I am happy to confirm the following...
1.
Casually Red does indeed travel regularly to Berlin and, more specifically to Kreutzberg, usually at least once a year.
2. The people he stays with are 30+ year veterans of the German/Berliner anti-Fascist scene - on both the intellectual and physical side of things. They are very widely known and instantly recognisable to anyone with even a passing interest in the whole Berlin/Kreutzberg, Anarchist/Communist/Anti Fascist scene.
3. He first encountered them, in my company, in our local pub (at least a dozen years ago, maybe 15). They have been visiting South Armagh for their Holliers for well over 20 years. On occasion they have brought a couple of former RAF long-term prisoners with them. These people are not social workers. I had fallen into conversation with them and discovered several mutual acquaintances.
framed would know these chaps and chappesses very well - certainly better than me. So would
juice_terry and anyone involved in active anti-fascist activity in and around football.
Of course, anybody who confines their anti-fascism to lollipop-waving on demo's and willy-waving on the Internet might not be so familiar with them
4. CR does not know any German Fash. He has never knocked about with anyone over there bar people with impeccable, long-term, Anti-Fascist credentials. He does not know any Irish or English ones either.
5. CR's whole family have been active in left-wing politics in counties Down, Louth & Armagh for at least three generations that I know of. His Da was a Shop Steward in big factories in mainly Loyalist towns. Despite being a well-known Republican, he was exceptionally well got with his Unionist/loyalist workmates. All CR's Mum's family were/are Stickies/Worker's Party (which should appeal to Coplicker).CR's brother also remains active in left-wing/anti-fascist politics.