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London anarchist bookshop hit by suspicious fire
Associated Press ^ | Feb 1, 2013 3:29 PM EST

Posted on 02/01/2013 9:41:41 PM PST by Olog-hai

One of Britain’s oldest anarchist publishers says its east London bookshop has been firebombed.

Freedom Press—set up more than 100 years ago—said Friday that no one was injured in the overnight fire, but that its shop and electrics “have been seriously damaged.” …

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Philosophy; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: anarchists; london; napl
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Both books were destroyed, and even worse, one had not been colored in yet. (Is that joke hate speech?)
1 posted on 02/01/2013 9:41:51 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Probably the work of an anarchist!;)


2 posted on 02/01/2013 9:42:49 PM PST by Frank_2001
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To: Olog-hai

So? They like anarchy, right?


3 posted on 02/01/2013 9:42:49 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Olog-hai

Well, the Brits *are* the pros at irony.


4 posted on 02/01/2013 9:44:27 PM PST by twister881
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To: Olog-hai; a fool in paradise; Slings and Arrows

It was an established establishment, the enemy of anarchism. Anarchists must of smoked it!


5 posted on 02/01/2013 9:47:35 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: Beowulf9

What goes around, comes around...Right back atcha.... Silly but you have to wonder how many real people died at the hands of that stores customers.


6 posted on 02/01/2013 9:50:23 PM PST by allendale
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To: Beowulf9

Anarchy in the UK, baby!


7 posted on 02/01/2013 9:51:23 PM PST by max americana (Make the world a better place by punching a liberal in the face)
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To: Olog-hai

i’m guessing someone didn’t follow a recipe close enough.


8 posted on 02/01/2013 9:52:39 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
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To: Olog-hai

9 posted on 02/01/2013 9:54:10 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Olog-hai

I guess they couldn’t call it an act of God, could they?


10 posted on 02/01/2013 10:12:08 PM PST by Old Sarge (We are officially over the precipice, we just havent struck the ground yet...)
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To: Olog-hai

Who is Guy Fawkes?


11 posted on 02/01/2013 10:12:26 PM PST by jimfree (In November 2016 my 12 y/o granddaughter will have more quality exec experience than Barack Obama)
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To: Revolting cat!; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ..
Somebody read the books.


12 posted on 02/01/2013 10:16:57 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Revolting cat!; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ..
Somebody read the books.


13 posted on 02/01/2013 10:17:54 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

It’s 9:10 pm AKST you pinged me at 9:16 pm AKST.

Please give me a note on the horse races.


14 posted on 02/01/2013 10:21:06 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: Olog-hai
It would be sweet if the perps had bought this how-to manual at the store, and then decided they should get in some practice.


15 posted on 02/01/2013 10:23:38 PM PST by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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To: Old Sarge

16 posted on 02/01/2013 10:24:20 PM PST by Stonewall Jackson (Molon Labe!)
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To: Jet Jaguar

Sarah Jessica Parker in the fifth.


17 posted on 02/01/2013 10:29:15 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Well played.


18 posted on 02/01/2013 10:37:04 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: Olog-hai

They need to outlaw fire. No more then one burner per gas stove, no more BBQ and no more pilot lights for silly things like heat and hot water. Get on this Cuomo!


19 posted on 02/01/2013 11:36:48 PM PST by MacMattico
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>> One of Britain’s oldest anarchist publishers says its east London bookshop has been firebombed.

So what’s the problem? Isn’t that symptomatic anarchy?


20 posted on 02/01/2013 11:46:57 PM PST by Gene Eric
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