Alabama Confederate ‘flagger’ is ‘shocked’ when nobody shows up for her secession rally

[DonViejo]

A 5-hour secession rally at the Alabama Capitol building in Montgomery was called off after two hours on Saturday when only about 30 people showed up – far short of the 300 expected by the rally organizers, reports the Montgomery Advertiser.

“This is really shocking me that these people aren’t here,” said puzzled event organizer Freda Mincey-Burton.

The event, which had been promoted on the Alabama Flaggers Facebook page, was intended as a call to arms for Alabama citizens who are “tired of being walked on.”

“We are rallying for the secession from the United States of America. Brings [sic] your flags, bring your secession flags, bring your secession signs,” the Facebook post encouraged supporters, with over 300 promising to attend.

The reality was something else entirely with approximately 30 attendees showing up, including the event organizers who had moved the rally to Saturday from Friday in the hopes of attracting a larger crowd.

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http://www.rawstory.com/2015/08/alabama-confederate-flagger-is-shocked-when-nobody-shows-up-for-her-secession-rally/

[Journeyman]

1. Probably because the other 270 remember what happened the last time . . .

[brer cat]

2. It is amazing to me

how many of these racist nutters are absolutely convinced that everyone around them feels the same way. They are shocked to discover that people consider them crazy loons.

[gratuitous]

15. That's not so amazing to me

But what is amazing is how much coverage these dead-enders get from the popular media, as if they were a significant portion of society.

[left-of-center2012]

3. We are rallying for the secession from the United States of America.

Maybe they remember how it worked out the last time?

[AlinPA]

8. Let them secede. We'd be better off without them.

[Jim Lane]

20. If they'd posted a notice on DU they would've doubled their attendance.

Unfortunately, satisfying as it is to imagine the departure of Alabama, Texas, and similar places, reality sets in. Millions of decent Americans who couldn't readily leave would suffer greatly after secession.

[JustAnotherGen]

4. Their FB page is hysterical

'Confederare Lives Matter!'. there hasn't been a Confederate country since like 1865.

[uriel1972]

5. Perhaps...

There is hope.

[ladyVet]

6. Well, that was a whole lotta fail. Even the bikers didn't show up. nt

[underpants]

7. Sprinkles are for WINNERS

[bullwinkle428]

18. +1000

[Fred Sanders]

9. White privilege apparently does not extend to white supremacists and their organizational skills.

[uriel1972]

10. We are taking away your white priviliges, until your work improves.

[Fred Sanders]

12. Good one! Sub-par work performance while bestowed with white privilege is unacceptable.

[uriel1972]

13. If only it could be taken so easily...

There'd be a lot less of it about in many of the caste levels in society.

[surrealAmerican]

11. Moving it to Saturday was obviously effective.

On Friday, they would have gotten less than half that many.

May we could just let these 30 people secede by themselves somewhere.

[JHB]

14. Cue the music!

[PSPS]

16. Not surprising. Showing up would require pulling up pants and walking up the basement stairs.

[struggle4progress]

17. To be fair, we should mention that it rained a bit: if the sky had been clear,

that rally might have attracted forty people instead of thirty

[sakabatou]

19. I have a sound for this person: