Anti-Brexit protesters decry Johnson's 'coup' in London. (This article is a must read)

[bronxiteforever]

Anna Soubry ‘too frightened’ to speak at London event as scores of pro-Brexit counter-protesters hurl abuse
The Guardian
Published: 12:08 Saturday, 07 September 2019
By Mattha Busby

Crowds gathered outside Downing Street to protest against “Boris Johnson’s coup against the democratic process” and hear combative speeches from anti-Brexit campaigners and opposition politicians on Saturday.

However, scores of pro-Brexit counter-protesters attempted to disrupt the rally and provoke those assembled, marching through the crowd holding a banner demanding the UK reverts to WTO rules, which some believe would be the default eventuality after a no-deal Brexit, and insulting the anti-Brexit demonstrators.

The anti-Brexit MP Anna Soubry said she was too frightened to speak due to their presence and left the demonstration after consulting with the police and organisers. “I’m a parliamentarian and I have a right to speak and I shouldn’t be frightened,” she said, “but it’s very, very, very disturbing, and I’m very frightened actually.”

The shadow home secretary, Diane Abbott, who was escorted away from the rally by police after addressing the crowds, said it had been a bad week for Boris Johnson and that it was going to get “much worse”.

More here
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/07/anti-brexit-protesters-decry-johnsons-coup-in-london-and-leeds?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

The lights are going out in the UK. The right is increasing its violence profile.

[asiliveandbreathe]

1. They, pro-Brexit protesters, are losing..as the article states..thus,

vitriol and hateful rhetoric...to the point of elected parliamentarians being frightening to speak..they have NO shame, emboldened , to put it mildly...makes me wonder who the hell is putting these pro-Brexiteers up to this...BJ advisor Cummings??..Bannon and farage, Mercers funding??..

The 3 time, soon to be 4 time loser, BJ by Monday..

[bronxiteforever]

2. +1 they are losing but they are fueled by 100% hatred.

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. A good guide would be "anyone who has supported Tommy Robinson"

( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Robinson_%28activist%29 , if you don't know of him). Since he is too extreme even for Nigel Farage, and has convictions for violence, fraud, and illegal entry into the USA, anyone supporting him has no morals. UKIP used him as an adviser, and tore itself apart about it. While his main purpose is being anti-Islam, the overlap with "do anything to get out of the EU with No Deal as the best way" is considerable, especially, I'd think, those contemplating violence.

A Philadelphia-based thinktank, the Middle East Forum (MEF), acknowledges it has spent about $60,000 (£47,000) on Robinson’s legal fees and demonstrations staged in London earlier this year. A senior MEF executive has been closely involved in preparations for this weekend’s march, though the thinktank said she was there in a personal capacity.
A US tech billionaire, Robert Shillman, financed a fellowship that helped pay for Robinson to be employed in 2017 by a rightwing Canadian media website, the Rebel Media, on a salary of about £5,000 a month.
A small Australian rightwing group, Australian Liberty Alliance, says it has helped fund Robinson, but did not disclose how much.
A New York City-based thinktank, the Gatestone Institute, has published a succession of articles supporting Robinson’s cause.
The David Horowitz Freedom Center (DHFC), a California-based thinktank that describes itself as a “school for political warfare”, has published a series of pieces defending Robinson, and has lobbied for him to address US politicians.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/dec/07/tommy-robinson-global-support-brexit-march

Robinson's following on social media has also surged and he has been publicly supported by figures including the US president's son, Donald Trump Jr.
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Nick Ryan, of campaign group Hope Not Hate, said Robinson’s message was being amplified by a “powerful international network of anti-Muslim figures”, from Donald Trump’s former strategist Steve Bannon to the leader of Ukip.

Writing for The Independent, he said American anti-Islam commentator Pamela Gellar had provided him financial support and the alt-right website Breitbart lobbied Donald Trump’s ambassador for international religious freedom lobbied the British government over Robinson’s case.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/tommy-robinson-wealth-supporters-far-right-prison-freed-crime-a8473536.html

[asiliveandbreathe]

4. Terrific of you to do so much research..of course I had to read the info

at the links..usually do, but then I clicked on this gem at the Independent, at the end of the article - tommy robinson, what a piece of work..looks like many are cashing in on hate..such violence, and extremism, no wonder people are fearful - a full display of tommy robinson at link..may a milkshake find him at every turn..

https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/tommy-robinson

[bronxiteforever]

5. +1 wow thanks!