By SJ Otto
Just last night a
group of protesters, here in Wichita, who were
protesting in solidarity with the protesters in Portland , Oregon
On a personal note: I hate
right-wing jerks that try and run us over and/or stick guns in our faces. I
live to confront ass holes like that. I'm not a peace freak. As a
Marxist/Maoist I own a gun and can legally carry it on me, here in Kansas Wichita
The following statement was released on Facebook, from Project
Justice ICT:
Last night as we were
marching down the street a white man in a Dodge Ram truck with a “Don’t Tread
On Me” sticker on his front windshield intentionally ran into our protesters.
After nightfall our numbers had dwindled by more than half to about 20 people,
probably less, but still we continued our march around the Downtown Wichita
area. As we were walking down Market near 2nd, we saw the man in the vehicle
accelerate toward us before briefly tapping on his brakes right before he
reached our crowd. He ended up clipping one of our signs/shields as he ran into
us, which is the sound you hear on impact in the video (click on Project
Justice ICT to see the video). A few
of us, including myself, ran after the truck to try to get his plates. We were
a good 40-50 feet away from him when he exited his vehicle and pointed his gun
at us. We immediately stopped running toward him and put our hands up as he
continued to point his gun. We were lucky enough that a fellow comrade was also
armed, and drew his own firearm on the aggressor in defense of us. After the
man saw our armed comrade, he returned to his vehicle and retreated. After
triple checking to see that everyone was okay we continued marching with extra
vigilance. The man in the truck returned, drove past us again and pointed his
firearm at us again while most of us had our backs toward him. We are very
lucky that no one was hit. We are very lucky that no one was shot. And we are
very lucky that we had an armed comrade with us who was able to scare the
threat away.
This IS Wichita
Over the past two days
that we have been consistently protesting, there has not been one instance of
any of our marchers instigating violence or aggression. Yet last night, a man
was prepared to take our protesters’ lives without a second thought. And for
what? Blocking the street? Chanting? Slowing his drive time by 30 seconds?
Standing in solidarity with protesters in Portland
We must be prepared. We
must be vigilant. We must be ready to defend and protect each other in the face
of violence and aggression. We are no longer willing to take chances.
Tonight we will protest
for our third night in a row, and it will not be our last night in a row. We
hope that you will stand with us against the fascist violence which desires our
permanent silence. Come even more prepared. Bring a shield. Bring protective
gear. Dress in Black Block. Cover your face, hair, and any distinguishable
tattoos and features. We will meet at Century 2 at 7PM.
If you have a bike please
bring it and show up early, or if you are a medic please show up early. 6:30
PM.
*******
I think we have
to consider the possibilities that right-wing ass holes are ready to declare
war on us. If so, we need to answer the call. Many of us on the left have guns.
We are armed. Maybe the right-wingers are so stupid they think everyone on the
left hates guns and refuses to use them. They will find they are wrong and that
is THEIR problem.
As
Marxists/Maoists we should own guns anyway. We are not liberals who oppose
guns. We should own guns and we should no how to use them. People on the right
need to realize we are not all just welcome mats waiting for them to walk all
over us. We are Marxists and we are willing to come to the cause if we are
pulled into a war with right-wing gun nuts. We will answer the call. –SJ Otto
Pix by KWCH.com, CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Truck drives into protesters in downtown Wichita.
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