The "Anti-Fascists" Of "Antifa Australia" Fail To Stop The Sydney Forum: It Is A Serious Political Defeat For Those Who Deny Free Speech.

Dr. Jim Saleam.

The "Antifa Australia" group has failed to stop the Ninth Sydney Forum held on September 18-19. After threatening to demonstrate against the Forum's Sunday session and to generally expose and oppose "fascism" ( sic )- they simply failed to show.

Or rather, three "spies" did. One was arrested by some police for an offence ( weapon ? drugs ? ). Another slunk away with a few snapshots of a small group of police detailed to "watch" the event and the last one took a few photos at a safe distance from the Forum across the busy Princes Highway at Tempe. What startling intelligence did he get ? Simply a few pikkies of the Australia First building where the Sunday session was held!

For Antifa, it was a bad knock, a serious miscalculation, a political defeat. Not to make good on their promise to demonstrate even when sympathetic journalists at the ABC or SBS could have given them a camera opportunity, has shown even a lack of enterprise.

On Sunday, when they should have been demonstrating against the Forum to prove whatever anti free speech credentials they have, Antifa opted to hold a "rally" at the Hub Theatre In Newtown, with some forty or fifty persons in attendance. They later tried to occupy Newtown Square with banners and bongos and they threw a few insults at duty police.

There was still the opportunity to march from Newtown to Tempe, but there was no attempt to encourage others to join them, nothing at all. After adjourning from their rally, the Antifa wandered off to a few hotels and others perhaps-to some private homes to enjoy their recreational drugs.

Acting as the "fascists" they would proclaim the Forum to be, they still failed to stifle freedom of speech.

In recent months, Australia First has noted increasingly strident rhetoric from Antifa to deny freedom of speech and assembly to those who they deem to be "fascists". In the past they have damaged property and tried to assault people. They did not confront the Forum. Why ?

Last year Antifa demonstrated ( with property damage ) in inner city Chippendale, protesting against a group they called "extreme right" or "fascist". In July, they joined with others to protest a small group of persons in Newtown who objected to Islamic migration. However, Australia First and Sydney Forum have been reserved for special abuse and occasional violent rhetoric.

Antifa is a group fuelled by anarchists and inner city "lifestyle dregs" ( same sex marriage couples, perverts of various sorts, drug abusers, refugee "advocates" and what not ). They do not represent the Australian people although they might be considered "chic" in parts of inner-suburbs Sydney. They proclaim themselves arbiters of freedom. Yet, this group does not see ( if it cares at all ) that its slogans ( No borders!; No nations! Refugee rights! ) are the very slogans of the corrupt, globalist, Australian political establishment. Australia First has often decried the "rabble above and the rabble below", that funny working coalition of the rich in expensive suits and the greenhairs in dirty drag, who together share a common globalist perspective-and via the media can mobilise against patriotic Australians. At best, this curious Antifa street gang serves in practice those very elites they criticise elsewhere as the uncaring rich. The irony is absolute and the deception complete. Ultimately, it may be that the Antifa have simply recognized the fact that we cannot be deterred and that it is easier to abuse the long suffering average cop.

The Sydney Forum was a success and reports that have reached us say that the 2011 Forum will be the largest. Next year marks the tenth anniversary of the Forum's foundation and in fact-its tenth presentation. Freedom of speech and genuine democracy is not dead in Australia. Australia First Party will continue to proudly support the Sydney Forum and we look forward to reading its full report for 2010.