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| '''Kfir Alfia''' is the co-founder (along with ]) of the group ], a ] group that has dedicated itself to traveling to ] ] and presenting their own opposing view. | |||
| ==Background== | |||
| Alfia's family moved to ] from ] when he was two years old. He attended ] at ] and proceeded to ] before attending the ]. As a ], he read many ] texts by writers such as ] and anti-war activist ], as well as ] publications such as '']''. Kfir was a fan of ] and he was a published source at ] as well as the '']''. | |||
| ==Protest Warrior== | |||
| In February 2003, Alfia was working as a ] designer in ] when he reunited with ] friend Alan Lipton. Along with two other friends, Alfia and Lipton decided to ] a February 16th ]. Alfia carried a sign featuring a woman in a ] tied to a pole with a leash around her neck; the sign read, "Protect ] Property Rights Against Western ]. Say No To War!" Lipton's said, "] Only Kills His Own People. It's None Of Our Business!" | |||
| On February 17th, they were invited onto conservative ] ]'s show to describe how they'd been met with shouts and spit, which Alfia described as "so much hate." Limbaugh posted pictures they had taken at the protest on his Web site. | |||
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| In the summer of ], Alfia and Lipton moved to Austin, which is now Protest Warrior's headquarters. They like the city, Lipton says, for its "conservative ] and ]." There are now active chapters all across the nation and the movement has spawned international chapters. | |||
| Kfir has referred to ] and ] as "religious fanatics" and condemned ] as being hateful of ]. He has been quoted as saying he intends to begin picketing ] and ] events in the future to show support for ]. When this was brought up on the organization's message board, questions were raised as to whether ProtestWarrior was going to abandon its religiously neutral point of view. Kfir responded publicly, declaring the article a misquotation. His response was: | |||
| :"This is a misquote. Though it's been a while, I do remember this interview. The interviewer asked me about our involvement with regard to the abortion issue, and I mentioned that some PWers attended the anti-abortion rally in DC that spring. It was by no means an official PW operation. | |||
| :"It did seem that the interviewer was interested mainly in our stance on religious issues, and I did tell him that the PW membership is made up of conservatives of all stripes. | |||
| :"I can't directly speak for Alan, but abortion and gay rights is not a burning issue for me. Obviously this is not the case for some conservatives, but it certainly isn't a litmus test for PW membership. | |||
| :"If you want to get a good idea of the issues PW has taken a stance on, the PW sign gallery is a good place to start." | |||
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