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The group of more than a dozen masked individuals marched wearing red shirts and black pants, waving flags with swastikas on them. It is not clear at this time who the group is or affiliated with, though many of the shirts said "Blood Tribe."

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[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The Brits didn’t defeat Mosley and his fascism with denouncements.

In October 1937 in Liverpool, he was knocked unconscious by two stones thrown by crowd members after he delivered a fascist salute to 8,000 people from the top of a van in Walton.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The idiots in the news story are a small group of masked thugs that don't even want to be identified. So they would be far easier to denounce with words and counter protest.

Mosley was an open political leader that plastered his name everywhere and led mass public rallies that had a sizeable following. He also had a lot of political support and funding by wealthy backers who believed in this movement. Even the royal family had deep and sympathetic connections to fascist and far right ideology. At the point in history at the height of his movement ... there was not much else to do than to throw a stone at his face to stop him from going further.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Why not denounce them while throwing stones?

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Then you would be no better than them

100 people denouncing 10 people is far more convincing than 1 person using violence against 10 opponents because those ten people now have the excuse to use more violence to promote their movement.

Start with education, awareness, promotion, public support and campaigning against these movements .... violence only comes when there are no more options left and there is no longer anything else to lose.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Nice pontificating. I don’t disagree. I’m glad you still have that luxury. I’ll find a nice brick and save it for you if the shit hits the fan.

Edit: See ya in 7 months.