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. @NMalliotakis marches 11 blocks starting at 11AM on July 11th, at a Blue Lives Matter march in Dyker Heights.
Peaceful counter-marchers in support of Black Lives Matter have reported being attacked, with a heckler reportedly telling one counter-marcher, "go get raped." https://twitter.com/NMalliotakis/status/1281994452203167747
Peaceful counter-marchers in support of Black Lives Matter have reported being attacked, with a heckler reportedly telling one counter-marcher, "go get raped." https://twitter.com/NMalliotakis/status/1281994452203167747
Said Former Senator Marty Golden, at the rally:
"Some of them [BLM supporters] are coming up here... we gotta be prepared. We wanna make sure none of us get hurt... lets hope we can break up peacefully, but be prepared in case we cant."
Notice how he said "none of *us*".
"Some of them [BLM supporters] are coming up here... we gotta be prepared. We wanna make sure none of us get hurt... lets hope we can break up peacefully, but be prepared in case we cant."
Notice how he said "none of *us*".
This is the same former elected that hyped up fears about #BlackLivesMatter 
protests in June, and personally assisted a local bar in boarding up it's windows.
Local protests were entirely peaceful, and without a single incident.
protests in June, and personally assisted a local bar in boarding up it's windows.Local protests were entirely peaceful, and without a single incident.
In contrast, peaceful counter-demonstrators at this rally were attacked. Martin's own rhetoric is implicitly gives the go-ahead for violence.
This rally was organized by a political party, the NYS Conservative Party. They chose the date, the time, and the length: 3-11.
This rally was organized by a political party, the NYS Conservative Party. They chose the date, the time, and the length: 3-11.
The current chair of the Conservative Party acts as one of Malliotakis's primary campaign staffers. Golden himself impersonated a cop after retiring, and has fought to keep his own disciplinary record secret.
This isn't about "Backing the Blue".
It's about riling up white supremacists in an election year.
Luckily, #BayRidge has been moving left for years now. These are the death rattles of a former right-wing stronghold.
It's about riling up white supremacists in an election year.
Luckily, #BayRidge has been moving left for years now. These are the death rattles of a former right-wing stronghold.
For more information on #BayRidge's actual electoral progress, and how the Conservative Party factors into local right-wing loyalties, check out our analysis of the 2019 Public Advocate Election: https://www.radiofreebayridge.org/2019-november-public-advocate-analysis/
