Current Affairs Race wars, neo-nazis and other unpleasantness

[davek]

The capacity of Trafalgar Square is about 35k in its modern form (with the old top road pedestrianised), with the roads closed around the sides and at the bottom maybe 20k more.

Compare that to actual 100k demos, like several of the Palestinian ones, where the head of the march is at Trafalgar Square whilst the back of it is still away up Park Lane.

I didn't say they were all in Trafalgar Sq. I said they were a 100,000 army or near enough that descended on central London and the march culminated at Trafalgar Sq.

I saw no contradiction of those figures last weekend btw.

In any case, we can surely agree that it was a massive demonstration of power by the far right and that any Home Secretary that allowed that to go ahead with the consequences we've seen this week should fall on their sword...because I cant believe you'd defend her.

 

[davek]

If this lot get anything remotely like a charismatic and articulate orator as leader rather than a thick get from Luton then we're all in trouble.

 

[efcste97]

 

[Seanjd]

Years and years of drip feeding that 'immigration is bad', 'it's the fault of immigrants that you have no opportunities', 'they're taking your jobs', 'they're being given your houses' has become a more mainstream way of thinking. The type of person who believed that years ago is now told 'they're raping your kids'.

It really saddens me how it's a pretty commonplace view to think immigration is out of control to the point where the Labour Party had to make it one of their main election points just to appeal to the masses. They're right - it does not talking about about - because as a country we refuse to to acknowledge or discuss the benefits of immigration.

Ultimately, this just increases division on our communities and has been used as a tool to divide us (remember when it was the benefit scrounger's fault?) for decades.

 

[Number_25]

They need to proscribe the EDL yesterday. For as long as wee see inaction, Starmer is emboldening the far right.

 

[efcste97]

attack mosques, set cars/shops alight, racially attack minorities but the big question these dumb bastards ask is "what about the 2 tier policing"

 

[PhilEFC]

Makes me sick to see his name with MP next to it. Gutter rat.

 

[Seanjd]

They need to proscribe the EDL yesterday. For as long as wee see inaction, Starmer is emboldening the far right.

But what difference will that make? Those lads burning down a library last night aren't the EDL. They've been whipped up by people linked to that organisation but that won't stop them from doing this.

 

[summerisle]

 

[tsubaki]

I love how the cameraman tries to sound outraged at the police brutality whilst the road is on fire, peoples walls have been smashed up and he has put "during UK riots" in the bloody caption.

 

[Seanjd]

I love how the cameraman tries to sound outraged at the police brutality whilst the road is on fire, peoples walls have been smashed up and he has put "during UK riots" in the bloody caption.

Reminds me of Stewart Lee on Richard the Hamster Hammond

 

[The binman chronicles]

And that's why they do what they do as they know the police can't really touch them and if they do they'll make some money from it all.



A walk down County Road this morning in this one:

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Years and years of drip feeding that 'immigration is bad', 'it's the fault of immigrants that you have no opportunities', 'they're taking your jobs', 'they're being given your houses' has become a more mainstream way of thinking. The type of person who believed that years ago is now told 'they're raping your kids'.

It really saddens me how it's a pretty commonplace view to think immigration is out of control to the point where the Labour Party had to make it one of their main election points just to appeal to the masses. They're right - it does not talking about about - because as a country we refuse to to acknowledge or discuss the benefits of immigration.

Ultimately, this just increases division on our communities and has been used as a tool to divide us (remember when it was the benefit scrounger's fault?) for decades.

Our political class and in particular recent government have allowed far right to write It's narrative. Been said before the foundations of all this is the economic circumstances finds themselves in, factor in lack of broken infrastructure and cost of living. It's the perfect space for the likes of Farage Tice and Yaxely -Lennon to peddle and exploit.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Government now saying they fully back the police.

Let's hope we see some rather heavier tactics.

 

[magicjuan]

The replies to that, appear to me, to overwhelmingly side with the copper