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Warbler
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Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
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21-Aug-2017, 6:52 PM

Ryan McAvoy said:

Some might find this famous (in Britain) story relevant to recent events. What is known as “The Battle of Cable Street”:

http://www.cablestreet.uk/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cable_Street

4th October 1936. Oswald Mosley’s B.U.F Party (British Union of Fascists) aka “The Blackshirts” decided to stage a march through the middle of London’s Jewish neighborhoods to intimidate them. They had a “permit” to march and therefore support from the Police, despite protests from the people of the East End. So the people took matters into their own hands, erected barricades, prevented them from marching and generally kicked the Nazis asses back out again.

It’s a celebrated event, commemorated with a stunning Mural. Well worth seeing if you are in London, I can assure you.

Cut to August 2017 and aggressively fighting back against Nazis is a bad thing? Because there is blame on both sides? I don’t think so.

Evelyn Beatrice Hall said:

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