It appears that Boston is going to overwhelm the Nazis with numbers.

[MineralMan]

It's likely that the racists, haters and would-be Nazis will simply not show up in the face of overwhelming opposition. They are cowards, after all. This is how we defeat them, in the end. If we turn out in massive numbers every time they plan to demonstrate their ignorance, prejudice and hatred, they will not be able to counter their opposition.

We must turn out in the streets and at the polling places in unprecedented numbers and simply make them of no importance. Let their ranting be buried in waves of peace and tolerance.

[JenniferJuniper]

1. Boston was probably not one of their better ideas.

[MineralMan]

4. I suspect they know that, and will not show up.

So, we win, and can have a street party instead. I wish I were in Boston today.

[JenniferJuniper]

9. My daughter is there right now

haven't heard from her and she has to be at her downtown hotel job by 1, but I'm sure she's having fun right now.

[MineralMan]

20. Thank her for us here at DU!

[snacker]

28. Please thank her

from all of us who could not be there...she carried us with her! Peace.

[pnwmom]

22. Charlottesville is a town of less than 47K that had never experienced a major protest like that.

Boston will be a bigger challenge than they realize.

[Siwsan]

2. And, they have Tubas!

[MineralMan]

3. Tubas Rule!

Indeed they do.

[pangaia]

21. There is a video somewhere of a guy with a sousaphone marching along the sidewalk

as nazis 'march' in the street. He keeps playing umm paa umm paa,, maybe 'The worms crawl in The worms crawl Out,' and every so often I think he breaks out into the Ride of the Valkyries.

it is freakin' hysterical...

[Buns_of_Fire]

29. Here y'go...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029488286

[pangaia]

35. That IS PRICELESS.

I never ever post anything political on my fb wall... but.. for this i may just make an exception.



Thanks

[yallerdawg]

5. M$M local live link.

http://www.wcvb.com/article/free-speech-rally-fight-supremacy-rally-boston-common/12036148

[workinclasszero]

6. "We must turn out in the streets and at the polling places in unprecedented numbers"

That is what we need the most.

2018 take the house back and begin the impeachment of the KKK/nazi friendly pResident.

[MineralMan]

7. Yes. That should be our primary goal. Always!

We must not forget that as the 2018 and 2020 elections approach. That is how we will win, and is also how we can lose if we do not rise to the challenge. Always.

[cilla4progress]

8. Do you think there should be direct engagement?

Or a parallel outpouring?

[MineralMan]

11. I think it's entirely appropriate to confront

groups, but only verbally, in most cases. If you outnumber a group, you can make more noise than they do.

If a group is potentially violent, then I think direct engagement is potentially disastrous and should be avoided. Instead, if you have the numbers, simply enclose the group, but maintain a safe distance from it while overpowering it with volume of sound.

I'm a non-violence advocate. I would prefer to stand off, rather than face off any group that is violence-prone. Maintain a clear safety zone between the groups and use numbers and volume to defeat them, rather than violence.

[malaise]

10. Fabulous

Resist!

[C_U_L8R]

12. We're here.

Marching up Tremont. It's an amazing showing. Love wins.

[MineralMan]

13. Wish I could be there. Overwhelm them if they even show up.

I expect a poor showing by the haters, though, if any.

[lunasun]

30. Thank you all!

[C_U_L8R]

34. What a great gathering of good hearted people

10's of thousands showed up and the few Nazis that showed had to hightail it out of town, cowering in paddy wagons for protection

[jalan48]

14. Great to hear. I wonder if the Tea Baggers will show up in their party clothes.

[Egnever]

15. Yes much better than ignoring them

Glad to see you come around.

[Blue Idaho]

16. Boston is doing a great job

Just watching on the Tele but it looks like Boston cops are disarming any and all who are carrying anything that might be used as a weapon. Add to that - Boston has strict laws about carrying guns in public.

So proud of all who are marching right now - some 20,000+ strong!

[Dem2]

17. Seems they're deserting the bandstand

Complete victory for the counter-protesters.

[janx]

18. The group that organized the "free speech" rally seems different from

the Nazis in Charlotte. It's not just smaller--whoops, as I posted this, I looked at the bandstand, and it's empty!

[MineralMan]

19. Looks like the good guys won this round!

Bravi!

[Kleveland]

23. Scattering in the light of peace, like the cockroaches that they are. n/t

Unfortunately, they breed in darkness.

[MineralMan]

24. Just put some roach powder around, and they'll carry it back

with them.

[Iggo]

25. This is how we defeat them. We turn out in massive numbers.

VOTE!!!!

[Squinch]

26. YES! Show up in numbers 10 times theirs and overrun them with non-violence.

And VOTE!

Show them that they are a puny minority and no one respects them.

[Iggo]

31. From the OP.

"This is how we defeat them, in the end. If we turn out in massive numbers every time they plan to demonstrate their ignorance, prejudice and hatred, they will not be able to counter their opposition."

From my own head: "That sounds like what we should be doing at the ballot box."

[Squinch]

32. I am hopeful that all this "wokeness" is going to give us a landslide in 2018. What do you think?

[Iggo]

33. I think that if we stay this mad for that long we may have bigger problems than this before 2018.

But the situation (madman in the Oval Office) is creating the anger, and I don't see that getting any better.

I want to be wrong about this and I hope I am.

EDIT: What I'm really saying is that what scares me is that 2018 won't get here fast enough.

[Lil Missy]

27. And bring cameras - they don't like being photographed.