AntiFA to Burn Flag and Desecrate Graves in Gettysburg. Refuted as fake news by AntiFA

UPDATE: Gettysburg anniversary seeing few flare-ups, despite rumors of violence

 . . . "Antifa has strongly pushed back on those unsubstantiated claims and said they had no plans to be at Gettysburg but instead are focusing their efforts on a massive anti-Trump rally in Philadelphia.     "In an added twist, the Central PA Antifa claims the rumors of Gettysburg protests generated from a fake Facebook page called “Harrisburg Antifa” – which they told “The Evening Sun” is run by “alt-right trolls attempting to discredit Antifa, create confusion and attempt to stir violence.”“ 'No Antifa group has requested or been issued a permit,” Lawhon said. "Regardless, park security isn’t taking any chances following a heated face-off last year." . . .

It certainly isn't as if AntiFA is too classy to do that. TD

Protests planned at Gettysburg battlefield this weekend

"There are no plans to change any of the 1,300 monuments on the park grounds, she said."

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 . . "A local group of self-proclaimed anti-fascism activists called “ANTIFA” are planning on holding a rally at Gettysburg National Battlefield on July 1st in protest of President Trump and asks it’s members to “Bring and Burn Confederate Flags”.  . .

. . ."The reasoning behind why this group picked the date and location for their rally is for the importance Gettysburg played in the American Civil War. The Battle of Gettysburg started on July 1, 1863, when Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia met General George Meade’s Union Army of the Potomac. During the three-day battle, about 165,000 soldiers clashed in and around the small town of Gettysburg. When the Battle of Gettysburg was over on July 3, 1863, 51,000 soldiers were casualties (killed, wounded, captured or missing) in what remains the largest battle ever fought in North America. There are approximately 1,328 monuments, markers and memorials that stand in both the cemetery and battlefield to commemorate the Union and Confederate troops who fought there.

"In removing any monument or marker of history, to what purpose does that serve? History in every corner of the world while oftentimes ugly and heinous, still serves a purpose. It is a remembrance to learning from our past and not condemning ourselves to repeat it. To some, it is a heritage that we tell future generations of who they are, where they come from and our American history is not a stumbling block but a stepping stone to a better future." . . .

How many of these people were educated by the California school system?

One reaction to this news:

I wanted to share this link about a protest that is coming up on Gettysburg during the re-enactment, July 1st. This scum group wants to burn American & Confederate flags & urinate on Soldiers GRAVES!!! I am going with my Army veteran husband with our flags to demonstrate against them. Thru patriot friends on FB I have a lot of people coming. Please contact me if u would like to be a part of this. These are lefty Trump haters. We need to take a stand!