Hundreds Have Rallied Against Nazism In Melbourne, Which Is A Thing We Have To Do Now
Nazis, in case you forgot, are bad.
Hundreds of people have gathered in Melbourne to protest against right wing extremism and remind people that Nazis are bad. Which doesn’t seem like a thing we’d have to do in 2019, but here we are.
Protesters congregated outside the Victorian State Library on Saturday to express their opposition to white supremacy, fascism and various other shitheaded ideologies that seem to be coming back in vogue.
The protest was a response to the far-right rally in St Kilda last weekend that attracted multiple convicted racists, fuckwits performing Nazi salutes, and an honest-to-God Australian Senator who insists that nah, it’s actually fine.
Victorian Greens leader Samantha Ratnam addressed the crowd, sharing some of the racist messages she has received since the St Kilda rally.
The protesters then marched through the CBD brandishing anti-Nazi signs and chanting anti-Nazi slogans. Which again, isn’t really something I thought I’d see in Melbourne. But then again, it’s certainly better than the alternative.
At the anti-racist rally in Melbourne Would probably get a C in a Grade 5 poster assignment, but I think I got into the background of a 9 news shot, so it was worth it. #antifa pic.twitter.com/sEgVi99ncE
— Ben Hickey (@SolomonFaust) January 12, 2019
Proud to March in Melbourne today. #SayNoToNazis pic.twitter.com/jc5dk7Gg0H
— Amy Jenkins (@armyluisyenking) January 12, 2019
Lots of great anti fascist and no nazis signs at the rally. The people of Melbourne know if it looks like a nazis, if talks and walks like it nazis then it probs is hey. No room for racism and fascism in Melbourne #antifa #auspol pic.twitter.com/E8kimmMaJU
— WACA (@akaWACA) January 12, 2019
This man has seen the rise of nazis and fascism before. Sign at the Melbourne anti fascist rally #antifa #auspol pic.twitter.com/6snPxoAT5p
— WACA (@akaWACA) January 12, 2019
Melbourne marching against self declared fascists and neo Nazis #auspol #antifa pic.twitter.com/AE6sSOmDTK
— WACA (@akaWACA) January 12, 2019
Feature image via Whistleblowers, Activists and Citizens Alliance/Twitter.