March Protest

I think there needs to be a conversation about the March 17th protest. I haven't seen any left wing sites talk about the right wing chatter that has been culminating, so I will start the conversation. The thinking people in the blogosphere need to address this "chatter" before the protest, not afterwards. From scanning the internets, it seems that the right wingers are frothing at the mouth to make this thing go sour. The Fr**pers are all on alert. They have all but said that they will try and start a riot. Some quotes from a thread about the protest are:

- "This is the big one"
- "A riot is an ugly thing, and it's about time we had one."
- "Blackwater ops on the way."
- "One riot = One Ranger."
- "5.56mm"

I think everyone that is planning on attending the protest needs to realize that there is a chance that some right wing militants will try to make this thing turn ugly. There is a history of instigators infiltrating peaceful protests in this country. As the fr**pers clearly state, it only takes one person to start a riot. It seems that this is their goal.

I know that some protest veterans may say that this is always a possibility and there is nothing to worry about. However, this is the first major protest since the republicans lost Congress. The right-wing fringe is feeling threatened and there is no telling what they may do. Like they said, "this is the big one." The alternate world that these people have created in their heads is falling apart around them. Personally, I think they are capable of anything at this point. (Note the reference to the 5.56mm round)

What does this mean?
This post is not intended as fear-mongering. I am not trying to dissuade people from going to the protest. I think that everyone that can go should go. What I am doing is trying to start a dialog. We need to be talking about this before something happens to ensure that more people will understand what happened if things turn ugly. These things tend to get covered up or not even talked about. Why? Tell me your thoughts.

Also, if you have been to protests like this before, what should one expect?