BLM retreats upon the singing of the National Anthem

Yesterday, the Ridgewood Tenants Union, under the banner of BLM, met at the Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst and then proceeded to march through Middle Village to scream at the people of that neighborhood, and Council Member Robert Holden in particular, that they were racist for supporting the NYPD and opposing a shelter that has been a shitshow from the get-go (and that RTU opposes).

RTU vehemently denied that their members were from outside the Maspeth-Middle Village-Glendale-Ridgewood area, yet met at a train station in Elmhurst - which is geographically on the opposite side of Midville, because that makes sense. After dilly-dallying for an hour hoping that reinforcements would show up, the group that dubbed itself "small but mighty" headed to their target - Holden's house - banging drums and chanting unintelligible phrases.

Hilarity ensued:
After scurrying away, the 90% white gentrifier crowd proceeded to the Metropolitan Avenue train station, which is odd since they allege to have so many members in Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale who would not require a subway ride in order to return home.

#BackTheBlue #supporters followed the #NoRoomforRacists marchers to the Metropolitan Avenue Train Station #Queens #Protests pic.twitter.com/n23pGCrFsu

— Dean_Moses (@Dean_Moses) October 24, 2020

Let's also see what Mr. Moses has to say to the organizer of the counterprotest.

The rest of my interview with Mike Papa during today’s protests #news #Queens pic.twitter.com/vefQYtXbHN

— Dean_Moses (@Dean_Moses) October 24, 2020

I really don't think newspaper reporters are supposed to "respectfully disagree" with interviewees, but there you have it. So, let me explain how the Queens BLM people work, and why there is confusion about who did what...

The Queens groups coordinate with each other and promote each other's events. So, one group puts it out there and the others recruit their own members to attend. They also promote them via the centralized BLM Instagram account for greater exposure.

Case in point: the dopey Ed Mullins mistaken identity/flag burning party was technically promoted under Bayside BLM (the evidence of which they have since deleted), but it was mostly attended by other groups. In fact, it met at the Jefferson Street station, which is weird for a march led by a Bayside contingent but quite convenient for RTU members who wanted to participate.

Now, considering there are multiple groups involved, there should be a HUGE turnout for these events. But the most they have ever scraped together is a few dozen people. And it's mostly the same people at each event.

You'll also notice the language in the screenshot above endorsing flag burning. These folks are anarchists, not activists. Please don't be fooled. The language they use on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook is about destroying the government and causing chaos. And guess who stands with them?

#Queenscouncil candidate @JuanArdilaNYC proudly showcases his stance on #racism as he prepares to face-off against @BobHoldenNYC in 2021.#protest #protestphotography #photojournalism #photooftheday #photography #postthepeople #actvistny #BlackLivesMatter #queens pic.twitter.com/JOziYxU6un

— Dean_Moses (@Dean_Moses) October 25, 2020

Clown shoes, bro. 

Update:

 QNS came out with their report written by Angelica Acevedo.

BLM's hilarious lack of historical knowledge

Bayside BLM protest:

an organizer speaks about the PBA, whiteness, and Blue Lives Matter. pic.twitter.com/FZ09F20UuL

— Angélica M. Acevedo (@angacevedo15) August 20, 2020

History 101:
Columbus was, indeed, Italian.
Hitler poisoned and shot himself.

Also, while it may make you feel good to scream ethnic epithets about Italians and Irish in a white neighborhood, it's not really a good look for an "anti-racist" group.