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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 10:10 PM Apr 2016

The Man Planning To Desecrate A Quran At Armed Anti-Muslim Rally Is A Trump Supporter

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/armed-anti-muslim-rally-georgia-quran_us_570d0cc9e4b0885fb50e371d

The man planning to shred a Quran and a picture of the Prophet Muhammad during an armed rally in Georgia this Monday has a favorite presidential candidate.

“I support Donald Trump because I like his agenda on dealing with the threats to this country — his ban on Islamic immigration,” Jim Stachowiak told The Huffington Post over the phone Tuesday, adding that Muslim immigrants and refugees to the U.S. are “no more than an invading horde or army.”

Stachowiak is the organizer behind the “United against Islam and Islamic immigration refugee rally” on Monday in Atlanta, which he wrote is to “raise public awareness to what we perceive as a threat to our nation from Islamic immigration and refugees.”...

Planned activities include the desecration of a copy of the Quran, as well as pictures of the Prophet Muhammad, Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama and U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch.


Hillary but not Bernie?

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The Man Planning To Desecrate A Quran At Armed Anti-Muslim Rally Is A Trump Supporter (Original Post) KamaAina Apr 2016 OP
Well that is offensive GummyBearz Apr 2016 #1
He should reconsider. nt arely staircase Apr 2016 #2
Curious why bighart Apr 2016 #3
Just doesn't sound like a good idea. Not sure how this ends well. nt arely staircase Apr 2016 #6
Thanks for the reply. bighart Apr 2016 #7
Yeah he totally has a first amendment right to do it. arely staircase Apr 2016 #8
Then again, absolutely nothing might happen ck4829 Apr 2016 #9
yeah that's right. might end with more of a whimper. nt arely staircase Apr 2016 #14
I applaud anyone standing up to religious "sacred cows" FLPanhandle Apr 2016 #4
Really? You applaud this piece of human excrement? Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2016 #13
Nothing says "free speech" like carrying a big gun while advocating genocide. stone space Apr 2016 #5
I'm "shocked..." ScreamingMeemie Apr 2016 #10
Trumpists: The Other Radical Muslims sofa king Apr 2016 #11
"Savages, savages, they're barely even human!" RadiationTherapy Apr 2016 #12
Another gun-toting confederate trump-luvin' douchebag jpak Apr 2016 #15
Update: EPIC FAIL. KamaAina Apr 2016 #16
Why is basic respect so damned difficult for these people??? Volaris Apr 2016 #17
 

GummyBearz

(2,931 posts)
1. Well that is offensive
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 10:50 PM
Apr 2016

Then again, the point of the first amendment is to protect offensive speech... good luck to him

bighart

(1,565 posts)
7. Thanks for the reply.
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 09:46 AM
Apr 2016

I appreciate it very much.

While I find this to be extremely childish behavior, his I mean, I respect his right to do it.

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)
8. Yeah he totally has a first amendment right to do it.
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 09:51 AM
Apr 2016

And then he might earn a Darwin award. Not saying that is right. Just that it is.

ck4829

(35,077 posts)
9. Then again, absolutely nothing might happen
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 09:59 AM
Apr 2016

Just like Jon Ritzheimer, when it was clear Muslims weren't going to martyr him, he 'went into hiding' because of all the 'death threats' that he couldn't produce. Muslims, like everyone else in the US, have jobs and many are reasonable and some are themselves very progressive.

I think people like Ritzheimer and this guy have some form of (possibly histrionic) personality disorder, we should really urge them to seek treatment.

FLPanhandle

(7,107 posts)
4. I applaud anyone standing up to religious "sacred cows"
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 08:43 AM
Apr 2016

I doubt he would do the same thing to a bible, but NEVER let other people religious beliefs infringe on your free speech and actions.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,185 posts)
13. Really? You applaud this piece of human excrement?
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 02:45 PM
Apr 2016

I understand thinking he technically has the right of free speech to express one's self, but that's far from approving of said actions.

There's legitimate thought and input and discourse, and then there's just the spewing forth of one's bigoted and hateful views for the sole purpose of demonstrating how bigoted and hateful you can get. The fact that he shows hatred towards not only Muslims but also the President and Secretary Clinton and numerous other individuals shows this is a deeply disturbed and hateful individual.

There's an ocean of difference between something like, say, Salman Rushdie and whatever the hell this shithead's about.

Save your applause. Please.

 

stone space

(6,498 posts)
5. Nothing says "free speech" like carrying a big gun while advocating genocide.
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 08:56 AM
Apr 2016
On a recent episode of his podcast, “Freedom Fighter Radio,” Stachowiak interviewed the people behind a viciously anti-Muslim site called BombIslam.com, which appears to advocate for dropping nuclear bombs on predominantly Muslim countries.


RadiationTherapy

(5,818 posts)
12. "Savages, savages, they're barely even human!"
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 02:27 PM
Apr 2016

"They're rotten to the core. They're not like you and me, they're barely even human, now we sound the drums of war..."

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
16. Update: EPIC FAIL.
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 05:33 PM
Apr 2016
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/04/trump-lovers-anti-islam-rally-in-georgia-hilariously-fails-after-only-one-other-person-shows-up/

Anti-Muslim activists organized a rally they called “United against Islam and Islamic immigration refugee,” but they must have had trouble activating the Islamophobic community in the state because no one showed up. The group planned to shred a Quran and a picture of the Prophet Muhammad.

Jim Stachowiak, one of the event organizers is a Trump supporter according to a Huffington Post report last week. “I support Donald Trump because I like his agenda on dealing with the threats to this country — his ban on Islamic immigration,” he explained. He also added that he believes Muslim immigrants and refugees to the U.S. are “no more than an invading horde or army.” ...

Despite no attendees, the organizers did destroy a Quran. “We’re not against Muslims,” the man in the video below says to the media. He continued that the group is concerned about Islamic extremists not “Joe Muhammad down the street mowing his yard.”

The men had expected 200 rally attendants. Less than a hand full of people attended, all of which seemed to be organizers for the rally. In fact, there appeared to be more media attention than attention from participants of the demonstration.


Volaris

(10,272 posts)
17. Why is basic respect so damned difficult for these people???
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 02:42 AM
Apr 2016

So much for the Golden Rule I guess..
And yes he has a first amendment Right to go out in Public and say dumb things. But if you scream fire enough and there isnt one eventually people figure out that there's not ACTUALLY a fire and that you're just blowing smoke.

I for one appreciate that he's letting the rest of the Village know exactly where it's (our) Idiots are and what they're up to. It makes babysitting them that much easier.

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