Thread by @MikeStuchbery_

So ''Tommy Robinson' is mad AF because one of the blokes from Biffy Clyro called him a Nazi.

I mean, dude had a point...

10. After early days being involved with a motley collection of right-wing movements - and ~*possibly*~ serving as a snitch, he's found backing from a collection of wealthy figures, impressed by his ability to draw a crowd.

Sounds familiar.

9. He's a big fan of using same right-wing movements as a security force, from his early EDL days onwards. Lately he's been cosying up to Generation Identity.

Gotta admit, a bunch of blokes who love marching, waving flags & who despise one particular religion is ~*pretty*~ fash.

8. He has adopted emerging technologies as a means to reach the disengaged and frustrated, offering a range of scapegoats, and skillfully creating a cult of personality.

Goebbels never had Facebook Live though...

7. He loves claiming that he's had his speech curtailed. Just like this bloke.

6.Has used criminal trials as an opportunity to build his base of support - a stage from which to create a myth, even if it is pretty low-rent.

Sounds like Munich, 1923...

5. Hell, prison has been one of the best things to ever happen to him, both from a financial and a political standpoint.

Upon his release, he's been swarmed by any number of opportunists wanting to ride the elevator.

4. Likes a toot of the marching powder - most of these fellas enjoyed some too. Seriously, pick up the book in the link. An eye opener. amazon.co.uk/dp/0241256992/…

3. Likes to hang out in Germany with blokes who fly Nazi-era flags.

2. He's an avowed nationalist, unafraid to evoke English iconography at every turn, and who continuously evokes a golden past in his rhetoric.

1. He espouses the belief that the members of a particular faith are somehow working together to subvert & enslave the indigenous peoples of said nation.

Yeah.

Of course, 'Tommy Robinson' is not a Nazi. The Nazis were a specific group, at a specific time, with a very specific agenda.

Still, reckon he'd help out if they needed a hand... /FIN

PS. FFS, it's just banter.