From black-clad agitators to an appeal for ‘Tommo’s Mum’: an unsettling week with the Patriot Platform

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A new anti-migrant movement in Dover, UK, gained attention with a militaristic demonstration involving hundreds of masked and armed men blocking the port. The group mixes paramilitary tactics with influencer culture, reflecting a shift in rhetoric and methods in the UK's migration debate.

A militaristic operation with features of influencer culture, the new anti-migrant movement seems to show a shift in tactics and rhetoric Shortly after 7am last Saturday in the English coastal town of Dover, livestreamed footage distributed by Britain’s newest anti-migrant movement showed dozens of men in paramilitary outfits jumping out from the backs of vehicles, their faces covered beneath balaclavas, their hands in black gloves. Within an hour, hundreds more masked agitators, dressed head to toe in black, some wearing silver crosses around their necks, were marching through the town’s streets, clapping and chanting “Stop the boats” and “Christ is king”, blockading the busy port for hours. Continue reading...