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john x
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Simply because it is largely made up of poorly-educated working-class people, who write phonetically ('are' instead of 'our', 'of' instead of 'have'). Many of them are also young and speak a mix of English, facebook and txt speak.
john x
Corax
Luke 5:16
Understanding things is against everything the EDL stand for.
taffboy gwyrdd
Embrace the confusion!
"10,000" - that would require a Jesus scale miracle in itself. And I thought the whole premise of the EDL was about making people understand islam - making us understand that UNLESS WE WAKE UP EVEN THE WATER WILL BE HALAL AND THEY WILL TURN THE INTERNET INTO A MOSK!!!!
john x
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It would indeed, especially as they don't have any 'members' as such. Their support is measured by 'facebook' likes and that '10,000 contains an increasing number of people taking the piss!
The irony is that they portray themselves as a grass roots 'feet on the street' movement but are actually in fact, just a collection of facebook groups!
john x
Fingers
From Tuscany SE22
BigTom
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Fuck, Cradley Heath.. I've heard nothing about any activity from EDL round here for ages, and they pop up in this way two weeks before the Brum demo.. I've kind of expected them to attack SWP stalls but they didn't, and the UAF meeting tonight went unmolested as far as I know (was at the council house, I didn't go but was outside at occupy birmingham for a substantial portion of the meeting and there was no EDL around). Surprised at hearing about this really.
gawkrodger
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It's fucking Cradley Heath. That shithole has always been a bit of a Black Country fash stronghold. Hell, it wasn't that long ago that a scooter shop was still openly selling B&H merch. I suspect this is the usual local racists being cunts and chanting EDL.
Still predicting a washout for next weekend
Still predicting a washout for next weekend
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
It would indeed, especially as they don't have any 'members' as such. Their support is measured by 'facebook' likes and that '10,000 contains an increasing number of people taking the piss!
The irony is that they portray themselves as a grass roots 'feet on the street' movement but are actually in fact, just a collection of facebook groups!
john x
which is exactly what some of argued about a year ago despite the predictions of the wholescale attacks on the left, BNP back on the street , wide spread pogroms etc etc
audiotech
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I'd be interested in who was predicting "widespread pogroms" and "wholesale attacks on the left", but I suspect you just exaggerated that for effect?
taffboy gwyrdd
Embrace the confusion!
I thought the attacks on the left were disturbing and could grow into a trend. Broadly speaking this didn't much happen. I never thought such attacks would be "wholescale", but I 'm certainly glad my pessimism was generally misplaced.
The EDL were and remain more than just a set of Facebook groups. But the FB stuff is the main ongoing contingency and they are long past their peak.
The EDL were and remain more than just a set of Facebook groups. But the FB stuff is the main ongoing contingency and they are long past their peak.
jakethesnake
In bed for Britain
I think the failure of the EDL threat to emerge is due in no small part to the vigorous opposition they have met from anti-fascists and 'the left' at every turn. The challenge of engaging with a disenfranchised white working class has still to be met though.
taffboy gwyrdd
Embrace the confusion!
I rang them up today just to offer support and say that with their organisational skills the worst the EDL were likely to pull off would be half a dozen drunks shouting for a couple of hours. They said they are going ahead with the course and are considering passing on the threat to plod.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
I suspect that you just need to re read some of the posts on here audio rather than lazily and inaccurately accusing me of exaggeration.
audiotech
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Couldn't be bothered to back-up your assertion and you throw a "lazily" back at me. Ha, good one.
Fingers
From Tuscany SE22
I presume you guys have seen the whole EDL/KKK thing in the Daily Mirror this morning? Well EDL News have spent the day following it up. There is a link to the original story in this link
http://www.edlnews.co.uk/edl-news/edl-news-finds-further-links-to-the-edl-and-the-ku-klux-klan
http://www.edlnews.co.uk/edl-news/edl-news-finds-further-links-to-the-edl-and-the-ku-klux-klan
Corax
Luke 5:16
I'm not totally comfortable with the names and photos of members of his family to be honest with you, unless they also have known fash activities. Bit of blurring maybe?
Corax
Luke 5:16
He's a tattoo artist it seems, and what an artist! Who wouldn't want a picture of a burning mekon on their neck?
Before anyone asks what political point I have with this, I haven't.
Fingers
From Tuscany SE22
Not sure they are family, i think just people with the same name. I will pass on your concerns though, no probs.
Corax
Luke 5:16
Ah, right you are. I thought that was his 'friends', rather than search results.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
you should have got a burning melon.He's a tattoo artist it seems, and what an artist! Who wouldn't want a picture of a burning mekon on their neck?
Before anyone asks what political point I have with this, I haven't.
fyi, the mekon looks like this:
your tattoo looks more like a lardy buddha.
FridgeMagnet
Administrator
Lardy blue zombie buddha.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
and apparently emerging from an artichoke.
malatesta32
Not Serb. No, Really!
EDL/casuals 'mourn' charlene downes through the medium of lager.
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/n...emand_1_3885349?commentssort=1&commentspage=0
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/n...emand_1_3885349?commentssort=1&commentspage=0
MellySingsDoom
Decimated by the shrapnel of his rhetoric
Putting the aside the ludicrous "are you a Muslamic Red tofu eater?" tone of some of the comments, I'm reminded once again how Ms Downes' family have been thoroughly used by the EDL for their own ends - depressing/grim stuff.
They have a lot of support in Rowley Regis/Blackheath and many more idiots who support them due to their opposition to the Mosque in Dudley.
I grew up with some of them and they are just your typical, uneducated, angry white lads who are more scared of the outside world rather than any real threat from ''Militant Islam'' who work shitty jobs and have pretty sad personal lives. That said they do form a great bunch for those more clued up fash wanting new recruits.
From what i see of some that are involved, its the social aspect that draws them more, ''We're all in it together now lets get pissed''.
Shame really, because there is a lot of positive identity to be had by being a Yam Yam from the Black Country without the need for all this bullshit.
(and i speak as a Yam Yam myself)
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