1. Organise a counter-demonstration.
2. Invite them round for tea.
3. Politely urge them to look again at their choice of meeting place.
That awkward moment when you realise your EDL rally is meeting up in a gay bar:
Tom Phillips
@flashboy
That awkward moment when you realise your EDL rally is meeting up in a gay bar:
4. Deliberately get them mixed up with EDF Energy.
the edf descend on woolwich
andrew hill
@andrewhill8
the edf descend on woolwich
5. But be sure to clear up any genuine misconceptions.
6. Subtly disrupt their plans.
7. Point out the tiny, but significant, flaws in their tattoos.
8. (Their banners could do with a bit of work, too).
9. Engage them in intellectual debate.
10. Give smart-arse responses to their questions.
12. Join the other EDL.
13. Pick them up on factual errors.
14. Whatever they do, do the opposite.
15. Turn their interviews into a vocoder-heavy pop song.
View this video on YouTube
16. Invoke local pride.
My message for the #EDL march in Newcastle today! I'm the sure the city will do us proud!
Le stonér
@stoner__8
My message for the #EDL march in Newcastle today! I'm the sure the city will do us proud!
But the most effective way to mock the EDL?
17. Let their words, and actions, speak for themselves.
