Marxist Pacifists disparage 77th & 76th Anniv. of Japan A-Bombs that ended WW2

 

In 2021-22, the Marxists seemed to be the only ones to remember, though imperfectly, the A-Bombs of 1945. Their one  goal at these protests is  abolishing nuclear weapons.

 ++ Was dropping the atomic bomb justified?++

"The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was justified at the time as being moral – in order to bring about a more rapid victory and prevent the deaths of more Americans. However, it was clearly not moral to use this weapon knowing that it would kill civilians and destroy the urban milieu. Apr 6, 2022."

Dec. 7, 1941 (a day that would live in infamy) to Aug 6-9, 1945 (VJ Day celebrations in Times Sq). BUT, the Japanese aggression is conveniently omitted.

Aug 5 : Gen. Minoru Genda, who helped plan the attack on Pearl Harbor, stated at a Naval Institute event in 1969 that he was not bitter towards the U.S. for dropping the bomb on his hometown of #Hiroshima. He said "if we had the atomic bomb in 1945, we would have dropped it on you."

The only 'take away' for these dedicated Marxist Pacifists is to STOP all things nuclear, demanding NYC to be a Nuclear Free Zone. SO, every August these mostly senior pacifists gather to protest nuclear weapons (AND energy).

Japanese survivors participate - but the speakers both years, were barely amplified so they were difficult to understand.

FIRST: On Aug 6, 2021, at 11 am, the 76th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki protestors gathered in the courtyard entrance to Mayor Dinkins municipal building across from City Hall.

''Join the Community of NYC Nuclear Weapons Free Heroes''

"Rise and Resist-NY" Marxists demanded that NY City Council Speaker Corey Johnson pass Nuclear Disarmament Legislation Now. They chose this location because the development of the atomic bomb began across Centre street at 270 Broadway, the first headquarters of the Manhattan Project in 1942–43.

The posters focused on the American Marxist pacifists. Their speeches and posters neglected to mention the Japanese civilians victimized by their own Japanese war machine.

Flickr slide show of 76th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Marxist loving "Rise and Resisters -NY" demanded that Speaker Johnson pass Nuclear Disarmament Legislation Now! and join the community of NYC Nuclear Weapons Free Heroes.

 

Video - First fellow was reading the legislation demand from his cell phone, un-amplified so audio competed with traffic.

The second was an older fellow (at 1:35) proudly told of a protest at a nuclear submarine (the USS Florida). I didn't hear a year but I think it was 2018.

The Kings Bay Plowshares Seven. The seven Catholic plowshare activists who disarmed weapons at the Kings Bay Naval Base, Georgia in 2018  are now facing years of prison for their act of disarmament. 

• Carmen Trotta
• Patrick O’Neill
• Elizabeth McAlister^[6]
• Steve Kelly SJ
• Martha Hennessy
• Clare Grady^[7]
• Mark Colville

He said he masqueraded as one of 4 workers with hard hats who boarded the submarine ...  for 25-30 minutes. Once they unfurled their protest banners, THEN security was called to remove them.  He also said, at the same time, five other protestors with hammers were damaging (a sonar sphere) and mentioned an associate who travels with a smithy  ... turning weapons into plowshares; hammered into weapons of soil to create life not take life. "This is how disarmament starts", he says. [End Video]

Turning now to the 2022 and the 77th Anniversary in Manhattan and  their nuclear anniversary weapons protest.  

Aug. 5, 2022 - Outside the Japanese consulate. NYC. This year there was such an obsession with MASKING that the muffled English language interpreter was wasted. Disappointed to not get a good audio  of the survivor speakers

Flickr slide show - Raging Grannies for Peace, Rise and Resisters - Marxists all - protesting nuclear bombs, protesting nuclear energy.

 

Video 1 -The very Left -leaning Pacifist "Raging Grannies" were the pre-speakers 'entertainment' outside the NYC Japanese Consulate. Mourning the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 (that ended WW2 and saved lives) the Raging Grannies (for Peace) were protesting nuclear bombs and protesting nuclear energy with "No nukes. No Nukes. No Nukes."

Video 2 - Ringing a  bell for peace & prayer at 77th Anniversary of Hiroshima/Nagasaki.

See photo essay at NY Daily News of the 1945 aftermath

[NY Daily News Hiroshima]

The conflict over ''to be nuclear or not'' goes on and on. The Marxists  claim to oppose anything nuclear but they are predictably inconsistent .... a Rise and Resist-NY blind spot: a nuclear IRAN (UANI 2017)

Should we expect they will hop-a-boat to the land of Persia and vandalize their nuclear bases? How far would they get with that protest action.

 The real enemies of peace go unchallenged.
It's the Communist Way : Confuse. Divide. Conquer.

[Where indicated pictures and videos property of Pamela Hall-VSB]

Stop Iran Now Rally returned to Sen Schumer & Gillibrand's NY offices (9-1-15)

NYC - September 1, 2015. RALLY AND PRESS CONFERENCE AGAINST A NUCLEAR IRAN

On this day, 7,000 people gathered outside two sitting Senators' offices, a landmark political event, where a group of bi-partisan political leaders, brave American veterans and victims of Iranian terror gathered to deliver their message to her personally:

"Senator Gillibrand: Don't Surrender America,
Join Senator Chuck Schumer to Oppose this Bad Deal.
We need a BETTER deal!"

AFSI ) "The Stop Iran Now" Rally in front of Senator Schumer & Gillibrand's offices went off without a hitch.


An evening filled with inspirational speakers, "Hope was in the air as speaker after speaker highlighted the dangers of the deal, yet cautioned against defeatism. 


"Kudos to the ZOA and others who helped organize and run the event."

 

Link to complete audio with pictures

Part 1

Part 2

Introductory remarks- Jeffrey Wiesenfeld - Master of Ceremonies at 1:17

 

Intro of Ken Stethem at 2:41 . Stethem, a former US Navy SEAL whose brother Robert Stethem was murdered by Hezbollah, begins speaking  at 3:40

Wiesenfeld continues with, "Why we're here " at 12:36

Wiesenfeld intros Robert Bartlett at 14:24 . Robert Bartlett, a US Army Staff Sergeant Retired gravely injured by an Iranian bomb, begins speaking at 15:15

Wiesenfeld at 19:24 refers to the Gay Pride Flag and the murder of Gays in Iran.

Wiesenfeld then  intros Daniel Miller at 20:33 . Daniel Miller, a victim of an Iranian financed terror-attack by Hamas, begins speaking at 21:14









Wiesenfeld intros Michael Gallagher and David Webb at 26:13 


Michael Gallagher,   Radio Host from 970 AM The Answer, begins speaking  at 26:42

David Webb, Radio Host Sirius XM Patriot Ch 25, begins speaking at 31:44






Wiesenfeld intros the Key Note Speakers: Senators Lieberman and Lindsey Graham at 36:09

Senator Graham, a Third-Term Republican Senator (NC),  Former Congressman, Retired Air Force Reserve Colonel, speaks at 36:54

 Sen. Lieberman, Chairman of United Against Nuclear Iran, Former Democratic and Independent Senator (Conn) serving from 1989 to 2013, begins to speak at 41:40

 

Remarks from Wiesenfeld at 49:14. Then Wiesenfeld intros James Woolsey at 49:45.


Woolsey, former Director of the CIA under Dem. and Rep. presidents and Chairman of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, speaks at 50:19

Wiesenfeld criticizes Congressman Jerry Nadler's betrayal of his constituents at 55:10.

Wiesenfeld mentions State Senator Jesse Hamilton at 55:25.  Hamilton became a No-Show at the rally because of the "rev" Al Sharpton's thuggery.

Continuing with the speakers:  Rob Astorino, Westchester County Executive, who speaks at 55:56

At 59:29 Wiesenfeld reminds us that in 2009, as the Iranian regime was collapsing, we HELPED that terrorist  regime to survive.



He then introduces Michael Ledeen, an Historian and expert on Iran's failed 2009 Green Revolution. He speaks at 59:32

Wiesenfeld intros Sami Steigmann at 1:02.

Steigmann, a child survivor of experiments, abuse and torture at the hands of Nazi doctors at labor camp in Mogilev Podolski, Ukraine, during World War II.begins to speak at 1:03

At 1:08:14 Richard Allen, co-organizer of the rally, speaks and then, at 1:08:42, he intros Kevin McCullough, radio host from WMCA and 970 The Answer.

McCullough begins speaking at 1:09:33

Wiesenfeld intros Dove Hikind, (D) NY State Assemblyman at 1:15:10.
Hikind begins speaking at 1:15:24.

Assemblyman Hikind, pointing to a truck (that for two hours went round and round the block) said, 

“There is a sign saying that the Ayatollahs send their thanks to the US. Well, they have a lot to be thankful for. They are getting a cash windfall that they never thought possible because of this outrageous deal and the ability to have a faster breakout time on a nuclear weapon.”

More from Wiesenfeld on Congressman Jerry Nadler at 1:22:19. Then he shows us a NY Times ad, a letter, signed by 214 military generals etc opposing the Iran Deal.

Wiesenfeld intros Rabbi Avi Weiss of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale at 1:24:23. Rabbi Weiss begins speaking at 1:24:52

Weisenfeld intros Rebecca Yousefzadeh Sassouni, an Iranian-American lawyer and activist whose family was forced to flee Iran, at 1:31:37.She begins speaking at 1:32:28.

Weisenfeld intros Frank Gaffney of The Center For Security Policy at 1:40:32

Gaffney begins speaking at 1:41:21.Gaffney intros his CSP Associate, Fred Fleitz at 1:49:36.

 










 Fred Fleitz, has had a 25 year career with the CIA, DIA, and the House Intelligence Committee staff, was Chief of Staff to John Bolton when he was Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and senior vice president for policy and programs at the Center for Security Policy. He  begins speaking at 1:49:54

Brief closing remarks from Jeffrey Wiesenfeld at 1:53:56
END audio at  1:55:36

Slide show of the rally

Excerpt AFSI's Newsletter:

"Today,(Wednesday, September 3) we read that Obama got the votes; 34 was his magic number and he reached it. A short while ago we heard that even 'friend of Israel', Hakeem Jeffries, who was originally leaning against the deal, will support it and not vote to override."

The Stop Iran Rally Coalition and the Jewish Rapid Response Coalition organized the rally. Our mission is to educate our countrymen on the dangerous accord being negotiated today in Geneva that will soon be put up for a vote in Congress.  Our aims:

1. An end to the farce being perpetrated against the American people with a pending deal which will endanger America and our allies.

2. A restoration of the ORIGINAL demands – NO nuclear military capability, NO centrifuges and authority for any and all unannounced inspections of all known and any future facilities discovered.

3. Providing an understanding that a failure to STOP IRAN NOW will necessitate a military response later.

The nation opposes the US Surrender Plan to Iran.
Our Senators and Congress members must hear us!

"Retired Senator Joe Lieberman stated that even if Obama got the votes to override a Senate veto, the battle would not be lost and we should certainly stay true to the cause... a lot can happen between now and the vote in Congress, so we should continue opposing the deal and certainly not give up ... even if Obama got the votes to override a Senate veto, the battle would not be lost and we should certainly stay true to the cause."

BE COUNTED!

MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD!

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For reference, LINKS to articles that also reported on the rally:

Fern Sidman at Jewish Voice NY  and is also in a flip doc here (at page 30)
Yid With Lid
The Observer
NY 1
The IB Times

Also from the Observer, most recent Democrats who are supporting this VERY bad deal -  Hakeem Jeffries Says He Supports the Iran Nuclear Deal

Excerpt ZOA's Newsletter:

Over 1000 US Rabbis Sign Letter Urging Congress to Reject Iran Nuclear Deal

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NY Commies Protest Schumer’s “No Nuke Iran’ (& Trash Israel)

Monday, August 10, 2015. NYC. Our call to rally in support of Sen. Schumer was on short notice. (He announced his position on Friday).

  

But, deciding to counter the Soc/Commie/Progs (who were demanding Sen. Schumer change his vote)was easy. Those who could make it to this counter-protest made a MIGHTY NOISE.


But, the Soc/Commie/Progs were not happy. They were heard to whine and whimper about our presence as they paraded their anti-Semitic signs and banners.

 

 Guess they wanted the police to make us go away

 
- Snarling - they were heard to say, "Why don't you get your own protest", and, "You shouldn't be here." Since they couldn't get rid of us, they went to Plan B: Clog the sidewalk with signs, people and cameras.
                             Their purpose:To block our signs and banners from the passersby.

    

BUT, they couldn't block our very large mushroom cloud!

As the Commie/Progs  marched in opposition to Sen. Schumer we heard "Death to America" repeatedly as well as lots about "Diplomacy, Not War".

One woman screamed at our group, jabbing her finger in our faces, "You.You. YOU are burning babies". (see video above at 6:19)

"The Commie/Progs" say they are anti-Nukes (nuclear power etc) BUT they support giving nukes to the anti-Semitic/anti-America and VERY genocidal Iran.

 

How is that anti-Nuke?

To support their lies about nuclear parity, they had a map filled with nuke 'facts' .


Schumer was slandered by snarky anti-Semitic signs, insinuating he is a pawn of Israel

Yet the allegiance of the Soc/Commie/Progs is with murderous regimes like Hamas, Hezbollah AND Iran: All enemies of America and Israel.

HYPOCRITES.

The Commie/Progs have burrowed deep within City Hall (de Balsio's minions) and through out Obama's White House. (Not good)


Found a great article from Daniel Greenfield exposing the hypocrisy of these commie agitators.

"When Muslims Burn Jews"

As for the press at this rally, there were lots of cameras but little reporting to be found.I saw WOR radio and the NY Daily News. Oddly their lede was the Neturei Karta?

I saw ONE Neturei Karta. ONE! At the END of the MAIN protest from 1 to 2 pm. (amazing)

Did the media miss the large protest, the signs, the loud exchanges and chanting  from noon to 1 pm.


A crowded, animated and contentious protest.
Typical - the mean-spirited demeanor of the Commie-Left (Commie-Jews) from Brooklyn and the Upper West-Side who were there in SUPPORT of a Nuclear Iran.

(Slideshow)

 


But, the protestors in SUPPORT of Schumer's  "NO Nukes For Iran" were equally animated.
The report that follows in an excerpt came from Americans For a Safe Israel (AFSI), one of the groups that rallied in support of Schumer's decision:

The  AFSI newsletter - "Despicable"

Our opposition: protesters from MoveOn.org and Peace Action and other dyed-in-the-wool leftists, who were protesting against Senator Schumer's rejection of Obama's deal with Iran.

Their true colors came out: Chuck is the enemy because he supports Israel over the US. Chuck is the enemy because he is in the pocket of AIPAC and the Jewish lobby. Chuck is the enemy because he supported the Iraq war (as did many Democrats - including Hillary - along with Republicans). We, who were protesting against the deal were the enemy because we supported Israel over the US. We were the enemy because we supported Bibi over Barack.

WE WERE THE ENEMY BECAUSE WE WHO OPPOSE THE DEAL WITH IRAN, SUPPORT ISRAEL, WHICH SUPPORTS THE BURNING OF BABIES!  

These words were yelled at us, along with the foam and spittle, from one angry woman's mouth.

Their anti-Semitic venom came roaring out. They couldn't argue the merits of their position so they resorted to that time-tested alternative: blame the Jews, and of course today, blame Israel, the Jew of the nations. Their moral bankruptcy was plain to see as they resorted to name-calling, racial slurs and epithets. 

For the media, NOPE, no story here...
Do the Commie/Progs REALLY believe Obama? Or do they just hate America and Israel so much that this is a  convenient meme.

"The Presidents Arguments For The Nuclear Deal"

As usual with Obama, opposition to his policies is "partisan." But support for his policies is non-partisan.

--Obama: "The bottom line is, if Iran cheats, we can catch them, and we will."

In fact, the Iranians are already cheating. As Bloomberg reported last week: "The U.S. intelligence community has informed Congress of evidence that Iran was sanitizing its suspected nuclear military site at Parchin, in broad daylight, days after agreeing to a nuclear deal with world powers."

There are so many loopholes that we will awaken one day to find out that Iran is testing nuclear weapons just as North Korea did after signing its nuclear agreement with the United States

The NY Post's Andrea Peyser : Ugly hate slime vs. Schumer
 

Is this country turning into France?

A sick cartoon posted by the American leftist political Web site the Daily Kos depicts New York Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer as an eyeglass-wearing critter. In the comic, “Senator Woodchuck Schumer’’ is interviewed by a cartoon dog about his opposition to President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran.

In one panel, he stands beside an Israeli flag as his front paws grow claws and the interviewer asks,

“TRAITOR SAYS WHAT?’’ A traitorous beast? Seriously?

As a Post editorial noted, Schumer’s bold stance against the nuke deal has made him the target of European-style anti-Semitic slurs throughout America, including MoveOn.org writing that “our country doesn’t need another Joe Lieberman in the Senate.’’ (Schumer and Lieberman are both Jewish, get it?) White House favorite Fareed Zakaria on CNN advanced the anti-Jewish stereotype that Schumer is motivated by “money’’ — the potential loss of campaign contributions. The president reportedly blamed pro-Israel lobbyists for stirring up divided loyalties.

It chills me to the bone.

(Slideshow)


 


So, WHAT CAN WE DO: NOW: to debunk  The myth that this is the best we can do


(From Kieran Michael Lalor, a Republican member of the New York State Assembly.)

Obama broke with the bedrock American principle of not negotiating with terrorists. He did so without preconditions... The Iranians knew they were dealing with a weak president when Obama refused to speak out for reform in repressive Iran...Meeting and negotiating with Iran...treating them as a respected member of the community of nations... because Iran is more dangerous than a terrorist organization. As a state sponsor of terror it has greater resources and more deadly capabilities than does a stateless organization.

... we should strengthen sanctions to further weaken the Iranian economy, increase espionage and cyber sabotage efforts with regard to Iranian nuclear ambitions and encourage the reformers...tell the Iranians that we will never permit them to build nukes....avoid the inevitable Middle East arms race that will occur when Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia are faced with an Iran that is strengthened militarily, economically and on the road to becoming a nuclear power as a result of this deal...

Tell Sen. Schumer to do more than cast a politically calculated “no” vote when he can help stop the deal. Sen. Schumer can and must do more than cast a vote against the deal.

It's time to GET INVOLVED!


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