Today as Trump supporters held another "Stop the Steal" rally in Atlanta, GA, a coalition of armed leftist militia members, black-bloc clad antifascists, Refuse Fascism, and Black Lives Matter activists counter-protested. #AtlantaProtests
Footage by Joey Pluto for @N2Sreports
Footage by Joey Pluto for @N2Sreports
I suspect some might be confused by the outfit worn by a leftist militiaman, which some may mistake for a rightist one.
See the patch on their arm; rather than "Don't treat on me" it's a version of the "We will tread where there is inequality" patch.
See the patch on their arm; rather than "Don't treat on me" it's a version of the "We will tread where there is inequality" patch.
https://twitter.com/FordFischer/status/1330370529497321472
The antifa led with a wall of rain barrels repurposed as shields toward the "Stop the Steal" rally taking place in Atlanta.
Behind a line of police officers, Georgia State Patrol also had men outfitted with gas masks, rifles, and grenade launchers (presumably for tear gas.)
Behind a line of police officers, Georgia State Patrol also had men outfitted with gas masks, rifles, and grenade launchers (presumably for tear gas.)
As police encouraged the Trump supporters to move on and get away from the leftist coalition, one confronted a state trooper.
"You know they're here to hurt us, right?" he asked.
"You have our back, we've got yours!" another Trump supporter told the troopers.
"You know they're here to hurt us, right?" he asked.
"You have our back, we've got yours!" another Trump supporter told the troopers.
After police got the Trump supporters behind a barricade keeping the sides separate, not all were content with the situation.
One man claimed "what they're doing is unconstitutional!"
"They don't own the country, we own the country!" he explained. "It's an illegal order!"
One man claimed "what they're doing is unconstitutional!"
"They don't own the country, we own the country!" he explained. "It's an illegal order!"
Here is the full HD video reel of today's armed leftist counter-protest at the Atlanta "Stop the Steal" rally.
Footage by Joey Pluto for @N2Sreports. As always, contact me for licensing!
Footage by Joey Pluto for @N2Sreports. As always, contact me for licensing!
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