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[Politics] Protests/rioting in lots of places
- Thread starter Wrong-Direction
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- Oct 20, 2022
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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.
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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.
Why do they get a happy ending?
- Oct 17, 2008
- 14,500
Dangle copies of Mein Kampf on bits of string in front of them?
Difficult to tell the difference between the two groups. If you want peace, just stay at home
BBassic
I changed this.
- Jul 28, 2011
- 13,054
Tell them a dinghy has been sighted off the pier and they'll rush down there without too much hesitation
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
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So antis outnumbering "protestors" by about 1000 to 1 so far.
Media hype . It’s done
- Oct 17, 2008
- 14,500
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
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- Jul 7, 2003
- 11,873
All going well so far then, it seems?
herecomesaregular
We're in the pipe, 5 by 5
has someone blown for full time then?
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
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HellBilly
I don’t know I left five minutes early
Someone wants to be the new Pornomagboy
Weststander
Well-known member
Almost as if a load of people predicted that about unique Brighton days ago.
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
It IS a little foggy
Looks like 3 of the far right lot have turned up then. Predictable.
Baldseagull
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Coventry 1981, I think.