IS made a welcome turn by calling out their forces for the antifascist forces in Leicester lust Saturday.
This ensured that the revolutionary left made up about two thirds of the demonstration.
But despite the revolutionary left having such large forces the No Platform position was not posed and the reformist nonconfrontation line of the CP domInated. Although a small group of demonstators went off to 'harrass the Front, this did not change TEHE HICL This is because of the IS's totally incorrect understanding of what the tasks of revolutionanes are in relation to che National Front. Of course the IS is correct in pointing out that the NF has the ultimate aim of destroying all the organisations of the working class. That the National Front is a fascist front. But it is precisely in denying and hiding this fact that the NF is attempting to build its forces and support 'RESPECTABLE' Rather it proclaims that it is the National Union of Students which is increasingly fascistic and gives out leaflets denying it is a fascist organisation. The National Front is not concentrating on building a street fighting force but is attempting to construct a respectable political movement-a movement with roots in the working class.
If it was to proclaim directly Its fuscist nature the N.F. would not only get nowbere but would be set upon by large sections of the working class. The N.F. there: fore is avoiding hecoming associated with anything churacteristic of fascism before it has built up a political hase. Whilst hiding its foscist nature it takes up those issues on which the working class has a particularly weak flank notably racisto but more recenty also the question of Ircland. It wants to separate off these theres from the question of fascisco. and do not see them as a danger.
vent this operation of the N.F.
and chauvinism stand fascism. in of the working class.
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