Hitler spent a decade having his, what is that word? Ah yes, fascists, cause nationwide terror before he took power. History rhymes. @chrislhayes.bsky.social
"Don't fear a fighter who has practiced 10,000 kicks, fear the fighter who has practiced 1 kick 10,000 times." - Bruce Lee, maybe paraphrased. I'm in the ballpark. 😅
I don't have the kind of training that would make me think of the knee as a target there, but I was looking at his whole stance and thinking that he'd fall over sideways to a decent lateral shove if he's not actively in the middle of retreating.
there's a photo a friend of mine uploaded on social media (I'm from the area) showing the police very effectively forming a line *in front of* one of the venues where all the punks were hanging out
Clearly showed who the police were protecting and from whom
I rember the riots in Leicester in 2011 (and across the country). The EDL used it as a cover for their little intolerance. We kicked the shit out of them. We'll do it again. And agian. proudly.
"Fight breaks out between anti-fascists on the left and... another group that's on the right that anti-fascists seem to dislike for some reason, probably fine people, don't worry about it, look just focus on the fact that anti-fascist are throwing hands!"
Dang, that's a tough one. Am I happily taking part in an anti-Muslim pogrom in this scenario? Because, I'll be honest, that will affect my answer significantly.
Observing from North America (🇨🇦 specifically), and knowing that UK police are only armed in certain circumstances, can I ask a) if UK police forces have riot squads, if so b) are they being deployed, and c) if not, why not?
Would they have hesitated to use their sticks if it was antifa? I think not. They hesitated because it's "Good kids gone wrong" they think they're facing and not "antisocial godless communist pink-haired freaks."
Okay, help this yank out here. When are they permitted to use their bloody big sticks then? Because if someone cracked the head of my fellow security officer we will perform self-defense.
Nah... bros like a friend of mine, he's always gonna fuck up your face until you're on the ground. Hit him as much as you'd like, you're only going to piss him off.
Perhaps we could build a large particle accelerator, get an unabridged copy of the OED, and start colliding every possible thing until something triggers a reaction.
Unrelated but glancing at this picture made me think Brits naturally fall into Abbey Road pose whenever they’re doin things. Like it’s just how it’s been over there for centuries now.
Not that it makes it any leas edifying but I wonder about the role of overly punitive libel laws here. No one's gonna take you to court and ruin your life for calling them either of the things in that caption.
Libel law puts the burden of proof on the publisher. Any journalist who wrote that might have to prove it in court (not always easy) or pay a ruinous fine. It's a bad law, makes people overly cautious sometimes.
Much of my annoyance has been the insistence by some media outlets that these riots are protests, the language there isn’t precise enough imo. These aren’t protests in the sense of an organised rally where local councils and police are involved. They are riots to destabilise communities.
alt-text:"A fight breaks out between anti-fascists (left) and people protesting in Blackpool. Pic: PA"
It depicts a fight between a fascist and anti-fascist with a fellow with an epic mohawk in the background keeping an eye on the crowd surrounding the area.
He has come properly equipped. It looks like that may be a sparkling wine bottle (the thick area at the top of the neck gives it away), we don't want to litter the area with broken glass as well as fascists.
It's absolute madness. Friends of ours including children were being shielded by an army of punks sitting right next to the building visible on the left of this photo. I'm usually at this festival and could've been stuck there too.
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Fixed their subhead for them. This one's free.
How they spread their legs?
Clearly showed who the police were protecting and from whom
Didn't the fash learn from the 70s? Don't mess with punks!
Does that person have a neon dildo Mohawk?
Or am I just not seeing it well on my Itty bitty phone?
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Run run run run run run awayyyy
Note they don't carry firearms. Just shields and bloody big sticks.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cxr224g4dvgo.amp
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They are fascist thugs.
40 bobbies in the hospital because they were forbidden from cracking heads, even in self-defense.
It depicts a fight between a fascist and anti-fascist with a fellow with an epic mohawk in the background keeping an eye on the crowd surrounding the area.
They were so close...