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Today the EDL were associated with the burning down of an Islamic community centre in London. They have a nationwide membership of 35000. They need to be drowned out by a peaceful, secular show of numbers.
Clearly most people in Britain, and I would think everyone on this forum, finds the EDL repulsive and their growing prominence worrying. But the sane, peaceful, tolerant majority are not in the headlines. The fascist lunatics are. And that is why they are growing.
I have never taken part in any form of protest before. I dont know many people on here personally. But I know there are a few people who have organised and taken part in protests. LFGSS is the largest group of people I can speak to at once (less that 100 friends on FB).
Does anyone have any advice / ideas? Is anyone a member of any active anti-fascist groups?
Some people might think 'oh piss off with your self righteous political rubbish its a bike forum'. But they're trying to start a war in the town where I grew up and I wondered if anyone else wanted to do anything about it.
Cheers.