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Masked men at Dover - KKK vibes

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MumofCandR · 06/09/2026 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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HRTQueen · 07/09/2026 17:11

EmeraldShamrock000 · 07/09/2026 17:04

It’s sadly not unknown. The men and people around them know well that any woman travelling without ten armed men will be raped on the journey, beaten and possibly tossed over board.

The heartbreaking case in Italy. The daughter was raped on the crossing, I think she died? I remember her DM who watched died of a heart attack when she reached the shore.
I would be happy to see a dinghy full of women from Afghanistan, not that it would ever happen.

Its utterly horrific

Woman and children are just stuck because of male violence

SALaw · 07/09/2026 17:14

DestituteDesperate · 07/09/2026 16:24

Clutching my pearls…

You think it’s pearl clutching to not want the normalising of people in balaclavas walking our streets?!

DestituteDesperate · 07/09/2026 17:21

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LuckyHazelFox · 07/09/2026 17:23

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300 men versus hundreds of thousands of intimidating men and women, every Saturday and not a peep.

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I don’t actually understand what point you are trying to make?!

Switchnow · 07/09/2026 17:25

WinterGold · 07/09/2026 17:05

There are 53 Muslim countries in the world with similar cultures and customs, many of which are actually far closer to their point of origin than the furtherest reaches of Europe.

Why would anyone risk their lives to make that risky journey, and pay around £2000 for the privilege when there are other alternatives?
What is the incentive?

I wouldnt assume all had similar cultures or customs. Do you think Britain has more in common with nearby Denmark or far away Australia? Many would say Australia.

Switchnow · 07/09/2026 17:28

EmeraldShamrock000 · 07/09/2026 17:04

It’s sadly not unknown. The men and people around them know well that any woman travelling without ten armed men will be raped on the journey, beaten and possibly tossed over board.

The heartbreaking case in Italy. The daughter was raped on the crossing, I think she died? I remember her DM who watched died of a heart attack when she reached the shore.
I would be happy to see a dinghy full of women from Afghanistan, not that it would ever happen.

It’s dangerous for women for sure but it’s not true to say ‘any woman will be raped’. And if you do support the safety of Afghan women, why not support safe routes for them?

Daysgo · 07/09/2026 17:30

Unbelievable how many people ignore the issue of illegal and legal immigration and effect on housing, on crime, on NHS resources .. It's like living in a parallel universe where some people will refuse to see the effects of immigration lest they be called racist. We are living in the world of Idiocracy.

EasternStandard · 07/09/2026 17:35

Switchnow · 07/09/2026 17:25

I wouldnt assume all had similar cultures or customs. Do you think Britain has more in common with nearby Denmark or far away Australia? Many would say Australia.

Which country are you thinking of in that 53 is more similar to the U.K. than its neighbour/s?

EmeraldShamrock000 · 07/09/2026 17:37

Switchnow · 07/09/2026 17:28

It’s dangerous for women for sure but it’s not true to say ‘any woman will be raped’. And if you do support the safety of Afghan women, why not support safe routes for them?

It’s dangerous for women for sure but it’s not true to say ‘any woman will be raped

😳 seriously.

They are arresting men in Ceuta for sexual assaulting the females stranded alongside them. Or will you say, not all the women, some females weren’t raped, only a lot of them.

And if you do support the safety of Afghan women, why not support safe routes for them?

Who said that I wouldn’t support safe routes for women from Afghanistan. if such think existed.
I will send the memo to the Taliban.

Twisting again.

Switchnow · 07/09/2026 17:47

EmeraldShamrock000 · 07/09/2026 17:37

It’s dangerous for women for sure but it’s not true to say ‘any woman will be raped

😳 seriously.

They are arresting men in Ceuta for sexual assaulting the females stranded alongside them. Or will you say, not all the women, some females weren’t raped, only a lot of them.

And if you do support the safety of Afghan women, why not support safe routes for them?

Who said that I wouldn’t support safe routes for women from Afghanistan. if such think existed.
I will send the memo to the Taliban.

Twisting again.

Women arrive on small boats. Thankfully not all have been raped by fellow travellers. Sexual harassment and assault by traffickers is common.

Great that again we agree safe and legal routes is something the UK should explore for women in countries where they are oppressed.

WinterGold · 07/09/2026 17:59

@Switchnow We definitely share language and history with Australia, but the strong push to rejoin the EU proves that proximity, shared European values, and intertwined daily lives create a bond and share a similarity to counties, such as Denmark, are hard to ignore.

Politically and economically, our standards, consumer protections, labour laws, and environmental policies have always mirrored the more European models.

EasternStandard · 07/09/2026 18:10

Switchnow · 07/09/2026 17:47

Women arrive on small boats. Thankfully not all have been raped by fellow travellers. Sexual harassment and assault by traffickers is common.

Great that again we agree safe and legal routes is something the UK should explore for women in countries where they are oppressed.

You’d need to drop out of international laws to do this.

TalkToTheHand123 · 07/09/2026 18:28

How many would people agree to accept?

SomeoneIsWrongOnTheInternet · 07/09/2026 18:29

HRTQueen · 07/09/2026 17:11

Its utterly horrific

Woman and children are just stuck because of male violence

Yeah, but these are the men we are forced to accept in our country en masse because ‘immigrants contribute to the economy’ and other such lies. Why should we?

The governments of all persuasions have been gaslighting us for years and this is the natural result. ‘Intimidating and thuggish behaviour willl not be tolerated’??? I’m not about to go out and beat up fellow citizens working as police personally, but what about the intimidation and occasionally thuggish behaviour from the governments for 40 years that have pushed mass immigration on us, as well as a destroyed economy? As a pp pointed out a couple of pages ago, anyone working in education or the public services has effectively lost any right to protest over anything, and everyone’s lost any right to protest if it’s done in any way effectively, ie causes disruption. Unless they’re rich farmers of course.

They’ve never listened to the anger. They’ve never cared. We have trouble starting now.

Switchnow · 07/09/2026 18:31

WinterGold · 07/09/2026 17:59

@Switchnow We definitely share language and history with Australia, but the strong push to rejoin the EU proves that proximity, shared European values, and intertwined daily lives create a bond and share a similarity to counties, such as Denmark, are hard to ignore.

Politically and economically, our standards, consumer protections, labour laws, and environmental policies have always mirrored the more European models.

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I agree with you, but I think many others would not. Hence Brexit, and the continuation of the US alliance, and the Commonwealth.

My point is there are many components to affinity and it doesn’t surprise me at all that people want to come to Europe rather than other Muslim countries, many of which experience the same difficulties, iniquities, climate issues or poverty that they’ve come from. And that’s even before you get to apostasy, sectarianism, and all that.

Longtimelurkerfinallyposts · 07/09/2026 18:49

calling bullshit on this claim that there are "cheaper, safer options". Thanks to the changes brought in by successive Govts over the past decade or two, there are no longer the options that used to exist.

Switchnow · 07/09/2026 19:07

ShitHoleDweller · 07/09/2026 17:06

I’ve only just got out of work. Is it true that 600 men came into the UK on boats last night? They reckon they came in at Portsmouth, Brighton, Lyme Regis, Weymouth and Poole and the RNLI and lifeguards were basically hiding it.

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Not hidden, arrivals are reported here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats-last-7-days

625 people arrived yesterday.

Small boat arrivals: last 7 days

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats-last-7-days

Switchnow · 07/09/2026 19:07

Longtimelurkerfinallyposts · 07/09/2026 18:49

calling bullshit on this claim that there are "cheaper, safer options". Thanks to the changes brought in by successive Govts over the past decade or two, there are no longer the options that used to exist.

Who said there were cheaper options?

JHound · 07/09/2026 19:16

WinterGold · 07/09/2026 17:05

There are 53 Muslim countries in the world with similar cultures and customs, many of which are actually far closer to their point of origin than the furtherest reaches of Europe.

Why would anyone risk their lives to make that risky journey, and pay around £2000 for the privilege when there are other alternatives?
What is the incentive?

Most go to neighbouring countries. Jordan, for example, has far more Syrian refugees than any European country took (at the height of the war it had a million). Pakistan has 1.6m Afghan refugees currently.

I am not sure why people are buying this lie that “they all come here” when actually most go to their neighbours.

Then people will select places they are familiar with and they feel can have a fair and comfortable life (and a place they can become a part of society.)

Just because two countries share a faith does not mean they will have cultural alignment.

DestituteDesperate · 07/09/2026 19:25

@Contain4

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You're the same people who voted for increased non-EU immigration and are now moaning about it and blaming the left

inferring leaving Brexit was bad because now the non whtie European migrants have come over and people are blaming the left for it.

@Contain4

what is wrong with non EU immigration, it’s not their skin colour is it?

and once again, I told you I voted remain, so don’t let your casual racism stop you from answering. Like you excused the Muslims abusing gays at the left wing Palestine protest.

your masks eventually slip.

Justthethingsthatyoudointhisgarden · 07/09/2026 19:47

CarbootJunction · 06/09/2026 14:49

The sight of them made my sad heart soar.

At last, England roars.

🤢

Justthethingsthatyoudointhisgarden · 07/09/2026 19:49

They make me sick OP, and every person who supports them makes me sick. Vile scum.

LuckyHazelFox · 07/09/2026 19:52

DestituteDesperate · 07/09/2026 19:25

@Contain4

wrote:
You're the same people who voted for increased non-EU immigration and are now moaning about it and blaming the left

inferring leaving Brexit was bad because now the non whtie European migrants have come over and people are blaming the left for it.

@Contain4

what is wrong with non EU immigration, it’s not their skin colour is it?

and once again, I told you I voted remain, so don’t let your casual racism stop you from answering. Like you excused the Muslims abusing gays at the left wing Palestine protest.

your masks eventually slip.

Probably just as well that other thread came to an end.

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