The crowds have shown up in Boston

[bigtree]

Red T Raccoon? @RedTRaccoon

The crowds have shown up in #Boston

We have the numbers, they don't!

This is a sea of #resistance against hate

And yes, we brought tubas!



Victoria Brownworth? @VABVOX 1m1 minute ago
Huge group of counter-protestors already assembled for
#BostonFreeSpeechRally.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/19/us/boston-rally-latest/index.html …

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

1. Kick.

[jalan48]

2. Thanks for the update. Hopefully this is a peaceful event.

[MineralMan]

3. Serenade them with ridicule!

[Eliot Rosewater]

31. Ineresting, isnt it, that the one thing nazi's and trump hate more than

anything, is ridicule, isnt it.

They have that and much more in common.

[Jim__]

4. That tuba is great!

They've got to feel like prize jack-asses marching along to that; and there's nothing they can do about it.

[blaze]

10. Totally agree!! It was so fun to watch! nt

[Eliot Rosewater]

32. I want him on Colbert next week, classic

[Brother Buzz]

48. FWIW the tuba footage was from a Charleston, South Carolina protest some time ago

But I see there were tuba players at today's protest so it's all good.

[workinclasszero]

5. Awesome!

Anybody have a good live link?

[dalton99a]

6. And a webpage for the Nazi family album!

[PunkinPi]

14. If you're on twitter there lots of good vid snips...

#BostonFreeSpeech
#Roxbury

Link to tweet

[workinclasszero]

16. I'm not on twitter

But thanks anyway.

[Donkees]

21. Here's a live link:

http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Boston-Free-Speech-Rally-Protests-441075783.html

[lunasun]

27. Thanks ! So inspiring

[Thrill]

7. Get good pictures of their faces

So they can be identified

[dalton99a]

18. +1

[OnDoutside]

8. Fantastic idea !

[Baitball Blogger]

9. Bostonians rock!

[blaze]

11. Thank you Boston!!!!! nt

[DK504]

12. Tuba is genius and hilarious.

Wonder if they know Ride of the Valkyries much less it' meaning. LOL

[Egnever]

29. +1

Brought a huge grin to my face.

[fierywoman]

13. What a fine tuba player! Ride of the Valkyries slightly off! ...

...I'm surprised the tuba-ist resisted making fart noises.

[Wounded Bear]

15. K & R ......for visibility..nt

[jmbar2]

17. Hooray for the tuba warriors!

Also recommended: John Williams "March of the Resistance" from Star Wars. Lots of good tuba
https://musescore.com/user/2191986/scores/2004886

Thank you Boston!

[FlightRN]

19. Thank you Boston!

Kick

[Stinky The Clown]

20. OG! The tuba is hilarious! Good way to take away any power these assholes might think they have

[Weekend Warrior]

22. As annoying as they are it would be a great place for the deep buzz of a thousand vuvuzela's. nt.

[raven mad]

23. You have NO idea how badly I want to hop a jet and fly there!

4442.7 miles - but my heart is there!

[workinclasszero]

24. Go Boston!

[sheshe2]

52. I love this.Another rendition.

It was one of our songs after the marathon bombing, NY@ Boston...

[KT2000]

25. love to them all but

especially the tuba players. Those things are heavy!!

[calimary]

39. Yeah! I saw that, too! That was GREAT!!!

Now there's a way to make a statement!

And yes, tubas are pretty doggone heavy!

[lunasun]

26. Thank you patriots of Boston ! Make them ashamed to gather in the light

[AllaN01Bear]

28. boston the leaders of the revolutionary war 1.0 has done it again with restance 2.0

without a shot fired or a punch thrown.

[mcar]

30. Tubas!

[mercuryblues]

33. My kid told me

after he got done laughing that is a sousaphone, not a tuba.

[Sunlei]

34. noticed (R)ighties didn't send their masked men in black, their professional rioters to this protest

along with republicans-foxTV cameramen to capture the violence.

[beachjustice]

35. Alt-right rallies have been pathetic. They instigate violence because they need the attention.

I don't think it's worth giving them the satisfaction. Preparing for self-defense is obviously fine, but otherwise don't give in to provocation, because at this stage they need violence and feed off it. I'd bet nobody pays attention to a rally attended by 50 people, until fights start breaking out. I don't think the violence with counter-protesters deter ralliers. They use it to recruit, bill themselves as martyrs, achieve airtime. Morons will buy it, and morons also get the vote.

[lunasun]

38. What violence in Boston?

Maybe these counter protesters don't even like cake and prefer to come outside and pay some attention to what's happening in their neighborhood and be seen as against Nazis in person.

Buttercream or whipped and only so many different fillings to choose from .

[beachjustice]

40. to be fair, I've not seen what's going on

I think the counter-protest is great and absolutely necessary; I've not yet been to where the rally is being held; I'm just hoping when the two groups meet, it stays peaceful.

[calimary]

36. I just heard the Boston.com reporter on scene describing the contrast.

She said "she saw 20 trump supporters" - TWENTY. Not twenty hundred. Not twenty thousand. TWENTY. Versus probably 20,000 or more counter protesters opposing the Nazi/white supremacy/racist gathering that had been scheduled. It was such a startling observation that anchor Alex Witt questioned the reporter directly - "I just wanted to double-check - you said 'TWENTY'?" And the reporter confirmed that.

Less than 200, Witt now says. Even so. She just repeated the exchange with she'd had before the commercial break - confirming that the Boston.com reporter did indeed say she saw "20 protesters" showing up to press their "free speech rights" to be fucking goddamn racists and Klanners - compared to the literal thousands of counter protesters on the side of The Light.

On edit - I just played that clip of the tuba player tailing a small ragtag group of Nazi jerks on their way to their "right to be assholes" protest. HILARIOUS!!! I was laughing out loud!

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

46. "Right to be Assholes" protest!

Excellent.

[SunSeeker]

37. K & R

[calimary]

41. The big takeaway - next march or rally, SOMEBODY PLEASE bring your tuba!

[ffr]

42. A theme song I could see these people dancing to: Earthquake. (Resist!)

Do you feel you bones about to shake? Do you feel the earthquake?

Go Tubas!

[ProudLib72]

43. Awwww, the tuba demoralized the po' white trash

Look at their hunched backs, shoulders slumped, eyes down on the ground. It's brown note time!

[sarge43]

44. Rock on Boston

[Tatiana]

45. **Tears** This is so beautiful. This is the America I know.

Great job, Boston! Show them who we really are!

[classykaren]

47. Priceless " Their tree has no branches"

[Leith]

49. My New Favorite Sign

In the second photo, it says

Respect existence or expect resistance

[Skittles]

50. THANK YOU BOSTON

*LOVE YOU FOLK*

[33taw]

51. Good Job Boston!!

I think the video is from another event. Or, is it from today?

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

53. Wish I was there!

[dubyadiprecession]

54. Boston wasn't part of the old south, dipshits!

Leave your "loser flags" at home. I'd set fire to those confederate battle flags in bean town.