Current Affairs Race wars, neo-nazis and other unpleasantness

[BlueStevie35]

The Echo’s reporting on Starmer’s speech has brought out the dumbasses again on their FB comments section

 

[LinekersLegs]

@chicoazul is right up there.

This is an artist we're dealing with. GOT has spawned a performance artist of renown who leads people where they want to go and leaves them there...with a load of egg on their faces.

It's 'kin genius.

You can tag me in @davek

Ah well, if you can’t laugh at yourself who can you laugh at!

And tbh it seems we all could well do with a tad more laughs at the moment, things are looking rather bleak.

 

[Sean Ashley]

I fear that somebody from a minority community will be put in a position they feel they have to defend themselves with a weapon and it fuels these vile creatures even further

Exactly. A real possibility sadly

 

[LostLegend]

When he talks about going after those who’ve stirred up hate online and ran away, I know he means Tommy ten-names, but I hope he’s taking a long hard look at Farage as well.

Imagine the scenes.

 

[davek]

You can tag me in @davek

Ah well, if you can’t laugh at yourself who can you laugh at!

And tbh it seems we all could well do with a tad more laughs at the moment.

We've all been there.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Just looking for some silver lining among the pretty dark clouds but the number of people who suddenly discover what the criminal justice and jail systems are actually like may help gain a bit of support for reforms of them.

Will try to find the post but recently saw one of the January 6th protesters who has, since been released from jail, turned her political energies into improving conditions.

 

[Runub]

In every video clip you see there are idiots filming themselves and others committing crimes. They are literally creating mountains of evidence to get themselves locked up which is most helpful

 

[Bruce Wayne]

In slightly more positive news. Chapeau to her

Paris Olympics boxing: Cindy Ngamba guarantees Refugee Olympic Team's first medal

Cindy Ngamba makes history by guaranteeing the Refugee Olympic Team a first Games medal as she reaches the women's boxing 75kg semi-finals.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Its true. However they have gone now and in part was because of this rhetoric they hopefully find themselves in opposition for a very long time. Although Labour do have it all to do now.

 

[kenada_blue]

It is a picture of many moving parts, mate. Race might be seen as the driver but I'd dare to suggest that a lot of the frustration and anger is because of the mess the country is in. I think it is fair to say that people feel ignored and see the previous government taking them for fools while ensuring their mates get richer and richer. A lot of our youth are just looking for an excuse to make mischief/vent frustration. I would dare to say that is someone has genuine concerns and issues and you label them a racist then as alluded to earlier, and with the greatest respect, you are a part of the problem. I suppose we all are in our own ways.

It is a lot of this.

To a point but goes back to my earlier point...if youre able to articulate a point of view that isn't fueled by some ex-con with an agenda and be honest about it rather than skirt around the main point, you'll get a valid answer.

Sadly anything that comes from a mouth piece from the far right you wouldn't trust to take your dogs out.

 

[Damo_1878]

In every video clip you see there are idiots filming themselves and others committing crimes. They are literally creating mountains of evidence to get themselves locked up which is most helpful

Many of the people doing this are very very very poorly educated and frankly, stupid

The government needs to be listening and talking to every part of society. What's happening is a symptom of issues going back years that opportunists are taking advantage of on Musk's platform (internal like Farage and external like Russia's bot farms)

At the moment everything is about law and order and "full force of the law" which is just a sticking plaster

The government needs to be addressing and speaking to all parts of society and people in government should be thinking why has a bunch of stupid predominantly white people, been led into this

Address the issues before those grievances they think they have become bigger

Unfortunately, I suspect we'll see opportunists like Farage and Co. trying to take advantage and say "I told you so" etc

 

[longers]

The police should bust out Boris Johnsons overpriced water cannons that he spent millions on and then never used.

 

[Efcjake]

Absolutely shocking stuff. Worried it's coming here soon too. It's the results of a decades long psy op this.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

It’s a class thing really. But the working class - builders, plumbers etc are now actually on the whole middle class these days.
The sub working class - on benefits, uneducated, taking lowest paid agency work - these are the ones that are angry. Rather than be angry at the system that’s not working for them they are being directed to the asylum seekers. Mainly because these asylum seekers are being put into these communities. Not in to the middle class neighbourhoods.

Agreed. It is amazing that such a simple tactic still works. We could do with a Vercingetorix to stand up, but with more success.

 

[Eidean]

Thought Starmer was spot on to double down on calling it what is it, far-right thuggery. Language is important & we’ve gone past a “conversation” with them now as they don’t want it.

We’ve seen far-right groups, Nazi salutes, Nazi tattoos, attempted murder, looting, assaults on random minorities, communities smashed up, library’s on fire etc

It’s gone far past “concerned citizens” and [Poor language removed] anyone out on the streets now, they’re either far-right Nazi scum or facilitating the spread of far-right influence. Towns all over UK, including Liverpool, singing about that little coke rat from Luton.

Full force at them now.