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To expect ' family friendly' to mean lots of people with kids and picnics.

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Warmlight1 · 17/05/2026 11:35

To be puzzled by descriptions of the far right march as a peacefully family day?
I saw a clip.with Yaxley Lennon driving down a road stating this and there were literally no children visible. I don't know what he was talking about in the context of what he was looking at it was just made up
Really in any case most people would not take kids.
Why in general has the truth become so unimportant? Like- I'm sure he could have got a picture of a family. But it wasn't even that important. He doesn't think anyone cares about truth in what he says.

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PennySweeet · 17/05/2026 22:21

Warmlight1 · 17/05/2026 22:16

The point is that Yaxley Lennon was saying there were families there- and from what I've seen there were no kids much- maybe he meant people brought their parents?

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I spotted some children on their parents shoulders in the clips they showed on the news.

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Warmlight1 · 17/05/2026 22:16

Koleev · 17/05/2026 13:06

I think you've mistaken a political rally for a park.

The point is that Yaxley Lennon was saying there were families there- and from what I've seen there were no kids much- maybe he meant people brought their parents?

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Koleev · 17/05/2026 13:06

I think you've mistaken a political rally for a park.

Omega3fishoil · 17/05/2026 13:02

Warmlight1 · 17/05/2026 12:49

Well all the more reason you'd avoid bringing kids I'd have thought?
In what world is that family friendly? He specifically said families were out.

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I’m not sure if there were any calls to murder anyone in the unite march, I’ve only heard about this from the pro Palestine march

Arlanymor · 17/05/2026 12:52

In this scenario it means that every child gets an Oswald Mosley teddy to take home with them and a nice pair of black jackboots in sizes 0-13.5!

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Warmlight1 · 17/05/2026 12:49

Omega3fishoil · 17/05/2026 12:09

you are obviously confused.

there are hateful people on both sides, from the pro Palestine marchers there were chants of’shoot Tommy Robinson in the neck like Charlie Kirk’.

that doesn’t mean that all of those marchers had that intention

Well all the more reason you'd avoid bringing kids I'd have thought?
In what world is that family friendly? He specifically said families were out.

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Omega3fishoil · 17/05/2026 12:09

you are obviously confused.

there are hateful people on both sides, from the pro Palestine marchers there were chants of’shoot Tommy Robinson in the neck like Charlie Kirk’.

that doesn’t mean that all of those marchers had that intention

fabstraction · 17/05/2026 11:59

To me, family-friendly just means it won't be dangerous or inappropriate for children to witness. No drunken brawls, over-the-top swearing, overtly sexual behaviour on display, etc. I wouldn't expect it to mean that it's particularly geared toward children—and certainly nothing to do with family picnics.

TheGrimSqueakersFlea · 17/05/2026 11:52

I think he meant it was a great opportunity to bring your children and teach them how to be racist.

Swiftie1878 · 17/05/2026 11:41

I expected meant that it would be calm, no violence and no swearing.
Was it?