The West's Major Cities Analysis

In “The West’s Major Cities Are a Bulwark Against the Tide of Right-Wing Nationalism” by Ishaan Tharoor. Tharoor writes about the celebration in London of the Battle of Cable Street which was a protest that had various groups coming together to prevent a group of fascists from marching over eighty years ago. The events that were taking place at the time were happening in the middle of Hitler’s rise to power and the rise of Nazism in Germany as well as the rise of fascism in Mussolini’s Italy and Franco’s Spain. It was a time when there was a dangerous level of hatred and anger directed at the Jews living in Europe. However, the Jews were not the only community that was under attack. In Europe at the time there were hostilities towards any …show more content…
For the British people, it was an event that was able transcend the hatred and bigotry that had pervaded British. This was because the threat of Fascism prevented a threat that was serious enough to the British populace that all communities came together to stand up against it (O’ Shea).
The Battle at Cable Street took place during a period in history when anti-Jewish sentiments were strong in Europe. England was not the only country in Europe where there was tension amongst the populace. In both Spain and Italy Fascist leaders were ruling the countries and the Nazi party was in power in Germany. The Battle at Cable Street is seen as the point in Britain’s history where the populace decided that they were going to join together despite their differences to fight against hate (Tharoor)
It was a moment that led to a new recognition of diversity. This would then lead the country to becoming more welcoming and understanding of people and communities that were different then their own. As Sadiq Khan. who is the Mayor of London stated, the result of Cable Street has been a more diverse London which is “a shining example of how people from different backgrounds can live side-by-side.” (Khan quoted by