General Dynamics Execs' Neighbors Are Angry

But Not About Genocide

Seven of us waging a STOP ARMING GENOCIDE campaign turned out bright and early in Yarmouth, Maine this morning to deliver a wake up call to General Dynamics executives Christopher Waaler and Brent West. 

We learned that their neighbors are angry -- not about genocide or the fact that these men profit from killing children in Gaza. They are mad because we woke them and their families up.

One woman told us if she had a gun she would shoot us. One man grabbed the face of a masked activist and tried to unmask her -- an assault under Maine law. Luckily the group gathered around and ran him off.

Another woman screamed at us that her mother had just died and we were a bunch of assholes for making noise about the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Note that this is a genteel neighborhood where people put out water bowls for other people's dogs and display signs like BE NICE. They become un-nice rather quickly when they realize that we are occupying public spaces and getting loud within the limits of Yarmouth's noise ordinance which allows loudness beginning at 6am. Probably the fact that it was a Saturday contributed to their fury?

Police were called and responded, two officers in two cruisers. One said he didn't know much about General Dynamics (well he does now). Both did nothing more than ask who our leader was (we don't have one) and then park around the corner. I can only imagine how infuriating that must have been to the war tax paying residents of Yarmouth!

Non-toxic watercolor "blood" was poured in the street at the end of both men's driveways.

Some may wonder, why are we punishing the neighbors of these war criminals? Because we want to make clear what the soccer moms and dog dads are ignoring at their peril: the guy next door is undesirable. He gets a bonus when children are bombed, dismembered, or burned to a crisp. Drive him out! Otherwise, we will be back.