“Woody, part of a group called Cut the Ties to Fossil Fuels and dressed in the grim reaper costume, told the Guardian he had come “dressed as Big Oil”…

“”Big Oil’s tentacles reach across through many industries, and it’s those enablers of the fossil fuel industry that, as a movement, Cut the Ties to Fossil Fuels, target.”

“He said it was important to unite on the left and work together, which is something the right tend to do well “despite having massive differences”.

“”It’s a numbers game in a way. This is really important to send a message. So I’m really excited about being here today and being part of a much bigger thing.”

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    The protest was in response to Tommy Robinson’s “unite the kingdom” rally in September, when 110,000 people marched through central London.

    The event was supported by a wide range of celebrities, including the actors Christopher Eccleston, David Harewood, Lenny Henry, Steve Coogan, Toby Jones, Lolly Adefope and Maxine Peake, the musicians Paloma Faith, Charlotte Church, Brian Eno and Beverley Knight, and the comedian James Acaster.

    I didn’t know these celebrities supported Tommy Robinson! /s

    What a terrible order of phrasing from an international newspaper.

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    The opposite of multiculturalism is incestculturalism. The opposite of “race-mixing” is “incest-mixing”.

    Use language to make people understand why a constant inflow of new cultural trends and new genetic variety is a good thing. The alternative is bad for everyone, and always has been.

    The best example of a country that opposes multiculturalism and “race-mixing” is North Korea. Poverty, drug abuse, corruption and ignorance are the “glorious” results of ethnonationalism.