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AntiFascist

(12,792 posts)
Sun Aug 20, 2017, 02:12 PM Aug 2017

Right-wing rally planned for Laguna Beach sparks backlash, counter-demonstration against racism

Source: LA Times

A planned Sunday rally in Laguna Beach to draw attention to crimes committed by immigrants in the country illegally has sparked a counter-demonstration planned for Saturday.

Saturday’s rally, led by Indivisible OC 48, Indivisible OC 46 and Together We Will Orange County, begins at 10 a.m. at Main Beach and is called “From Charlottesville to Laguna Beach: We Stand Together,” according to a Facebook post.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-laguna-protests-20170819-story.html



This counter-protest needs some exposure.
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Right-wing rally planned for Laguna Beach sparks backlash, counter-demonstration against racism (Original Post) AntiFascist Aug 2017 OP
Fuck those guys. Iggo Aug 2017 #1
Laguna Beach is one of the most liberals cities in the country question everything Aug 2017 #2
It still is. Control-Z Aug 2017 #5
K & R Lifelong Protester Aug 2017 #3
Laguna is still liberal marylandblue Aug 2017 #4
I didn't see any dates in this article. Control-Z Aug 2017 #6
The counter protest was yesterday and was large, although I lack numbers. BadgerMom Aug 2017 #9
There are white supremacists in Laguna Beach? Honeycombe8 Aug 2017 #7
Laguna Beach has a very visible gay community DBoon Aug 2017 #8
Groovy. nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2017 #15
They need to do more research when planning future KKK rallies. BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #10
I predict this will end poorly for the organizers. BadGimp Aug 2017 #11
Laguna Beach ... Perhaps the MOST liberal of Orange County coastal strips .. LovesPNW Aug 2017 #12
This type of right-wing hate rally certainly wouldn't work well in conservative farming areas... AntiFascist Aug 2017 #13
The Reich wing will not be welcome in Laguna. nt SunSeeker Aug 2017 #14
REMINDER - Alt-Right rally in Laguna Beach 👉IS NOT A DAY RALLY👈 it begins at 6:30PM PST - which i riversedge Aug 2017 #16
What the Nazis are talking about doing at #lagunabeach tonight. riversedge Aug 2017 #17
Sounds like terrorism to me... AntiFascist Aug 2017 #18
It doesn't sound very successful, and counter-protesters outnumber demonstrators... AntiFascist Aug 2017 #19

question everything

(47,484 posts)
2. Laguna Beach is one of the most liberals cities in the country
Sun Aug 20, 2017, 02:35 PM
Aug 2017

certainly in super libertarian and conservative Orange County.

(at least, used to..)

Control-Z

(15,682 posts)
5. It still is.
Sun Aug 20, 2017, 03:05 PM
Aug 2017

Such an unlikely place to do this. There's Newport, Huntington, and Sunset right up the road. All more conservative, though OC is not the ultra conservative place it used to be. We went purple last election. The trouble Huntington had in the recent past was instigated mostly by
outsiders, I've been told.

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)
4. Laguna is still liberal
Sun Aug 20, 2017, 02:44 PM
Aug 2017

And OC is less conservative than it used to be, so I think this will look like another Boston.

BadgerMom

(2,771 posts)
9. The counter protest was yesterday and was large, although I lack numbers.
Sun Aug 20, 2017, 03:40 PM
Aug 2017

There was video on the 11 o'clock news last night (CBS or NBC affiliate). The protest for jerks is/was today. I've heard nothing so far. I'm in Ventura County, at the northern reaches of LA. Laguna is in the south. I probably won't know about it until the local evening news comes on.

BigmanPigman

(51,604 posts)
10. They need to do more research when planning future KKK rallies.
Sun Aug 20, 2017, 03:42 PM
Aug 2017

Everyone in blue Cross cities knows that statistics prove crime committed by "illegals" has been down. In fact legal citizens have been committing the majority of crimes for years. I don't understand why they are against "illegals" getting low pay jobs. Everyone out here agrees that they work their asses off and should be paid what their work is worth, which is much more than what most are paid right now (no matter where they work or what type of service they perform). Therefore they want Mexicans to earn more money and we all agree on that point...so I do not get it!? It sounds half baked to me.

 

LovesPNW

(65 posts)
12. Laguna Beach ... Perhaps the MOST liberal of Orange County coastal strips ..
Sun Aug 20, 2017, 04:07 PM
Aug 2017

The Sawdust Festival and the Pageant of the Masters are long time staples of local culture, and the community has had a long accepting attitude towards LGBTQ issues.

If they're looking for a location that abhors them the most, they hit the mark

I spent quite a few years lounging on the beach just below Victor Hugo's. I'd give a million dollars to be there now. Or at Thousand Steps Beach, nearby

Yeah .. Take me away, Calgon

AntiFascist

(12,792 posts)
13. This type of right-wing hate rally certainly wouldn't work well in conservative farming areas...
Sun Aug 20, 2017, 04:16 PM
Aug 2017

where farmers depend on immigrant labor.

riversedge

(70,239 posts)
16. REMINDER - Alt-Right rally in Laguna Beach 👉IS NOT A DAY RALLY👈 it begins at 6:30PM PST - which i
Sun Aug 20, 2017, 06:36 PM
Aug 2017



Royce Christyn?Verified account @ChristynRoyce 2h2 hours ago
Replying to @ChristynRoyce

REMINDER - Alt-Right rally in Laguna Beach 👉IS NOT A DAY RALLY👈 it begins at 6:30PM PST - which is in 5 hours. That's why 👉no updates yet!




riversedge

(70,239 posts)
17. What the Nazis are talking about doing at #lagunabeach tonight.
Sun Aug 20, 2017, 06:41 PM
Aug 2017

could be just a bunch of gun owners bragging or yapping. Yet, one never knows.




Shannon Adele Allen? @spiesjeff 40m40 minutes ago

What the Nazis are talking about doing at #lagunabeach tonight.


AntiFascist

(12,792 posts)
18. Sounds like terrorism to me...
Sun Aug 20, 2017, 07:35 PM
Aug 2017

maybe they feel people in Laguna Beach will be easy to intimidate? Thanks for keeping us posted!

AntiFascist

(12,792 posts)
19. It doesn't sound very successful, and counter-protesters outnumber demonstrators...
Sun Aug 20, 2017, 09:36 PM
Aug 2017

http://www.scpr.org/news/2017/08/20/74860/laguna-beach-america-first-rally/

A few dozen anti-immigration demonstrators and a slightly larger group of counter-protesters have gathered in Laguna Beach.

A heavy police presence is keeping the two sides separated...
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