Neighbour sending me unacceptable videos on WhatsApp

Again, when I said 'wet' I was speaking generally - and to the OP at that, not to you. You just chose to take issue with my comment and respond.

It sounds like more than an opinion though.OP said her posts are demonising immigrants At best the posts sound slanderous. .

You've done all you can buy saying you don't want it and then blocking her.
If she brings up such things in conversation just say, I don't agree with you about that and don't want to discuss it. Then move the conversation on. And only speak to her in passing rather than getting into a detailed convo.

I wouldn't report her to police, but I would warn her that someone might if she is sharing this on a more public forum. I also wouldn't block, I'd reply with well researched information to refute the stuff she is posting.

If she is, in fact, a lovely neighbour, perhaps consider having a chat with her to hear what she has to say. Perhaps you could provide balance.

I have a similar issue with my mum posting those kind of boomer "share if you agree <insert a thinly veiled Britain First post>" It's all bullshit but she is a Daily Mail reader. I refute every single post, and call her out every single time.

OP’s post at 22:03 does.

*not be called wet

As I said I won’t block and ignore, I’ll call them out.

A random in the internet does not get to tell me how to live my life.

you do you, leave me to do me,

I would if I felt it appropriate report, I will it be called “wet” because of my views though.

I do hope that’s clear enough for you now?

God, is she my mum @AlliBallyBoo ? Not that she adds any comment, just shares videos on our family group message of this sort of crap. I wish one of the other family members would say something to her. I just hide them now and don't give her any oxygen over them. She knows my feelings on the matter and we had a fall out at the end of last year over it. It's strange as she was brought over here as, well, an immigrant!

By 'you' I meant people in general. But in response to your comment:
Letting this type of comment go unchallenged makes people think you’re siding with them.
Who cares what 'people think'? Just block and leave them to their opinions. If you want to 'speak out' separately, that's another thing entirely. But all this 'reporting people' for having an opinion is wild!

I’m not worked up at all, what part of my post made you think that?

I won’t accept being called wet because of my views though.

I listened to a podcast recently, very interesting and like they pointed out, letting this type of comment go unchallenged makes people think you’re siding with them.

So, call them out everytime, yes they’ll try and put you down, saying “why get so worked up”, as if you’re a small child. But just keep standing up to them and explaining why they’re wrong.

HTHs

If you don’t like this response, just ignore and move on, take your own advice.

She's a horrible cow. Block her. Don't report her, it's not East Germany here and it's not illegal to be a horrible person.

If you genuinely believe this kind of sentiment to be nonsense, why get so worked up about it!? Just block and move on...

One of my family members gets this short of shite from a cousin, yet I don't for some reason. Tell her to stop sending you this shit ad explain why.

I laugh at my conspiracy theorist cousin (different person), and he doesn't bring any of his BS up in my company anymore. Those who are more polite have to listen to it.

If she knows you won't tolerate it, she'll probably stop sending it.

@Lurkingandlearning

Isn't that what organisations like prevent are for? To weed out extremism?

The core of the problem is the internet. For example, the manosphere is indoctrinating men and incel ideology is now classed as terrorism. We've all read about how young boys are becoming more misogynist and aggressive towards girls and women.

Millions turn to social media for their news, especially young people and many don't have critical thinking skills. It's very easy to get caught up in an algorithmic echo chamber, where one perspective is repeated over and over again until you love Big Brother.

The problem is the normalisation of extreme views. Incels chat about their right to rape women like they're swapping cake recipes. A constant drip feed of these views has been going on for years.

I'm on MN, a parenting forum, and there are constant threads on deporting foreigners, I've seen threads on the Great Replacement theory, the dangers of brown skinned men, constant anti Muslim hate and that's here. It's 1000 times worse on Twitter.

@username299 It’s complicated isn’t it. Last summer a far right group were planning to demonstrate in an area where I have friends. This could only be organised because they had a voice, which of course can be seen as a bad thing. But that voice was also heard by thousands of people who disagreed with them and turned up to make their feelings known. I don’t know if the bigots learned that they would be challenged and stayed home or if they were so outnumbered they couldn’t be heard but it was a complete failure as a far right event.

The appalling examples you gave were the bigots having a voice and rampaging without anyone challenging them. We need to know who these people are to challenge them and we need to get off our arses in our thousands to do so.

I don't agree. What's happening in Germany at the moment is that Nazi sympathisers are gaining ground. The AfD are classed as an extremist organisation and have gained ground with young people because they are so prolific on TikTok and social media.

Musk, who speaks at their conferences, seems to have changed algorithms on Twitter to promote far right rhetoric and moderation doesn't seem to exist anymore. I've reported horrific cases of antisemitism and racism to no avail.

We have experienced a rise in far right terrorism. Look at what's happening in the States, at the insurrection and current 'book burning'. We recently had far right riots spurned on by social media. The far right are on the ascent in Europe, with many politicians calling for remigration programmes.

People are becoming indoctrinated with this bile and it's becoming normalised.

Prevent! FFS. They can’t even deal with repeated threats from terrorists planning atrocities. Good luck reporting your elderly neighbour.

Why is is it BU to report to the police?

Quite. How ridiculous.

You’ve blocked her. People who feel the same way as you will block her. She will be left singing to the choir.

I watched a documentary a few years ago about an American far right group. A Sikh man said those people shouldn’t be silenced “we need to know who they are.” I think he made a good point. Silencing bigots doesn’t make them less bigotted, it makes them more sly. It also gives them another axe to grind. The only way to get rid of it is to challenge the stupidity of it every time it spews from their mouths. Many are too stupid to argue with but there will be some who might start thinking about their position.

Sounds like she's been radicalised. Definitely worth logging with police / prevent in case it escalates.

It’s “wet” because we don’t wish to receive propaganda advocating death to others?

I was thinking the same, you don't have to agree with others views but I personally value the right for people to have them.

Report her to the police? For what?

Sounds like China to me and my experiences there.
Communism by the back door.