Now, this may be a news article – but I’ve got to admit it is pretty impossible (I refuse) to write a neutral article discussing a racist political party which is set on dividing our country for their own political gain. Now is not the time, nor will it ever be the time, for fascism to prevail in society, and we must not allow our mainstream media to push fascist figures such as Farage any further into power. As we watch Musk throw up Nazi salutes, whilst simultaneously endorsing and funding Reform, it is time for us to put two and two together. Reform is a racist party. They are the rotten eggs who must not be allowed in our communities, and we must not let them.
Racism is right around the corner
On January 2nd, a family in Kemptown woke up to see racist abuse spray painted in red across their family home. Hateful words of abuse, including “scum” and “foreigner” appeared on the outer walls of the flat, and their door was marked with a red cross. Racism is on our door in Brighton. We have seen throughout history how time and time again, populist, fascist, political leaders ruthful spread lies and misinformation about marginalized groups in order to benefit their own political gain. He fuels racism towards migrants and refugees by scapegoating them for the day to day problems ordinary people face. Problems which are caused by the bourgeois elite – but hey, I won’t get into that now. Reform love to claim that they are anti-establishment… They are the establishment. Just like how Hitler claimed that the Jewish community were ‘Untermensch’ (sub-human), Farage claims that he believed Muslims wanted to form “a fifth column and kill us,” but he was also accused of singing Hitler Youth songs whilst at his South London Private Schools- so there’s that.
Why fight fascism?
Why is tackling the racist reform so important? Well, they are continuously returning to our very doorsteps with a mission of spreading hatred and pushing their political agendas through our community to spark hatred, division, and otherisation. We cannot let them do this. And they are indeed turning up on our doorsteps. Sussex has recently held several not-so-secret Reform gatherings in Worthing and Shoreham, areas which they will be targeting in the next general election. Although this election may seem far away, combating fascism cannot be something we sit and wait until the last minute to do; we watch the AFD rise in Germany, and cringe at Trumps’ constant misleading statements, so we cannot wait to take action until we see a fascist figure like Farage as Prime Minister – we need to act sooner. His seat in the commons should already be far enough.
The threat is real
In Brighton Pavillion, Reform Received 2,836 votes, in Hove and Portslade they received 4,558 votes, in East Worthing and Shoreham they got 7,126 and in West Worthing 7,562. Whilst yes, in Brighton and Hove it is rather unlikely that we will ever see a Reform MP, for Worthing and Shoreham, towns which have faced higher rates of austerity, a Reform MP is an unfortunate possibility. On the 1st of March 2025, Reform will be holding a meeting in Shoreham, with the venue to be announced shortly. I won’t insite anything other than the most peaceful of tactics to get Reform far away from our county and local communities, but ringing the venue once this meeting is announced to complain is a great place to start.
With Farage stating Reform are ‘only just getting started,’ this is the time to do as much as we can to protect our local community, especially those who are likely to face discrimination due to the rise of fascism around both around the globe – and in our local communities. Stand up to your right wing associates, and if you are right wing then please educate yourself. Look back at history and consciously draw connections between the past and the present. Hard working, kind, and compassionate immigrants are not your enemy – the ruling class and their racist chums are.