They may call it No Kings, anti-ICE, ‘Hands Off,’ pro-Palestine, ‘mostly peaceful’ looting and burning protests of BLM or Defund the Police, anti-fascism, the National Student Walkout for ‘sensible gun control,’ the Women’s March, aka the People’s March or they might just call it a “day of rage”
Have you wondered if it’s mostly the same people no matter what the issue? How do they appear to be so organized with professionally printed signs and a leader on a bullhorn feed a “line” and
then the useful ganders chant it back? Is what we see real or is it largely a performance?
This tells us a lot: Crowds on Demand is “your home for impactful advocacy campaigns, demonstrations, PR stunts, crowds for hire and corporate events nationwide in every city.” They state on their website to have made campaigns involving hundreds of people come alive in just days. By their own admission, Crowds on Demand received over 100 lucrative anti-Israel requests since Oct. 7, but it plans to stay away (FOX 5/20/24). So how many campaigns and protests use a core of actors to gin up a crowd, stand behind an unpopular candidate or even compose the protesters?
Right now the left doesn’t know whether to be outraged over Israel pounding Iran, increased deportations of illegals, DOGE uncovering billions in fraud or waste or Trump’s election. So they created the “No Kings” hoax which was actually just a cheap parody of the official birthday parade of King Charles III held in England also on June 14th-no original ideas from these people.
It was also their attempt to detract from the national celebration of the 250th Anniversary of our U.S. Army. I would remind those that hold those ‘No Kings’ signs, the U.S. Army freed us from King George III. So we honor the Army current and past who valiantly served this nation so that those activists could have the freedom to hold their signs and express their “days of rage.”
Ralph Miller
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I grew up just over the state line in Ringgold, and now live in East Ridge (no income taxes here). I consider myself a conservative, at least fiscally (I’ve never understood the obsession some “conservatives” seem to have with policing the goings-on in strangers’ bedrooms). If I could pay lower taxes and the government could keep their pork-filled snout out of my business, I’d be happy as a clam.
I do not understand how the example of a rich, fast-talking New Yorker has somehow become the champion of the Southern common man; I feel like I’m taking crazy pills. He’s pushing the “Big Beautiful Bill” that lines the pockets of his Wall Street buddies at our expense and our children’s (we’re increasing the deficit to give tax cuts to people making > $200k) and we’re cheering him on because, why? He might hurt a few Mexicans more than he hurts us?
A lot of people held their noses and voted for him because of Biden’s economy, but he’s only making it worse. It seems like every day he shoots his mouth off and my retirement drops another 3 percent.
So yes, I showed up to protest the jerk. First time ever at something like that. And no, I didn’t get paid.
Charles McCullough
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Mr. Miller loves to use the typical conservative response of “paid actors” any time there’s a protest he doesn’t like.
You missed the entire point of the protests but that’s not surprising. We’re all aware we have no kings in this country and the protests were to remind someone that he’s not a king despite acting like one.
For the record, there were approximately 4,000 locals at Miller Park on Saturday; not your allegedly paid actors.
Robbie Nicholson
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Mr. Ralph Miller wants everyone to think he has found the true boogeyman of liberal free speech and the right of peaceful assembly: Crowds On Demand.
He wants the reader to infer that all liberal protests are produced by Crowds On Demand. Each protest is merely a “performance”, not genuine free speech nor peaceful assembly, and always a hoax.
To make his case, he paints No Kings, anti-ICE, ‘Hands Off,’ pro-Palestine, ‘mostly peaceful’ looting and burning protests of BLM or Defund the Police, anti-fascism, the National Student Walkout for ‘sensible gun control,’ and the Women’s March as similar “performances.” He must also believe that Crowds On Demand produced, directed, cast actors and provided the props for these “performances.”
Mr. Miller did not disclose that Crowds On Demand customers come from every industry including entertainment, energy, tech and finance. Protests are not the sole source of its revenue.
Its clients are regularly looking to promote their products at expos, trade shows, bolster attendance at press conferences and create attention-grabbing PR stunts. Capitalism, anyone?
Crowds On Demand employs and coaches paid actors across the country for its events. But Mr. Miller asks “Have you wondered if it’s mostly the same people no matter what the issue?” Actually, how would he know? Would each protestor/paid actor readily agree to perform an act of violence, commit arson, or scuffle with police for the “performance’s” legitimacy?
There are not enough actors, paid or not, of every demographic to successfully pull the wool over the viewers’ eyes that every protestor/paid actor is legitimate. The No Kings assemblies took place at 2,200 different locations; millions of people participated. On its website, Crowds On Demand states “We’ve made audiences involving hundreds of people (not millions) come alive in just days.”
Mr. Miller’s letter also states “Right now the left doesn’t know whether to be outraged over Israel pounding Iran, increased deportations of illegals, DOGE uncovering billions in fraud or waste or Trump’s election. So they created the “No Kings” hoax which was actually just a cheap parody of the official birthday parade of King Charles III also on June 14th-no original ideas from these people.”
Mr. Miller attacks liberals and quite illegitimately wants the reader to associate England’s June 14th ceremony and parade, known as Trooping the Colour, with the No Kings assemblies.
Trooping The Colour is a historic ceremony filled with pageantry and military bands in which the King or Queen reviews his or her troops on Horse Guards. The Parade is adjacent to St. James' Park in central London.
Trooping The Colour is more akin to Trump’s parade. The Army was on parade in D.C. as were King Charles’ troops in London. Occurring on the second Monday of each June, Trooping The Colour is also the official celebration of the Monarch’s birthday. Need I say more?
Mr. Miller deduces “It was also their (No Kings) attempt to detract from the national celebration of the 250th Anniversary of our U.S. Army.”
By the way, another detractor was Pope Leo XIV who celebrated Mass in Chicago, albeit remotely.
Continuing, from Mr. Miller’s letter, “I (Mr. Miller) would remind those that hold those ‘No Kings’ signs, the U.S. Army freed us from King George III. So we honor the Army current and past who valiantly served this nation so that those activists could have the freedom to hold their signs and express their 'days of rage.'”
That paragraph strikes me as mean-spirited and quite sanctimonious. Hopefully, the reader will know that the American Revolution was not so “activists could have the freedom to hold their signs and express their 'days of rage.'”
FYI, the Treaty of Paris ended the war on Sept. 3, 1783. The right to hold signs did not become law until May 29,1790 when the last of the original 13 colonies, Rhode Island, ratified the Constitution.
I think there were a few other rights, too. Will Mr. Miller share his opinion on those, too?
Joe Warren