One man shuts down 20 neo-Nazis at No Voice to Parliament rally
Tense scenes unfolded at a Voice to Parliament No rally as a man confronted a group of neo-Nazis before police moved in to end the standoff.
Tense scenes unfolded at a Voice to Parliament No rally as a man confronted a group of neo-Nazis before police moved in to end the standoff.
Days after neo-Nazis clashed violently with anti-fascists in the Melbourne suburb of Thornbury, they were out again — this time in support of the No campaign against the Voice to Parliament.
Members of the far-right National Socialist Network, including leader Thomas Sewell, gathered on the steps of Parliament House on Saturday holding a sign that read: “Voice = Anti White.”
The group of around 20 people wore black masks to cover their faces and were heckled by members of the public and, on one occasion, pepper-sprayed by police.
But one man was unafraid of the neo-Nazis and took them to task despite being outnumbered.
The man yelled out, “One word triggers you boys, Jewish,” he said.
“Because of something I don’t get to choose you are judging me,” he said before telling them he wasn’t Jewish or “even Islamic” but that he was Turkish..
“I don’t understand, I am perplexed. You don’t want to change my mind because I am Turkish,” he said.
Freedom rally made it pretty clear today in Melbourne. Nazis, YOU'RE NOT INVITED pic.twitter.com/LCPVFM983y
— Dr Kaz (@tassiekaz) September 23, 2023
He asked: “What happens if you get rid of all the migrants … this country is built on migrants?” before describing the neo-Nazis as “minorities” and describing them as a “joke”.
“What a f**king joke bro. I am attacking your ideas guys. But you are going after me over something I can’t control.”
He went on to describe Sewell as a “weak, weak man” before sayings his “20 boys have got nothing”.
“Snatching flags off people who are just trying to express themselves. Find an actual reason for hating on me,” he said.
“I’m only here so that other people know it is OK to tell you it is OK to f**k yourself.”
At one point a man wearing army medals intervened and told the neo-Nazis to “take their masks off” before police intervened and moved the group on.
One person on the social media platform described the man as a “legend”.
“He completely owned that conversation,” another noted.
While another said they were “completely in love with Mr Green Top. He is pure class”.
The confrontation came days after neo-Nazis were filmed in the inner north suburb of Thornbury, marching down the middle of High Street where they clashed with members of Antifa who had gathered for an “anti-fascist fundraiser” held at Cafe Gummo.
Social media and CCTV footage aired by Nine News showed the two groups brawling in the middle of High Street as the neo-Nazis were chased away for several blocks by Antifa supporters chanting, “Nazi scum! Nazi scum!”
“Get the f**k out of here!” one person can be heard yelling.
Witness Brittany Wadforth told Nine News, “I thought they were filming a movie.
“Some of the men with the balaclavas were sort of waving their knives around. When I kept driving I noticed that people were turning around, so they must have been going for quite a distance,” he said.
Police were called to the scene but no arrests were made.
The Melbourne event on Saturday coincided with similar rallies around Australia organised by pro-Russian activist Simeon Boikov.
At least 10,000 were predicted by organisers to join the rally’s main location at Hyde Park in Sydney. However, the crowd in Sydney appeared to be much smaller.
Other rallies were held in Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth, as well as regional locations including Casino and Yeppoon.
Former United Australian Party member Craig Kelly was the headline speaker at the Sydney rally, and used his platform to draw attention to the “small group of dedicated, patriotic” people behind the No campaign.
The rally was one of the last major pushes for the No campaign, as Australia is less than a month out from the historic referendum which will determine whether an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament should be established.
— with Rohan Smith and NCA Newswire
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