannons against people.

In the video below, a protester gets hit square between his legs. He asked for it, literally standing his ground and daring the police to spray him. They did, and he went flying as the immense water pressure hit him (at 0:26 in the video).

Some of the "activists" threw firebombs and fireworks at armored police trucks, according to Russia Today (RT). "Hundreds of Turkish police clashed with protesters after taking over Taksim Square in Istanbul," reports RT.

The clashes are not confined to Taksim Square. "There are serious clashes in the small streets surrounding the square. They are running after each other tossing stones, bottles and smoke grenades there. It’s a real meat grinder in there," reports RT’s Ashraf El Sabbagh.

Is This Any Way To Revolt? April 15 March on Springfield Will Last Only Two Hours

This is nice, but it would have been nicer to see this kind of effort back in December or January before the Quinn tax hike became law. Well, let's move forward with this march on the Illinois capitol, shall we? It'll be a nice little outing. Here's what the invitation says on the Tea Party's Facebook page: "This is your chance to express yourself and your voice regarding the outrageous tax hikes imposed by a Lame Duck Legislature and Democrat Governor." Okay, that's great -- but what if the Tea Party had a thousand or more people camping out on the steps of the Capitol Building before the tax hikes were imposed? Uhm, wait minute - the "revolt" is scheduled to last only two hours? What the hell kind of "revolt" is that?!? Will there be biscuits and scones served at this timid tea party? The title of their Facebook page is "Statewide March on Springfield - THE ILLINOIS STATE WIDE TAX REVOLT." Wait a minute. "Revolt?" Come on, Tea Party, get with the program. You don't "revolt" by politely scheduling a brief, two-hour outing. Nope, you need to stir things up a bit, as I called for last month. Seriously, how far do you think George Washington and his compatriots would have gotten with these milque toast tactics?

Come the Revolution

Naval Aviator, Commander Jerry Wilson wrote a powerful - and ominous - letter. He warns us of what may come sooner than most people think, and he is not afraid to say the unthinkable. How likely is a revolution in the United States? I mean an actual, in-the-streets, house to house, block to block revolution? Wilson wrote, in part: "Mark my words friends. All across America groups are forming. They are forming out of anger and out of desperation at the thought of losing America. They're not militia groups, terrorists as the Department of Homeland security would have you believe; they are Americans, loyal to the Constitution. They are mothers and fathers and grandparents. They belong to groups like the Minutemen Civil Defense Corps, the Peaceful Resistance, the Constitution Party, the Young Conservatives, the 9/12 Project, and Grassfire. Right now they are fragmented, each focused on their own cause." I fear that Wilson is correct in, essentially, predicting a civil war or revolution. Call it what you will. While I don't want to see it happen, and I don't believe it is inevitable, the likelihood grows stronger by the week. "As for you, why, you'll be shocked because you didn't see it coming," Wilson writes, "And eventually you'll be saddened when you see that we have truly lost the way of life with which you grew up. You'll be saddened that your children and grandchildren live in a socialist, government- controlled gulag where their every movement from cradle to grave is tracked by the government." When you see well-dressed, blue-haired old ladies holding protest signs and marching in the streets, as we have now at many tea party events, it's a sign that something has shifted dramatically. We're mad as hell, and we're on the verge of not being willing to take it any longer. More excerpts from Wilson's letter: "But sometime in the next two years, our government is going to do something really stupid and these groups will come together. Watch for it, wait for it - get ready. It will happen. "There are a growing number of citizens in the US that are ready to fight to shut down the government's grab of personal freedom, its blatant abuse of the constitution, and it's an attempt to replace the American way of life with socialism. You have to listen carefully to hear them, but they are there. I won't start that fight, but when it goes down I will join it." You can read the entire editorial by Jerry Wilson at My Free Press. The American Revolution of 1776 was started over fewer and less severe offenses than those that have been spat upon the American people over the past year. Keep your powder dry, and God bless America. Leave a Comment * Conservative T-Shirts Follow CNB on Twitter * RSS Feed

Thailand Near Revolution

Video below. Thailand is in a state of turmoil this weekend, with a former leader urging revolution. Fox News reports today: Thailand's prime minister narrowly escaped a savage attack and rioting erupted in Bangkok as protesters commandeered public buses and swarmed triumphantly over military vehicles in unchecked defiance after the government declared a state of emergency. Bands of red-shirted anti-government protesters roamed areas of the Thai capital, with some smashing a car carrying Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and others beating up motorists who hurled insults at them. More at FoxNews... Meanwhile, CNN reports: Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has urged his supporters in the troubled south-east Asian country to revolt, a military-run network and CNN affiliate MCOT reported Sunday. More from CNN... You can find even more links at Mahalo.com... Chicago News Bench RSS Feed CommieBama Hats and More