Leader of Armed March On Washington Calls For ‘Revolutionary Army’ To Topple Government

[octoberlib]

Thousands of people signed up to attend an armed march on Washington over the course of the last month. But now, the leader of the march is setting his sights much higher than a single demonstration — he wants his armed followers to help overthrow the American government.
About a month ago, a gun activist named Adam Kokesh called for thousands of people to join him in an armed march on Washington, D.C. to “put the government on notice that we will not be intimidated & cower in submission to tyranny.” As of this writing, nearly 5,200 people have RSVPed for Kokesh’s armed march.
Late last week, however, Kokesh decided to abandon this march in favor of a much larger effort to bring down the entire federal government. In a statement written from a jail cell in Philadelphia (Kokesh faced charges for allegedly resisting arrest during a pro-marijuana rally. He now says he’s been released), the gun activist called for his supporters to form a secessionist “army”:

"A new American revolution is long overdue. This revolution has been brewing in the hearts and minds of the people for many years, but this Independence Day, it shall take a new form as the American Revolutionary Army will march on each state capital to demand that the governors of these 50 states immediately initiate the process of an orderly dissolution of the federal government through secession and reclamation of federally held property. Should one whole year from this July 4th pass while the crimes of this government are allowed to continue, we may have passed the point at which non-violent revolution becomes impossible."

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/05/29/2075191/leader-of-armed-march-on-washington-calls-for-revolutionary-army-to-topple-government/

[Bonobo]

1. An interesting question/data point...

Would be to find out how many people would like to comment or "rec" this thread but are AFRAID of doing so.

[NYC_SKP]

2. I haz a sad....

I was hoping to see what would happen with the DC march, but now he's called if off (in a letter written in his jail cell--lol).

His 50 state strategy might result in a few idiots showing up in a few cities, but nothing nearly so comical as an armed march on Washington!

[nc4bo]

11. I also shared the same guilty but pleasurable thoughts

of this idiot and his army of idiots even attempting to put their stupid/cray-cray on public display.

Had all sorts of outcomes playing out on my role playing board. None were good.

Oh well.........

[magellan]

3. Because secession worked so well the last time?

The blue states have no reason to secede. The red states can't afford to. Well, except for TX. But even they wouldn't last for long without the perks of being part of the US of A.

I really wonder what happened to Kokesh. He's got bats in his belfry now.

[defacto7]

4. A lot of people seem to need a god,

and some people apply for that job.

[RedCappedBandit]

5. Wimped out of his little march and is just talking more shit.

[mick063]

6. This fool is giving marijuana a bad name

Most stoned folks get a smile on their face and do happy, passive things.


I never stopped to ponder what a Rand Paul loving, "I hate the government" disciple, gun loving fool, would be like under the influence of weed. No wonder some folks are against decriminalization.

The .1% is breeding a zombie army. Be careful aristocrats as these zombies don't discriminate which brains they will eat. It wouldn't take much to convince the fools to turn on their master (ala Frankensteins monster).

Apparently pot brings their fantasy to life.

[struggle4progress]

7. Whoa! That's, like, some seriously stoned talk, dude!

[catnhatnh]

8. Well first of all let's take a look at the title...

...if I call for a colony on the alpha-centuari does that make me an interstellar leader for calling for it or a whacko who either couldn't or was afraid to ACTUALLY lead the thing?

[Berlum]

9. Sedition

Fits the classic definition -

"In law, sedition is overt conduct, such as speech and organization, that is deemed by the legal authority to tend toward insurrection against the established order. Sedition often includes subversion of a constitution and incitement of discontent (or resistance) to lawful authority..."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedition

[byeya]

12. All that is needed is that statement of his and one concrete act to further his plan and you have a

conspiracy conviction at the minimum.

[kentuck]

10. And the MSM doesn't want to mention this story...

For fear of inciting some nuts to take their guns to Washington. But it needs to be known. These people are calling for a possible violent revolution, and are coming to town with their semi-automatic weapons to spread their fear.

[Stinky The Clown]

13. Scared shitless to march with guns displayed in DC, he changes course.

Fucking coward.

I bet his sister's Barbie used to give wedgies to his GI Joe.

[datasuspect]

14. what i fear most:

that a right wing populist movement will bring about a reactionary "New Deal" that completely eviscerates any evidence of the last left wing populist movement during the great depression.

oh, wait . . . it's already happening.

[jmg257]

15. His fake plan to march on Washington wasn't wacky enough - 5000+ signed up.

So he gets an even more outlandish plan - so he can talk big, get lots of attention, but actually do nothing.

What an ass.

[JoePhilly]

16. So people who don't want to be on a list of gun owners, are now on a list

of gun NUTS.

Think about it.

You think the government is going to come and take your guns .... and you don't want to be on a list of millions of gun owners.

So ... you SIGN UP to be part of a group that is clearly filled with gun nuts ... the EXACT type of people the evil government would target FIRST!!!

The stupidity, and the irony, are hilarious.