Anarcho-Goth's Journal: Bush Supporters don't do Irony

In the greater scheme of things, this is trivial, but it gave me a weird laugh.
I should be saying something more serious after so long without any journals but wtf. I've been busy with school, and now I am busy with vacation. Maybe I'll post more later. The video is worth rebooting to windoze.

Enjoy:

http://www.lies.com/wp/2005/08/31/right-wing-mob-drives-off-protest-warriors/

Right-wing Mob Drives Off Protest Warriors

Check out Norm of Onegoodmove's account and re-hosted video of a hilarious turn of events at the "Cindy Doesn't Support Us Rally" in Crawford: We don't do irony.

It seems the good subversives of Protest Warrior, who like to stage counter-demonstrations with signs bearing clever (well, at least they think so) slogans like, "WAR HAS NEVER SOLVED ANYTHING (except for ending slavery, fascism, naziism and communism)", carried said signs into a pro-Bush rally, and were driven off by angry Bush supporters who mistook them for Cindy Sheehan fans.

The poetic justice is really too, too much. I love the part of the video where they are trying to explain, and one or two of the crowd get it, and are saying to their angry brethren, "No, wait, read the sign, see? They're on our side." But the crowd looks at the sign, and squints for a few seconds at the big print ("WAR NEVER SOLVED ANYTHING"), and decides that nope, these smart-ass kids are making fun of us, and screams and yells at them until they're forced to leave.

If you Protest Warriors want to do humor and irony and subtle/clever mocking, you probably should stick to counter-protesting against us leftists. We may argue with you that you're wrong, but at least we get the joke.

Face it: You have more in common with us than with them.

http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/002331.html#002331

We Don't Do Irony

The right-wing doesn't do irony, at least not intentionally. The Protest Warriors a group of young freepers that show up at anti-war rallys to protest the protestors with signs sporting 'ironic' messages such as "War Has Never Solved Anything (except for everything)." were in for a surprise when they showed up to support the Cindy Doesn't Speak For Us Rally in Crawford. The irony impaired crowd took them for anti-war protestors and despite their protestations that they were on their side, knocked their signs to the ground, and chanted "Get Out of Here Liars" The Protest Warriors shaken by the less than friendly welcome left.

Read the whole story at Indybay They have Windows Media Video of the event filmed by Jeff Paterson. I've made a Quicktime version for those who prefer that format. (hat tip to Josh for the link)

http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/08/1762933.php

http://www.indybay.org/uploads/protest-warriors_sm.wmv

http://www.protestwarrior.com/

And for the rest of those who are not obsessive Nurse With Wound collectors, what the hell is wrong with you people? - Jonathan Dean

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On the brainpower scale, Sheehan herself really isn't racking up many points. I haven't seen so much backtracking and bizarre, differing statements since the last SCO press release. For that matter, anti-American ones. The woman is really a pathetic disgrace, dishonoring her son's sacrifice. Advocating views like hers would disqualify you for a security clearance, entailing your ultimate discharge from the armed forces.

Just out of curiosity, could you be more specific?

Quotes and References would be nice.