The “Battle of Cable Street” is a key event in the “creation myth” of the anti-fascist movement. It goes like this: On Sunday, October 4, 1936, about 5,000 members of the British Union of Fascists (BUF), led by Sir Oswald Mosley, planned to march in full Blackshirt regalia through several Jewish neighborhoods in London’s East … Continue reading No, Antifa: This is not the 1930s and we don’t need to punch a Nazi