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Posteritatis

(18,807 posts)
Sat Jun 1, 2013, 07:47 PM Jun 2013

Far-Right Extremists Chased Through London by Women Dressed as Badgers

Source: International Business Times

A rally by extremists from the British National Party and the English Defence League was dwarfed by opposition campaigners staging rival protests in London on Saturday 1 June.

Shortly after lunch, a die-hard core of around 50 BNP and EDL supporters was confronted outside parliament by hundreds of activists from anti-extremist groups including Unite Against Fascsim and Hope Not Hate.

But in the event, both groups were upstaged by agitators of a different stripe. Decked out from head to toe in black and white, the group that won the day were campaigning for neither for race war nor ethnic equality, but an end to the government's cull on badgers.

And it was the pro-badger campaigners who appeared to steal a march on the political activists.

Read more: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/473597/20130601/bnp-edl-hate-fascist-badgers.htm



The Internet will produce no finer headline today. I was driven - nay, compelled - to pass that one along.


There's an easily-pausable autoplaying, unrelated video to the side at the link, just to be warned.
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Far-Right Extremists Chased Through London by Women Dressed as Badgers (Original Post) Posteritatis Jun 2013 OP
I bet they were terrified!!! Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #1
First time a real woman ever paid any attention to most of them magellan Jun 2013 #2
I like me some Badgers! AAO Jun 2013 #9
I like those Badgers above!! SkyDaddy7 Jun 2013 #27
Go badgers ! :)) steve2470 Jun 2013 #13
I Am Now... Pro-Badger... WillyT Jun 2013 #14
Being from Minnesota, I'm normally saying "We don't need no stinking Badgers" Thor_MN Jun 2013 #15
Looks like a good time to stand my ground! NickB79 Jun 2013 #16
You sure? In Michigan we thought of badgers as beavers with teeth. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #19
You mean your beavers are toothless? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #23
Much better for my wood though. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #24
as a former resident of Wisconsin.... dhill926 Jun 2013 #3
Badgers! We don't need no stinkin badgers! 24601 Jun 2013 #4
Damn, that's where I was going! Shrike47 Jun 2013 #6
Nice. nolabear Jun 2013 #7
Interesting that outside of our news bubble "right wing" equates with "fascism" n/t underpants Jun 2013 #5
Damn furriners... HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #8
DUzy! (nt) petronius Jun 2013 #11
I just think the headline of this story is a hoot n/t rox63 Jun 2013 #10
'cuz honey badger don't give a shit. Daemonaquila Jun 2013 #12
Good for the lady badgers!!!! Beacool Jun 2013 #17
Honey Badgers indeed! Blue Owl Jun 2013 #18
bucky has their backs! madrchsod Jun 2013 #20
Badgers? Ian David Jun 2013 #21
Related video: MADem Jun 2013 #22
The Honey Badger don't care hobbit709 Jun 2013 #25
kick for more yucks nt steve2470 Jun 2013 #26

NickB79

(19,246 posts)
16. Looks like a good time to stand my ground!
Sat Jun 1, 2013, 10:27 PM
Jun 2013

You guys run and save yourselves, I'll sacrifice myself to slow them down!

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