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Fuck OFF Elon Musk

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noblegiraffe · 13/09/2025 19:35

Elon Musk appeared via video link today at Tommy Robinson's Racist March wittering on about woke mind viruses and calling for the dissolution of parliament.

All I really want to say is FUCK OFF ELON MUSK.

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GabrielsOboe · 15/09/2025 13:16

A question to those who sit on the left, how do you think that this Labour government is advancing your cause?

Let’s take immigration, and Starmer’s “Island of Strangers” speech.

Let’s start there.

DuncinToffee · 15/09/2025 13:18

Lemonandorangecheescake · 15/09/2025 09:38

Just like @DuncinToffee can tell everyone in attendance is a racist 🙄

As I have not claimed that, will you now retract that false claim?

MsJinks · 15/09/2025 13:18

Petitchat · 15/09/2025 13:11

And why would anyone not want free speech?
The mind boggles...

But they didn’t like or accept the counter protest right to free speech - the mind boggles.

GoldThumb · 15/09/2025 13:20

MsJinks · 15/09/2025 13:16

It got a bit hairy but where I was stopped short of launching themselves physically though a glass bottle just missed my head and ‘water’ (hopefully!) was aplenty.
I can’t tell which police were there as just grouped them altogether as in uniform 🙈 - I’d say some weren’t as experienced as others perhaps. I could see a certain amount of police organisation but it just didn’t cover all areas in my opinion that day.
I was told that SYL type protestors, or some at least, often get bored of the main event and go to the pubs - this I think should be accounted for if a regular thing and I didn’t see that it was - no police around the route where pubs and SYL supporters were, till they had to rush over a bit late.
I saw a lot of drinking going on, pubs and cans, probably doesn’t help quieten people down.

Glad that you’re safe and sound! (‘Water’ notwithstanding 🤢)

Saucery · 15/09/2025 13:29

I’ve not heard of English Heritage, I think it’s either invented or the English Heritage themselves being charitable - the asylum seekers have little to do except hide from protestors, are crammed into small rooms in dire places and most came from terrible situations so I applaud charities helping out
I’m a member of English Heritage and I’m more than happy for my annual membership fee to be used in part for anyone, asylum seeker or not, who can’t afford that membership fee to visit any properties or land owned by them. Fresh air, bit of history, occasional activities for any children……who would begrudge that? Confused

Nagginthenag · 15/09/2025 13:30

Petitchat · 15/09/2025 13:11

And why would anyone not want free speech?
The mind boggles...

Don't kid yourself that this is about free speech. And the right to free speech, in this country at least, carries responsibility. Not inciting insurrection and hate for example.

MrsSkylerWhite · 15/09/2025 13:31

Saucery · 15/09/2025 13:29

I’ve not heard of English Heritage, I think it’s either invented or the English Heritage themselves being charitable - the asylum seekers have little to do except hide from protestors, are crammed into small rooms in dire places and most came from terrible situations so I applaud charities helping out
I’m a member of English Heritage and I’m more than happy for my annual membership fee to be used in part for anyone, asylum seeker or not, who can’t afford that membership fee to visit any properties or land owned by them. Fresh air, bit of history, occasional activities for any children……who would begrudge that? Confused

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A fair few unpleasant people, unfortunately. Who then accuse immigrants of failing to integrate.
What could be better for integration than learning a bit about the history of England/UK?

Petitchat · 15/09/2025 13:31

MrsSkylerWhite · 15/09/2025 13:00

So your parents are immigrants? How does that sit with you?

I’m getting on now. Disgusted me.

You can hurl insults as much as you like if that's all your capable of?

Doesn't change the fact, I loved watching the march and I was extremely proud to be British.

ColdSalads · 15/09/2025 13:33

A really interesting part of the event on Saturday was learning that Westminster council had withdrawn the licence for the march.

The Met Police thought it should go ahead and were roundly thanked by the organisers.

noblegiraffe · 15/09/2025 13:34

I think policing was difficult because there were several football matches that needed policing also going on in the city so they were spread quite thinly?

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MrsSkylerWhite · 15/09/2025 13:34

Petitchat · 15/09/2025 13:31

You can hurl insults as much as you like if that's all your capable of?

Doesn't change the fact, I loved watching the march and I was extremely proud to be British.

How on earth am I hurling insults? I don’t consider “immigrants” a insult!

Your parents are immigrants to Spain. You told everyone as much. With your feelings about immigrants to the UK, I would like to understand how you feel about that. Are your parents proud to be British, too? Why did they emigrate to Spain?

Petitchat · 15/09/2025 13:35

ColdSalads · 15/09/2025 13:33

A really interesting part of the event on Saturday was learning that Westminster council had withdrawn the licence for the march.

The Met Police thought it should go ahead and were roundly thanked by the organisers.

Didn't know that!

A big thankyou to the Met Police Star

pointythings · 15/09/2025 13:36

Lemonandorangecheescake · 15/09/2025 00:54

So you don't agree that it was the biggest protest in British history?

It wasn't, no. The anti Iraq War protest was bigger, as was the largest of the anti Brexit marches. Wishful thinking from you there.

Nagginthenag · 15/09/2025 13:36

Petitchat · 15/09/2025 13:11

And why would anyone not want free speech?
The mind boggles...

And tbh if Mr Musk is at all concerned about free speech he'd do better looking at the US where the president seems intent on shutting free speech down (unless the speech is from sychophants agreeing with his every word.).

So much scope for his good works in his own country, yet he's intent on getting involved in British politics. Very strange.

cardibach · 15/09/2025 13:37

Petitchat · 15/09/2025 13:35

Didn't know that!

A big thankyou to the Met Police Star

I suspect they thought it was less likely to cause trouble, so pandering to people who would have been violent anyway. Easier to police if they are all in one place, but not really great that they felt that way.

IWFH · 15/09/2025 13:37

Petitchat · 15/09/2025 13:31

You can hurl insults as much as you like if that's all your capable of?

Doesn't change the fact, I loved watching the march and I was extremely proud to be British.

It's not an insult to say your parents are immigrants if they are. You have told us that they now live in Spain so assuming you are British, your parents are British immigrants in Spain.

ColdSalads · 15/09/2025 13:37

Petitchat · 15/09/2025 13:35

Didn't know that!

A big thankyou to the Met Police Star

Yes, TR spoke about it a length and to to be fair to him praised the ordinary copper and what they have to put up with from the politicians.

Petitchat · 15/09/2025 13:38

MrsSkylerWhite · 15/09/2025 12:25

What was vile was people potentially putting their children in danger and allowing them to listen to nasty, vicious diatribes from the likes of Musk.

What IS vile, are people NOT fighting for free speech for their children's sake.

I can't even imagine that type of thinking....

cardibach · 15/09/2025 13:38

Petitchat · 15/09/2025 13:38

What IS vile, are people NOT fighting for free speech for their children's sake.

I can't even imagine that type of thinking....

We don’t need to fight for free speech. We have it. And if the March had been about free speech, surely SYL would have invited some people to say things he disagreed with?

pointythings · 15/09/2025 13:39

Lemonandorangecheescake · 15/09/2025 09:53

I've already said I've got friends of all different colours (and faiths for that matter), they all integrate with our society, they all contribute to our society and they all respect British culture and want to live and let live.

People aren't against others from different backgrounds, people are against the continuous stream of unknown people (mainly men) coming over to the UK on boats and given free handouts. They say they're fleeing war torn countries, but they don't tell you what country they're from.
We cannot AFFORD to look after others who haven't paid into the system. It's as simple as that,

People say " oh but they're a small percentage of the population, so they're not at fault for the state of the NHS or education suffering in schools", but the fact is, the number of people coming over is not STOPPING.
Every week there's hundreds more, how can we keep affording to pay for them?

They have three square meals a day, the choice of a Samsung or iPhone, money, heating, clothes, free healthcare, free dentistry, free prescriptions, free entry into British heritage sites.

Ah, the lies about the phones again. It's the same old tired script.

DuncinToffee · 15/09/2025 13:40

ColdSalads · 15/09/2025 13:37

Yes, TR spoke about it a length and to to be fair to him praised the ordinary copper and what they have to put up with from the politicians.

Did he mention what they had to put up with from protesters? His march and the Aug 24 riots?

Nagginthenag · 15/09/2025 13:40

ColdSalads · 15/09/2025 13:37

Yes, TR spoke about it a length and to to be fair to him praised the ordinary copper and what they have to put up with from the politicians.

At least the politicians don't hurl bottles of piss at them. I'm sure the police would have felt more appreciated if they hadn't been bombarded with urine.

ColdSalads · 15/09/2025 13:42

cardibach · 15/09/2025 13:38

We don’t need to fight for free speech. We have it. And if the March had been about free speech, surely SYL would have invited some people to say things he disagreed with?

Roughly 1000 people per month are arrested in the UK for social media posts.......

Petitchat · 15/09/2025 13:42

MrsSkylerWhite · 15/09/2025 13:02

I thought people with your views were all about sovereignty, @Petitchat . Since when did that include foreigners calling for revolution?

For me, it was relief that an "outsider" recognised the trouble we're in.

Because our own government and people such as yourself, sure as hell don't.

DuncinToffee · 15/09/2025 13:43

cardibach · 15/09/2025 13:38

We don’t need to fight for free speech. We have it. And if the March had been about free speech, surely SYL would have invited some people to say things he disagreed with?

This march was a prime example of free speech in the UK

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