The Conservative Lady: The 9/12 March on DC: A Proud Day For The American People

The 9/12 March on DC: A Proud Day For The American People

I've been reading some of the posts of my blogger friends who have written about their experiences at Saturday's 9/12 March on DC. I will try to expand on their stories with my photos and thoughts, but I think we all are basically reporting the same story...it was one of the most gratifying things we have done in our lives.
On Friday my husband and I drove from New Jersey and arrived in Alexandria, VA where we met up with our friends. The hotel was packed with people from all over the country and everyone was excited to be there for the Saturday march.

We took the Metro on Saturday morning from the Van Dorn station, which is pretty far from DC. People just kept piling on as we rode to our final destination. It was standing room only. We sat next to a dentist and a medical doctor from South Carolina. Both were outspoken about their opposition to ObamaCare and Obama administration's policies in general.
The site that greeted us when we emerged from the Metro at the Federal Triangle stop was breathtaking. As we approached Pennsylvania Ave., the sea of people was overflowing onto the sidewalks. The police were telling the people to get off of the sidewalks, because the permit was only good for the street. But the street was so filled, and the press of people so great, that it was almost impossible not to overflow onto the sidewalks.
The marchers were trying to line up by state and, by some miracle, the Florida group was moving through the lines led by the state flag, so we were able to start the march with our fellow Floridians. And speaking of miracles, during the march down Pennsylvania Ave. we actually ran into 3 friends of ours from Florida in the crowd. One couple had traveled by bus from Florida the day before and headed back to Florida Saturday night.

We were in the midst of so many people that we couldn't move. But with all the crowd squeezed together, there was no pushing or shoving. The crowd politely made way for wheelchairs and people who asked to move through. An ATM repairman with a big, heavy bag of tools who unfortunately found himself having to cross the street to make his way to a job, was helped and guided through by the protesters.
The crowds were so great, that the march began early. We were lucky to be far enough in the front to be among the protesters on the Capitol lawn. So many were kept behind the fences and had to line up all along the mall down to the Washington Monument. It was a site to behold.

Although the skies threatened rain all day, we were blessed with dry, cool weather. The speakers were enthusiastic and motivating. The people were courteous, kind and helpful. We had folks come up to us, shake our hands and thank us for coming. The Capitol Police were respectful and helpful, but they sure weren't needed to help me feel safe. I have never felt safer among a crowd of people in my life.
The people we met were proud to be there and most have never attended a protest in their life. Many took their children. What was obvious, and unfortunately misrepresented in the state-run media, is the fact that the people at the rally were there on their own, taking time from their busy schedules, traveling thousands of miles, spending their hard earned money on transportation and hotels just to be in DC on that special day. All of this was done for love of their country and fear for it's future.

I have heard differing estimates as to how many people were in attendance. I don't doubt that there were over a million in attendance. I saw it with my own eyes.
I also want to add that at the end of the protest, the Capitol grounds were left spotless. Trash was placed in bags and taken with the protesters or placed in trash cans around the area.

There is one thing I know...this experience has proved to me that the people of this country are waking up. The patriots at the rally are a testament to the greatness of this country. It will be a direct result of them and those around the country with like minds, that we will get our country back on track.
I want to personally thank everyone who attended a rally on Saturday or who supported the rallies around the country. I know many of you could not attend one in person, but I know you were there in spirit. We're all in this together and if Saturday was an example of our determination and resolve, then we can be assured that we are fighting a good fight.
This is not the end. We have a long way to go. Keep the faith and keep on fighting for our Republic.

The Conservative Lady: The 9/12 March on DC: A Proud Day For The American People

Well Said…Well Said.

The Rational Jingo: Relative Deprivation

With a Big H/T to The Rational Jingo: Relative Deprivation Anything I have added in blue as usual.

“A house may be large or small; as long as the neighboring houses be constructed to the same size, then all social requirements for residences are achieved. But let there arise next to a house a palace, then the house shrinks to the size of a small hut. The little house now makes it clear that its inmate has no social position at all to maintain, or but a very insignificant one; & then the occupant of the relatively little house will start to find himself more uncomfortable, more dissatisfied, & more cramped within his walls.”

-Karl Marx

Politics today works hand in hand with relative deprivation. Our politicians, primarily on the left, foster it, encourage it and then use it to their own advantage. Relative deprivation, a term used by sociologists, can be described as the state in which a person who is lacking something believes they are entitled to it simply because others have it. It is a condition as old as mankind and has probably been capitalized on since the time man began living in organized settlements.

Relative deprivation gives oxygen to the concept of social justice. Social justice is nothing more than a buzzword of the left to encourage class divisions. It is also a gift that never stops giving. Because relative deprivation is, just that, relative, they could never run out of social injustices. The people always have voids to fill, and what they are hungry for is always something that do not yet have but others may . Yes, the poor will always be with us if the goal post is constantly moved.

Social justice folklore tells us we have rights to many things. Rights to shelter, food, safety, employment, etc. The ever growing list is now inclusive of health care. Common sense would tell you, something that is required to be produced through effort and creativity can never be a right.

In a free society with fluid classes it is the height of irresponsibility and short-sightedness to foster these illusions for political gain. Of course, we have two segments of the political class that are guilty of doing just that. The first would be the actual true believers and the second would be those who do not really believe it, think about it or the ramifications but they know it substitutes for real ideas and solutions. Neither politician has a place in the United States of America.Unfortunately our halls of government are littered with such people starting from the highest office. In short, we have a government of rabble rousers.

Where I come from this is called “keeping up with the Jones’.” Is this what we have become; a nation of envious neighbors? If I remember Se7ens correctly Envy is the 6th Deadly Sin .

-Kook

The true count of 9-12 protesters

We thought we could pull it off, we really did. We thought with enough preparation and organization we could really make it happen but we just couldn't. The mainstream media is just too wily for us. Yep, it is true, the protest was really just Joel and I. Yep, just the two of us. We thought it was a masterful plan. I mean if the moon shot was all done on a Hollywood soundstage and 9/11 was orchestrated by Dubya then surely the two of us could make you think a bunch of folks actually cared enough about what goes on in this country to spend their own money to go to Washington. Joel is a whiz on photoshop, and pictures of downtown D.C. are easy to get from the web. But, I have to tell you it took days to make all those signs. Part of our plan failed because how were we to know that Pelosi and Obama would both be gone? In fact, a lot of other weasels were gone too. And although we did manage to fool Fox into thinking that there were "tens of thousands" of ignorant bitter clinging rubes there, CNN, MSNBC, et. al. proved to be just too well run and smart to fall for the lie.
Oh well, we tried. Don't believe the reports of all the people who were there with eyes on the ground saying there were hundreds of thousands in attendance; believe the MSM. They report the facts...right?

I am very disappointed with Fox.

-Kook
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