While groups like Democracy Spring, many of whose members wore Bernie Sanders campaign gear, hogged the media spotlight on Monday with sit-ins outside the Democratic National Convention, members of the the Revolutionary Communist Party announced their arrival in Philadelphia too. You may know them from such RNC protests as, “Flag burning on East 4th Street.”
RevCom shows up in Philly. "We are the ones you heard about in Cleveland," referencing their flag- burning protest. pic.twitter.com/zfnrPNqpW1
— Shaquille Brewster (@shaqbrewster) July 25, 2016
That’s right, we did hear about them. They’re the ones who managed to set themselves on fire while trying to burn the American flag outside the RNC. Are they going to try to burn that flag, or just stand on it?
Revolution Club calling for a total revolution in US politics #DemsInPhilly #PHLDNC2016 #protest pic.twitter.com/ufNKvKhLxI
— Raquel Zaldivar (@raqzal) July 25, 2016
Now is the time 2 cast off illusions! Leave #Bernie behind! #DemsInPhilly have no answers. The REAL Revolution does! pic.twitter.com/ZZrYHThMGf
— NYC Revolution Club (@NYCRevClub) July 25, 2016
Democracy Spring announced that they’d lay low Tuesday to make room for the Black Resistance March. Other marchers had other goals, such as the overthrow of the United States government. The Daily Beast’s Tim Mak noted that protesters had kicked things up a notch.
The Democratic Party is the party of slavery and Jim Crow, protesters told as they prepare to March on convention pic.twitter.com/VH3qI2mgmr
— Tim Mak (@timkmak) July 26, 2016
Today's protesters far more radical than yesterday's. One speaker just called for overthrow of the United States govt. Not Dem activists.
— Tim Mak (@timkmak) July 26, 2016
Here is that speaker: "We want to overthrow the entire United States government." pic.twitter.com/zdPmURFpNQ
— Tim Mak (@timkmak) July 26, 2016
What’s sad is that’s not even remotely shocking, and the participants never seem to gain any self-awareness either.
"Long live the revolution!" cried the anti-capitalist protester, glancing at his notes on his cell phone. pic.twitter.com/I7Vzdoc2LP
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) July 26, 2016
'We're gonna free Mumia' #DemsInPhilly march pic.twitter.com/n3kbkxIGz9
— Steven Nelson (@stevennelson10) July 26, 2016
On Monday, protesters threw a tantrum until the city arrived to take down Mississippi’s racist state flag, at the same time as Green Party members were proudly bearing North Korea’s colors in the streets of Philly. Some capitalist likely make a couple bucks selling a Soviet flag to this demonstrator.
Soviet flag makes an appearance pic.twitter.com/nBWS2AVD17
— Tim Mak (@timkmak) July 26, 2016
Long live the Intifada chants now at #ShutDownDNC #DemsInPhilly
— Colin Jones (@colinjones) July 26, 2016
Wow, these people have a gripe with everything. We should probably include a trigger warning for these next posts, as chants of “Lock her up!” directed toward Hillary Clinton gave reporters the vapors.
Chant: 'Move bitch, get out the way' #DemsInPhilly pic.twitter.com/gGnv6U6gfM
— Steven Nelson (@stevennelson10) July 26, 2016
"Don't vote for Hillary, she's killing Black people!" March makes it to City Hall with clear message. #DNCinPHL pic.twitter.com/PYj4AW1fWK
— Shaquille Brewster (@shaqbrewster) July 26, 2016
Astonishing chant: 'don't vote for Hillary, she's killing black people!' #DemsInPhilly it's been going for a while pic.twitter.com/4Op9vaVon1
— Steven Nelson (@stevennelson10) July 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/stevennelson10/status/758051853930209280
Update:
That last video seems to have gone AWOL, so enjoy this one:
The protest is now moving out to chants of "fuck Hillary, go home." #DemsInPhilly pic.twitter.com/QH9hKIaELC
— Jim Dalrymple II (@Dalrymple) July 26, 2016
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