DC Juggalo March vs FBI Overshadows Conservative “#MOAR” Gathering
Washington, DC – Unicorn Riot was streaming live on Saturday, Sept. 16th from the National Mall as thousands of fans of the Detroit rap group Insane Clown Posse known as Juggalos gathered to send a message to the FBI that they should not be designated as a “hybrid gang.”
The Juggalo crowd near the Lincoln Memorial, with a few thousand participants, vastly outnumbered a a conservative rally billed as the “Mother of All Rallies” (#MOAR) which had around 200-300 participants.
Watch the Livestream from the Juggalo march and concert at Lincoln Memorial here:
ICP artists Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope addressed the crowd – this clip has their speeches and the march.
Unicorn Riot coverage on Saturday started with the “Mother of All Rallies” which drew around 200-300 attendees. Some “Proud Boys” and repurposed Nazi Germany “Kekistan” flag were spotted among the group.
Today's pro-Trump #MOAR rally on National Mall in Washington, DC attended by 'Proud Boys' contingent bearing 4chan neo-nazi 'Kekistan' flag pic.twitter.com/kI0Tfk4HA8
— UNICORN RIOT (@UR_Ninja) September 16, 2017
'Mother Of All Rallies' (#MOAR) that called for 'millions' to come show support for Pres. Trump, seems to have pulled a crowd of 1-200 pic.twitter.com/jgRCraWdpd
— UNICORN RIOT (@UR_Ninja) September 16, 2017
Also seen at pro-Trump #MOAR rally in DC: flag of Anti-Communist Action (aka 'Anticom'), an openly fascist group involved in #UniteTheRight pic.twitter.com/PwAI9uyWLM
— UNICORN RIOT (@UR_Ninja) September 16, 2017
More overt neo-Nazi symbolism on display at pro-Trump #MOAR rally in DC pic.twitter.com/qcvjIucGzJ
— UNICORN RIOT (@UR_Ninja) September 16, 2017
Oathkeepers and Three Percenters surrounded someone objecting to the white supremacist element at the MOAR gathering.
https://twitter.com/UR_Ninja/status/909094500055879681
On the west end of the National Mall, hundreds of Juggalos began to gather for their rally.
Hundreds of ICP fans and their supporters are starting to gather outside the Lincoln Memorial in DC for the Juggalos March on Washington pic.twitter.com/rLgtwoOMc5
— UNICORN RIOT (@UR_Ninja) September 16, 2017
Large protest getting underway on Nat'l Mall in DC against FBI criminalization of Insane Clown Posse music fans under a gang classification pic.twitter.com/BFdZ9D4VUl
— UNICORN RIOT (@UR_Ninja) September 16, 2017
A group with a Great Lakes Antifa signaled their solidarity with Juggalos.
Antifascist contingent in solidarity with Juggalos at DC march against FBI gang classification pic.twitter.com/RZTbmCFaM9
— UNICORN RIOT (@UR_Ninja) September 16, 2017
Lots of homemade signs signaled rejection of the FBI’s labeling of Juggalos as a “hybrid gang”.
More protest signs against state repression of ICP fan community at DC Juggalos March pic.twitter.com/5s4QyvuE7Z
— UNICORN RIOT (@UR_Ninja) September 16, 2017
#JuggaloMarch crowd on National Mall in Washington, DC enjoying music by KRS-ONE on sound system while waiting for speakers to take stage pic.twitter.com/duGAvp4KVv
— UNICORN RIOT (@UR_Ninja) September 16, 2017
“DRAGNETS: HOW DO THEY WORK?” was one featured sign.
Unicorn Riot is LIVE at the #JuggaloMarch in DC – in between speakers now https://t.co/OgE1ozvv9s #icp #juggalos pic.twitter.com/gS1r0G9ucz
— UNICORN RIOT (@UR_Ninja) September 16, 2017
Insane Clown Posse members Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope addressed the crowd, saying that the authorities seemed to wrongly feel confident that Juggalos could be silenced.
LIVE NOW – ICP addressing the Juggalos https://t.co/OgE1ozvv9s addressing "all stages of life from fetus to fossil" pic.twitter.com/seGrUaY05W
— UNICORN RIOT (@UR_Ninja) September 16, 2017
LIVE from ICP Violent J: "intelligence is how to make a nuclear bomb, wisdom is [knowing] how not to use it" https://t.co/OgE1ozvv9s pic.twitter.com/0Fh9g48AHR
— UNICORN RIOT (@UR_Ninja) September 16, 2017
After the speech from ICP, Juggalos headed out towards the FBI.
LIVE NOW #JuggaloMarch in DC – we are following w ICP artist Shaggy 2 Dope as they head towards FBI https://t.co/OgE1ozvv9s pic.twitter.com/GFMI1uRArP
— UNICORN RIOT (@UR_Ninja) September 16, 2017
LIVE – Juggalos about halfway to FBI Headquarters – "Music is not a crime / Fuck the FBI" https://t.co/OgE1ozvv9s #JuggaloMarch pic.twitter.com/httiXcwKia
— UNICORN RIOT (@UR_Ninja) September 16, 2017
After the march Juggalos gathered again at the Lincoln Memorial stage for a live set.
Thousands of Juggalos and their supporters still gathered at Lincoln Memorial after marching down national mall- dancing w DJs, rappers, etc pic.twitter.com/7NWdWRPAIB
— UNICORN RIOT (@UR_Ninja) September 16, 2017
We are back live with the #JuggaloMarch live music set near Lincoln Memorial & National Mall https://t.co/OgE1ozvv9s pic.twitter.com/2nQkQTV4ox
— UNICORN RIOT (@UR_Ninja) September 16, 2017
The rally on the national mall culminated in an energetic performance by Insane Clown Posse around 9 PM.
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