[Politics] Protests/rioting in lots of places

[Bozza]

Could do with these singers in the North Stand this season.

 

[Zeberdi]

Just come out of Brighton Station car park. It's deader than a Darby and Joan Whist night on Mogodon.

That’s good to hear.

Personally, I don’t think ’Counterprotestors’ are really serving much purpose other than antagonising the ‘other side’ just by their presence - they still have to be policed and kept apart from the rioters - it’s not fair on the police frankly to give them that extra burden.

If people want to help spread ‘normalcy’ and ‘peace’, perhaps the best way to counter the far right and racist content is to engage with it on social media by; calling out political leaders like Farage who encourage a xenophobic and white supremacy worldview that feeds into a Great Replacement conspiracy ; calling out multibillionaire social media platform owners, like Musk, for allowing toxic and extremist content on his platform; not retweeting information about where riots are planned; refraining from organising counterprotests and fact check everything.

As for people here saying political debate about migration has been stifled in this Country, I say not so - although I do believe the FEAR of immigration, is worse than the ‘problems’ caused by irregular immigrants or even net immigration which is falling sharply btw, it is not racist to say immigration levels are too high - there is a sustainable limit to population levels but I think it IS racist to say ‘immigrants are not welcome’, or ‘immigrants are to blame’ for the increase in social deprivation and failing public services in the last 14 years - and it is definitely racist to attack and scapegoat fellow British citizens on the basis of their ethnicity.

Immigration is falling but the economic cost may be high - UK in a changing Europe

Jonathan Portes analyses the latest immigration figures from the Home Office and Office for National Statistics.

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We know the majority of citizens in this Country are tolerant, law abiding and rational otherwise we’d have a far right government in power. The results of the General Election suggests that the majority of the voters disenchanted with the Tories still preferred a Labour Government to a hard right, populist one and personally, I am thankful for that.

 

[A1X]

Apparently 4 facists have been spotted! Here’s a trick - try and lure them on to the pier and then toss them off!

Why do they get a happy ending?

 

[jcdenton08]

Apparently 4 facists have been spotted! Here’s a trick - try and lure them on to the pier and then toss them off!

Dangle copies of Mein Kampf on bits of string in front of them?

 

[abc]

Difficult to tell the difference between the two groups. If you want peace, just stay at home

 

[BBassic]

Dangle copies of Mein Kampf on bits of string in front of them?

Tell them a dinghy has been sighted off the pier and they'll rush down there without too much hesitation

 

[BevBHA]

Just walked through town on way home from work , never seen it so quiet it’s almost got a calm before the storm feel and that feeling was shared amongst colleagues and customers. I wouldn’t say it’s over yet could feel the tension in the air like something would happen any minute

 

[KZNSeagull]

So antis outnumbering "protestors" by about 1000 to 1 so far.

 

[Napper]

You do realise the main group aren't suppose to turn up until 8pm right?.

Media hype . It’s done

 

[jcdenton08]

Like I said earlier, if you really feel you had to attend the counter-protest, please try and keep safe. If you get a slap, or worse, it’s a very bad thing but a risk you are taking.

 

[MattBackHome]

All going well so far then, it seems?

 

[herecomesaregular]

Absolutely desperate aren’t they as are all the media

As predicted it’s all pretty much done for now

Police probably feeling bit silly but guess had to show force .

Expect all this will be repeated within 6 months . Nothings gone away from those that attended the protests

Good to see no more damage

Hope life can get back to an even level again

has someone blown for full time then?

 

[The Clamp]

Difficult to tell the difference between the two groups. If you want peace, just stay at home

Absolutely this.

Anti’s are just giving police more work

 

[Thunder Bolt]

So antis outnumbering "protestors" by about 1000 to 1 so far.

Similar in Hastings

 

[Insel affe]

has someone blown for full time then?

I don’t know I left five minutes early

 

[stoo82!]

Media hype . It’s done

Someone wants to be the new Pornomagboy

 

[Weststander]

So antis outnumbering "protestors" by about 1000 to 1 so far.

Almost as if a load of people predicted that about unique Brighton days ago.

 

[Is it PotG?]

has someone blown for full time then?

It IS a little foggy

 

[Commander]

Looks like 3 of the far right lot have turned up then. Predictable.

 

[Baldseagull]

what clubs and where and when?

Coventry 1981, I think.