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CONSPIRACY

Red Weekly No. 66, 5 September 1974 · p. 5 of the scan · 577 words

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Nazis developed to 'justify' mass for German imperialism.

Zion - the Antichrist". the working class.

By showing that the NF is working closs for fascism agaiost Spearhead - the NF's hysterical 'theoretical" magazine.

tradition of anti-semitism which the slaughter in the concentration camps - a 'philosophy had been provided The Prorocols of the Biderr of Zion - a forgery - which were dated 1905, uses ancient Christian langunge to whip up anti-semitism, referring to "the King born of the blood of Anti-black rucialism originates from the vicious racial domination of the white plantation owners in the pre-capitalist economy of Amer- as 'aliens'.

This makes the campaign against absolutely central. the National Front extremely important. In showing the connection with these types of policies and fascism right in Britain. we can begin to expose their anti-working class character. Of course Powell is not a fascist, brul his aim is to use strong state methods against using Powell-type policies, we can turn the overwhelming hatred of the ority line peddled by the Victorian governor generals who lorded it over a subject colonial people, The NF connects racialism and "ALIENS nationalsm by blaming black immig ration on the great world conspiracy which is undermining the nations'. It increasin ply hints at the Jewish orens of this "conspiracy by selecting Jewish communists or international capstansts tor special mention Liberation and the CP claim that order. to do so would split the anti-fascist movement. But the importance of the anti-fasoist movement now rests on the fact that these issues are made Any failure to do this will lead to a big strengthening of the extreme Edward Carson - one of Pow ell's most notorious predecessors as populist demagogue in the Six

FRUSTRATED

In all its mass campaigns the NF aims to construct an alliance of vurious groups in society. Some of their propaganda is aimed at the economically trustrated middle cluss. Orber material is directed at the weaker sections of the working class. The August Spearherd writing about the crisis in the Health Service says the financially ailing Health Service has been greatly helped by the extra fees paid by private patients If the right to pay these fees in return for superior medical treatment is withdrawn, the Service will further deteriorate,"

Such overt appeals to the better-off reached their heights in the Middiesex Chronicin of 11 February 1974. which reported on local NF preparations to deal with a general strike, The Chronicle said the NF is compiling a list of their supporters who could help maintain law and people who could serve as special constables"

PUBLIC CONTROL

On other fronts the NF talks a different language. An NF lester to the West London Observer of 9 August 1974 waros parliament there is a danger that the views of the working majority will be ignored since most MPs are selected from the richer and so-called 'better educated' sec tion of society.

In iasue no, 23 of the NE's Bricin First they write The NF wishes to secure the prosperity of all workers whether by hand or by brain through the public control of finance. This "clever' mixture of demagogs, designed to appeal to the differen classes, is central to the strategy of the NF in trying to gain a mass base The unifying threads are nationalism and racialism and the strategy is straight out of the arsenal of classic fuscist ideology.

Red Weekly: 5 September 1934 Page 5

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