I`m a nice guy
I stopped at my local market after a hard week at work this late afternoon.
I usually post my distraction essay on Fridays, but had a heavy work schedule this week.
I`m self employed & have been for thirty plus years around the world.
When I got to the market, I was distracted by these offensive images.
I went & parked my truck & approached the people manning this little booth & confronted them about their disgusting display.
Being simply a DOFH(dirty old fucking hippy) they seemed to simply try & laugh me off.
I told them I would be back within 20 minutes to take photographs of them & their display, which was met with more derisive chuckles.
At that point, a man in a blue cap, (he is in the images) walked by & told me, he was proud that at least someone was in their respective faces.
He wondered how the market could allow this.
I told him it was a ‘Free Speech’ issue.
He was quite surprised at that.
I had him follow me into the market, (a quite large Pavilion , btw) to confront the manager, a person I`m familiar with, who is also likewise with me.
He stated, as I had told the “blue cap guy” that the market was powerless, because the property outside the market was public space, & free speech rules applied, but that the market did non endorse the ‘petitioners’ outside.
Within 15 mins. I was back with my camera, & announced my return.
I immediately noticed that these three men, moved out of the picture frame.
I told them to please move closer together so their “moms” could have a shot of them with Adolf Obama in the frame, since I was going to post the images of them online today.
I eventually shamed them into the frame.
I may seem mellow recounting this but I was stopping passersby & asking them if the Adolf Obama poster offended them.
Almost all were disgusted, but some may not have “glommed onto ” or “Grokked” the idea.
I kept shaming them into getting into the frame by arguing that if their “health care” argument was so persuasive, they shouldn`t have to revert to vile caricatures, nor depictions of Obama.
That started the Obamabot argument. _I asked them if they were here now, where had they been for the last eight years at “my” market.
The next part was that I didn`t have a sense of humor, so I told them that I was also a “stand-up comic”. _I told them their dismissiveness (of me) was really a true measure of their lack of commitment to their cause,(whatever it was besides being offensive)
Oh Oh! here comes a lowrider with four “Brothers” (I won`t call them “OG`s since I`m not a profiler, but I moved to their car, & asked them for an opinion. _They mentioned, “you mean those fools with the Nazi Obama, we`re cruising to do a “drive-by on them”. _I instinctively knew there would be no shooting, so I told them to not use that terminology,”Please”. _The carload of “gangsters” laughed at my comment, both knowing we both knew who we were, & familiar with our status, in the eyes of outsiders. _I kept stopping people going in & out of the market & asking them to comment. _I know most of the people in the area, & if I don`t know them, they know me, (or about me) _These three guys are now demanding that I do a stand-up routine, but as Jon Stewart said,”I`m nobodies` monkey. _This transpired throughout maybe 20 minutes. _(that means I`m real pissed off). IOW`s I usually don`t have time for “morans” _A lady comes out of the market & says, “Tony, are you doing a story on these idiots for the local paper?” _I told her, what a great addition to my purpose, but would you please tell the aforementioned idiots how you know me. _Her name is Justine, & she told these “guys” that 30 years ago at this same location where she had a kiosk, that I`d bought roses for everyone working in the area, that didn`t get time off to serve customers who needed their services, _She told them, (& I blush) that the last person they should ever hope to be dismissive of was me. _Justine knows some of my other secrets. _So in closing, I have not had time to prepare my “Distractions” that I so love to offer all of you here, but was so distracted by these offensive images, at my own market, (we are possessive aren`t we) that I spent my time elsewhere, (here) _In lieu of those usually posted distractions, see if you can find me in the background of these images. _Have a great weekend, & I`m always in the background,, Yelling Louder.
Shamed into stupid,(for his mom)
The large guy in black with “evil horns” finally opened up a bit but shame will do that.
If your argument is that good, make it merit, not on offensive imagery.
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These crazies on 9/11 cover blown … Prince Bandar, Margaret Thatcher, BAE, oil for planes deal and the created slush fund to support Osama Bin Laden and terror.
These guys seem to be conspiracy theorists, also in support of a full investigation into the Bush/Cheney policies and demand for their impeachment or conviction of crimes of treason.
At least Iran understands: Ayatollah Khamenei’s description of the British government as “evil” is unacceptable.
"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."Thank you Oui,
You always have so much information, or as I would call you, a font of knowledge.
I will check all the links you generously provided, but can only do so tomorrow.
I have had very few moments to myself for more than a week, setting my client up for a trip to Peru, & debriefing the same client from a trip to Lithuania just 10 days ago.
I will be posting on the Lithuania trip with some amazing images.
About the last picture I expected to see at the top of any piece from you, KH. Nonetheless, it is great to see you calling out these people – not so nice is actually very nice for the greater good. Not exactly like driving the money changers out of the temple, but equally good, I think.
Thanks!
Kidspeak,
It`s such a pleasure to hear from you though this circumstance is not what I would have chosen to say “hello”.
I just could not let this stand.
These goofballs had to be taunted, ridiculed & shamed into being in the frame.
I did not let up on them.
I didn`t want this disgusting imagery here, nor anywhere in the world, but I live here, as do my friends, their kids, my daughter & my granddaughters.
It pains me to have posted these offensive images, but a story without them, would not seem to convey my shock at them.
I often think of you on the full moon.
Thank you, & enjoy your flight.
Good job, Head!
Second Nature,
Thank you, although my mom used to tell people, “don`t encourage him”, but always with a look of pride in her eye.
Give ’em hell! We all do this maybe they’ll start to question themselves, or not, some are just as the “brothers” put it, fools. Good on you for calling them out.
BobX,
Exactly, let`s not let them even gain a toehold.
I really don`t give a heck weather they “question themselves”, but as much as I can, I will question them.
Well done, KNUCKLEHEAD!
Boran2,
You would have equally been upset.
They were just in My face.
but you’re usually polite, eh.
the ladousche’s are a strange lot.
way to go head…kudos!
dada,
I`m always extremely polite except when;
You harm an animal,
raise a hand to a child,
offend my community,
be insulting to a lady,
litter,
tag spray paint on buildings trucks fences or walls,
chop down trees for a better view, (the neighbor`s ones at night)
speed in the neighborhood, (in the car, or in your arm)
etc,
etc,
etc,
Apart from that, I`m always polite.
As Elvis said, “There`s a ‘man’ in manners”
I like the “douche” ref.
Good on ya!
Indianadem,
If there was a way to join forces, we could put the similar groups that offend, out of business.
Oh!! we are.
What am I thinking.
Thank you.
I have long suspected that LaRouche and his deviants provide cover for intelligence activities. I saw that same crap here outside my place of work, and it was all I could do not to launch something at them. This stuff is really outrageous. Especially because the truth is so nearly the opposite in any case!
Real History Lisa,
I don`t know much about that group, but will certainly educate myself more on them, but I know the three representing the group got a bit of a knowledge increase.
If you look at the last image you can see how bad I poked pushed jabbed at them (all the while simply verbally) till I got the expressions I had tried to pull from them.
Dejected, beat-down, submissive & obviously not true believers anymore.
I would usually type in a derisive laughter track, but it`s just not that funny to me.
Thank you for stopping in, especially in this ugly diary.
Head, you are one of my heros!
Hey JimF,
That`s way up on my scale of compliments, but I do have to return it in reciprocity as a past teacher.
The things we learn are from “teachers”, be it in school or on the street.
I used to teach, in what would be similar to junior college, in 1970/71.
I found it difficult to work in an environment where I was barely older than the students, who I also knew on the streets of our small town.
I sure had a lot of girlfriends though.
I knew the brothers & sisters of most of the students, maybe a few years older at most than my students.
My dad was also my colleague at the same college, which made for strange bedfellows in teachers` meetings.
He`d stop in on my classes to borrow rolling tobacco from me.
I`m sure those days were formative when my dad would back up my opinions in those teacher meetings, surprising me with our similar beliefs.
I`d bet you`d run out that riffraff out of town too.
And if you looked back & to the left, that`s where I`d be.
It seems to me you behaved quite appropriately. If it were me, I would probably have just rolled my eyes, and perhaps made a snide comment as I passed by.
PS I have something in the back of my mind that the Larouche people are anti-Semitic. Am I mixing them up with someone else?
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Isn’t worthwhile to read, appears to be mostly about economics and health care. From communism to fascism to obamism, declaring civilized people are under attack by the state.
"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."Hurria,
I am not really familiar with these people, but in either case, my reaction would have been the same, anti-Semitic, racist, homophobic etc.
Offensive is offensive.
That may be simply in the eye of the beholder, but to me it was, & they didn`t have any kind of sustainable argument to show these in my community, in my eyes.
I have to go to the links Oui provided as she/ he is always on top of pretty much any subject that comes up.
I have no idea how Oui has so much info on a moments notice, but I would go up-thread to find out more about this organization for more info where Oui posted some links.
As for me, I`m not the passerby type, though that`s not accusatory in any way.
I`m more a hands on, in your face type of person, as a self proclaimed protector of my immediate community.