Fake "grassroots" pro-Trump rallies on 2/27 and 3/4 being hyped by Bannon's Breitbart

[highplainsdem]

Last edited Thu Feb 9, 2017, 01:59 PM - Edit history (2)

The group is calling itself "Main Street Patriots" and planning what it's calling "Spirit of America" rallies across the country.

Breitbart is claiming this is grassroots activism, but since they admit their "exclusive" is because they got the press release before it was made public, it's pretty clear this is Bannon/Breitbart agitprop.

Not sure why they've chosen those particular dates, Monday and Saturday of the same week.


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Editing because I think I just figured out the significance of one of those dates.

March 4 is the anniversary of Andrew Jackson's inauguration. Well, both of them -- March 4, 1829 and March 4, 1833. And of course Bannon and others love comparing Trump to Jackson.

The significance of the February 27 date is still unclear.

Though, given Bannon/Breitbart involvement in this, and all the recent stories about Bannon apparently wanting some sort of holy war between Christianity and Islam, I couldn't help noticing this, when I checked Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Thessalonica

That was the February 27, 380 edict that required all subjects of the Roman Empire to become Christians.

And Bannon's fascinated by the Roman Empire, according to stories about him.


Editing again to add something I just discovered about Bannon linking current dates with ones from history...

Link to a Buzzfeed article with a long intervew Bannon did in 2014

https://www.buzzfeed.com/lesterfeder/this-is-how-steve-bannon-sees-the-entire-world

with this in Bannon's earliest remarks:

We’re speaking from Los Angeles today, right across the street from our headquarters in Los Angeles. Um. I want to talk about wealth creation and what wealth creation really can achieve and maybe take it in a slightly different direction, because I believe the world, and particularly the Judeo-Christian West, is in a crisis. And it’s really the organizing principle of how we built Breitbart News to really be a platform to bring news and information to people throughout the world. Principally in the West, but we’re expanding internationally to let people understand the depths of this crisis, and it is a crisis both of capitalism but really of the underpinnings of the Judeo-Christian West in our beliefs.

It’s ironic, I think, that we’re talking today at exactly, tomorrow, 100 years ago, at the exact moment we’re talking, the assassination took place in Sarajevo of Archduke Franz Ferdinand that led to the end of the Victorian era and the beginning of the bloodiest century in mankind’s history. Just to put it in perspective, with the assassination that took place 100 years ago tomorrow in Sarajevo, the world was at total peace. There was trade, there was globalization, there was technological transfer, the High Church of England and the Catholic Church and the Christian faith was predominant throughout Europe of practicing Christians. Seven weeks later, I think there were 5 million men in uniform and within 30 days there were over a million casualties.

[louis-t]

1. Look for the signs to all look exactly alike.

All professionally done. That's how you can tell it's "grassroots".

[Archae]

10. And the signs that aren't all alike will be misspelled...

Or leftovers from Teabagger rallies.

[highplainsdem]

29. LOL!

[Freethinker65]

2. And I bet they get paid more than the Women's March attendees

[world wide wally]

3. I say we infiltrate with Russian flags

[TrekLuver]

8. Yes I would do this and show up with an OUTRAGEOUS sign. I am really liking this idea....oh please

local news media interview me and I'll tell you exactly what "I'm" all about a devoted Trashpot supporter.

[nikibatts]

14. Best idea ever!

[titaniumsalute]

4. You know those Monday rallies in the winter will be UUGE

I'm sure East Buttfuck, Kentucky and Sisterhump, TN will have at least a dozen people show up to rally.

[crazycatlady]

6. Portland, ME will be bigger

With all 8 supporters.

[titaniumsalute]

7. Yeah I saw that

[KittyWampus]

12. "East Buttfuck, Kentucky and Sisterhump, TN", it's really wrong but I laughed anyway.

[crazycatlady]

5. Show up with pussyhats on

[madinmaryland]

9. There will be more porta-potties than people at these.

[KittyWampus]

11. Recommend. Will look for an article to paste onto FB.

[Wounded Bear]

13. Actually, I think this is a good sign...

Obviously, the size and energy of recent protests have them a bit shaken. They are trying to resurrect the TEA Party in opposition.

Having announced these in advance, I would frankly expect more counter-protestors than protestors.

Pussy hats look like they'd be quite warm in winter weather.

[Wounded Bear]

15. Some wikipedia research on 2/27...

They probably like this, though I'm sure they don't really know about it:
1560 – The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Lords of the Congregation of Scotland.

Probably not this date:
1921 – The International Working Union of Socialist Parties is founded in Vienna.

or this:
1971 – Doctors in the first Dutch abortion clinic (the Mildredhuis in Arnhem) start performing aborti provocati.

Maybe this date:
1922 – A challenge to the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, allowing women the right to vote, is rebuffed by the Supreme Court of the United States in Leser v. Garnett.

[wordpix]

17. date for Gorsuch or other nominee full Senate confirmation?

Got to be something...

[Wounded Bear]

18. Have no idea...nt

[highplainsdem]

21. Thanks, Wounded Bear! You made me think of possible historical significance of those

dates, when I'd been wondering about any political/social events scheduled for those dates this year.

I did some googling and found some interesting info, which I've added to the OP. I like what you found, too.

[highplainsdem]

24. 2/27 is also the date in 380 when Christianity became the state church of the Roman Empire

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_church_of_the_Roman_Empire

I've added a note, and another Wikipedia link about that edict, to the OP.

[Wounded Bear]

25. Thanks, I kind of missed that...nt

[highplainsdem]

26. I did at first, too, but then I decided to look farther back because of Bannon's obsession with

church history and the church militant.

I doubt that many people in politics would be likely to know the date of the Edict of Thessalonica, or would think about it at all, but Bannon is likely to be among them. His comments suggest he'd love to see some new version of the Roman Empire with Christianity the official religion.

http://www.salon.com/2017/01/30/president-trumps-right-hand-man-steve-bannon-called-for-christian-holy-war-now-he-is-on-the-national-security-council_partner/

[Wounded Bear]

27. I'm pretty sure Gibbon used that event as the start...

of the decline of the Roman Empire.

[wordpix]

16. will they get more than the 50 who showed up in NYC?

They're trying to top that

[Wounded Bear]

19. Some wikipedia research on 3/4...

They probably like this one:
1861 – The first national flag of the Confederate States of America (the "Stars and Bars&quot is adopted.

And this:
1865 – The third and final national flag of the Confederate States of America is adopted by the Confederate Congress.

I'm sure they hate this:
1913 – The United States Department of Labor is formed.

[highplainsdem]

23. Also the date of both of Andrew Jackson's inaugurations,

as I explained in the note I added to the OP.

[highplainsdem]

20. Kicking after editing OP to add historical significance of those dates.

[onethatcares]

22. feb 27

the day before my 47th anniversary

[JDC]

28. Wonder if Dick Army has been tapped.