Revcom.us received this press release, dated November 29:

Joey Johnson, Notorious Flag Burner:
Burning the Flag at the RNC Was Right and Necessary
Donald Trump's Threats Cannot Be Allowed

November 29, 2016 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us

 

This morning @RealDonaldTrump tweeted that “nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag,” and that those who do should face loss of citizenship or a year in jail.

Joey Johnson of the Revolution Club said, "This is another move towards outright fascism and it cannot be allowed! Trump advocates torture and has utter contempt for the rule of law. He is openly trying to muzzle dissent and enforce patriotism."

On July 20, at the Republican Convention, Johnson, whose one-year prison sentence was overturned in 1989 when the Supreme Court found flag-burning to be constitutionally protected speech, lit the American flag on fire as the Revolution Club (the revcoms) chanted “1, 2, 3, 4—Slavery, Genocide, and War! 5, 6, 7, 8—America Was NEVER Great!”

Raphael Kadaris said, "Joey Johnson and the RNC16 had a right to do what we did at the RNC and it was right. Even before the flag was lit, a mob of police and fascist Infowars supporters—Trump operatives—assaulted the protective perimeter of Revolution Club members. The police violently arrested Joey Johnson and at least 16 others."

The victims of this assault, the RNC16, still face multiple misdemeanors and felonies. The state of Ohio has dropped no charges.

Johnson said, "These charges are unjust. We're calling on people to join the fight to get the charges dropped, and to resist, defy and defeat this attempt to impose a fascist America on the world. Right now: everyone everywhere who hates what Donald Trump is fighting for should defy this threat and display the American flag in the only way it should be: on fire."

 

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