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'English Defense League' Riot in Birmingham

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Sharmuta9/06/2009 4:16:01 pm PDT

re: #34 Kenneth

That is standard procedure for many extremist groups: organize a march on some issue more broadly acceptable, then have militants pump up the situation with provocative words & actions. When a counter-protest gets angry or the police intervene, claim oppression and use it to radicalize the rest of the marchers.

Yes- the tactic is detailed well in the book The Anatomy of Fascism.

More on the book here.