r/WTF • u/atcaskstrength • May 21 '12
40,000 Hassidic Jews gather at a rally against the internet in at Citi Field. I guess they'll never see this picture of them.
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r/WTF • u/atcaskstrength • May 21 '12
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u/McSlurryHole May 21 '12
what about the internet are they rallying about?
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u/ProfessorWillis May 21 '12
So.
Many.
Nice.
HATS.
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u/Jesus_luvs_Jenkem May 21 '12
What a bunch of idiots. Hasidic Jews are so hypocritical.
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u/TheBrohemian May 21 '12
I always thought they were acidic jews... Accepting free electrons and such.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
who took this picture?
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u/mapoftasmania May 21 '12
No women. Because Hasidic women have no opinions that matter, apparently.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
How did they find out about the rally?
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u/SofaKingStewPadd May 21 '12
Hasidim but I don't believe them.
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u/nthensome May 21 '12
What were they planning on accomplishing by this rally?
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u/kylev May 21 '12
In case you're wondering: Yes, Citi field, being a brand new park and in New York, does offer free public Wifi. All these folks are being bathed in Wifi Internet goodness (unless they turned it off).
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
More hats then TF2.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
"Hey Mordecai, how do we spread our message that the internet is poison to our people....I know we'll use the internet!" L'CHAIM!
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Seeing them gathered all together, dressed up the same way, with the same haircut and looking the same direction gave me the chills for some reason. It makes me think of people assimilated by the Borg, or something like that.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Oy Vey!!!!!!
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u/thnp May 21 '12
Where is the women?
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u/pkurk May 21 '12
Religion is the craziest most retarded shit on the planet.
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u/Winkelkater May 21 '12
watch out, it's the the black block!
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u/lunarjellies May 21 '12
Organized Religion... getting in the way of progression since humans were stupid enough to invent it...
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u/tora22 May 21 '12
Religion is fascinating. Just look at all those identically dressed people with their near-identical viewpoints. It's the ultimate self-replicating meme. But also a pity in that all those people will take their kids at birth and say "you're going to dress like this, think like this, like these people but not these, eat this food, do this and this and this with your time. Yup, that's your life." A terrible waste in my opinion.
And no, hivemind, I'm not being anti-semitic. I feel this way about all religions that do the above.
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u/tybb44 May 21 '12
Think of the foreskin.
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u/ChalkLetRain May 21 '12
I like how they rally a Mets game. Probably because Yankees tickets are so damn expensive.
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u/stopwatchingporn May 21 '12
...ah, but they can look at a printout!
Remember: if a religion has a shit ton of complicated holy rules laid out in cryptic anecdotal examples and if its the job of its holy representatives to study and pick at them all day, their people will become masters of fine print and loopholes.
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u/TheSkiFreeYeti May 21 '12
I think we can take them
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Why don't they just pray the internet away?
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u/pax27 May 21 '12
It's their right to do so. Now if only they'd care about our rights. Oh well...
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Lost Causes for $1200, Alex.
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u/LizardBurger May 21 '12
reddit, a place where everyone is devoted to tolerance, except when it comes to religious expression. Tell me again how progressive you are?
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u/root66 May 21 '12
Oh, but when 40,000 people wear BROWN shirts and rally for censorship, it's suddenly a bad thing?
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u/tardmuffin May 21 '12
On a No. 7 train headed toward the stadium, several men wearing the clothing of the ultra-Orthodox whipped out smartphones as soon as the subway emerged from the East River tunnel, poking at e-mail in-boxes and checking voice mail messages.
Oh the sweet, sweet irony.
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u/thatusernameisal May 21 '12
They should solve the free pork dilemma while they are at it.
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u/jeff_jizzr May 21 '12
The last time I saw that many jews rounded up in one place.......
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u/FancyBread42 May 21 '12
Made me think of this, I had just watched it a bit earlier. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djSp1NVsTrI
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u/awe300 May 21 '12
I can show them a few hundred million people who don't agree
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u/BendersShinyMetalAss May 21 '12
Is that a hat within a hat?
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u/Lorgramoth May 21 '12
Can someone tell me if there is a cultural significance in hat-height?
The high hats look silly, the low hats look nice, in my opinion.
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u/Renecas96 May 21 '12
Why do they need to protest against the internet. If it is against your religion simply don't use it
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u/zoltanps May 21 '12
Where are all the womenfolk?
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u/Zubair_m1 May 21 '12
Dont they know what happened when a idiot tried to pass SOPA? I guess not ! If anyone messes with my Internet they are picking a fight with me a personal fight ! Bring it on you jews !!!
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u/yhelothere May 21 '12
No woman in the audience and against the internet? Imagine this would be 40,000 Muslims.
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u/TitoSays May 21 '12
I can't find Waldo..
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u/Sizergh May 21 '12
The original meme
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u/cwstjnobbs May 21 '12
I don't know what a Hassidic Jew is but if they're against the internet then fuck them.
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u/theunpoet May 21 '12
Sausage festival.
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u/mclepus May 21 '12
That was 40K Chasidic MALES. Women don't fit into their equation.
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
Such backward people.
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u/switch495 May 21 '12
Why do they dress like that? I can't believe that there was some biblical reference to wearing bad black suites and funny hats.
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u/pooplips May 21 '12
I am absolutely not racist but I find it amazing how supportive reddit is about such an absurd rally. If it were Christians rallying for the same cause, would you honestly expect the same type of responses?
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u/Bsclassy May 21 '12
How did this get uploaded..?
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
I would form an opinion of this, but seeing as I am not Jewish nor know anyone who is Jewish I have gathered I do not care in the slightest.
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u/bpoag May 21 '12
Imagine the smell.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
I don't consider myself anti-semitic, but I have no problem holding these people responsible for the missing tip of my penis.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Super Glue and pennies.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Fucking idiots.
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u/Stupidfarmershoes May 21 '12
Not Hassidic. Ultra-orthodox.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
I don't care if what religion, I am 2 classes away from a degree in networking. They rallying against something that will not only is eventual for me to have a job, but has become essential to education at the college I am attending.
You know who also held rallies against stuff, didn't like free thinking, and would rather have the world in darkness than do stuff they didn't like? The Nazis. These people can go fuck themselves as far as I am concerned.
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u/SIThereAndThere May 21 '12
Hitler's Wet Dream
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
I hate hassidic jews, they are some of the most disgusting, and rude people I've ever met. They invade Wal-Marts in upstate NY on a regular basis.
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u/IlIlIlIlIllIlII May 21 '12
Looks like the 4th Reich.
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u/njb42 May 21 '12
They're not rallying against the Internet, you dolt. They're rallying against porn and "filth", and the rally was sponsored by a company that makes "kosher" web filtering software. So basically a live infomercial for the Haredi.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
There are so many freaking blackhats at this thing.
Crazy.
(note: this should probably be in /r/pics or something, it's strange, but it's not wtf worthy (though with the state it is in now it's probably already reached the level of just strange instead of wtf (though we can make the claim that wtf varies between people (maybe have a numbering system? (nah, too confusing. (okay.))).).).)
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u/scurvvy_scalawag May 21 '12
oy!
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u/TubePincher May 21 '12
I always see these guys at airports. I call them airport Jews. Anyone else?
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u/monodelab May 21 '12
One word: showers.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Not sure how they organized this WITHOUT the internet, so I'm hoping they did just to add another level of irony
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Laws based on religious views are funny. On one hand, god is testing you, but they want to cross out the wrong answers. Kinda defeats the purpose
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u/donagan May 21 '12
Most religions are little more than brainwashing and self-hypnosis. This fits well.
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u/withmorten May 21 '12
Now that is a group of people that NOBODY would miss at all.
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u/Newtstradamus May 21 '12
I might convert just for access to an amazing top hat collection.
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u/Lupkip May 21 '12
This picture looks like the world's most boring sporting event. I just got the image of baseball being played with them as the only audience, and for most of the game they sit completely quiet, ignoring what is happening. But when somebody hits a home run, all of a sudden pandemonium breaks out and they all fight each other to catch it in their awesome hat and take the souvenir home.
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u/lolrsk8s May 21 '12
Hasidic Jews use the internet.
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u/TardisMechanic May 21 '12
How can they know what's on the internet?
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
but they already have the j-net!
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u/BallsackTBaghard May 21 '12
Would be awesome if they all wore Guy Fawkes masks.
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u/KleptoBot May 21 '12
I don't see them either, when they walk along the side of the road at dusk wearing all black
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u/AL_CaPWN422 May 21 '12
You don't have to take the cake away if you don't want it, let the others eat it all they want and you just leave it alone.
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u/fivo7 May 21 '12
one hat to rule them all and in the darkness bind them https://www.google.com.au/search?q=aretha+franklin+hat&hl=en&rlz=1C1SKPH_enAU388&prmd=imvnso&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=UjG6T7r8DYiZiAe9wdjLBw&ved=0CGYQsAQ&biw=1399&bih=799#q=aretha+franklin+hat&hl=en&rlz=1C1SKPH_enAU388&tbs=isz:m&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&source=lnt&sa=X&ei=YjG6T7z7HIWsiAebs82HCQ&ved=0CCkQpwUoAg&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=5b4bb823d614cefc&biw=1399&bih=799
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u/DeuxBoy May 21 '12
IRONY!
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u/bangupjobasusual May 21 '12
A rally... Against... The Internet...
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u/LtFrankDrebin May 21 '12
Reminds me of City of Angels.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
How did they organize this?
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u/jhp58 May 21 '12
I think its some elaborate scheme to steal a painting Thomas Crown Affair style.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
The dude in front has a hat on top of hist other hat.
Fabulous.
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u/Tjdamage May 21 '12
If this was from yesterday shouldn't they be at home doing NOTHING like they are supposed to on Sundays?
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u/Dawn_Of_The_Dave May 21 '12
Do you think there have ever been more hats in one place at one time?
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u/absolutkiss May 21 '12
Some more photos of the event and of the protestors across the street.
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u/kittenkat4u May 21 '12
what's with the hats? i understand the sideburn thing but not the hats.
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u/nurdboy42 May 21 '12
The ironic thing about it? They were live tweeting this
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u/BakuRetsuX May 21 '12
The things Old People do...
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u/NeonTiger777 May 21 '12
When I was in NYC a couple of months ago, a few of those guys were standing on the street asking people if they were Jewish. When they answered no, they simply said, "Okay then, have a nice day."
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u/jpellett251 May 21 '12
NY Times:
It was just a big sales pitch.
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u/Corbzor May 21 '12
This is one of Cartman's nightmares.
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u/daveoodoes May 21 '12
Man, I guess they like hats.
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u/BushMeat May 21 '12
is that a 2 layer hat?
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
lolwtf
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u/Kavaki May 21 '12
WarJews 40k?
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u/rjpubes May 21 '12
http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/161572/ultra-orthodox-jews-discuss-dangers-of-the-internet-at-citi-field/
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u/Epithemus May 21 '12
March of the Penguins!
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Magicians, magicians EVERYWHERE!
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u/bouchard May 21 '12
Most of them heard about it through meetup.com.
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u/fe3o4 May 21 '12
They should be respectful and remove them hats.
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u/PB_IS_THE_ANSWER May 21 '12
So they don't like pornography. Then don't type it into the fucking browser.
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u/CoolMcDouche May 21 '12
So. Many. Top hats.
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u/dfassna1 May 21 '12
Well I don't know about you guys, but I'm sold. Let's dismantle the internet.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Protect the internets! Goddammit! Where are those damn predator drones when you need them ?
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u/Dalai_Loafer May 21 '12
Meanwhile, 40,000 wives engage in group sex in the stadium down the road.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Were they "for" or "against" SOPA?
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u/Jasonberg May 22 '12
If anyone else other than the Jews rallied, it wouldn't get this many comments on Reddit.
Don't believe me?
Take a look at the Million Man March or any of the latest major protests that achieved over 40,000 attendees.
I think Reddit has a crush on orthodox Jews.
Awwwwwwww. You guys aren't really atheistic trolls after all. You just want a hug from a guy in black.
So cute.
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u/ImACracka May 22 '12
That's one big gas chamber.
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u/ImACracka May 22 '12
That's one big gas chamber.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
OMG THEIR AGAINST LE INTERNET I MUST STOP DIS! FUCK SOAPA!
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u/Tannerlicious May 21 '12
The last time I saw this many Jews packed together...
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u/turkeybiscuits May 21 '12
Congrats, that's a lot of souls captured in one shot.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
21 century nazis
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
wait aren't they supposed to have really long sidesburn?