Today, according to their website, the English Defence League (EDL) is planning to "demonstrate" on the back of their announcement that "Hezbollah, a Muslim Terrorist Organisation's [sic] supporters are due to march through London this coming Sunday." The leadership "urge everybody who can to come to London to oppose this."
Their football hooligan wing, Casuals United, in a slightly contradictory statement, announces that "Hizb al Tahir [sic] are marching in Central London on Sunday 13th September." They echo the call to "peacefully protest this march" as well as anticipating a "major PR victory" when "the UAF Communists/Anarchists" "come out in support of those who call for 9/11 s[t]yle [sic] attacks on us."
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Hence, opposition to the protest by the EDL and Casuals United only presents a "PR victory" under the bizarre rationale of the far-right, which deems any and all Muslim opposition to the policies of non-Muslim governments to be "support for terror." These thugs have now demonstrated, quite amply, that as well as being violent racists they are utterly ignorant of global politics or the situations stemming directly from Western policies, that beleaguer the Middle East and, fuel the extremism they claim to hate so much.
On Thursday, secretary of state for communities and local government John Denham pointed
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This is no longer merely a cause for anti-fascists. Any and all anarchists, socialists, and activists who work against the brutal oppression suffered by the people of Palestine must now rally to the cause. Most importantly, those who are in or able to get to London must come out in support of this march for Palestinian rights and ensure that fascist violence is met with physical resistance.
If the EDL are looking to be the next BUF, then we need to ensure that they face their own Battle of Cable Street.
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"standing up for freedom" ...... of course only if you agree with the blogger.
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