Tory fascism at work: weren’t they supposed to be AGAINST attacking statues?
Yes: the attack on a statue by police fulfils at least two of the 14 signs of fascism: protection of corporate power, and disdain for intellectuals and the arts.
It seems attacking statues is only bad if it represents something the Conservatives support – like slavery.
A statue that was adopted by Extinction Rebellion in the campaign group’s protest and blockading of printing plants owned by Rupert Murdoch’s media organisations last Autumn is fair game, it seems –
– even when it is displayed as part of an arts charity’s competition.
The police were called in – and more than 40 personnel broke into the building where the statue had been installed.
Here’s artist Damien Meade with the story:
You get 10 years in prison for protest of historical statues, but someone erects something subversive and the full muscle of the state comes knocking.
The building was ransacked and three people were arrested, but released without charge the following day.
WTF is happening? pic.twitter.com/zvN6gVLgu7
— Damien Meade (@Damien_Meade) July 4, 2021
The structure was designed by the collective @probunnyrabbit who submitted it for the annual @antepavilion annual architectural open competition, and it is installed on the roof as part of that competition.
— Damien Meade (@Damien_Meade) July 4, 2021
XR were planning further protests against Murdoch last weekend. The police intended to remove it (but failed). It takes a certain skill-set to erect it, and anyone with such skills would have been a target of the raid.
The Police were simply operating as stooges for Murdoch.
— Damien Meade (@Damien_Meade) July 4, 2021
And how about this?
https://twitter.com/antepavilion/status/1409489271002697737
All this happened at the beginning of the month but This Writer didn’t hear about it until today.
It remains well worth reporting because of the Tory hypocrisy evident in the raid, and the suggestion that both the police and the Conservative government were acting for a media corporation rather than upholding any law.
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