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Leeds anti-EDL meeting

Yorkshire Antifascist | 04.07.2010 17:37 | Anti-racism | Sheffield

Attempts by the Anarchist Federation to organise an anti-EDL meeting in Leeds yesterday failed dismally.

Having (badly) advertised a public meeting in Leeds to oppose the EDL, the clueless idiots of the AF didn't bother to organise any form of security whatsoever. Entirely predictably, the EDL took advantage of the open target and walked into the meeting. The AF have no pedigree whatsoever in terms of antifascism, and in handing the EDL such an easy victory, have shown themselves to be a liability and an embarrassment.

Yorkshire Antifascist

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pedigree

04.07.2010 18:09

Because we all know that your nothing without pedigree aye, old chap.

tw@t

The words 'pissup' and 'brewery' spring to mind

04.07.2010 18:28

I'm all in favour of more meaningful anti-fascist activity, but what possibly made A-fed think they had the 'authority' to organize this sort of meeting. From what I've seen most of them seem to be daft young kids. It should have been obvious that a public meeting of this type (not that I saw it advertized anywhere) needed to be secured, particularly in light of recent EDL activity. A-fed are an embarressment

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Anarchist hero

04.07.2010 18:29

OK hero. Where was you? At least the people there turned up, prick. You wonder why us within the EDL think you lot are weak pathetic individuals.

Instead of sitting behind your computer being an anarchist general maybe you should get of your pathetic arse and do something, we (the EDL) would enjoy another keyboard warrior to belittle.

You lot really are a shower of complete shite.

Charles The Hammer

Pedigree?

04.07.2010 18:35

Dunno bout there "pedigree" 1 way or the other but what they done is stupid n iresponsable

Lassie

Where was I?!

04.07.2010 19:23

Elsewhere obviously, because I didn't know fuck all about this meeting. Fair play to you in turning over these mugs, but don't assume that all West Yorkshire anti-fascists are this soft or stupid.

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Thanks af

04.07.2010 19:30

And now we have got edl scum taking the piss on indymedia. Why don't you fuck off back to your own forum muppet?

Frankie the axe

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No

04.07.2010 19:50

No, I enjoy reading your bullshite. You cretins who post on here have the potential be the best fiction authors in the world with the amount of bullshite you lot come out with.

Steven king doesn't have a mark on you wasters.

See you soon :)

Charles The Hammer

Poor organisation

04.07.2010 20:05

I definitely think we need to build a mass alternative to the UAF/SWP, but this level of organisation and security hardly inspires confidence. Leeds afed ought to learn to walk before they try to run, otherwise they risk looking arrogant as well as stupid.

@nti

Answers?

04.07.2010 20:16

It must have been either extreme niavety or a massive accident in not providing adequate security for a meeting that was publically advertised and spoke of 'the fight on the streets' against the likes of the EDL and material roots of fascism. Especially after it has been noted by EDL members that thus far the only threat to them phyiscal threat (of an overtly political nature) has been 'black bloc militant anarchists' as called in an EDL action report.
So, why wasn't this meeting stewarded? Also, from my experience, only a few AFers have ever engaged in the types of antifascism that they state their support for.

working class casual

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Useless

04.07.2010 20:45

The best thing about it is that it was stated on revleft thet you lot knew that we knew about the meeting and yet you did nothing to prevent us from coming. If it was the other way around you wouldn't have got within a hundred meters of one of our metings.

We were expecting a little resistance but all 5 of us went to a meeting billed as a 'militant' anarchist gathering anyway.

We turned up, made our point and left. We could have turned up, made a cup of tea, read the paper and done the crossword. Anything we wanted really, good times :)

I'll enjoy our next encounter.

Charles The Hammer

Bearing in mind the level of security...

04.07.2010 20:48

...it's suprising there wasn't at least one cop there.

Polecat

Hammer time

04.07.2010 20:56

Stick to baiting young student kids and you'll be alright. Look forward to seeing you come unstuck.

Frankie the axe

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this is trolling. please take it down

04.07.2010 21:05

come on indymedia this is an obvious bullshite post. AFED did nothing wrong, and they didn't get turned over. Indymedia you really need to get on top of all the lies and shite and misinfo that gets spread on here.

anonymous2

Ahhhh

04.07.2010 21:09

Ahhhh, leave the sad loser alone, he's not even real fash. Wots up Charles, some muslim run off with your missus?

Burlington Bertie

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a few points here...

04.07.2010 21:13

firstly for those who don't know, "Charles The Hammer" is snowy from the EDL's handle, he's the guy who organised yesterdays "attack".

secondly, members of Afed where warned that this would happen, (and it should be common sence) yet still, no security.

thridly, several Afed members have serious security issues regarding them... no real antifascist or anarchist would touch them with a bargepole.

Also well done to the "guy in the back t-shirt" but still, how many people where at the meeting? on 4 guys? If you are incapable of defending a meeting against 4 guys... maybe you should reconsider your efficency in the "anarchist revolution" and indeed your role as an antifascist organisation.
The words "man up" seem to ring well.

Its also worth pointing out that several of your members are such fucking wankers that half of Leeds is probably upset with them at any given time.

lastly I'd like to point out a certain bittersweet irony in the fact that you "called for an anti fascist allience" and organised this event without inviting any of the organisations that currently oppose fascism in the area.
I think it's best if we keep names off indy, but you all know exactly what I mean.

I was sat yesterday, doing fuck all with a drink in my hand, just hoping that one side would beat some sence into the other, as both sides need it (with maybe 2 or 3 exceptions on the AF side)

all in all pityful show.

Antifash Leeds

FAO Polecat

04.07.2010 21:14

Well when the EDL are around the cops are never far away.

Brin

Credit where it's due

04.07.2010 21:21

The EDL walked all over the AF and made them look like idiots. I hope the silly sods intend to make them pay for it. If they'd been a bit more clued up in the first place they wouldn't have handed our enemies such an easy victory.

Leeds antifascist

What kind of ponce....

04.07.2010 21:24

....goes on Rev Left anyway. The fact that EDL go on there all the time, shows how little they know.

meh!

??

04.07.2010 21:36

crap meeting I can forgive. people live and learn.
but security issues???

wonder girl

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Fascist and Anti-fascists should all be deported

04.07.2010 21:46

They just bicker.

Its like some kind of football match mentality. "Who do you support? The fash or the anti-fash? Oh your team is shit, we're so much better."

Meanwhile the taxpayer has to pay to pander and police these morons with kids gloves because they all cry if the police give them a kicking.

Personally, I'd like to see the police (funded by the tax payer) round up these waste of spaces, put them on lorries, drive them to the port and load onto a ship. Dump them on a fucking island with a heavily supply of primitive weapons, an injection of somekind of halliculigen and then fucking watch the outcome on webcam.

You all make me sick. Theres only one thing wrong with this country and its time wasters like you cunts. I will vote and pay for hte police to smash your fucking brains in, in the cheapest manner possible. A fucking bullet costs less than a bag of crisps, it would be fucking worth it. CUNTS

"Oooooo lets all join the EDL and run around with big hardon so we can jerk each other off in a big circle jerk whilst slapping each other's bald heads."
"oooooo, anti-fash all so cool, lets all not fucking wash and wave flags around like a load of girl scouts, get into a lot of 'we showed them' shouting at the enemy like a bunch of pussies as long as the police is there to protect us."

Its just all bravado. "Come on! we're have you." Bullshit. You only act like that when the police are around to keep you apart - bunch of fucking pussies. When the police arn't there, nothing fucking happens because none of you have got any balls. Faggots. You can all fuck off, the army should take kettle you and then fucking exterminate you with flamethrowers from behind some temporary barriers. I would fucking sython the petrol out of my car for free and give it them to do this. It won't be long before people don't put up with societies fuckwits and just vote to exterminate the lot of them. Fucking should just stick to football supporting - whats wrong with that? its got the police there to keep you apart so you can shout extra loud at each other knowing you are totally safe, bunch of faggot slack jawed fucking pussies.

complete cunt

Better late than never

04.07.2010 21:46

It's pathetic to see Leeds AF trying to get this article taken down rather than come on here and (very belatedly) defend themselves. Come on boys and girls, what have you got to say for yourselves, you were warned about the possibility of an EDL 'attack' after all?

Leeds lad

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Sad But True

04.07.2010 21:52

Politics aside, most working-class Anarchists probably have more in common with the average edl member than they do with the misfits of Leeds af.

Working-Class Anarchist

disgrace

04.07.2010 21:53

It's fucking luckly only 4 turned up... if it was 20 lads mob handed you'd be responcible for some seriously injured people.
shame on AF...

anti

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...

04.07.2010 21:55

". It won't be long before people don't put up with societies fuckwits and just vote to exterminate the lot of them."

so you are fascist too ehh?

tw@t

trots

04.07.2010 21:56

has anyone else noticed all the trots in afed?
esspecially in the leeds group, it is the ANARCHIST federation isn't it?

anarcho

Trots?

04.07.2010 22:04

Eh? I agree that the meeting should've been stewarded, and not talking to other anti-fascists was a serious fuckup, but where does the accusation of trottery come from?

Not one of Leeds AF

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'complete cunt'

04.07.2010 22:08

Please take your tablets and go to bed dad, you're almost as embarrassing as the AF.

Class Wah

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Leeds AF

04.07.2010 22:16

Not really got anything to compare them to as I don't know any other AF branches, but Leeds AF do seem a right bunch of wierdos - both personally and politically. I've never really heard of them doing anything either.

Joe Black

Get a grip

04.07.2010 22:21

If this is true it's a very sad state of affairs. Anarchists wth pretentions towards millitant anti-fascism need to take security seriously. A minmum should be a stewarding group of competent lads/lasses who are up for it and preferably with experience in combat sports (Muay Thai, Boxing, BJJ or MMA) or of course good old fashioned street fighting rather than "self defence" or other bullshit. Furthermore all active mebers of a group should be prepared to defend their politics/meetings etc should the need arise.

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