Ash Sarkar in nazi germany... 📂 Archived Message
Posted by Ian M on July 5, 2025, 4:41 pm, in reply to "Are we allowed to say that proscribing a direct action group is wrong in the UK?"
'I urge my colleagues in the media to join us in writing to the Minister of the Interior seeking clarity on how the Reichstag Fire Decree will be enforced for journalists. There is a strong public interest case in reporting on communists, jews, gypsies, homosexuals and the disabled - but the sweeping and opaque nature of the legislation leaves us worried that journalists could be at risk. We urgently seek reassurance that all media workers will have guaranteed protection to do their work legally and safely.'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_Fire_Decree
The rule of law is dead. It only ever served the elites anyway, who ignored it freely whenever it was in their interest to do so. The Gaza genocide makes this abundantly clear to anyone who isn't paid to overlook it. If you want to tactically obey this unjust, fascist law to avoid facing personal consequences that's on you but if your goal is to maintain your profession's standing within a system that is causing these abuses, that makes you part of the problem. That makes you a 'good german'.
To her partial credit she at least registered her disapproval:
'The government's proscription of Palestine Action came into force at midnight last night. It is now illegal to express support for the group under the Terrorism Act 2000.
But Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper can't change what I believe. Classifying a direct action protest group alongside the likes of Al Qaeda and National Action is a gross abuse of power. The restrictions on expressing political opinions about Palestine Action are a disgusting assault on free expression. And this Labour government has been shamefully complicit in Israel's genocidal war against the people of Gaza.' - https://nitter.poast.org/AyoCaesar/status/1941397482023301519#m
But I thought liberals were supposed to understand that point endlessly made by Gandhi, MLK, Thoreau etc that it's not just a right but a duty to disobey an unjust law. Even Mobnito managed it, yet here's the ever-so-radical Sarkar and even Hale carefully tiptoeing around the fascist elephant in the room, cravenly trying to save their own skins.
jeers,
I
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