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Masked men at Dover - KKK vibes

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MumofCandR · Yesterday 11:53

They are utter cowards and hypocritical. The same ilk will state they're against the burkha and protests by environmental groups etc. but are happy to mask their faces in 'protest' the reality is they're just nasty specimens of humanity, full of people with self righteous white supremacy tendencies. AIBU.

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WinterGold · Yesterday 16:16

EasternStandard · Yesterday 16:05

Do people who mind this particular group also object to any face covering?

I do.

i object to any man or woman covering their face whether for religious or political reasons.

Human interaction relies heavily on facial expressions and non-verbal cues. Masking the face can be seen as creating a barrier to trust, social connection, and integration within a community.

Consequently, I don’t trust anyone who attends a demonstration of any political persuasion who wears a mask. We are in a democracy, you don’t need to hide your face unless you have nefarious reasons.
A woman wearing a burqa is being denied agency; she is being intentionally isolated and denied integration and controlled by men.

watchinginhorror · Yesterday 16:14

LuckyHazelFox · Yesterday 15:59

Are you talking about those aligning with Palestine Action Group, who have been warned about consequences?

My friend’s brother has been in prison since before PA were designated as a terrorist organisation. I’m not sure what he did, other than attend a protest. It seems neither are the government as they haven’t brought him to trial as there is nothing a jury can convict him of.

smallglassbottle · Yesterday 16:14

radiator2 · Yesterday 16:09

Everyone should be able to have an opinion, many people are scared about the numbers of small boats and illegal immigrants. But the way they’ve covered their faces feels very cowardly. I don’t think face coverings have any place in British society, the only acceptable face covering/mask should be those used for medical reasons.

They do it because they don't want to be identified. This cowardly country's employers would no doubt be under pressure to sack them. No doubt they have rent and mortgages to pay and food to buy. People deserve to have a way of protesting and expressing their fear and anger at the way our country is going.

I'm sure the pompous leftists will absolutely love their quaint villages and hipster areas being shared by people who despise us and often harm us. You'll be getting your share soon, don't worry.

EmeraldShamrock000 · Yesterday 16:12

No, not for me. I see citizens at the end of their tether, trying to bring attention to an issue that the government is ignoring. It is unfortunate to it has come to this.
Before the pounce. I’m sure many wanted to call trouble but others want to hid their face while protesting as it’s frowned upon, people are getting arrested for tweeting, they’d definitely lose their job for protesting at Dover.,

EasternStandard · Yesterday 16:11

KeepPumping · Yesterday 16:07

A lot of Brexit haters don"t seem to notice these things, strange isn"t it, East Germany has basically gone to the Right and Le Pen is probably going to be running France soon, plus multiple countries in the EU are now making their own border rules. I always thought it would crumble because of economic pressure, looks like it is going to be the pressure of people that breaks it?

I’m not sure which country will switch first, I suppose Poland and Hungary have anyway. But Germany and France are close. Brexit isn’t a factor in any of those places, the issues are the same.

radiator2 · Yesterday 16:09

Everyone should be able to have an opinion, many people are scared about the numbers of small boats and illegal immigrants. But the way they’ve covered their faces feels very cowardly. I don’t think face coverings have any place in British society, the only acceptable face covering/mask should be those used for medical reasons.

KeepPumping · Yesterday 16:09

Smokeywater · Yesterday 16:07

But imigration started in 2003 with Blair allowing uncontrolled Eastern Europeans in, 300,000 pa roughly. T May as home sec promised to get it below 250,00 in 2014? Or thereabouts and failed -hadn’t it risen to 1 million with Boris -so that’s about 5million maybe -allowing for some to have gone back -but that’s just the recorded numbers -who know who else is here unrecorded cos the Gov doesn’t know, no one knows and remember they’re largely single men

Yep, people have had enough, Nigel and Co. will play that like a fiddle, they are just waiting for AB to run into trouble with the markets then he will be a dead duck walking.

LuckyHazelFox · Yesterday 16:09

KeepPumping · Yesterday 16:07

A lot of Brexit haters don"t seem to notice these things, strange isn"t it, East Germany has basically gone to the Right and Le Pen is probably going to be running France soon, plus multiple countries in the EU are now making their own border rules. I always thought it would crumble because of economic pressure, looks like it is going to be the pressure of people that breaks it?

👏 👏

LuckyHazelFox · Yesterday 16:08

Hold up Palestine Action signs and expect to be arrested. What part of a proscribed terrorist group do these people not understand?

KeepPumping · Yesterday 16:07

EasternStandard · Yesterday 16:04

Brexit isn’t causing the issues. Look at the EU and countries still part of it. Surely you’ve noticed that

A lot of Brexit haters don"t seem to notice these things, strange isn"t it, East Germany has basically gone to the Right and Le Pen is probably going to be running France soon, plus multiple countries in the EU are now making their own border rules. I always thought it would crumble because of economic pressure, looks like it is going to be the pressure of people that breaks it?

Smokeywater · Yesterday 16:07

blueskyview · Yesterday 16:00

Latest figures show a sharp drop in immigration over the last year and a sharp drop in small boat crossings. So the govt is addressing immigration. I agree these masked men very intimidating and give off black shirt / Moseley vibes - horrible.

But imigration started in 2003 with Blair allowing uncontrolled Eastern Europeans in, 300,000 pa roughly. T May as home sec promised to get it below 250,00 in 2014? Or thereabouts and failed -hadn’t it risen to 1 million with Boris -so that’s about 5million maybe -allowing for some to have gone back -but that’s just the recorded numbers -who know who else is here unrecorded cos the Gov doesn’t know, no one knows and remember they’re largely single men

Flamingojune · Yesterday 16:06

Utter dick heads the lot of them

thepariscrimefiles · Yesterday 16:05

MissyB1 · Yesterday 15:07

Bollocks! I havent seen pro palestine demonstrators with balaclavas on. When the police are busy arresting 70 year old women who are sat on the pavement holding a piece of cardboard those women are definitely not hiding their faces - probably because they aren't cowards.

Those thugs in Dover dont dare show their faces - how very brave of them 🙄🙄

Exactly. The police love arresting elderly women holding a sign saying Palestine Action but they made no arrests at all at the Dover protest, despite the disruption and delays that they caused. They all looked very intimidating too.

AInightingale · Yesterday 16:05

I wouldn't worry OP. The authorities will be down on this like a ton of bricks. The activists involved will get hefty prison sentences and every resource will be deployed to stop the protests and pre-empt them. Meanwhile, the flotsam and jetsam of the earth will continue to pour over our borders because there is not one iota of will in Andy Burnham's govt or within the EU to stop it.

EasternStandard · Yesterday 16:05

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WouldYouLikeAnyToast · Yesterday 16:05

CarbootJunction · Yesterday 14:49

The sight of them made my sad heart soar.

At last, England roars.

😂

The sight of masked hordes doesn't make my heart soar - intimidating thuggery "wot, we're just walking and protecting our women, we're friendly!"🙄
If they came out from behind their masks I bet there'd be some right charmers under there who don't usually give a shit about their women.

KeepPumping · Yesterday 16:04

blueskyview · Yesterday 16:00

Latest figures show a sharp drop in immigration over the last year and a sharp drop in small boat crossings. So the govt is addressing immigration. I agree these masked men very intimidating and give off black shirt / Moseley vibes - horrible.

The government has tweaked visa rules to give the impression of addressing immigration, they still have a globalist/EU agenda though, the only vote now is Reform because Labour will be business as usual if they ever won another election.

EasternStandard · Yesterday 16:04

ClaudettedeBeauvoir · Yesterday 15:56

Unfortunately a majority of voters (probably mostly those more likely to support Reform/Restore) voted for the exact conditions which were the catalyst for the small boat trafficking - Brexit.

Brexit isn’t causing the issues. Look at the EU and countries still part of it. Surely you’ve noticed that

blueskyview · Yesterday 16:02

And yes left wing protestors in balaclavas are just as bad.

LuckyHazelFox · Yesterday 16:00

WinterGold · Yesterday 16:00

Do you find this exactly the same “uniform” less intimidating then? Looks pretty similar to me.

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That will somehow be different.

blueskyview · Yesterday 16:00

Latest figures show a sharp drop in immigration over the last year and a sharp drop in small boat crossings. So the govt is addressing immigration. I agree these masked men very intimidating and give off black shirt / Moseley vibes - horrible.

hattie43 · Yesterday 16:00

Littlemisssunshine1982 · Yesterday 15:58

And what about all the ones turning up in masks at the left’s protest?

Oh they don’t count , it’s only hysterical when it’s the right .

KeepPumping · Yesterday 16:00

cariadlet · Yesterday 15:50

I was confused when I first saw the photos of the Dover protests because they were dressed like the self-styled Antifa thugs who have been wearing black bloc for years - first in the US and then copied by European TRAs.

So now the Far Left and the Far Right both dress in black and mask up.

I loathe it. The tactic is cowardly and designed to intimidate.

I have been going on demos and protests for 40 years. I have never covered my face. I have always believed in the cause I have supported and have been willing to engage in conversation both with the police and with people on the other side of an issue. I have never felt the need to hide my face or my beliefs.

I support the right to peaceful protest but would like to see this kind of behaviour (wearing masks and balaclavas) banned in public other than face masks for medical reasons (and those are totally different as they show so much more of the face).

So start with the teenagers masked up and driving e-bikes, motorbikes etc, at speed through high streets up and down the land scaring OAP"s, they are a much bigger problem than a bunch of people making a peaceful protest about undocumented unidentified migrants breaking the law by arriving illegally by boat.

WinterGold · Yesterday 16:00

WouldYouLikeAnyToast · Yesterday 15:58

YANBU - they're "peacefully protesting" 🙄
No, they're not - they're intimidating. To say they're all about "protecting women and children" I find people like them a lot more threatening than migrants who are in the main just normal people going about minding their own business.

Do you find this exactly the same “uniform” less intimidating then? Looks pretty similar to me.

Masked men at Dover - KKK vibes
Thesearenotthedroids · Yesterday 15:59

I want to know who was left doing all the weekend childcare for all these men. Oh wait, I already know.