I don’t know shit about politics. All I know is that in the UK the Labour party won, and the Conservative party lost.
I read some protestors are protesting against racism. What is this about? Protesting against new party that just won? I thought the Labour party was left-wing, meaning they are more on the social-equality side? I’m lost.
I read some protestors are protesting against racism.
There have been counter-protests which have vastly outnumbered the supremacist protest. It’s great to see.
Basically this was triggered by a false rumor that recent child murders were committed by a Muslim immigrant, where in reality they were an unstable 1st generation (so fully UK born and raised) and from a Christian family. It was basically the tipping point for a lot of pent-up racists. A former MI6 agent has pretty much confirmed this rumor was probably started by a propaganda group, likely Russian, and likely a response to a more left-leaning political party recently being voted into No. 10.
Weirdos whipped up into a frenzy about “forriners stealing benefits” by farage and his far right party
ed. Asylum seekers in hotels etc have been here for years, well before the new government came in. Its only since labour came into power the far right have decided to be violent. At no point did they ever care, until labour won and farage didn’t get seated. weirdo musko has also been posting a lot of hate speech and bullshit, which foments further anger and violence.
Anecdotally from some article I read, on average the
protestersrioters 40+ year old white men who you would find in wetherspoons 6 pints in on a wednesday morningThey’re not protesters; they’re rioters
Its only since labour came into power the far right have decided to be violent.
Uhh…
Would you mind sharing the riots about asylum seekers and whatever else from the last five years? If you have a correction, post it. Dont just leave a useless sarcastic comment.
I am also speaking United Kingdom specifically
the last five years
Fascist violence has been around in the UK for longer than five years. Where did five years come from?
An arbitrary date
edit. Im not arguing its not been a problem for a long time. I am just saying the violence ramped up very recently compared to the last five years for an example arbitrary date
I am just saying the violence ramped up very recently compared to the last five years for an example arbitrary date
Why?
Ok. You pick a date.
pick a date
Why?
They seem to not want immigrants. And I suspect “immigrant” means “doesn’t look like me”. In other words, it’s just “they took are jerbs!”
The make-up and mindset of the citizenry doesn’t change just because the government changes.
The make-up and mindset of the citizenry doesn’t change just because the government changes.
It’s a small minority from the far right rioting, with massive counter-protests. You’re trying to say the whole population is rotten based on a few negative examples, which ironically is just what the racists are doing themselves.
You’re trying to say the whole population is rotten based on a few negative examples
I’m not trying to say that. I’ve no idea why you think I am.
I think that because you’re attributing those views to “the citizenry”. I can only go on the words you’ve used, and you’ve used a word that describes the whole country’s population, not a small minority.
you’re attributing those views to “the citizenry”
I haven’t attributed anything to the citizenry. I wrote two distinct paragraphs, only one of which contained the word “citizenry”.
Kremlin social media disinformation campaign causing civil unrest
More likely Mossad. Everyone’s quick to blame Russia but Israel has the means and the motive.
What motive?
Stir racial hatred towards Muslims, distract from genocide.
There was huge riots against alleged immigrants and alleged muslim. Protests are about Racism is evil, rioters are assholes
Edit: improved wording, a bit
The Labour Party is “left-wing,” as in that they are similar to the Democrats being “left,” but in reality they are republican-lites (conservative-lite).
George Galloway talks about the race riots: https://lemmy.world/post/18407870