English Defence League forges links with America's Tea Party

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The English Defence League, a far-right grouping aimed at combating the "Islamification" of British cities, has developed strong links with the American Tea Party movement.

An Observer investigation has established that the EDL has made contact with anti-jihad groups within the Tea Party organisation and has invited a senior US rabbi and Tea Party activist to London this month. Rabbi Nachum Shifren, a regular speaker at Tea Party conventions, will speak about Sharia law and also discuss funding issues.

The league has also developed links with Pamela Geller, who was influential in the protests against plans to build an Islamic cultural centre near Ground Zero. Geller, darling of the Tea Party's growing anti-Islamic wing, is advocating an alliance with the EDL. The executive director of the Stop Islamisation of America organisation, she recently met EDL leaders in New York and has defended the group's actions, despite a recent violent march in Bradford.

Geller, who denies being anti-Muslim, said in one of her blogs: "I share the EDL's goals… We need to encourage rational, reasonable groups that oppose the Islamisation of the west."

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/oct/10/english-defence-league-tea-party

So, our vicious, ignorant racist morons are joining up with your vicious, ignorant racist morons.

[SpiralHawk]

1. "Let the Final Crusade begin." - Teahadists (R)

"I mean, all the others were so morally just (smirk) and so fabulously successful (smirk). Let's all crank the hate up, everybody, and Do the Crusade!"

- Teahadists (R)

[Ken Burch]

2. Excuse me, but...and correct me if I'm wrong here...wasn't the ORIGINAL Tea Party

part of a revolt AGAINST England?

[47of74]

4. Yeah....

...and I now have a headache behind my eyes.

[LeftishBrit]

Disgusting but not surprising

Despite their xenophobia, far-righties from different countries often gang up; e.g. the alliance of the BNP, French National Front and other extreme-right groups in the Europaean Parliament - although they all hate the EU!

Some supposedly mainstream British Conservatives also express a worrying sympathy for the Tea Party:

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/248160/tea-party-tradition-daniel-hannan?page=1

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[ixion]

5. LOL@Teabagger hypocrisy

They're all about Freedom, unless it's actual REAL Freedom. :eyes:

[Turbineguy]

6. So maybe it was about

teabagging all along.