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5 min readSeattle has become a city where the mayor publicly sides with violent protesters against his own police force, and the result is a breakdown of public order that the federal government now has to step in to fix. That is the central argument of this episode of Asmongold TV, which examines a series of confrontations in Seattle during May 2024 between a Christian prayer rally called "Hands Off Our Kids" (organized by May Day USA) and counter-protesters the host identifies as Antifa.
The mayor's double standard
The episode's strongest supporting evidence is the mayor's own public statement. After Seattle police made arrests at the Christian concert—where protesters threw what the host describes as "water balloons filled with likely not water" at attendees—Mayor Bruce Harrell issued an official statement labeling the event an "extreme right wing rally" promoting "beliefs that are inherently opposed to our city's values." The host finds this framing absurd: "What about the belief that you don't hit people with sticks that you disagree with? I think that's a pretty big one."
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What you'll learn
- 1 Timestamped Outline
- 2 (01:30) **Seattle's Mayor and the Antifa Conflict** - Asmongold introduces the central story: Seattle's mayor appears to protect Antifa over his own police force, and a journalist was attacked at a May Day event.
- 3 (02:28) **Christian Prayer Rally Labeled "Fascist Family Values"** - A Christian concert for "Hands Off Our Kids" was met with violent protesters while the mayor's office sided against the religious group.
- 4 (03:44) **Asmongold's Critique of the Mayor's Statement** - He argues the mayor is enabling violence by framing peaceful Christians as the problem.
- 5 (04:54) **Media Double Standards in Reporting** - The Daily Mail and Seattle Times covered the same event with radically different framing.
- 6 (05:33) **"Fascist" Has Lost All Meaning** - Asmongold argues that Antifa is the most fascist group in practice, and that labeling opponents as fascist justifies attacking them.
- 7 (06:23) **The Absurdity of Seattle Protest Culture** - Asmongold reacts to bizarre protest signs and the general chaos of the scene.
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Show Notes
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