Reuters' Anna Ringstrom dissembles about freedom rally in Stockholm



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"Sweden "Counter-Jihad" Rally Outnumbered by Anti-Racists," by Anna Ringstrom for Reuters, August 4 (thanks to all who sent this in):

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Stockholm rally by European and U.S. far-right groups seeking to create a global "counter-jihad" movement attracted fewer than 200 people on Saturday who were outnumbered by anti-racist protesters.

We stood for the freedom of speech and equality of rights -- that's what's "far-right" these days. And we were outnumbered, as Pamela Geller notes: "we were 'outnumbered' because we had to conduct our rally surrounded by police vans and police in riot gear -- not because we were violent, but because of the bloodthirsty leftist hoodlums who were screaming their bloodlust and doing everything they could to break through the police lines and do physical harm to the freedom fighters present. Many people told us they were afraid to come, or they'd get fired if they came. Some told us afterward that they wanted to come but couldn't get through the leftist hooligans and the police. So then Reuters reports this as our rally being 'outnumbered' -- as if there was simply no interest. Yet when we had tens of thousands at Ground Zero to stand for freedom against the Islamic supremacist mega-mosque, they ignored it or severely underreported the attendance. Anything to defame our freedom movement."

Police said the rival demonstration was kept apart from the far-right rally and drew a few hundred people, a small number of whom were detained.

Anna Ringstrom doesn't make clear (of course) that it was the Leftists who were detained -- none of our people.

The far-right rally was organised by groups including the English Defence League (EDL) which has been a driving force behind a handful of similar events, most recently a Danish rally in March.

The EDL gained international attention through anti-Islamic fanatic Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway a year ago and who referred to it admiringly in a manifesto on the Internet. The group has denied links to Breivik.

European reporters were swarming the event, and asking me about Breivik all day. I repeated again and again the truth: that Breivik had nothing to do with me, as he said at his trial that he was inspired by al-Qaeda, and said in his manifesto that he wanted to work with Hamas, and quoted many, many people, including Barack Obama and John F. Kennedy, but they're never blamed for what he did. But of course the journalists' objective is not truth, but to defame to freedom movement.

Support has grown in European countries for populist, nationalist and anti-immigration movements and in Sweden the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats won seats in parliament for the first time in 2010.

However, previous attempts by European far-right groups to join forces have foundered amid splits and feuding over ideology and leadership.

Nottingham University's Matthew Goodwin, an expert on British far-right militant groups, said the Stockholm meeting was of strategic importance despite the modest turnout.

"The attending are quite significant figures within the anti-jihad movement. It signifies the strengthening links between counter-jihad groups and anti-Muslim groups within Europe and the United States," he said.

"Anti-Muslim": that is, pro-human rights, pro-freedom of speech, pro-women's rights, etc.

EDL leader Stephen Lennon, who also calls himself Tommy Robinson and who founded the group three years ago, said the meeting was about sharing resources and coordinating strategies.

"It's about sharing ideology, sharing resources, work together in any way we can over the next 12 months in order to highlight the truth, the truth about Islam," he told Reuters on the sidelines of the Stockholm rally.

Pamela Geller, a leader of groups Stop Islamization of Nations and Stop Islamization of America, said the movement was planning to hold a conference in New York on September 11.

"It's very important that it goes global because what we are fighting is a global ideology," she said.

Indeed. Not that Reuters cares to explain what that ideology is.

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Once Again to Robert and Pamela:" Thanks for defending the freedom of speech and equality of rights". And as Pamela said " They may not know it, but when they say "far-right," they're right: we are right -- we are correct. "

"The fascists of the future will call themselves anti-fascists": Winston Churchill

That applies to the these buffoons who call themselves "anti-racists", astroturfing groups organized by socialist, of the communist kind, who accuse others of being what they themselves are -a.k.a psychological projection-.

The fact is journalists know who will slit their throats and act in support of islam in consequnce of thier knowledge.

At a time when the media in collusion with the authorities in the UK were not reporting on the routine use of white tennage girls as sex slaves by moslem immigrants, one BBC employee lost her BBC job for ording a non-asian taxi driver to take her 14yr old daughter. Now the reality of moslem child abuse is in the open the whole world knows she was just being a responsible parent like those who tell children not to take sweets from strangers.

The pinnacle of British journalism was when the nigerian recent graduate journalist wrote about mohammed perhaps taking a wife from the miss world contestants (forgetting the contestants are adults so less attractive to him) and she had to flee Nigeria.

The guardian, times, et al (as i have been reliably informed) contacted the recent graduates from her journalist course at preston uni to write about the story.

This was seen by the recent graduates as the media being too scared of violent moslems to stand up for press freedoms directly but deviously wanting to do so by using naive recent students to defend press freedoms and conbsequently risk being killed.

Well, you did get a lot of publicity. That is more important than the kind of publicity you are getting. People will wisen up, when they read about you on the internet. So smearing you won't really help. The TV and radio broadcasts no longer have a monopoly on information.

I admire your courage!

Good Luck

Kilian

"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." — George Orwell

Bravo Spencer, Gellet et al.

It appears that neither you nor Pamela have spent enough time in the cyber gulag to change your way of thinking, Robert.

So Rueters and Anna Ringstrom are more then happy to step up to the plate, and correct your errors for the masses.

Goebbels and Stalin wouldn't stand for it either.

Best wishes to you all for a safe return - and thank you !

It never ceases to amaze me how petty, nasty, and thuggish the Left is; while, at the same time, they claim to represent all that is good and holy. The "anti-racists" are the ones making obscence gestures, cursing, and threatening violence, yet they dare to call others "haters".

"It never ceases to amaze me how petty, nasty, and thuggish the Left is; while, at the same time, they claim to represent all that is good and holy. The "anti-racists" are the ones making obscence gestures, cursing, and threatening violence, yet they dare to call others "haters"".

I'm not surprised at all, Kepha.

The other day, a family friend "unfriended" me on Face Book because I took him to task over his comments about the Chick - Fil - A controversy ( it was the usual rhetoric about homophopia, etc ).

A young lady stepped in to call me a " Nazi " ( I doubt that she even knows what a Nazi is ), while my former friend said that he wished that not everyone had the right to free speech - the irony was lost on him.

Just before he unfriended me, he called me " Condescending and rude ".

This is what passes for dialog these days...

Classic projection, Kepha.

The Other McCain has a wonderful post. (Why ‘Moderate Islam’ Is Doomed) He does a good job putting into words what I think the general understanding is of moderate Islam. Including:

No matter how sincerely “fundamentalist” a Muslim leader may be, he is vulnerable to the accusation of apostasy if he rejects violent jihad as a means of achieving worldwide Islamic supremacy.

and

There is no safety in cowardly silence.

I started reading his blog during the recent Brett Kimberlin lawfare episode and discovered his great skill at writing essays. (Brett is enraged by a cartoon depiction of perpetually enraged Nitro-Mo, and everybody draw enraged mo day.)

The murderous rage for a "moderate" Imam could hardly be qualitatively different than that for Geller or Spencer -- or for that matter perhaps even for Mohamed Morsi in Egypt. It is a binary choice, go all Islam or go anti-Islam.

There is an article on Yahoo and I can say that many of comments that were in support of the counter-jihad movement have been deleted. Are you surprised?

You know, Robert, that Reuters characterizes you as "far-right"; and yet characterizes Iranian speaker Ari Larijani--the Supreme Leader's toady-- as a "moderate conservative." Moonbats--you just can't figure 'em out.

Onward and Upward, Counter-Jihad all the way.


I have noticed that the most Intolerant ones on earth are the same ones Demanding tolerance from others.

Liberals and Leftists are only for free speech when people agree with them, other than that, the drag out the "Hater" label and try to find some type of "Phobe" suffix to silence people.
My ex-employer didn't like me opposing them endrosing a pro-hamas group in Toronto because I told then that hamas brutally murders gays. The Corporation (Bank) fidns it cheaper to condone the murdering of gays in gaza then to take a firm stance in canada on Human Rights .

The two major Banks in canada that support hamas by-proxy are the TD-canada Trust -which runs pro-gays ads BTW on TV and radio- and BMO NesbittBurns/ USA Harris Bank.
I warned their Lawyers about Hamas being a banned Terrorist Org. in canada, but still they embrace diversity
for the Corporate-Image while breaking the Tax laws to use Charity donations that get diverted to fund a Public event in Toronto .
I guess the Directors at the Bank Of Montreal think they will be spared from a beheading if they buddy-up to the islamofacsists in canada. sadly, they'll be the first useful-idiots beheaded in mass once they fullfill their purpose.
Killing gays on gaza seem just fine for the TD and BMO Banks.

Did anyone else notice the pre-revolution flag of Iran?

I completely concur with your analysis of the modern Left, Kepha. The modern Left is possessed of a fascist spirit to its very core. It's disgusting, and the modern Left is clueless of this, and it's one of the saddest truths of our time.

Ali Larijani -- sorry for that.

Anna Ringworm.
Well it does have a ring to it!

And John C. Barile and Paul Hoffmann:

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. A lot of cruel, violent people I've run into also have an incredible knack for presenting themselves as "caring" and "compassionate".

Kepha

you wrote - 'A lot of cruel, violent people I've run into also have an incredible knack for presenting themselves as "caring" and "compassionate".'

Y'know, that reminds me of the way Mohammedans keep on plugging the schtick about 'allah, the merciful, the compassionate'....

"we were 'outnumbered'"

What's heartbreaking is they should have had most of the population of that city in attendence. But like here in America. There's only a token few ready to stand for freedom. The citizens should have been out in numbers that would have caused those scum to go scurrying back into their holes. But like we're going to see here, because we're a nation of sheep and too stupid to learn from 9/11 citizens won't wake up until its too late. Like Niemoeller. History ALWAYS repeats itself.

It's hard for people to understand unless they've gone to city and county meetings and seen the utter and complete contempt that elected officials have for people who speak during Public Comment. The smug "we have more important business" attitude one ALWAYS sees at these meetings towards people trying to participate in the political process... ...that the public NEVER goes to. Which is why they're able to treat the few that DO go with such contempt. And believe me "contempt" is the word.

Larry A. Singleton
Riverside, CA

Larry

You wrote: "we're a nation of sheep and too stupid to learn from 9/11 citizens won't wake up until its too late. Like Niemoeller. History ALWAYS repeats itself."

That's fatalism. Are you a Christian or nonreligious? If you call yourself a Christian, fatalism and pessimistic talk about cycles of 'History' is simply **not on**; and Despair is one of the Seven Deadly Sins.

Ever read G K Chesterton? If you haven't, perhaps you should. I suggest the poems 'Ballad of the White Horse', 'Ballad of St Barbara', and 'Lepanto', which includes this line (placed in the mouth of Mohammed'): "It is he who says not 'Kismet', it is he who knows not Fate; It is Richard, it is Raymond, it is Godfrey in the gate...".


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Yes? No?

If you aren't, then instead of complaining and wallowing in defeatism and contempt for your fellow citizens, I suggest you go and sign up with them because they are **trying**, and they *are* making *some* difference.

You may not have much cash to spare. Well: put a few dollars in Mr Spencer's tip jar and then go and give ACT for America a few dollars as well.

Won't do any harm and might do some good.

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