Perhaps it says more about the state of my mind than it does about the state of the country, but watching the #ENGSCO game in the pub, I thought I saw a British Union of Fascists flag
They were at the anti-lockdown demo last year
Look out for them at the ‘Freedom March’ today.
They were at the anti-lockdown demo last year
Look out for them at the ‘Freedom March’ today.
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1299717959749902336
The anti-lockdown movement has brought together an strange confluence of groups
But the involvement of the far-right is disturbing
Their spores of hate travel wide on the winds of social media, even parasitically hijack the language of human rights: “freedoms”, “liberties” etc.
But the involvement of the far-right is disturbing
Their spores of hate travel wide on the winds of social media, even parasitically hijack the language of human rights: “freedoms”, “liberties” etc.
Language has always been a battleground, but the “Culture War” is intensifying very rapidly
Even before the #COVID19 pandemic,
the forces of progress had been in retreat as the narrative was increasing framed not just by conservatives but by the far-right.
#ThisIsNotADrill
Even before the #COVID19 pandemic,
the forces of progress had been in retreat as the narrative was increasing framed not just by conservatives but by the far-right.
#ThisIsNotADrill
https://twitter.com/stefsimanowitz/status/1291330797727821830
Words like “freedom” have always been contested by left & right
Indeed, there are far-right “Freedom Parties” in the Netherlands, US, Austria, Australia etc
In South Africa in the early 1990’s, the Freedom Party mobilised a 60,000-strong private army to try & preserve apartheid
Indeed, there are far-right “Freedom Parties” in the Netherlands, US, Austria, Australia etc
In South Africa in the early 1990’s, the Freedom Party mobilised a 60,000-strong private army to try & preserve apartheid
https://twitter.com/stefsimanowitz/status/1387108779926376458
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