In The Coming of the Third Reich, historian Richard J. Evans explains how, in the early days of National Socialist Germany, Stormtroopers (Brownshirts) “organized campaigns against unwanted professors in the local newspapers [and] staged mass disruptions of their lectures.” To express dissent from Nazi positions became a matter of taking one’s life into one’s hands. The idea of people of opposing viewpoints airing their disagreements in a civil and mutually respectful manner was gone. One was a Nazi, or one was silent (and fearful).
Today’s fascists call themselves “anti-fascists.” Just like the Nazis, they are totalitarian: they are determined not to allow their opponents to murmur the slightest whisper of dissent. Forcibly suppressing the speech of someone with whom one disagrees is a quintessentially fascist act.
And here we are. This is America, 2018.
“Antifa And The SPLC Successfully Shut Down Four Anti-Islam Conferences,” by Jim Simpson, Daily Caller, April 12, 2018:
Antifa groups used information from the Southern Poverty Law Center to successfully shut down four conferences on the threat of Islam scheduled in Wisconsin and Minnesota last weekend.
The hotels slated for the events were flooded with threatening calls, and the organizers voluntarily canceled one of the events following numerous warnings that it would not be safe. A fifth conference in Des Moines, Iowa carried on in defiance, despite leftists showing up to disrupt the proceedings.
The conferences were hosted by Worldview Weekend, a conservative Christian organization that produces radio and TV shows and sponsors events nationwide. The SPLC posted the locations for these venues, after which Antifa groups urged their members through social media to attend events and swamp the venues with threatening calls and messages.
According to Worldview CEO Brannon Howse, a state trooper even visited the Minneapolis hotel where an event was planned for Sunday. He said the police were concerned about conference security and the organizer should add more police. With the financial losses from other canceled events, Howse said they could not afford to provide more security than those already hired, and cancelled that last event out of safety concerns.
The conferences sought to expose how leftists supported by George Soros, the John Templeton Foundation and other donors are intimidating America into silence by labeling anyone who exposes them as “racists,” “Islamophobes” and “white supremacists.” An event last fall featuring this author and DHS whistleblower Philip Haney was canceled by the venue following a similar campaign from Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) operatives. A second event in Illinois went on despite threatening calls to the organizer, her employer and the event location.
One of the conference speakers, John Guandolo, is listed on an SPLC list of “anti-Muslim extremists.” Guandolo is president and founder of Understanding the Threat. He is a Naval Academy graduate, a combat veteran Marine officer, a former FBI special agent who created the first government trainings on the Muslim Brotherhood and its U.S. operations, and was recruited by the Department of Defense to provide strategic analysis regarding these threats.
According to Guandolo, UTT is the only organization that provides tools for leaders, elected officials and law enforcement to map out and investigate jihadi networks. “I teach and train about the things that energize the jihadis (Sharia), and the networks that support jihad and the jihadis. This is primarily the Muslim Brotherhood, of which CAIR, an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terror financing trial, is a prominent part. The Muslims themselves say they are motivated by Sharia (Islamic law),” he said….
The general manager at the Radisson Hotel Green Bay, who was referenced in the “Red & Black Anarchists” post, sent the following email notifying Howse that he was canceling that event two days before it was to occur:
Good afternoon Brannon,
I wanted to inform you that we will be cancelling your event that is scheduled for this Saturday. … the hotel has received numerous phone calls from the community opposing this event and threatening to protest. We need to ensure that the safety of our guests come first so with that in mind, we will be cancelling this event. I left you a voicemail as well.
Should you have further questions about this, please reach out to me directly. My email is [REDACTED] or my work number is [REDACTED]
Steve Ninham
General Manager…
According to Howse, a combined total of at least 3,500 people had registered for the four canceled events: more than 1,500 in Minneapolis and another 2,500 in the three Wisconsin sites. The cancellation of these events cost well over $60,000, Howse said.
“And that doesn’t include lost ad revenues and other opportunity costs,” he told TheDC. “We promoted these events for the past six months, including 40,000 mailings in December and another 40,000 in January, and used up valuable staff time that could have been spent on other endeavors.”
The hotel manager at the Des Moines event told TheDC that the hotel does not have a litmus test for events. “We rent facilities to groups with a wide variety of opinions and interests across the spectrum politically, philosophically and otherwise. Our goal is to see that each of them receive the highest quality of service we can provide,” he said.
The manager said that protesters showed up and did all they could to disrupt the proceedings without pushing it far enough to get thrown out by police. Howse said that when he handed out brochures intended for the audience, one protester snatched the whole stack and put it in his backpack. He was forced to return the brochures when approached by the police. These attendees were described as “rude and intimidating.”
One person who did get asked to leave was Jack Gunnar Schuler, a local high school teacher. According to the Des Moines Register, Schuler is a transgender activist who was born a woman named Elyse, but since April of 2016 now identifies as a man. He also claims to have been a Marine, but his Facebook profile photo shows him wearing an Army T-shirt — something a Marine is very unlikely to do.
Schuler had been walking around the event snapping photos of everyone in attendance, posting more than two dozen of them on Facebook, with disparaging comments about the attendees.
Activists associated with Antifa often use this strategy to publicly intimidate, shame and threaten their political opponents.
Schuler walked up to Guandolo and said, “I think you’re a f**king disgrace. You’re an absolute disgrace to the Corps and the uniform.”
Schuler was immediately escorted out by police. He videoed the whole encounter. It has since been scrubbed from his Facebook site, but you can watch it here (language warning).
Howse was suspicious of Schuler and asked if he was carrying a gun. Shuler snapped a picture of Howse and posted it on Facebook with the comment, “This guy asked me if I had a gun in my bag. Remember kids. The second amendment is only for white people to use against brown people.”
Two prominent Muslims came to witness the event: CAIR-Iowa chapter president Abshir Omar and State Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad. Omar is a Somali Muslim refugee and member of the Democratic Socialists of America who was supported by CAIR in his unsuccessful 2016 bid for Des Moines City Council. Abdul-Samad has been praised by CAIR, and is also a current member of the Black Panther Party’s Des Moines chapter.
Samad was critical of the event’s message, telling WHO TV that the term “jihad” is misunderstood. “The Jihad that we talk about in the Quran, prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, said very clearly that the Jihad is the Jihad of an-Nafs, which means the Jihad of self. You’re [sic] Jihad is within you and every religion has a Jihad.”
Asked for a response by WHO TV, Guandolo said, “That’s absolutely not true. In Islam, there’s only one legal definition for Jihad, and that’s warfare against non-Muslims.”…
Walter Sieruk says
First and foremost, it needs to be known that those violent men who compose Antifa with their Antifa /Islamic alliance which is also known as the Marxist /Islamic or the Red /Green alliance . The Antifa ruffians are blind to the reality that it’s only a matter of time before the jihadists turn violently against them after using the Antifia people as their “useful idiots” Meaning their stooges and tools to further and fulfill their Islamic agenda . What fools those Antifa members are.
Furthermore, in America’ s “cultural war” between the conservatives, of the Right , and the vicious enemies of the far- left , Antifa which is the Marxist /Islamic alliance also called the Red /Green alliance . Those Antifa hooligans do poses a danger. Hooligans they actually, for the have proven this, many over by their actions violence and mayhem. Those violent, criminal and lawless characters who compose Antifa are have also proven by their own behavior that they are people of a very low intelligence level. For intelligent people are don’t carry on in awful violent ways .People of intelligence use reason and logic by lobbying wit petitions Therefore people of intelligence , reason and logic the Antifa hooligans are not with their vicious assaults chaos , mayhem ,vandalism and other forms heinous violence
In sum , in this Cultural War the brutal ruffians of Aftifa are , somewhat of ,a reminder of the 1979 movie which is entitled TIME AFTER TIME .In which the hero in that movie said “The first man to raise his fist is the man who has run out of idea’s” So those of Antifa and other of the radical left are those in this cultural war are those men who “have run of Idea’s”
mummymovie says
Antifa is a terrorist organization, and should be labeled as such.
The SPLC should be prosecuted or at least sued in a court of law for its “hit list”; for endangering the lives of individuals trying to express their right to free speech.
Norger says
It is beyond ironic that “Antifa” thinks that they are heroically opposing fascism by forcibly shutting down speech they don’t like. They have become the enforcers of Sharia blasphemy laws. “By their own hands” as the captured Muslim Brotherhood memo said….
Asally says
One wonders what these jihadists will do with the transgender guy once they don’t need him anymore. He might better spend his time reading the Qu’ran and learning how they feel about transgenders and other “alternative” life styles than running around trying to intimidate the people who would, in the end, stand up for his right to his own lifestyle. I note that Iran, for one “has no homosexuals”. This is probably not entirely correct. But none are visible. Why? Because if they were they would be thrown off of tall buildings to their death. That’s why. I doubt they have any transgender people there either.
Kepha says
Is there any way these people could be brought to court, or charged with conspiracy to deny civil rights?
Julea Bacall says
Thats what I would like to do- take nazis, Islamists (Shia and Sunni), white Supremacists, globalists, the deep state- all to court for crimes against civil and Universal Human Rights
gravenimage says
You don’t appear to have a problem with the actual thugs who caused the cancellation of these conferences, though.
Julea Bacall says
Of course I do have a problem with them! They ruin everything but so do Nazigroups or White Supremacists. Get branded with those and any cause is lost.
mummymovie says
This is outrageous!
The Counter-Jihad movement needs a stronger legal component.
Julea Bacall says
Yes you are right but I think it is definitely already right in front of us there but to bring it to the Forefront in some court that would listen, to some people who have actually read their books and history and how they went from one small town to conquered Persia, Egypt ,Syria, Iraq and call the all Arab when they were only Arabized with some lawyers who knew what they were doing, North Africa down into all Africa even to know controlling S Africa,Malaysia, Indonesia, Chechnya, Kazakhhstan Uzbekstan ect taking Jordan 1946 by lea of Nations as the Arab Partition (78% of the Mandate) bla bla totally devoid of Universal human rights, no respect for the individual you know all the rest…can we find a good group of lawyers and DO it. I would help however I could. Get it in court OR before Congress and make the read the Qur’an/Hadiths as homework before our presentation! I want to
Brian hoff says
Out of over 200 000 Hadiths only 8 000 to 10 000 are valid Hadiths and you donot need to odey all of then. Muslim must obey the law of the nation they live in. Let say one hadith say muslim must shut down or forceful wreck a place that sell ahocol drink muslim donot have to obey it as it goes against america law.
gravenimage says
What crap from “Brian hoff”–really, “DefenderofIslam”. Muslims are supposed to obey *Muslim* leaders, not Infidels. When the “Prophet” Muhammed came to Medina, he quickly violently deposed the rulers and other powerful factions. That is exactly what Muslims in the West are aiming to do today.
Even “Brian hoff” himself has said that when Muslims make up 90% of the US population that they are going to destroy the American Constitution.
Truth says
Antifa looks like a bunch of stupid white guys who don’t realize how many 100,000s of black slaves Muslims have taken over the years.
Ed Lee says
These two books, “Christian Slaves, Muslim Masters” by Robert Davis and “White Gold” by Giles Milton document this. In the period from 1619 when the first African slaves were brought to the New World until the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, more white southern Europeans were kidnapped and sold into slavery by North African pirates than all the slaves brought to America. The existence of these books was pointed out several years ago by Thomas Sowell.
JM says
Thanks for this very useful information, Ed Lee.
Ed Lee says
So, Jack Gunnar Schuler thinks that, “The second amendment is only for white people to use against brown people.” Then, why did Frederick Douglass say “A man’s rights rest in three boxes. The ballot box, jury box and the cartridge box”?
Lucretius says
And it makes zero sense from the context which Schuler used to draw this conclusion, since Schuler is white. But crazed ideologues can’t see or say anything but their script. Facts, like the many upvotes and favorable comments by white gun rights people on that viral video of Mark Robinson’s speech at the Greensboro NC city council are just waved away as deceit, or the black man is dismissed as honorary white — an “Uncle Tom.”
Kepha says
Waaaaallllllll, Richard Wright was seen as a “white man” in Indonesia when he covered the Bandoeng conference back in the ’50’s. As for people like Thomas Sowell seen as “honorary whites”, what am I to say of myself when a West African student came back early from lunch, saw me finishing up with a snack of peanuts, and said, “Oh, teacher! You are an African!”? The student explained that peanuts were the popular street snack where he was from.
Maybe, the mutual acceptability of blacks, whites, and others in the conservative movement shows that Americans who think they have a real stake in their society (conservatives) are actually becoming more and more “one people”; while the Left insists on splintering according to “identity” (and I believe that sooner or later, the Left’s simultaneous embrace of both the sexual revolution and Islam will ultimately show it a house divided against itself).
Debra says
There are 4 boxes.
The 4th is the soap box.
Peter says
Can you imagine that in Germany last week, ANTIFA attacked a Turkish mosque??
Lydia Church says
“And here we are.”
Yes, we are.
But….
The resistance will continue!
I won’t stop until I’m dead.
Blessings!
Stefan cel Mare says
In this picture, they are all white guys.
melek-ric says
One can’t tell a lot from one still photograph, but these young men seem to have the same dead expression in their eyes that so many of the Islamic jihadis do. What is happening to humanity?
Cheer Bear Girl says
Far Left groups and Muslim supremacists are brothers in arms. The Leftists don’t realize that the Muslims will turn on them when the opportunity presents itself.
No Fear says
…as happened in Iran after the glorious Islamic Revolution in 1979. The leftists are too stupid to understand this.
Peter says
Antifa = ANIMAL FARM FASCISTS
SPLC = Socialist Propaganda and Libel (or Lies, take your pick) Commissariat
Bob says
This mass movement, by the average Minnesota liberal (and all around the U.S.), as they flock to the support of these clever people, reminds me of the 900 or so Jim Jones followers, who voluntarily committed suicide in 1978, per “The Jonestown massacre”, in Jonestown, Guyana.. THAT was no religious group either..
…THIS IS a difference without a distinction I believe..
Add this graphic real-life example to an emotional disorder, entitled, “Stockholm’s Syndrome”, and I believe this attraction toward this oh-so-exotic “cult” following, regardless of how perilous, will begin to focus into view.. Perhaps!
Kepha says
I have no problem seeing Islam, the People’s Temple, and things like that as religions–and I am called devout (in a Protestant Christian kind of way).
My students asked me about the meaning of “ideology”. I explained it’s a set of beliefs about man, culture, society, and reality in general; a kind of religion for people who pretend they have none.
Further, I’ll be the first to say that the world needs Jesus Christ; not some vague religion-in-general. Perhaps one of the best things to happen as a result of the current furore islamicus is that a lot of people are waking up to see that not all religions are created equal; and that the “it doesn’t matter what you believe as long as you’re sincere” mentality of the 1950’s-early ’60’s has been exposed as a sham.
Bob says
Great work here…
…And we few Minnesotans, who had had enough of the intimidation, and the threats, decided to attend another “presentation” scheduled by Jaylani Hussein, the Minnesota CAIR director (with his tentacles into Wisconsin – N. Dakota and S. Dakota as well), and sponsored by the SCVWA (St. Croix Valley Women’s Alliance), at the public library in Stillwater, Minnesota, at 1:30 the same day (Sunday, April 8th).
The title of the CANNED CAIR program: “Islamophobia”…”what groups and people (specifically), John Guandolo UTT), Brigitte Gabriel (ACT For America), and Ayaan Hirsi Ali (a Somali woman and former member of the Dutch Parliament) …are perpetrating and spreading the lies, false interpretations. and false accusations against Islam, and CAIR, and the (not-so-holy) Koran”…
WE HAVE THE VIDEO of the entire presentation… He made astounding assertions, not the least of which, was that, “There is so much about the American culture, that is so much like “Sharia”, already..” …We are already so much alike, he suggested… …there IS SO MUCH MORE..
Again, WE HAVE THE VIDEO TAPE…
During the Q&A portion of the event, Mr. Hussein, for the second time in the past several months, was caught off guard by me, and my camera crew, and my direct challenge of him, to participate in “a two hour – on camera – unedited – public – televised – panel discussion style debate relating to these matters”. He was not happy, as I continued to press him, once again, to accept this invitation by me. As I indicated at the outset, I used to host a weekly radio talk show for 8 years, and a Cable access Television program I produced and hosted for 3 years as well..
Jaylani Hussein, stumbled and danced, as I respectfully insisted that he give me “His Word” that he would participate.. Mr. Hussein, as I have discovered, does not do well, when he is forced to speak “Off Script”, and forced to veer from the national-CAIR “dog and pony show” canned presentation – “we Muslims are always the real maligned victims”… ..and, “Islamophobia is the real problem” script lines..
In the Fall of 2017, during another CANNED (nation-wide) “Islamophobia” – “Could this (WWII “concentration camps”) happen again?” tour…at the St Cloud Minnesota, public Library, Mr. Hussein lost his composure with 4 women audience members, who pressed him about denouncing CAIR’s affiliation with Hamas, and the Muslim Brotherhood. Hussein began his off script rant, by saying to the audience, “We will not be silenced! We will not be intimidated!.. ..And, WE NOW carry a Big Stick”.. He also staged 8 or so very tall, para-military type Somali young men, to walk single file into the event in the last 15 minutes of the 2 hour presentation, and position themselves in the back of the room. and in the corners, as he then gave them a subtle nod.. …His Praetorian guard..
We have the audio..
Bob says
Along with ANTIFA, the SLPC (which continues to refuse to answer my question presented to them on their web site – “Does your organization support female genital mutilation?”), BLM, the CAIR organization continues to ORCHESTRATE the violence prone, and intimidation tactic, of forcibly shutting down any free speech of others, and continue to attempt to supplant our U.S Constitutional Law, with their form of radical Islamic “law”, and overthrow the Laws of The United States (U.S. Constitutional Law), with their geo-political movement to overthrow all western nation, per the forced installation of “sharia law”. FACT, and not conjecture..
As a result, THEY (CAIR) remain A CLEAR & PRESENT DANGER TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and its citizens, and should be labeled correctly as a geo-political terrorist organization, masquerading as a “religion”, and hiding behind OUR “U.S. Constitution al Law” and OUR “Bill of Rights”, for cover… PERIOD!
In Minnesota alone, there has been a marked rise and increasing incidents of repeated attacks, incest, serial child rape, knife attacks, shootings, killings, arson, sexual assaults, gang rape, gang “terroristic threats” attacks, a resent threats of a school shooting, bullying, female genital mutilation, and our very own 10 person cadre of “Sharia Compliant Cops” patrolling the streets of Little Mogadishu” – Cedar-Riverside – in Minneapolis, AND MORE… ENOUGH ALREADY..
Brian hoff says
You cannot blame it all on Islam many non Islam people do the same thin like incesr gang rape. The mosqus I goto donot like either the Aryan Nation we have some former member of Aryab Nation as member and we donot like Antifa either we donor consider then allies at all. In fact I than allow to have then enter the mosque ground when they show up in force it they member show up either single or than small group to talk we are open to it. Many mosque are like our.
Older Canadian says
And we all sit back and tolerate this. Why are the good and decent citizens not demanding their government to contol, stop this nonsense. If these people wear a mask to hide their identity they know they are crossing the line. This tells it all.
JM says
Antifa = Anonymous Nescient Trans-regulated Imitative Fluid Agents
Infidel says
I have told it here b4 and i’m repeating again. Muslims are MASTERS in exploiting divisions in the host infidel society and in this case the RIGHT-LEFT divide in America. The same thing they do in India, esp in the South, where they exploit the North-South divide of the country. They constantly instigate the South Indian Hindus to go against the Hindus of the North by spreading toxic rumors on Whatsapp and the watch the tamasha from the sidelines. In this case, I can bet my last drop of blood that Muslims are firing the gun on true American patriots and Christians from the shoulders of the misled lefties like SPLC and ANTIFA.. For any cancer to survive in the body, it needs copious blood vessels and in the case of this cancer called Islam, their blood vessels are the left.
MFritz says
Find out who pays and supports these Antifa-thugs. And make it public. It’s not that hard.
And if police, administrations and local politicians don’t want to do their jobs and properly support democracy, make that public too.
Calling out criminals and their supporters always works best.
Baucent says
George Soros, there it’s out.
Ginny says
When Antifa slows up, round them
ip and toss them for good in jail. The US doesn’t have to be as stupid as Germany and let these thugs have the last word on every topic! They have no right what so ever to intimidate and disturb the peace. If they have a beef they can hold their own conferences and vote (if they are legal) just like everybody else. Fair, right?
Joe says
You could add BLM, Black Panthers, and many more. It seems to a polarization of good and evil.
Baucent says
The counter jihad movement simply need to get smarter in getting it’s message through. The traditional conference venue meeting is very easy to disrupt, as Robert points out, the Brown shirts worked that out 90 years ago. But today there are other ways to join a meeting without physically moving people, such as new technology allows, pod cast, conference calls etc. Live internet meetings. This is probably the way forward to counter Antifa disruptions
dumbledoresarmy says
Yes.
And … “the conferences were hosted by Worldview Weekend, a conservative Christian organization that produces radio and TV shows and sponsors events nationwide…”.
Okay.
*Decentralise*.
Hold the meetings in *churches* or in church halls… those inhabited and run by people that are *already* well aware of the risk and are game; and that have been identified, beforehand, as securable venues. Surely security can be arranged? Dogs, for one thing. What about retired cops, and *veterans*? There must be some who knows how to assess a venue as readily securable and defensible, and then set up a perimeter, or a set of perimeters.. and might well do it pro bono, as their *own* contribution to the counter-jihad?
Can they not team up with ‘ACT for America’? ACT for America can surely publicise events via their loca chapters, who can use *their* personal contacts to bring in the audiences.
And…*record everything*.
If the damn ANtifa turn up, then.. have some people, with hidden cameras, filming everything that transpires.
Edward Cline says
I have put the link to this article on my Facebook page, with the comment: I have asked myself many times: why do these thugs wear masks? The masks are not evidence of their “courage” to oppose freedom of speech. I have read elsewhere that the purpose of the masks is to foil police identification. But if they regard the police as “fascist” shouldn’t they defy the police by showing their faces? Boiling down the phenomenon, I think one of the purposes of the masks is to spark fear in the public: the force of mass anonymity and violence will target you and shut you up. I sometimes see myself confronting the thugs, and taunt them by asking why they don’t sign a contract with the German clothier, Hugo Boss, which outfitted the Nazi storm troopers, and then rip off one of those masks. But if I did that I would be immediately swarmed and beaten by all these “brave” protesters. These are the children of Dr. Spock and other Progressive child-rearing systems of yesteryear.
Horseman says
Antifa is the epitome of fascism and the DOJ needs to do something about this group.
Carolyne says
If we had governments, local, state and federal, who obeyed the Constitution and protected free speech, the National guard would be sent in to protect everyone who needs it, in this case and specifically those who wish to speak to explain the evils of Islam. They would be the first to send in armed guards to protect a Muslim affair,, but somehow no one else is important enough for them to feel the need to protect them.
Les Donohoe says
All this while their lesbian friends in the UK are harassed by islamists!
gravenimage says
Antifa and SPLC intimidation and threats get Wisconsin and Minnesota counter-jihad conferences canceled
……………….
Moronic thugs.
scherado says
Perhaps, we are losing he fight.
Julea Bacall says
The only way I see to make progress is to sharply divorce all real education, questioning whatever of Islam and what it does, with any Nazigroups, or White supremacists. Any association with them or racism immediately dooms the message. People will not listen. Actually we need sane well presented classrooms (divorced from white supremacists, racists, religions) Does anyone know of any classes given in the effects of Islam? The issue is so important, I know most do not even imagine how important unless they see a map of the history of the the gradual takeover of so much. Lots of Americans think all those countries were just Arab to start with. Like natives. Our country is so ignorant. About Arabization about Iran about all of it. No churches help either but harm. You cannot fight one religion with another religion.
Screeminmeeme says
WHERE is the DOJ? Where is Jeff Sessions? Shouldn’t he be responding to Antifa’s violation of Constitutional rights of counter-jihad organizers?
NO AMERICAN SHOULD EVER CAPITULATE TO ANTIFA or ANY OTHER THUGGISH GROUP.
EVER.
Julea Bacall says
Antifa was declared a terrorist group by Obama admin 2009 I am told. I’ll re check it out again. If they are arrested its supposed to be heavier than a ‘protester’.