Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Several people have now been blocked from the March for England Facebook page for posting videos which show missiles being thrown by violent Mfe supporters on Sunday.
It's important to recognise why this is the case.
Missiles can be seen hitting passers-by and shop-fronts on Queen's Road. The videos show that MfE threw the first missiles, doing so within 100 yards of the start of the March.
The videos (links below) raise the question of where these missiles came from.
As they were thrown so soon after the start of the March, it suggests that MfE came armed with the intention of causing injury to the people of Brighton.
This, in turn, raises the question of their right to march in this city again.
A political demonstration attracts a whole different kettle (no pub intended) of rights to, say, a hate-filled gang of armed thugs hell-bent on violence because it hates the culture of our city.
Having made clear their intentions with their missile-throwing, the anger of the crowds intensified and some people started to move into Queen's Road to stop the March for England physically.
For a time, the succeeded. After about 10 minutes during which time the March went nowhere, the police managed to break up the crowd opposing them.
But the March was defeated at that point. Instead of a proud, sunny walk through Brighton's busiest tourist and commercial areas, they were shuffled off down Church Street.
This was a mistake by the police. Church Street was unprepared, unwarned, cafe-furniture got damaged and diners disturbed - some responded by throwing their meals over the MfE in disgust.
People had a right to know the route of the March in advance to they they could choose to avoid it, but this right to go about their business was trampled over by police horses in favour of providing what the Brighton Argus (see below) has called a "misguided minority" with every right to go about theirs, unlawful though much of it was.
The MfE and their friends in the English Defence League, the "Casuals" and other groups have characterised the March as an attack on women and children by the great unwashed of Brighton.
This they have used to justify calls for an EDL march in Brighton, a National Demo in Brighton and a Jubilee Day outing, all with the intention of smashing up 'lefties' in the city.
The videos (links below) give the lie to their analysis, take away their justification for 'revenge' and also undermine their right to return under the banner of 'legitimate protest'.
That's why they banned them from their page.


Argus Editorial: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3441111664245&set=a.1702445398675.2088522.1164159895&type=1

VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcJlrhcQQuM&feature=youtu.be
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