The 8 Most Ridiculously Badass Protesters Ever Photographed

[Godhumor]

Protesters are, by their very nature, badass. Whether or not you agree with whatever it is they're standing for, you have to agree that it takes balls to go up against an entire system of government -- one comprised of thousands of highly trained, expertly equipped police and soldiers -- using whatever you find in the street on the walk down to the battlefield. There are two current protests that might be changing the world for the better: One in Wisconsin, trying to preserve what very few bargaining rights public workers still have, and another in Libya, that has since turned into a full scale revolution. It's the least we can do to support them, by spreading the word and increasing awareness. Oh no, wait, the least we can do is to look at a bunch of pictures of badass protesters and make jokes about them. Let's do that instead

Read more: http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-8-most-ridiculously-badass-protesters-ever-photographed/#ixzz1HTYOSPtX

[Adsos Letter]

1. That was a great Cracked column; the guy vs. the watercannon

oh.my.word. :scared:

[Name removed]

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[Scuba]

3. Wisconsinites support them all, but especially the dairy farmer. Sweet. n/t

[ThoughtCriminal]

4. How could they leave out this?

I guess my definition of "Badass" might be different.

[MedleyMisty]

5. Maybe just because it's the most well-known

I think pretty much everyone knows about it and has seen it. It's iconic. Not really good humor material.

[devils chaplain]

15. That picture...

... can still almost bring me to tears.

[hatrack]

6. Fucking brilliant . . .

My only regret - they didn't have a non-human category for Riot Dog!

[Adsos Letter]

8. LOL!

"I have no interest in your human affairs; now, who has the treats?"

[Canuckistanian]

7. I aspire to be a badass protestor

But I am a grasshopper, I have much to learn.

[Shagbark Hickory]

9. Notice which US state did not have any badass protestors in the article?

[HughBeaumont]

10. How they could leave this one out, I have NO idea -

Jeff Monson stares down police at the RNC.

[joshcryer]

13. I like the smile on the face of the baseball cap guy.

[Godhumor]

27. Yeah, anarchist MMA fighters are something n/t

[Toucano]

11. Why is "Sheild Maiden" characterized as "elderly"?

I don't see it.

What am I missing?

[tblue37]

29. Yeah--she is neither elderly nor frail, though the article

repeats both descriptors constantly. She looks to be a very sturdy 30-35 years old.

[Godhumor]

31. Comedic article--I think it is primarily the clothes that threw off the author

And, yes, I agree she doesn't look old.

[warren pease]

12. One of my favorites...

[JVS]

14. No Morans guy?

[Prophet 451]

16. I love the expression...

...on Water Cannon Guy's face. It's as if he's thinking "I laugh with scorn at your pathetic opression".

[Godhumor]

17. It really is an incredible scene

Can just imagine the guys holding the cannon "Well, crap...that didn't work."

[On the Road]

18. The Grappling Hooks Were Amazing

they just pulled that whole setup and threw it into the water.

[tammywammy]

23. I agree.

Now that's some people stading up for what they believe in!

[woo me with science]

19. This is the best one:

"This picture was taken at the Amona outpost, West Bank, when armed-to-the-teeth riot police raided the unarmed shanty-town to evict the settlers. There are about twenty cops on the other side of that shield, all of them rushing downhill at full-tilt toward one elderly Jewish woman who looks like she just dropped a casserole dish mid-wash when she realized she was late to the mid-afternoon riot.

Twenty riot police on full charge, against one old Jewish woman, and

She.

Is.

Holding.

She looks like she'd be denied a part in a LifeAlert commercial on the grounds of frailty, and here she is Gandalfing the holy shit out of two dozen riot cops.

Two things had to have happened after this photo: One, every single one of those cops turned around, went home, called their mothers and apologized for every cross word they'd ever said. And two: One very old Jewish lady picked herself up, dusted off her apron, walked calmly back to her home, closed the door, took a deep breath, hurled the stove through the wall to vent the excess energy, and then quietly finished scrubbing up."

[Bucky]

20. blocked by work filter; bookmarking for later

[Motown_Johnny]

21. I guess I am old, my favorite bad ass protester photo is still

[Godhumor]

24. I believe it was left off due primarily to its fame

At least that is what was discussed in the comments to the actual article (Cracked tends to look for images that not everyone has seen).

[tammywammy]

22. I really like Gas Mask Guy

?v=1

"No, this isn't a screenshot of Fallout 4: New Athens; this was taken during the protests in Greece after their economy collapsed back in spring of 2010. When their government agreed to severe austerity measures that cut wages and benefits to public servants, and raised taxes on the rest of the citizens, but left the higher-ups largely untouched, the protests quickly turned into full-blown riots. Everything about this particular protester -- from the fact that he so accepted being tear-gassed that he brought his own mask, to his battle-corduroys, to his plain red flag apparently proclaiming his loyalty to berserker blood rage -- testifies that he has simply run out of fucks to give. And he didn't have all that many to begin with."

[ceile]

25. Wow.

That video from Busan was amazing!

[PVnRT]

26. I like Flaming Scarf Guy

"Ho-hum, something just exploded. I should put on my scarf and pose like a badass."

[name not needed]

28. what, no bread helmet?

[tblue37]

30. I LOVE bread helmut guy! He is no loafer! nt

[Lorien]

32. The "sheild maiden" will always be my favorite

who's the "pussy" now?