Kremlintarianism/Rage Against the War Machine Rally
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Kremlintarian, warmonger, vatnik, tankie event on February 19, 2022.
Official from the rally
- Press Release “The US has instigated World War Three in Ukraine. NATO and the US are at war with nuclear superpower Russia. Countless thousands are being slaughtered for empire. Billions of taxpayer dollars are being torched at the altar of US hegemony, the Military Industrial Complex, and a corrupt Congress. The Doomsday Clock is closer to Midnight than ever before. Nuclear war threatens to kill nearly all life on Earth. Rage Against the War Machine will likely be the largest US anti-war protest since the Iraq War. Not one more penny for war in Ukraine!”
- PR person: Trevor FitzGibbon “It Took Just One Woman Breaking Her Silence On Sexual Harassment To Take Down A Top Progressive PR Boss”
The actual rally
Video livestreams
- Fakertarians, Live Coverage of the Dumpsterfire Rally [9]
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qZaLZuNgXolN8Q_lzMBV8dwH3ATzibid
pre-rally
Speeches
- Jimmy Dore: [10]
Photos from the rally
- Angela McArdle posting fake photos: [11] [12]
Flags and banners
Rally speeches
- Jimmy Dore at the RAWM rally: “Why are we sending that money to Nazi’s in Ukraine when we could be funding Nazi’s here in America struggling to buy eggs. Isn’t that just like our government to neglect all the Nazi’s we have here in America...” [13]
Counter protestors
After-rally
After-rally event organized by CPI:
- Scott Ritter as a speaker
- Matthew Heimbach had a table Caleb Maupin of CPI: We have nothing to do with Matt Heimbach the “former” Nazi and co Matt Heimbach and co were tabling flyers at the CPI rally after party.
- According to Ben Rubinstein, who chaired the executive committee of CPI, Matthew Heimbach and Shandon Simpson were invited to CPI without knowledge nor consent of the other oganisers. [14]
- CPI held an after event that evening with Mathew Heimbach & other white supremacist Nazis present & allowed to table/outreach inside their event. It iss important to point out that security is very tight at CPI events & people aren’t allowed in without showing ID & signing in, & nothing like that is allowed without the approval of Caleb Maupin. Even audience filming of CPI conferences are usually prohibited. Dan Cohen apologized for attending the event & said that he was deceived by CPI leadership and will never have anything to do with it again.
About the rally
Websites about the rally
Calls to boycott
Threads and articles about the rally
- Jonathan Casey, “Having an “anti-war” protest that doesn’t also call for Russia to cease its invasion, would be like having an anti-war protest in 2003 that didn’t call for the US to stop its invasion of Iraq.”, December 24, 2022
- GrandTurion, “Kremlintarians🤝tankies holding a warmonger, #ProWarRally 🧵”, January 14, 2023 (thread) (pdf)
- Zeist, “I decided to do a little digging into the sponsors for an upcoming astroturfed “anti-war” (viz. pro-Russia) protest (Rage Against the War Machine). Here are these organizations and front groups listed, as well as their principals. The protest demands are typical Kremlin fare.”, January 27, 2023 (thread) (pdf)
- Craig Bowden, “Exposing the Rage Against the War Machine Rally”, January 28, 2023
- Nadja, “This is not about peace, it’s about money. Not millions, billions. Let me explain...”, January 31, 2023 (thread) (pdf)
- Herbert Elizabeth fella, “So @RageAgainstWar_ have a March planned designed to undermine Western support for Ukrainian defence against the Russian Dictatorship ”, February 2, 2023 (thread) (pdf)
- A Wilson, “Raging Against Rage Against War”, February 3, 2023
- Craig Bowden, “Exposing the Rage Against the War Machine Rally Part 2”, February 4, 2023
- Joshua Reed Eakle, “I believe that @LPNational’s upcoming @RageAgainstWar_ rally is more of a pro-Russia rally than an anti-war rally. The Libertarian Party’s involvement creates a huge hazard for the party and undermines the entire anti-war movement. Here’s a thread on why I believe this. 🧵”, February 4, 2023 (thread)
- Craig Bowden, “Exposing the Rage Against the War Machine Rally Part 3”, February 5, 2023
- Jonathan Casey, Classical Liberal Caucus, “Statement regarding the “Rage against War” rally”, February 5, 2023 [16]
- Tyler Harris, “Speaker after speaker at the anti-war rally planned by LNC leadership are now letting the mask fully drop and openly admitting to being pro-Putin and pro-invasion, just as the many members that LNC leaders maligned over the past several weeks had warned. 🧵”, February 5, 2023
- Thomas L. Knapp, “Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys”, February 5, 2023
- Jonathan Casey, Classical Liberal Caucus, “@angela4LNCChair , the anti-war movement isn’t such a lost cause that we have to partner with pro-war agitators. Take a principled stand, let’s break away and unite the Libertarian Party behind a true anti-war rally! That drama would make for fantastic press for the LP!”, February 5, 2023
- Denis Zakharov, “Hey @RageAgainstWar_ , you are wrong and your speakers are pro-Putin opportunists with zero conscience. But is any of them brave enough to talk to me for an hour in a public Twitter Space? I am russian, heard you love Russia. And now... Tagging everyone.”, February 6, 2023 (thread) (pdf)
- Reaction by Scott Horton, “Navalny’s little bitch has something important to say.”, February 6, 2023
- Craig Bowden, “Exposing the Rage Against the War Machine Rally Part 4”, February 7, 2023
- Craig Bowden, “Exposing the Rage Against the War Machine Rally Part 5”, February 8, 2023
- Craig Bowden, “Exposing the Rage Against the War Machine Rally Part 6”, February 8, 2023
- David Holman, “Opposing one war, 20+ years ago doesn’t make you antiwar. Calling Ukraine a rabid dog that Putin needs to put down makes you a genocide advocate, war monger and generally despicable person that no libertarian should stand near”, February 8, 2023
- Craig Bowden, “Exposing the Rage Against the War Machine Rally Part 7”, February 9, 2023
- Jonathan Casey, Classical Liberal Caucus, “Yesterday, the Libertarian Party released a statement regarding the “Rage Against the War Machine” rally. The time to talk has passed. This is the time for action.”, February 8, 2023
- Craig Bowden, “Exposing the Rage Against the War Machine Rally Part 8”, February 10, 2023
- Craig Bowden, “Exposing the Rage Against the War Machine Rally Part 9”, February 12, 2023
- Craig Bowden, “Exposing the Rage Against the War Machine Rally Part 10”, February 15, 2023
- “D.C. ‘antiwar’ rally will mostly be a platform for far-right conspiracism, pro-Putin propaganda” February 16, 2023
- Kareem Rifai, “The ”Anti-War“ rally in DC today features: • Multiple Holocaust deniers, including a LaRouchite • Multiple cash awardees of the Syrian Nazi Party • Politicians who went to Syria on a Syria Nazi Party supporter’s dime • Russian-backed journalists • Careerist genocide deniers... “Rage Against the Genocide Victims” accurate speaker lineup.”, February 19, 2023
- Alexander Reid Ross, “The story here is similar to the mass rally in Germany that happened the other day. It’s something like a constant mobilization of the same (transnational) crowd doing the same thing, wash, rinse, repeat. 🧵”, February 19, 2023 (thread) (pdf)
- “Neo-Nazis Who Organized Deadly ‘Unite The Right’ Rally Claim They’re In “Communication” With ‘Anti-War’ Protest Leaders In DC”, February 19, 2023 (Matthew Heimbach, Shandon Simpson)
- Pekka Kallioniemi, “This pro-Russian propaganda takes place on the US soil today. Grifters and paid actors will come together to condemn Ukraine, the US and NATO, but will say barely a word about Russia. None of them called for peace before the fake referendums back in September, 2022.”, February 19, 2023
- ogel, “A long thread showing that the fraudulently named ”Rage Against the War Machine“ is actually pro-war, pro-Russia, and anti-Ukraine, using videos and screenshots of the rally’s speakers and related info.”, February 19, 2023 (thread) (pdf)
- Dave Troy, “I’m reporting on the “Rage Against the War Machine” event at the Lincoln Memorial. In attendance: Russia simps, the Schiller Institute (Larouche), Ron Paul, Jill Stein, Tulsi Gabbard, Cynthia McKinney, and the usual suspects. All that’s missing is the late Robert David Steele.”, February 19, 2023 (thread) (pdf)
- Craig Bowden, “They Came. They Saw. They Raged…kind of”, February 20, 2023
- Dylan Burns, “Just got home from the “Rage Against the War Machine” rally in D.C. and here are some of my takeaways.”, February 20, 2023
- Misinformation is being spread about the Wisconsin Green Party’s relationship to recent “Rage Against the War Machine” events. The WI Green Party did not in any way support “#rageagainstthewarmachine”. Here’s why., February 22, 2023 (thread) (pdf)
- Pekka Kallioniemi, “In today’s #vatniksoup I’m going to talk about the “antiwar movement”. After Putin organized the fake referendums in the four Ukrainian Oblasts,various pro-Kremlin parties started calling for immediate peace in Ukraine. Unsurprisingly, the movement was planned by the Kremlin.”, April 29, 2023 (thread) (pdf)
- “The Red-Brown-Yellow Alliance: Making Anti-War “Great” Again”, May 13, 2023
Vatniks opposed to the rally / controlled opposition (?)
- Jacqueline Luqman, Black Agenda Report, “Why The Rage Against The War Machine Rally Is #AntiWarSoWhite”, February 8, 2023 ( works for RT)
- “And look, on the surface, if one would look at the list of demands on the Rage Against The War Machine webpage - and I do take offense at their play on the name of the band Rage Against The Machine - one easily agrees with not sending one more penny to Ukraine, to slashing the Pentagon budget, to abolishing war and empire, to disbanding NATO, and to freeing Julian Assange, among others reasonable sounding demands and think, “Well this is great, I agree with all of these things, so of course I’ll support/align with them!””
- Michael Tracey, “While I like a number of people associated with the @RageAgainstWar_ rally, it has to be said: the fact that the organizers have chosen to feature participants who are avowedly NOT ”anti-war“ —but rather *explicitly pro-war* —undermines the entire stated purpose of the event” (thread) (pdf)
Twitter hashtags
Media coverage
- Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner, “Libertarian Party slammed for featuring convicted child sex offender at anti-war rally”, January 31, 2023 (archive)
- Chuck Ross, Washington Free Beacon, “Libertarian Party To Feature Child Sex Predator at Isolationist Rally”, January 30, 2023
- Nick Reynolds, Newsweek, “Former Libertarian Presidential Candidate Torches Party”, February 8, 2023
- Chuck Ross, Washington Free Beacon, “How Disagreement Over a Pedophile Upended a Libertarian Anti-War Rally”, February 9, 2023
- Caroline McCaughey, New York Sun, “Libertarian Party in Turmoil Over Upcoming Anti-War Rally”, February 9, 2023 (archive)
- Chuck Ross, Washington Free Beacon, “Pedophile Pulls Out of Libertarian ‘Anti-War’ Rally”, February 10, 2023
- Chuck Ross, Washington Free Beacon, “Anti-Semite Replaces Pedophile at Rally Protesting Aid to Ukraine”, February 13, 2023
Podcasts
Statements from other parties
- Boris Fedyukin, Libertarian Party of Russia, Про-путинский митинг в Вашингтоне, который прошел вчера. И, к сожалению, в этом замешана Либертарианская партия США. Я надеюсь, что позорная страница нашего движения, когда на митинге “сторонников свободы” машут флагами красных палачей и обвешанные символами агрессии, завершена.
- Yomar Moreno, Movimiento Libertario de Venezuela, “Mientras el @lpr_tw lucha contra la tiranía de Putin, y en América Latina los libertarios luchamos contra el Foro de Sao Paolo. El Mises Caucus y el @LPNational promueven la rendición y hacen apología a Putin.” [ “While Russian libertarians fight against Putin’s tyranny, and in Latin America we libertarians fight against the Sao Paulo Forum... the Mises Caucus promotes surrender and makes apologies for Putin.” ]
Rally organization
Statements from organizers
- Kremlintarian Party, “Statement from The Libertarian Party”, February 7, 2023 [20]
- Joshua Smith resignation
LP affiliates
- Libertarian Party of Ohio [21]
Organizers and sponsors
Organizers
Gold Sponsors ($5k)
- TNT Radio.live
- Food Forest Abundance
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
- ProWarDotCom (ipso facto renamed)
- is an official bronze sponsor of the rally
- Editorial Director Scott Horton is a speaker, and promotes the rally on his show [22], which is promoted on Antiwar.com homepage.
- “I received information from someone close to Antiwar.com that told me suggested speakers were turned down, however, in speaking directly with Eric Garris, Director of Antiwar.com, he stated that he had not spoken with anyone involved with organizing the primary rally in Washington, D.C., but is involved in setting up a concurrent rally in San Francisco to support the overall rally effort to end this war and is also supportive of Rage Against the War Machine rally in D.C. on February 19th.” [23] (emphasis added)
- Promotes the rally on their website:
- “Make plans now to get to Washington on February 19. Lend your presence to this potent new coalition of forces ... Let’s do this.”, “Right and Left To Join in D.C. Protest: ‘Not One More Penny for War in Ukraine’” [24]
- “The demands and overall speaker list are very good.”, “Feb. 19: We Need a Huge Rage Against the War Machine”
- John V. Walsh, “First National Rally Against Ukraine War Threat of Armageddon: Feb.19, February 15, 2023
- Enough Is Enough: My Speech for the Rage Against the War Machine Rally
- Max Blumenthal: Why You Should Come to the Antiwar Rally in DC This Sunday
- has fundraising by Roger Waters, another pro-Putin speaker: Roger Waters, “A Personal Message From Roger Waters: Join Me in Supporting Antiwar.com”, October 25, 2022, “Roger Waters (co-founder of Pink Floyd) is offering $20,000 in matching funds, dollar for dollar, for every dollar of donation this week.”
- nothing surprising actually, this is the same website who titled “Putin, the Patriot” in 2004. QED.
Withdrew
- Libertarian Party Radical Caucus (@LPRadicals) [25]
Speakers
Tara Reade, Putin stan
Wyatt Reed, RT employee
- Scott Ritter (invited by Angela McArdle [28]), cancelled, uncancelled, asked to not come and withdrew (“we would prefer that he stay home from the rally” leading to “For personal reasons, I will no longer be speaking.”)) Guess what, he still spoke, at an after-rally event by one of the official sponsors. [29] [30]
- Wyatt Reed (RT: “I work for a Bad Guy state-funded media (@Sputnik/@RT_com/@CGTNOfficial/@PressTV)”)
- Roger Waters (video)
- Tatiana Moroz, pretends to be Ukrainian but... [31] [32] [33]
Speakers having received funds from pro-Assad group
Speakers having received the Serena Shim Award ($5k cash-award) Association for Investment in Popular Action Committees (7 speakers)
Speakers with links to RT
- Dan Cohen, “RT correspondent”
- Helga Zepp-LaRouche, unannounced [36] [37]
Speakers wishing for Ukraine to surrender
Withdrew
- Supreme, sent a cease & desist, as the Rally are still using his photo on their website... [39] @JoshuaAtLarge @RealScottRitter - LET’S ALL ASK @angela4LNCChair Why shes Aligning herself with the People on the Roster... Why No Press Release that I’m Not Speaking or PERFORMING? Where’s the Money? I have a lot to share regarding this event #fraud #staytuned 🔥
- Medea Benjamin (Codepink) “I support the rally and will be there. Unfortunately, my organization CODEPINK doesn’t and has urged me not to speak.”
Financing
https://givebutter.com/RageAgainstWar
- https://twitter.com/Vegan_Succubus/status/1622540798138155015 https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1622540798138155015.html ProWarRally-financing.pdf
Paid speakers ?
https://twitter.com/TheWastingTimes/status/1627013528967159808
Related organizations and supporters
- Schiller Institute / LaRouche
- https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2023/02/03/conference-the-age-of-reason-or-the-annihilation-of-humanity/ · Diane Sare (United States), candidate for U.S. Senate (New York); Nick Brana (United States), National Chair, People’s Party; Angela McArdle (United States), Chair, Libertarian National Committee: “Can Americans Put Aside Their Divisions to Stop Nuclear War?”
- https://twitter.com/PostLeftWatch/status/1622865541106122753
- https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2023/02/17/schiller-institute-denounces-ukrainian-ccd-targeting-of-the-feb-19-rage-against-the-war-machine-rally-in-washington/ [40]
- Green Party
- https://gpax.gpus.org/gpus-endorses-rage-against-the-war-machine-demonstration/
- https://twitter.com/DrJillStein/status/1623374396114063360
- Factoid: The Nat’l Committee of Delegates of the @GreenPartyUS held a vote on endorsement of the “Rage Against The War Machine” pseudo-rally. Results? 54 Yes - 50 No - 11 Abstain. I was among the 50 that voted NO. Of course, @DrJillStein is NOT going to talk about this part. 💅🏾
- GPUS endorses Rage Against War Machine rally to stop the race to the nuclear brink:
- Garret Wassermann, Past co-chair 2021-2023 @GreenPartyUS, “I have resigned from steering committee of the Green Party US. More in future, but for now I want to emphasize that Greens should not participate in the Rage Against War event that promotes & raises money for pro-war, transphobic speakers. @DrJillStein I hope you will withdraw.”, February 14, 2023
- Wisconsin Green Party responds to misinformation on “Rage Against the War Machine” event
- Green Libertarians
- Endorsed, withdrew support, endorsed again [41]
- Patriotic Socialist Front (nazi)
- here at the “rage against the war machine” rally in dc, matthew heimbach & shandon simpson tell me they aren’t white nationalists “anymore,” and simpson denies ever being a member of atomwaffen. color me unconvinced!
- “Neo-Nazis Who Organized Deadly ‘Unite The Right’ Rally Claim They’re In “Communication” With ‘Anti-War’ Protest Leaders In DC”, February 19, 2023 (Matthew Heimbach, Shandon Simpson)
- Matthew Heimbach had a table/booth [42] [43] [44]
Sister rallies
- Marvelous Mischief, “These are the “sister rallies” of the fash rally. You might want to check if your city is included, to stay of fash” (thread) (pdf)
- San Francisco Rally
- Organizer: Cynthia Papermaster
- Sacramento Rally
- Organizer: California United Front
- Austin Texas Rally
- Organizer: Will Gullatt
- Montpelier, Vermont Rally
- Organizer: Olga Maria
- Los Angeles Rally
- Organizer: Lena Platt
Seattle
Munich, Germany
- “Munich Stand Up”, official sister rally de: München steht auf
London, UK
- No2Nato aka Yes2Putin rally
- https://twitter.com/nick_brana/status/1628623696188391426
Demands and misinformation
List of Demands
Not One More Penny for War in Ukraine The Democrats and Republicans have armed Ukraine with tens of billions of dollars in weapons and military aid. The war has killed tens of thousands, displaced millions, and is pushing us toward a nuclear WW3. Stop funding the war.
Negotiate Peace
The US instigated the war in Ukraine with a coup on its democratically-elected government in 2014, and then sabotaged a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine in March. Pursue an immediate ceasefire and diplomacy to end the war.
Stop the War Inflation
The war is accelerating inflation and increasing food, gas, and energy prices. The US blew up Russian gas pipelines to Europe, starving them of energy and deindustrializing their countries. End the war and stop increasing prices.
Disband NATO
NATO expansion to Russia’s border provoked the war in Ukraine. NATO is a warmongering relic of the Cold War. Disband it like the Warsaw Pact.
Global Nuclear De-Escalation
The war in Ukraine has brought us to the edge of WW3 and nuclear war with Russia. US intelligence agencies estimate a one in four chance of nuclear war, which would plunge the world into nuclear winter and kill almost all life on Earth. Adopt a no-first-strike nuclear policy. Drawdown nuclear weapons worldwide.
Slash the Pentagon Budget
Half of the federal discretionary budget goes to Pentagon. The military budget is $857 billion per year, and the Pentagon just failed its fifth straight audit. The Pentagon can only account for 39 percent of its $3.5 trillion in assets. Cut the military budget in half and return those funds to the American people.
Abolish the CIA and Military-Industrial Deep State
The CIA and deep state are an unelected permanent government of intelligence agencies that run our country outside of constitutional and democratic control. They surveille Americans, manipulate the media, curtail free speech, blackmail politicians, infiltrate activist organizations, torture people, overthrow governments, and assassinated President John F. Kennedy. Abolish the CIA and deep state and restore a government of, by, and for the people.
Abolish War and Empire
War and empire subjugate billions of people around the world to enrich a small group of elites. In just the past two decades, the US has waged and backed wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Palestine, Yemen, Ukraine, and other countries. End all US wars and regime change. Stop all military aid to other countries. End drone strikes. Close all US military bases abroad. Bring all US troops home. Build a world that guarantees every person freedom from war and empire in place of the collapsing US hegemonic world order.
Restore Civil Liberties
Restore the constitutional liberties taken from us in the name of war and empire, including freedom of speech, the press, and assembly. End mass surveillance, repeal the Patriot Act, and restore the right to privacy and habeas corpus.
Free Julian Assange
The US is charging Julian Assange with espionage and criminalizing our right to publish information that challenges the military-industrial deep state. He is imprisoned in the UK and being extradited to the US. The CIA plotted to assassinate him for exposing US war crimes. Free Julian Assange and all political prisoners.
