It was absolutely necessary to organise counter protests to the racists’ March for Australia on August 31. These racist anti-migrant marches involved, in a large way, neo-Nazis — and this needed to be protested.

The organisers of the anti-racist marches around the country, which in Naarm/Melbourne and Gadigal Country/Sydney included pro-Palestine groups are trying to build a mass anti-racist movement.

The National Socialist Network (NSN), on the other hand, is trying to grow the neo-Nazi element among racists who joined the rallies.

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