September 11th, the twelfth anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on American soil, saw two marches on Washington D.C., and neither was actually a "march". One was a motorcycle ride of thousands and thousands and the other a pitiful little gathering.
One was of Americans, and the other of people who just live here.
The pitiful little gathering was of Muslims worried about not being "tolerated" for their regressive, totalitarian, brutal, racist beliefs and who thought it would be a grand idea to demand tolerance on the very anniversary of the event where they killed thousands of Americans. Good idea.
Apparently most Muslims didn't feel that strongly about it because only a dozen or so showed up. Actually, I think this is praise-worthy. There is hope yet if so few Muslims in this country are willing to be so arrogant as to march on September 11. Bravo for them.
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| Seems Islamophobia in America is a serious problem that concerns many. Or not. |
Bravo to them, too.
It is time to stand up. It is time to be counted. It is time to have your voice heard. This poem is the work of one of the bikers, Mr. Bill Brown. Found over at MareZilla.com
TAKE OUR WARNING NOTICE
TODAY WE COME TO YOU
ONLY in PEACE
to HONOR 9/11/2001
to REMEMBER THE VICTIM
to RESPECT THE HEROES
to PAY TRIBUTE to the DEAD
to VIEW THE MEMORIALS
to PLEASANTLY RIDE
TODAY WE DO NOT COME
to argue with any
to fight, against any
to protest any lawful assembly
to prohibit HUMAN RIGHTS
to violate any of your laws
WE COME …THIS DAY…
TOTALLY IN PEACE
So that YOU know we will come again, MANY STRONG
We AGAIN WILL COME TO THIS, OUR CAPITOL CITY
With a second wave – and, a third – many more – the roars therefrom have never been heard by ANY before.
THAT DAY – FEAR US
We will bring ALL THE PEOPLE
LOVING AMERICANS
WHO LOST CHILDREN FOR HER
WHO WENT INTO BATTLE FOR HER
WHO WEAR HER SCARS OF WAR
WHO MADE HER GREAT FARMS
WHO FILL HER LABOR
HER HARBORS
HER FACTORIES
HER COLLEGES
AND TREAD HER LANDS
THESE WE WILL BRING
AS OUR WEAPONS
AND OUR MIGHT
AGAINST YOU!
AND THEY WILL COME
THEY WILL STAND
THEY WILL SHOUT
YOUR walls of indifference,
YOUR FORTRESS OF LIES
WILL CRACK and CRUMBLE
THEY WILL JOIN US
THEY WILL VOTE
you will be THROWN OUT
LIKE the GARBAGE you have become to those who trusted
from your IVORY PALACES
from LOFTY PUBLIC OFFICE wherein YOU BETRAY OUR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT and your
SOLE DUTY TO US
FEAR US NOT TODAY
FEAR OUR RETURN
WE ARE AMERICAN BIKERS
WE ARE THE PEOPLE
Amen to that.
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