Left wing boost for French fascists

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Socialist Press pamphlet on Soutl -Price 60p (incl post) from W BM Box 5277, London WCIN Every political movement must carry with it all the burdens of its own for the extreme right wing, at least in Europe, the record of Hitler's atrocities before and during the Second World War stands as a massive obstacle to the building of any credible mas: sp movement.

More recently the world has witnessed the appearance of a singularly distasteful movement dignifying itself with the title of historical revisionism', the main tenet of which is that the entire history of the Second World War has bion falsified by Lies and Bolsheviks.

Parents oi mis view great deat of time in • to prove that there Afrir iXX. was no genocide practiced by the Nazis against the Jews and others.

It would seem to be a hopeless task, given the enormous volume of documentary evidence that exists, but there now exists a small group of fanatical 'historlans' dedicated to publishing refutations of cverything that is known about the holocaust.

Most of them are grouped together under the umbrella of the 'Institute for Historical Review.

One of the most recent writers to contribute to the 'no holocaust' propaganda is one Robert Faurisson, a 52 year old lecturer who has been engaged in a spirited written polemic with more realistic historians over his repeated assertion that there were no gas chambers. He has gone so far as to accuse his opponents of 'manipulation' and. 'falsification of texts' During the first few days of this month several groups involved in anti-racist and anti-fascist work, together with associations representing former members of the Resistance and their families and families of war dead came together to bring a civil case against Monsieur Faurisson accusing him of wilfull falsification of Such cases are not unique in france. A similar case was brought• against • Paul Rassinicr. The unique feature of the 1 aurisson case is that the publishers of i aarisson's tracts ITA. I obscure left wing group called Vieille Taupe PIO) Mole).

It appears that Vieille Taupe supports Faurisson not simply from a • 'free speech' position, but from a basis of actually agreeing with his assessment of the historical evidence.

They view as beneficial any attempts to demolish 'myths This may be the first occasion when the 'revisionist' virus has shown itself to be capable of infecting parts of the left wing, and should stand as a serious warning to anti-fascists around the world In Britain groups such as the British Movement and the League of St. George are making increasing use of material produced by the 'historical 'revisionists', particularly in the BM papers aimed at school students.

The verdict of the trial, together with the result of a counter-case brought by Faurisson against one of his critics, will be announced later this month.

The whole bizarre affair leaves the impression of the complete inability of the legal system to deal with the revival of the far right, even in the nowly "socialist' The closing moments of the trial were marked by an unanswered outery from one of the accusing lawyers:

"Where are our families Monsieur Faurisson? Where are our parents? Are they hiding somewhere and living under false names like the Nazis?".*

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[Fascists mount Coventry murder| campaign: labour movement must act!

The first anti-fascist mobilisation in Coventry's precinct Fascists in Coventry are continuing to pursue their organised campaign of terror.

The change in the last two weeks is that they are carefully planning their attacks and selecting their victims, Further the attacks are now made. with the intent to kill.

The operation is being followed at top level: photoSusan Shell is the latest victim of anti-gay prejudice in employment.

Susan was sacked on May 13 from her job in a home for adolescent girls run by the London Borough of Barking.

When the Director of graphs of fascists at the May 23 demonstration identity no less than five senior fascist leaders from the Nt. NNI and BM.

The application by the NNI to march through the predominantly black foleshill area on June 20- the same day as an anti-fascist rock festival- is part of the same strategy to wind up the pressure in C'oventry.

The fascists know that. it they were to march without massive police protection. they would not get one yard.

But they. are acting boldly in the knowledge that the cowardice and treachery of the right wing leadership of the labour movement will allow them to win a propaganda victory.

Already the screams of these traitors alongside those of the Tory press and race relations industry. for a ban on the march has given their laughable threat a credibility it does not deserve.

The fascists know that it the march goes ahead, the many thousands of police needed to protect them will allow the Tory press io attack not only the antifascists and the labour movement but also the bourgeois democratic right to demonstrate.

it the march is banned besides boosting their credi• After three months of Dublin have defeated an attempt to make 90 car bility, it will also ban all labour movement and antifascist activity thereby giving the fascists a breathing space in which to launch more terror attacks.

Socialist Press has consistently argued that the individual bravery öf black youth and militants of the labour movement will be sacrificed for nothing. it the struggle is not at the same . time launched against those Tabour movement traitors who consistently block the fight to crush the fascists:

Political lead the duty of ali serious militants, within the labour movement must be to give the necessary political lead at the same time as building the immediate defence of those under racist attack.

Those like the RCT who try to build themselves on the frustration of the youth, not through political diredtion but shameless stunt polities, cannot be too strongly condemned.

Declaring themselves as "Coventry's workers" selt detence squad" call half a dozen of them), they then have the nerve to take the Tory press on a "vigilante patrol" to show how they are "protecting" the black community.

They then disclaim all responsibility when every attempt by the black and white labour movement 10 build a real workers' antifascist defence is labelled in the press as being the work of a London-based vigilante group.

Fighting the labour movement traitors in every branch and ward is not the simple matter of proposing motions and having then rejected: nor does it ent making deals with CARPORT WORKERS reformists and 'letts. Which fizzle to nothing under a right wing majority.

A basis exists for a real fight inside the labour movement tor workers' solutions to the fascist threat.

The May 23 demonstration of 12,000 people represented a truly massive mobilisation for a city of the size of Coventry. Further the genuine fear and confusion ot the left reformist leaderhip provides enormous •vortunities for the buildanti-racist defence in the labour movement.

The left can easily be made to fight through a mobilisation of support for workers' self defencebecause they have nowhere else to turn.

Militants while totally opposing all forms of state bans on the fascists must counter-propose the demand on the labour movement leadership for facilities for anti-racist defence. We must demand offices, telephones. printing facilities, transport finance step.

In every workplace where workers are exposed to danger from the fascists, the bosses must be made to finance labour movement protection.

Blacking action must be taken up by unions against fascists in schools, colleges and factories.

Enquiry

An organised labour movement enquiry must be set up in the West Midlands to investigate the fascists in ments, membership and activities.

Such an enquiry should be linked to a campaign to drive the fascists out of all labour organisations.

Every inch that the right wing are forced to concede will allow the possibility of bringing new layers into the organisations of the labour movement, with fresh energy to defeat the class., traitors.

*No to police/state on the fascists!

*For labour movement organisation and finance of anti-fascist defence!

•*Build black and white labour movement defence squads!

*Build unemployed workers unions to organise the unemployed!

*Drive the fascists off the streets of Coventry!

*Blame the bosses not 1!.: blacks-smash their 1.:. : race attacks!

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