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Video: police fire CS gas in Liverpool as left turns out to counter fascists

Far-right thugs mass in Liverpool after being seen off outside mosque on Friday night, but unable to intimidate left

Neo-nazi thugs tried again in Liverpool today after being seen off by counter-protesting left-wingers in a confrontation outside the Abdullah Quilliam mosque in the city on Friday night. At the mosque, the far right arrived expecting to cause trouble but were outnumbered and unable to proceed.

Image: Bishop of Liverpool on X

The imam of the targeted mosque came out to speak to the right-wing would-be rioters – and even ended up hugging one of them:

Image Joel Goodman, from Bishop of Liverpool’s X feed

It appears reinforcements were drawn in from other towns in the north-west, as planned riots there were reportedly poorly attended – and were again met by resolute peaceful resistance, as well as a major police turnout that saw riot police charging up the main Strand waterfront road.

And bystanders had to flee tear gas as police fought the rioters:

The mob also tried its luck outside the city centre, in the Walton area of north Liverpool:

Counter-protesters remained peaceful in confronting the fascists, despite volleys of stones and bottles. A number of police officers were injured, but the right failed in its attempt to turn the city into the chaotic riot zone it had clearly hoped.

However, right-wing PM Keir Starmer continues to use the fascist violence as an excuse for an attack on the British people’s rights and freedoms.

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6 comments

  1. Not heard owt by way of the BoD, or CAA regarding these far-right gobshites.

    Have you? 🤔

    1. It’s the first week in August. Maybe they are on holiday in the Carribbean?

    2. Not heard owt from the Board of Deputies or CAA?
      I sense your scepticism/irony Toffee, but we’re not likely to…. This time round the “far-right gobshites” as you wonderfully put it – are not (like. their nazi predecessors) attacking synagogues, they’re following Washington- and Netanyahu’s-lead and going for the Muslims and their mosques.

      Since September 11th 2001, “9/11”, which is the US equivalent of calling 999/ emergency services in the UK, just too choreographed to be what it claims, (like the 2020 c*vid-19 Deception obv. was too), Moslems became the Dollar-Empire’s “terrorist” targets that the Jews had been to the European nazi fascists in the 1930s.

      Muslims are the new Jews.

      So, why would the BoD or CAA criticise any thugs that serve Apartheid Israel’s purpose?

  2. In a society with a white majority (83% 2021/22) it is obvious there will be most crime committed by the ethnic majority & according to HM Govts CSJ stats (19/3/24) 77% of males prosecuted for indictable offences were white (86% for white females) and information coming out of Southport was that the accused actually from a Christian family “Was known to local mental health services” (which the Tories have massively cut) so we need to demand that the Lab Govt fully funds mental health services to protect service users & diverse citizens, but of course the Far Right don’t let the Truth get in the way of a riot!
    In my city there have been 41 marches for Peace in Palestine with 60,000+ very diverse citizens & no arrests, no verbal abuse to the police, no violent attacks on the police & no criminal damage so we (and perhaps the police) know who the real hate marchers are?
    Hope Not Hate warned a few years that Far Right USA billionaires were funding far right groups & individual influencers around the world and perhaps now we are living with the consequences?
    The shock troops are the lumpen (& predominantly male) Far Right with gullible fellow travellers and they mainly seem poorly read, devoid of critical thinking skills & are are insular lacking the richness of mixing with the diverse working class & seem easily manipulated by the powerful and their media + social media who create a buffer zone as we have to confront the Far Right so they can continue with their exploitation of the diverse working class, so the Far Right by trying to divide us are the Useful Idiots who aid the rich & powerful.
    So what can we do?
    1.We need to address issues eg the Asian taxi drivers & grooming which we all & the Asian community condemned but tragically child abuse is in all groups & classes & the greatest threat is from family members, friends & people known to them & focusing on one group distracts from protecting ALL children so we need to Get The Truth Out There on issues to counter the lies.
    2.Yes we need to continue to counter the Far Right & try & get more trade Union support+we should have more Left Wing music in between chants.
    3.Govts needs to co-operate including the USA to stop the Far funding at source.
    4.Govts need to make the tech companies close Far Right websites that promote race hatred.
    5. Equally Far Website influencers should be prosecuted if there is evidence of hate crimes.
    6.The UK Govt should put protection zones around every Mosque & any Far Right that enter that are arrested.
    7. We need a Brief Anti-Far Right, Pro-Diverse Manifesto to give out and to politicise people which the Right Wing media & politicians won’t do.
    In a difficult manner moment, food for thought.
    Solidarity!

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