Briefly:
I’ve been meaning to post an update about the media antics of Tom Sewell’s National Socialist Network (and the Australian far right generally) for some time but … haven’t. In any case, a few days ago, the boys got a little publicity courtesy of a photo-shoot they staged early one morning/late one night at Northland shopping centre. The stunt — intended to take advantage of previous media reportage regarding a brawl at the mall — followed the usual pattern: the boys pop up unannounced somewhere, pose, generate some online content for the purpose of grooming vulnerable teens then, just as quickly, depart. Then follows SHOCK! HORROR! headlines and angry complaints and — after hopefully generating multiple inquiries — the NSN repeats the cycle.
Tom Tanuki explains:
In response to the stunt, the local branch of the Victorian Socialists have organised a public rally to denounce Nazism, fascism and racism:
