!
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I was an ostrich.
.
.
When I heard whispered racial slurs in my local pub.
.
I kept my head down.
.
After all, I was out for quiet drinks, who needs the hassle?
.
.
When my girlfriend's dad for the time first exposed me to me the existence of Holocaust deniers.
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I was in his home and wanted to stay respectful.
.
It seems a rather silly conspiracy theory that ignored all the evidence.
.
I kept my head down.
.
.
When a person I only just met drank and chatted in a pub in Bradford got racially assaulted at the pool table.
.
To my deep shame.
.
I kept my head down.
.
.
When the BNP got political seats in London.
.
I kept my head down.
.
.
When the Golden Dawn got elected in Greece.
.
I was an ostrich.
.
.
When I heard whispered racial slurs in my local pub.
.
I kept my head down.
.
After all, I was out for quiet drinks, who needs the hassle?
.
.
When my girlfriend's dad for the time first exposed me to me the existence of Holocaust deniers.
.
I was in his home and wanted to stay respectful.
.
It seems a rather silly conspiracy theory that ignored all the evidence.
.
I kept my head down.
.
.
When a person I only just met drank and chatted in a pub in Bradford got racially assaulted at the pool table.
.
To my deep shame.
.
I kept my head down.
.
.
When the BNP got political seats in London.
.
I kept my head down.
.
.
When the Golden Dawn got elected in Greece.
.
Not my country, not my problem,
.
I kept my head down.
.
.
When national newspaper told lies to demonise immigrants,
.
.
I kept my head down.
.
.
When outright lies were told to get Brexit by Ukip.
.
Though I voted for remain,
.
I kept my head down.
.
.
When a leading conservative party MP suggested “cadet clubs,” to indoctrinate children in schools with what he considered “British Values,”
.
I kept my head down.
.
.
When a businesswoman challenged the nature of our Brexit in the high court and the Sun newspaper doctored her skin darker in the photo to make her look like a minority, to make a point.
.
I kept my head down.
.
.
When people started bragging loudly now in my local pub about being EDL members.
.
Showing their right-wing tattoos.
.
I kept my head down.
.
.
When the high court ruled in favour of the businesswoman and the judge’s photos was plastered on the front page with the headline “Enemies of the People!”
.
The sort of thing that happened in the pre-world war two Germany.
.
I kept my head down.
.
.
Then Trump won the American election.
.
I looked through my experiences and realised that the far right-wing was gaining power slowly worldwide.
.
And I was filled with righteous anger. This straw broke the camel’s back!
.
.
I have now given up 20 years of being a pacifist.
.
.
I now choose to face and rage against the darkness.
.
.
Are you still keeping your head down?
.
.
Are you an Ostrich with their head in the sand?
.
.
When the BNP become the third-largest party.
.
Will your head be down?
.
.
When the BNP become the second-biggest party.
.
Will your head be down?
.
.
When the far-right win an election.
.
Will your head be down?
.
.
When Doctors are deported for not being English.
.
.
When you can no longer get an authentic curry.
.
Will your head be down?
.
.
When Homosexuals and Minorities are openly attacked with no attempt to prosecute.
.
.
Will your head be down?
.
.
When Parlement is dissolved.
.
Will your head be down?
.
.
When you are legally obliged to belong and pay membership to the leading party.
.
.
When I am arrested for speaking out.
.
.
Will your head be down?
.
.
When the gas chambers are built.
.
.
And the smoke from burning bodies bellows out into the sky.
.
.
Will your head be down?
.
.
All they need to succeed is your apathy and cowardice.
.
.
For evil to succeed it only needs good people to do nothing.
.
.
For those with apathy,
.
.
Who think it could not happen here.
.
.
Remember, Nazi Germany did not happen overnight!
.
.
It happens in small bites.
.
.
The far-right work like water dripping on sandstone.
.
.
Can you hear it?
.
.
Drip, Drip, Drip!
.
.
For those who fear,
.
.
You want to keep their own business in their own little world.
.
.
To the Ostrich’s
.
I say.
.
.
I am scared too, I’m shitting myself.
.
I don’t want my windows put in, graffiti on my front door,
.
My gentle young family put at risk.
.
I am terrified.
.
But the only way too real, in the long term, protect your family is to raise your head from the sand!
.
Make a stand!
.
.
Be as the good Wizard in Lord of the Rings.
.
Stand on that bridge.
.
Let your staff shine.
.
And say to the monster.
.
“You shall not pass!”
.
.
And if need be, pay the ultimate price for the freedom of your country!
.
.
Not my country, not my problem,
.
I kept my head down.
.
.
When national newspaper told lies to demonise immigrants,
.
.
I kept my head down.
.
.
When outright lies were told to get Brexit by Ukip.
.
Though I voted for remain,
.
I kept my head down.
.
.
When a leading conservative party MP suggested “cadet clubs,” to indoctrinate children in schools with what he considered “British Values,”
.
I kept my head down.
.
.
When a businesswoman challenged the nature of our Brexit in the high court and the Sun newspaper doctored her skin darker in the photo to make her look like a minority, to make a point.
.
I kept my head down.
.
.
When people started bragging loudly now in my local pub about being EDL members.
.
Showing their right-wing tattoos.
.
I kept my head down.
.
.
When the high court ruled in favour of the businesswoman and the judge’s photos was plastered on the front page with the headline “Enemies of the People!”
.
The sort of thing that happened in the pre-world war two Germany.
.
I kept my head down.
.
.
Then Trump won the American election.
.
I looked through my experiences and realised that the far right-wing was gaining power slowly worldwide.
.
And I was filled with righteous anger. This straw broke the camel’s back!
.
.
I have now given up 20 years of being a pacifist.
.
.
I now choose to face and rage against the darkness.
.
.
Are you still keeping your head down?
.
.
Are you an Ostrich with their head in the sand?
.
.
When the BNP become the third-largest party.
.
Will your head be down?
.
.
When the BNP become the second-biggest party.
.
Will your head be down?
.
.
When the far-right win an election.
.
Will your head be down?
.
.
When Doctors are deported for not being English.
.
.
When you can no longer get an authentic curry.
.
Will your head be down?
.
.
When Homosexuals and Minorities are openly attacked with no attempt to prosecute.
.
.
Will your head be down?
.
.
When Parlement is dissolved.
.
Will your head be down?
.
.
When you are legally obliged to belong and pay membership to the leading party.
.
.
When I am arrested for speaking out.
.
.
Will your head be down?
.
.
When the gas chambers are built.
.
.
And the smoke from burning bodies bellows out into the sky.
.
.
Will your head be down?
.
.
All they need to succeed is your apathy and cowardice.
.
.
For evil to succeed it only needs good people to do nothing.
.
.
For those with apathy,
.
.
Who think it could not happen here.
.
.
Remember, Nazi Germany did not happen overnight!
.
.
It happens in small bites.
.
.
The far-right work like water dripping on sandstone.
.
.
Can you hear it?
.
.
Drip, Drip, Drip!
.
.
For those who fear,
.
.
You want to keep their own business in their own little world.
.
.
To the Ostrich’s
.
I say.
.
.
I am scared too, I’m shitting myself.
.
I don’t want my windows put in, graffiti on my front door,
.
My gentle young family put at risk.
.
I am terrified.
.
But the only way too real, in the long term, protect your family is to raise your head from the sand!
.
Make a stand!
.
.
Be as the good Wizard in Lord of the Rings.
.
Stand on that bridge.
.
Let your staff shine.
.
And say to the monster.
.
“You shall not pass!”
.
.
And if need be, pay the ultimate price for the freedom of your country!
.
.
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