'We did it in a small town!': Shocking moment communist revolutionaries burn ... trends now
A group of communist revolutionaries were caught on camera burning American flags outside a Jason Aldean concert in Chicago on Saturday night.
About 20 people gathered outside Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park as part of a protest led by Revolution Club Chicago, a far-left group that calls for a revolution against capitalism.
The protesters aim to 'raise awareness of the Revolutionary Communist Party (RevCom), an organization which advocates for a Marxist revolution in America, characterizing the USA as 'the belly of the beast.''
The activists burned the Stars and Stripes before police declared their presence to be 'an unlawful assembly' and that their activism 'alarmed and disturbed others.'
'Guess what Jason (Aldean)?,' said Rafael Kadaris to the Chicago Tribune, who came from California for the protest. 'We will try that in a small town. We will try that in a big city. And we will try it right in front of your concert.'
A dozen police officers urged the group to move on. One officer had to use a fire extinguisher to put out one of the burning flags as the group left.
A group advocating for communist revolution were captured on camera burning American flags outside a Jason Aldean concert in Chicago on Saturday night
As the activists set fire to the American flags, it prompted law enforcement to declare their presence an 'unlawful assembly' as they alarmed passersby
Following the burning of the flags, the protesters chanted, 'We did it in a small town!' in reference to Aldean's gun-toting, anti-woke controversial song
Jason Aldean is seen in concert in Chicago on Saturday night as a protest took place outside
After the flags were burnt to cinders the protesters chanted, 'We did it in a small town! We did it in a small town!' - a reference to Aldean's controversial song 'Try That In A Small Town.'
'1, 2, 3, 4, slavery, genocide, and war! 5, 6, 7, 8, America was never great!' they chanted.
One of the leaders of the group, Leo Pargo said that the burning of the flag was simply free speech, while going on to defend communism.
'The people in the United States have been lied to about communism. This protest welcomes people who may not agree with all of Revolution Club Chicago’s tenets,' he told the Tribune.
Aldean's gun-toting, anti-woke song was released in May and faced swift criticism after the music video premiered on July 14.
Detractors criticized the song's lyrics and video, suggesting that they conveyed criticism of Black Lives Matter protests.
One of the leaders of the group, Leo Pargo said that the burning of the flag was simply free speech, while going on to defend communism
About a dozen police officers were present as they urged the group to disperse and move on
A fire extinguisher was used to put out the flames of the flag burning
The were no arrests despite tensions between the protestors and the police
The protest continued outside the venue
Police looked to be well prepared for any eventuality as they could be seen wearing riot gear
In the music video, Aldean sings in front of a Tennessee courthouse once used for a lynching, and an American flag interlaced with clips of BLM protests
