March 11, 2010
Online Solidarity (Against the Fascists)
Dave and Paul at Though Cowards Flinch have announced that if Iain Dale’s Total Politics magazine publishes an interview with Nick Griffin, they will boycott Total Politics’ “top blogs” feature next time around.
Paul sets out his reasons in the main post, and it’s debated in the comments. I think I especially agree with Dave here (yes, my views on no-platform are different when it’s a magazine interview for politicos; Total Politics would be helping to legitimse Griffin in the eyes of the political classes, a very bad thing indeed).
So I’m adding my insignificant weight.
If Total Politics runs a Griffin interview, Bad Conscience will boycott its next poll. I urge all bloggers to join the boycott. If enough of us do, then the Total Politics poll becomes pointless. And that’ll maybe incentivise them not to touch Griffin with a barge poll.
Solidarity Forever (and the Union Makes Us Strong), as Jerry Cohen once had me sing.
Peter said,
March 11, 2010 at 11:40 pm
How does it feel to be a Stalinist and an enemy of democracy? Haha.
http://www.annaraccoon.com/politics/casting-total-politics-into-the-archipelago/
Ste For Sure said,
March 12, 2010 at 12:27 am
on the subject of anti fascism, i realised that the weekend after next ill be in bolton demonstrating against the English Defence League, and then going to a punk show on the Saturday. So if you wanna hang out that weekend, then come to warwick on friday night, and then thats what we will be doing on saturday. I think a phone call tomorrow is more appropriate than making arrangements on here. Expect a buzz
Paul Sagar said,
March 12, 2010 at 12:36 am
sounds appealing
But my weekends are always part-consumed by work.
So I’ll have to juggle competing commitments. but yes, call me.
Boycott; the saga continues « Though Cowards Flinch said,
March 12, 2010 at 8:04 am
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