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perdita9

(1,144 posts) Sun Jul 20, 2014, 01:10 PM Jul 2014

Very Ugly Anti-Immigrant Protest today in Bethlehem, PA [View all]

The haters were out in force this morning, protesting against Central American children receiving services at Kids Peace - a not-for-profit organization which provides help to children in crisis.

People who support caring for children were outnumbered but we did our best to dilute the hate, and the hate was on full display. One woman had a sign urging motorists to not support upcoming Kids Peace fundraisers. At one point, they people waving confederate flags led a prayer through a bullhorn. Too bad Jesus didn't weigh in with His opinion of their antics.

When we left I had to walk my kid up the side of the road with no sidewalks and across four lanes of traffic. We couldn't use the crosswalk to get back to Kids Peace because at least one of the anti-immigrant haters was carrying a gun.

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Very Ugly Anti-Immigrant Protest today in Bethlehem, PA [View all] perdita9 Jul 2014 OP

We had an overpass one in OKC yesterday and the racists started telling the counter protesters to CBGLuthier Jul 2014 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Gman Jul 2014 #5

My son wants to move to Canada perdita9 Jul 2014 #8

What on earth narnian60 Jul 2014 #2

Limbaugh would be proud. lpbk2713 Jul 2014 #3

I live in Pennsyltucky myself... PCIntern Jul 2014 #4

Y'know, the term "pennsyltucky" is rogerashton Jul 2014 #6

Why? lunatica Jul 2014 #9

I live here, in BETHLEHEM, to be precise, AND I LOVE MY STATE. WinkyDink Jul 2014 #13

James Carville said Pennsylvania was... backscatter712 Jul 2014 #10

Dang! That's a good one! calimary Jul 2014 #12

Well, ain't he clever. Considering his choice of wife, WTH cares what Carville thinks? WinkyDink Jul 2014 #14

now you know how we in Floriduh feel steve2470 Jul 2014 #18

Really? You DO know that we are a VERY Blue state, do you not? And that Corbett is on the way out? WinkyDink Jul 2014 #17

Since I worked at Geisinger Medical Center PCIntern Jul 2014 #20

Of course people in the state use the term Pennsyltucky. Demit Jul 2014 #30

Confederate flags in PA by locals? Gman Jul 2014 #7

maybe they weren't all locals? nt LiberalElite Jul 2014 #19

Oh, there's plenty of things in Gettysburg itself for those ghosts to be disturbed about. bbernardini Jul 2014 #28

Ironic how this takes place in a town called Bethlehem. alp227 Jul 2014 #11

Yes, there ARE. Are you so monolithic in YOUR thinking that you think WE are, too? THESE protesters WinkyDink Jul 2014 #16

Good point perdita9 Jul 2014 #23

FOR GOD'S SAKE, THESE WERE A FEW TEA PARTIERS, AND SOME OF YOU ARE CONDEMNING THE STATE???? WinkyDink Jul 2014 #15

Ummm.... PCIntern Jul 2014 #21

In 2012, almost all of the POPULATED counties in PA went Blue JPZenger Jul 2014 #26

Thank you! H2O Man Jul 2014 #22

PA here PAProgressive28 Jul 2014 #24

What on earth is wrong with these people? smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #25

Saw assholes on overpasses yesterday . Story below lunasun Jul 2014 #27

Thank you. n/t UTUSN Jul 2014 #29