Thread by @LeahNiD

Small shops, businesses, farmers etc were never really supported by successive govts in this country who have let big corp, multi-nationals, industrial farming etc rule & take-over, especially ruining rural towns, so in a crisis situation zero difference.

irishtimes.com/news/ireland/i…

Fascists are of course are exploiting this very issue re Covid now.
& homeless/housing issue to gain traction/support etc...

They're also claiming gardaí's reaction to them yesterday means ppl can no longer "peacefully protest" in Ireland.

We have to make sure that

moving forward we don't allow the gardaí/media to use the far-right as a reason to clamp down on protests in general - there will be times ppl must protest as responsibly as possible following guidelines. eg. #Debenhams #evictions etc etc...

#Right2Protest #AltShite

And opposing fascists & neo-nazis on our streets.
& we also have to remember it's bcos of decades of shit FF/FG etc eg our health system/housing & disasterous way they've dealt with Covid that ppl are falling for fascist groups, they created conditions for far-right to grow

Small business, farmers etc need to be v careful re fascists latching on & exploiting situ
We've seen this happen already especially wrt farmers & homeless/evictions campaigns/issues - all have been heavily infiltrated/exploited by fascists
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https://twitter.com/LeahNiD/status/1199417384282574848?s=19

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