IBEW brother stares down DHS thug at Occupy ICE

[Recursion]

Fuck yeah.

[Mc Mike]

1. Rock on, labor.

[ChubbyStar]

32. Indeed! The IBEW brother is a STUD!

Looks like porky police dude with his poor attempt at a menacing grimace, is shitting his pants.

[pwb]

3. Replied to wrong post.

[Recursion]

8. These things happen (nt)

[elmac]

11. been there, done that nt

[dameatball]

27. I do it a lot.

[WhiteTara]

4. ICE guy did step back. He's equipped to the nines

and the IBEW guy has a backpack. Good Stare, Bro!

[Fred Sanders]

17. They use FEAR. We use PEACE. We will win.

[Drahthaardogs]

18. Or more likely keep losing

Sorry, but I hate this theme. It's like the kid at school who is convinced his intellect will spare him from the bully. Doesn't work.

[WhiteTara]

21. It was his cold hard stare.

ICE knew IBEW was serious and that if it came to a fight, the ICE guy would not have a easy time, he knew it. He felt fear. He stepped back.

[Drahthaardogs]

22. Yeah, but that's not what the poster above is stating

A menacing stare with the threat of violence is not "peaceful".

I'm tired of peaceful protests, going high, and bearing them at the ballot box.

Meanwhile they play dirty and fuck us. How about we quit bringing a knife to a gun fight

[WhiteTara]

23. It's hard, isn't it.

I don't think it was a threat of violence from IBEW, I think of it more as I won't back down. That's what you're looking for, isn't it? Not backing down?

BTW how old are you? I'm 71 and when I began this journey as a young woman, I was given sage advice. This is a marathon, this is not a sprint. You can never let your guard down, which we did after the end of Vietnam. But in one way or another, I have been trudging along keeping them in check or fighting like hell in every way I can think of. Currently, I write a newspaper column and work to inform others and encourage us to all work.

But, in order to hope for a legit answer, we MUST GOTV. Carry registration forms in your car, you never know who needs to be registered.

And what dirty trick could we do that would top ANYTHING they do?

[Drahthaardogs]

24. I'm early fifties.

I'm a grandson of the Ludlow Massacre. We have fought these thugs my whole life. Cute hats and peaceful protests don't really scare them.

[WhiteTara]

25. that's also quite the family story.

[RandomAccess]

29. You and Howard Zinn -

[Fred Sanders]

34. Indeed. If there is a God, any doubt whose side She would be on?

[Ferrets are Cool]

5. Our police state hard at work.

[mountain grammy]

12. Ain't that the truth!

Ditto...

[heaven05]

6. yep

want him in my bunker...

[Roy Rolling]

7. Weak vs Strong

Being a caring person is a sign of moral STRENGHT. Republicans have one tool--to paint liberals as "snowflakes"---and must be shown strenght to win that propaganda battle.

Those too young to know were not there to witness how the Vietnam War protests turned in favor of protesters, when VVAW-Vietnam Veterans Against the War joined the protests.

The hard right had Nixon cronies, we had Vietnam Veterans.

The optics turned on a dime.

[pangaia]

9. POLICE ... ends in .... ICE

[Racerdog1]

10. Only just the start

Of something much larger to come.

[calimary]

13. Yet another reason why the bad guys are against unions.

[PatSeg]

14. The DHS police in the photo

look rather wimpy. It is their equipment that looks intimidating.

[irisblue]

15. Where is this from? Thanks

[PassingFair]

28. Looks like Portland. Nt

[central scrutinizer]

31. Local 48 Portland Oregon

[bucolic_frolic]

16. What are we spending to have ICE and DHS armies on patrol?

Gotta be one of the most inefficient, unnecessary maneuvers ever

[OxQQme]

19. "Who are you behind that baton and shield brother?"

[orangecrush]

20. This should happen everywhere.

The IBEW guy has integrity.

That's all it takes.

[elleng]

26. Great one, Rec!

[Scurrilous]

30. K&R

[Cha]

33. Internatioal Brotherhood of Electrical Workers!!

Mahalo, Recursion!