Submitted 3 weeks ago by zero_gravitas@aussie.zone to news@aussie.zone
One man was arrested in Melbourne, with police deploying crowd control measures including OC (or pepper) spray, flash-bangs and rubber bullets during a tense stand-off with counter protesters.
Commander Wayne Cheeseman said police officers were pelted with rocks, glass bottles and rotten fruit
Well then don’t stand in front of nazis.
English police officers in Brighton figured this one out and let the '43 Group throw bricks at the BUF, Mosley didn’t appear in public again.
Seeing some photos online that did not make it into the media, its clear the rocks that are noe famous only appeared after the cops had been pepper spraying, shooting, and lobbing granades at anti-racists for two hours
the police picked them up from outside the state library, where they had forced the rally back to by the end of the day
These are Fascist, Racist, Culturalist Rallies. They can charitably be called “Anti-Immigration” rallies or “Isolationist” rallies.
They are not “Immigration” rallies in any sense.
Authoritarians always hold counter protests, always.
expect more nazis
also, I noticed youtube is becoming infested with “Nativist” channels. They push an agenda, push “fact” based vidoes while not explaining which argument they are supporting.
Question everything. Do not accept any facts as presented, no matter who.
It’s strange that this comment is demanding skepticism while declaring “Authoritarians always hold counter protests, always.”
To contradict that assertion: The flash bang video in that article clearly shows many flags front and centre of the Melbourne counter-protest are anarcho-socialist flags. Out of all ideologies, it’s tough to get any more anti-authoritarian than them.
And, as we’ve seen, the March for Australia protests that these people are counter-protesting is organised and lead by neo-Nazis, Nazism being infamously and proudly authoritarian.
Looking at history, I don’t think “authoritarian/anti-authoritarian” is a useful lens for analysing state politics, but if we’re using it, we can tell that the counter protest is not the authoritarian side. I mean, some of them are literally throwing things at the authority, how could they be any clearer.
Question everything
This could be an astroturfing account from a troll farm.
or I could be a long time poster
Fucking useless advice.
why should I believe you that it’s useless advice?
Skepticism and careful questioning has served humankind very well. Without it you’d be an antivaxxer, eh
maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
TheBat@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
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zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
There’s no need for a ‘hmmm…’, those shitheads are open, Hitler-heiling Nazis: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Socialist_Network
DreamAccountant@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
This guy… National Socialists, you say? Perhaps I should be wary, instead of, you know, fighting against the nazis trying to take over my country.
I will squint now.
eureka@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I hear a lot of theorists talk about how being involved in a movement forces people to come to terms with the reality of it. Propaganda often doesn’t hold up against what’s in front of your face. And it’s reassuring to see that it’s sometimes the case.
maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
From the main rally organiser Natasha Wanganeen:
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maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Apparently this guy turned up to the anti-racism.rally uninvited and tried to make it all about him by having a press conference of sorts. Was a Trumpet if Patriots candidate at election. So it’s not like he’s had a change of heart. Opportunist looking to self-promote and wants to wash stink of NSN off any future tilt at office I guess.