I found this video on YouTube. It basically describes how the IRA is going to smash Combat 18, an armed Nazi organization (I know the IRA decommisioned in 2005, but it makes an entertaining point about stopping Combat 18- it's kind of political fantasy in the post-decommisioning period, but a good political fantasy)
Some notes on the video before you watch it:
1. The UVF is a loyalist (Protestant/Pro-British) paramilitary.
2. The guys with heavy weapons and/or camoflauge are the IRA.
3. The video quotes an Irish National Liberation Army statement. As far as I can tell, the creator of the video (who is awesome) is close to the Republican Socialist Movement. I don't support them today, I flirted with supporting them in the late 90s, and I believe that from 1974-1982, they were amazing. I might post more on that later. See this post.
4. Although I'm sure the creator is anti-racist, it's disapointing that the video says nothing about loyalist/Nazi violence towards people of color in the North of Ireland.
5. The music is "Bash the Fash" by Oi Polloi. It pushes a message I only agree half-way with- that the best way to deal with fascists is through violence. I agree with Billy Bragg (the popular British left-wing singer-songwriter) when he says that although there are much better ways of dealing with fascists than beating them up in the street, he also does support beating them up in the street.
6. UPDATE 2/11/20 The person who made the video might be a little too eager for conflict with loyalists. Before you get the wrong idea about me, see the second note in the notes BELOW the poem here.
The youtube page of the creator is here
I appologize for the dificulty you'll probably have with some of the text.
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