Australia, Melbourne Anarchist Communist Group The Anvil Vol 4 No 2 - Fascists crawl out of the sewers

Fascism is a movement of the ruined middle classes (e.g. small business going out 
backwards), who aim to take State power by, or with the assistance of, extra-legal force 
in order to resolve their problems at the expense of the working class. In attempting 
this, it makes use of demoralised sections of the unemployed who can think little further 
than where their next meal is coming from. ---- “Reclaim Australia” has called rallies 
against Muslims around Australia on Easter Saturday. They want people to believe they're 
just “ordinary Australians” who are worried about “radical Islam”. What they're NOT 
telling you is that they are Fascists – yes, actual far Right Hitler-lovers who hate Jews 
and Aborigines as well. They've just told their followers to “leave your swastikas and 
your white pride T-shirts at home”. Check the Slackbastard blog to see what he’s dug up on 
them: http://www.slackbastard.anarchobase.com.

Fascism is a movement of the ruined middle classes (e.g. small business going out 
backwards), who aim to take State power by, or with the assistance of, extra-legal force 
in order to resolve their problems at the expense of the working class. In attempting 
this, it makes use of demoralised sections of the unemployed who can think little further 
than where their next meal is coming from. Though it is not their preferred option, the 
capitalists are prepared to back the Fascists into power if capitalist democracy is 
incapable of dealing effectively with an economic and political crisis.

In Australia today, Fascists are attempting to exploit Islamophobia as their most 
effective means of gaining support. Anti-Semitism wins them no fans, while anti-Aboriginal 
racism will do them no better. Islamophobia, however, has attracted a degree of popular 
support. Women are assaulted in the street for wearing the scarf, objections are raised 
against the construction of mosques and absurd fantasies are conjured up about halal 
certification. This is right up the Fascists' alley, so they think they're onto something. 
They hope to inflame hatred against Muslims and recruit people by claiming to be the only 
“patriots” who are prepared to act against them.

Fascism is a deadly danger which must not be allowed to take root in Australia. It is 
aimed at the complete destruction of all working class organisation and the establishment 
of rule through terror. It is far easier to nip the Fascists in the bud than it is to stop 
them once they get up a head of steam - once their jackboot gangs get going they can prove 
their use to the capitalists as strikebreakers and thugs and attract the scum of the earth 
to their ranks.

Against the Fascists, the working class must unite in elementary self defence. As well as 
turning out as individuals and small political groups, we must campaign for our unions to 
take up the task, making it impossible for the jackbooted thugs to show their faces in 
public. An example was set in Brisbane in May last year, when a CFMEU delegation sent the 
Australia First Party and Golden Dawn packing.

It is also necessary to fight against the racism which the Fascists try to exploit. 
Workers in Australia must take a stand against Islamophobia. What is at stake is not the 
merits or defects of Islam or any other religion. Instead, we need to defend freedom of 
conscience – the right to believe any religion or none, the right to practice any religion 
or none and the right to preach any religion or none. When it comes to religion, this is 
the only ground on which the working class can stand united.

Freedom of conscience is not only essential in Australia, but also internationally. It 
must be defended wherever it is threatened and struggled for wherever it is denied. To 
allow Muslims to be persecuted or hindered in adhering to their beliefs in Australia is to 
weaken the struggle for freedom of conscience in places like Saudi Arabia or Iran. Only a 
united working class can overthrow capitalism and part of achieving this is fighting for 
freedom of conscience worldwide.

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**Article from “The Anvil” – Newsletter of the Melbourne Anarchist Communist Group Vol4, 
No 2, March-April 2015.

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http://melbacg.wordpress.com/2013/03/anvil-v4-no-2.pdf
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