There was definitely a nationalist vibe at the rally, and looking at what’s publicly accessible on the organiser’s facebook shows they have anti-migrant support at least. I’m definitely waiting to see what happens next with their movement overall, but it’s worth noting that the water protests were organised by progressives and yet would have had support from a lot of the people who were on the street on Saturday.
I’ve become increasingly skeptical about Broadsheet in the last year or two. One of the admins has gone deep into conspiracy theory territory, the editorials they have frequently feel like scraping the bottom of the barrel in terms of writing quality, and their unwillingness or inability to moderate the comments have turned them into a cesspit.
