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  One tradition was speaking.  

  “What's British nationalism about?”  

  “Jerusalem, according to Mister William Blake.”  

  “Tell me, why the army sing “Jerusalem” about Britain.”  

  “Cause it's worth fighting for.”  

  “Maybe we're not so fascist after all.”  

  “Autocrat.”  

  “Sociocrat technocrat twat!”  

  One of the subbers from The Grand newspaper was swannin' avant, bypassing the racial discussion by keeping to his side of the road on the pavement walking by.  But he had a joke about the twat.  

  “Twotting, fishing, broadcasting!” yellèd the subber, about journalistic reporting.  

  The subber yellèd the terrible pun from across the road and also performèd the gesture.  

  {fishing line}  

  The subber lookèd like a right twat doing it. But, for the gesture, it was worth it.  The subber's editor was the one interviewing the broad demographic about racism that day.  

  {vox pop}  

  The broad demographic: a catalogue of people.  A literary cynic, one who supportèd conscription, a bruiser, and of course a member of the English Defence League, the autocrat.  The member of the EDL felt that sociocrat and technocrat were valid definitions according to his political persuasions.  

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