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Does anyone know what's going on in Dover?

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YourWatermelonship · 05/09/2026 11:09

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cmwyzxlzxpzgt
Hundreds of masked protesters dressed in black disrupting Dover port.

They bear an unfortunate resemblance to the blackshirts

Port of Dover delays: Miles of traffic as protesters block roads

Traffic is being stopped from going in and out of the port because of a demonstration by a large group of masked protesters, with ferry services operating with some delay.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cmwyzxlzxpzgt

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cardibach · 05/09/2026 15:36

Letthemeatcakeandicecream · 05/09/2026 15:30

nonsense - these numbers have not come down. unless of course you blindly believe the lies you are being told by Labour.

Independently verified figures. You are being told to trust nobody but the liar Farage (and he is a proven liar, that’s not defamation - just today WM Police have said he lied that they advised him to delay his speech)

pointythings · 05/09/2026 15:36

Letthemeatcakeandicecream · 05/09/2026 15:25

learn to write proper ENGLAND, what are you talking about. I am not sure what you can call when thousands of uninvited males of fighting age cross the Channel to take up residence here and impose their culture and values on us. Just saying 1066 and such, perhaps look at the Bayeux Tapestry. We all know how that worked out

I didn't respond to your post because it was bullshit nonsense.

The number of boat crossings is down. The asylum backlog is down. Overall immigration is down. This government is making that happen. I really don't know what you have to whinge about.

Hatsoffimdancin · 05/09/2026 15:36

MsJinks · 05/09/2026 15:35

Devoted British citizens - that’s a puzzle. They’re clearly out and out thugs - probably paid to be there and be intimidating.

I can’t credit Tommo organised this display totally off his own back. The folk he was attracting on his advert for this Patriot website are maybe dire, but they’re not this.

I go on counter protests - protesters are not solely concerned citizens and a lot are out for a beer and a fight but leaving that aside, as I said just above I have never seen an organised protest looking like this.

Well that’s your opinion. Very quick to judge your own indigenous people - interesting indeed

Greenseacat · 05/09/2026 15:37

Theworldsgonemadagain · 05/09/2026 14:56

Are any of you doing anything to protect your daughters from rapists coming into this country?

Ephesians 6:11
“Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.” – Ephesians 6:11

The usual nonsense about 'protecting our daughters/women''

First of all as a woman I don't need the protection of far right idiots.

Especially considering how many of those men who took part in previous protests have turned out of have convictions for domestic violence and other crimes...

Plus if you have a look at the footage of the people who physically assaulted a woman (an it is now a police matte) who was heckling at the Reform Conference you will soon realise that they seem to pick and choose who is worth 'protecting'...

MsJinks · 05/09/2026 15:37

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Sigh - if they’re in any accommodation at all they are classed as asylum seekers. You may not like it, but it’s a fact.

Start from a place of facts and you may build an argument.

pointythings · 05/09/2026 15:37

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Oooh, straight for the personal attack. Because that's all you have.
I've got one DD. She's 25. And she hates Reform and its thugs as much as I do, and has a lot of Muslim friends.

cardibach · 05/09/2026 15:37

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I’m a real woman with a daughter and I agree with her. My daughter has volunteered with asylum seekers (as have I). How many do you know?

Letthemeatcakeandicecream · 05/09/2026 15:38

pointythings · 05/09/2026 15:36

I didn't respond to your post because it was bullshit nonsense.

The number of boat crossings is down. The asylum backlog is down. Overall immigration is down. This government is making that happen. I really don't know what you have to whinge about.

whatever, you live in denial. number of boats down - number of migrants up. And this is only the known migrants etc coming.

Hatsoffimdancin · 05/09/2026 15:39

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Letthemeatcakeandicecream · 05/09/2026 15:39

pointythings · 05/09/2026 15:37

Oooh, straight for the personal attack. Because that's all you have.
I've got one DD. She's 25. And she hates Reform and its thugs as much as I do, and has a lot of Muslim friends.

well - good luck then (you will need it)

YourWatermelonship · 05/09/2026 15:40

localnotail · 05/09/2026 15:14

I dont think violence was a goal, it was more of a show of how a large number of threatening unidentifiable man can be mobilised at a short notice on an order from who know who. Its a threat, basically, as i said already.

Imagine the same but with the addition of knives etc.

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Yes! You have articulated what I was feeling. This is more of a warning, a threat.

How sinister. And very un-British

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Hatsoffimdancin · 05/09/2026 15:40

Letthemeatcakeandicecream · 05/09/2026 15:39

well - good luck then (you will need it)

Yep I’ll second this

pointythings · 05/09/2026 15:40

Letthemeatcakeandicecream · 05/09/2026 15:38

whatever, you live in denial. number of boats down - number of migrants up. And this is only the known migrants etc coming.

You can either believe the independently verified data or the fairytales spread by racists. Which one you choose says a lot about who you are.

emuloc · 05/09/2026 15:41

Marellain · 05/09/2026 15:20

Why do you ignore what the poster said? Seems you were deflecting the issue?

Seems rather insightful to me.

MsJinks · 05/09/2026 15:41

Hatsoffimdancin · 05/09/2026 15:36

Well that’s your opinion. Very quick to judge your own indigenous people - interesting indeed

I judge all violent and aggressive people. Particularly this organised violence.

Yes, it is quite obviously my opinion as I wrote it, and I stand by it unless Tommo encourages me to rate his organisation skills and intelligence more highly and can show he did manage to recruit actual fucking professional blackshirts not just the range of morons he mostly appeals to.

Letthemeatcakeandicecream · 05/09/2026 15:41

pointythings · 05/09/2026 15:40

You can either believe the independently verified data or the fairytales spread by racists. Which one you choose says a lot about who you are.

a realist; whereas you are a fantasist. We all know that the numbers presented are twisted to fit the current political agenda.

Marellain · 05/09/2026 15:41

cardibach · 05/09/2026 15:22

Because it was nonsense I assume. We aren’t being invaded. That implies a planned and funded intention to take over. Even at their height and if every single one of them was a paid up soldier there’d weren’t enough asylum seekers coming on boats to do that. And now there are 40% fewer coming.
The use of the language of war is a tactic to sway opinion.

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Gosh you’re dismissive of others.

AlphabetBird · 05/09/2026 15:42

They have to believe in the fairytales and racist lies. On what basis would they be able to intimidate and threaten people if they didn’t?

localnotail · 05/09/2026 15:42

YourWatermelonship · 05/09/2026 15:40

Yes! You have articulated what I was feeling. This is more of a warning, a threat.

How sinister. And very un-British

I hope our government is taking it seriously. Who TF is behind this, what they used to communicate, who are they, what was the reason. This is terrorism and civil unrest - much more of a threat that that silly Pro-Palestinian group made up of bored pensioners or Just Stop Oil.

DuncinToffee · 05/09/2026 15:43

Letthemeatcakeandicecream · 05/09/2026 15:38

whatever, you live in denial. number of boats down - number of migrants up. And this is only the known migrants etc coming.

You have the numbers to back up your claim?

Can you share your source(s)

Hatsoffimdancin · 05/09/2026 15:44

MsJinks · 05/09/2026 15:41

I judge all violent and aggressive people. Particularly this organised violence.

Yes, it is quite obviously my opinion as I wrote it, and I stand by it unless Tommo encourages me to rate his organisation skills and intelligence more highly and can show he did manage to recruit actual fucking professional blackshirts not just the range of morons he mostly appeals to.

Nothing violent today. The only ‘morons’ I can see are those who can’t see the demise of British values in front of their eyes. Perhaps only when they wake up and realise they no longer have a freedom they once had, they will realise.

cardibach · 05/09/2026 15:45

Letthemeatcakeandicecream · 05/09/2026 15:36

well if you equate anyone who wants to protect our shores as far right (or whatever word you want to use and this is semantics here) then you keep labelling them. JSO arrests (and subsequent sentencing) were pitiful considering the disruption they caused. Politicians are not listening so what do you want to do to raise your concerns. Hide behind false statistics and words branded by Labour and such like. This is an issue that will impact us all and anyway who denies the reality of this invasion shows an utter disregard for the UK. I feel proud that there are men in this country who are prepared to stand up to this and protect our women and daughters against an invasion of young men who do not respect our culture.

I didn’t say far right either. Try again.
Politicians are definitely listening. Asylum gets far more air than it needs to when ranged against other problems that really affect quality of life.
Can you show why you think verified statistics from independent sources are ‘false’?
If you feel proud of the sorts of people who have been on these sort of events before (not saying these are definitely the same, we do t know who they are because of the face coverings) then it’s a bit worrying. They turn out to generally be thugs, often with DV convictions. They aren’t interested in protecting women and children at all.
How many asylum seekers do you know? The ones I’ve met absolutely respect our culture. There was one the other day who went as fas as getting a PhD in Welsh, a culture many of Tommo and SYL’s crew wouldn’t recognise or respect.
You told someone to wake up. I think it’s maybe you who needs to open your eyes and have a little look at the actual facts here.

cardibach · 05/09/2026 15:45

Hatsoffimdancin · 05/09/2026 15:36

Well that’s your opinion. Very quick to judge your own indigenous people - interesting indeed

Indigenous? What exactly does that mean in relation to the U.K.?

Greenseacat · 05/09/2026 15:47

Hatsoffimdancin · 05/09/2026 15:16

For goodness sake they are trying to draw attention to the fact that we are being invaded by those with ideals which don’t align with of decent British people! Thank goodness there are people like these standing up for what is right.
wake up!

You are not being 'invaded'.

Refugees and asylum seekers make up less than 1% of the total population in the UK.

But don't let actual facts get in the way of hatred and far right propaganda...

pointythings · 05/09/2026 15:47

Hatsoffimdancin · 05/09/2026 15:40

Yep I’ll second this

I thank you for your misplaced concern. She'll be fine. She's out with them in London today. Three of them are qualified pharmacists, so if anything goes wrong, she'll have high quality help and support.

Oh, did you think Muslims didn't do those kinds of jobs?