05/02/2023
Patriotic Alternative are a far-right fascist organisation that have been getting bolder over the past couple of years. They operate by manipulating and radicalising vulnerable and isolated people and grooming young people. By playing on people’s fears, or offering their fascist ideology as a problem solver to peoples issues. In Norwich there is a rise of racist and n**i graffiti, across East of England they have been trying to shut down drag storytime events. These people are racist, misogynistic, transphobic, homophobic, ableist - and they are not welcome here.
The suffering of millions of people in England in poverty is not a result of immigration, or trans people, but the deliberate political ideology of the Tory government which has created a deeply unequal society and fans the flames of hate. Far right organisations like PA exist only to divide us further, they do the government’s dirty work for them. They point the finger of blame at vulnerable communities, while cozying up to the super wealthy and the very politicians who are dismantling our NHS, our council housing and our communities.
We need to keep each other safe, please be mindful of travelling alone.
We need to show them they’re not welcome, remove stickers and graffiti as you see it, report their posts.
We need to outsmart them, have conversations with your families and your friends and your children about far right radicalisations and grooming. This violence is learnt over time, starting with befriending and “jokes”.
We need to organise. Go to your unions, community groups, workplaces to campaign and talk about radicalisation, counter the far rights arguments and ideology.
This is hard and uncomfortable work, but important to have honest conversation with patience and care to stop radicalisation.
United we are stronger.
