Why the different government reaction to the Teabaggers vs. the G20 protesters? Could it be, that the Teabaggers are a corporate-sponsored/sanctioned staged protest within certain lanes and bounds? And the G20 protest was a REAL grassroots anti-fascist protest? Why weren't the Teabaggers at the G20 protesting REAL FASCISM? Because FOX "news" and Glenn Beck and the health care industry didn't promote it and tell them to?
The Teabaggers get to bring assault rifles and nothing happens:
This is what the fascist U.S. government does to protesters that aren't bused in by Dick Armey and Freedom Works:
The Fascist American government & the G20 protests: what's the difference between what you see here and the Iran elections and the U.S. government's non-reaction to the Teabaggers? G20 protest - martial law, police use sound cannons and tear gas Pittsburgh 9/24
This is “freedom and democracy” at work. The leaders of the G-20 countries, which account for 85% of the world's income, cannot meet in an American city without 12,000 cops outfitted like the emperor's storm troopers in Star Wars. And the US government complains about Iran.
National Lawyers Guild: Cops Run Wild in Pittsburgh
"We abducted him, threw him in a car with no charges, kidnapped him, handcuffed him, and threw him in jail...BUT WE DIDN'T 'ARREST HIM'!!!! THE MILITARY ISN'T ALLOWED TO DO THAT!!!" - The Military (MY paraphrasing of their official statement)
Here's their actual official statement about the below video:
“Military members supporting the G20 Summit work with local law enforcement authorities but do not have the authority to make arrests. The individuals involved in the 9/24/09 arrest which has appeared online are law enforcement officers from a multi-agency tactical response team assigned to the security operations for the G20. It is not unusual for tactical team members to wear camouflaged fatigues. The type of fatigues the officers wear designates their unit affiliation.”
...let's see these guys IDENTIFIED! How 'bout that???
No hoax! G20 cops in camo 'snatch' protester
Fascist KIDNAPPING by the Iranian government of election protesters... OOPS! I mean: U.S. military KIDNAPPING of American citizens at the G20 in Pittsburgh in AMERICA!!!
No matter what the facts are, some liberal activists and leaders persist in seeing President Obama as a principled progressive reformer who lives and breathes the campaign rhetoric about "change you can believe in."
When he compromises, it's not Obama's fault - it's the opposition. Retreat is never a sell-out but a shrewd tactic, part of some secret long-range strategy for triumphant reform.
He's been in the White House eight months. It's time for activists take a harder look at Obama. And a more assertive posture toward him.
The Mystique of 'Free-Market Guy' Obama
