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Influx of far-right posters

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Slightyamusedandsilly · 07/09/2026 08:57

Why has the site suddenly had an influx of far-right posters? Almost overnight.

Is this a concerted campaign by the black shirts from Dover, Reform or Tommy ten names to infiltrate women's SM?

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TemperanceWest · 07/09/2026 17:17

BatchCookBabe · 07/09/2026 16:29

Gosh, I mean God forbid some posters have views that are not left wing, and are more centric, or right leaning. Shock

The fact that some posters are calling people racist, bigoted, and thick, because they don't support 10s of 1000s of undocumented young men coming into the country every year (whose values don't align with ours even remotely, and who have zero respect for women,) and are passionate about womens safety, tells me all I need to know about those posters. Narrow minded and intolerant. And they have the nerve to call right of centre people bigoted. Actual wow. Confused

Thank you @BeckyAMumsnet for your balanced and articulate post. It is appreciated. Sick to death of the 'U so racissst and stooopid' accusations from anyone who doesn't toe the left-wing line!

Yes, you get right of centre folk throwing insults now and again at the left, but it's almost ALWAYS in retaliation. Insults and mocking and vitriol comes from the left waaaay more.

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The discussions on the thread have been quite respectful, actually, apart from pp calling left wingers "thickos".

OP's concerns are about the far right, people who support the likes of Danny Tommo and worse. Not right-wing people or centrists.

HRTQueen · 07/09/2026 17:20

TopPocketFind · 07/09/2026 17:11

Maybe the Net Migration figures will be more convincing? Asylum seekers are only around 1% of the UK population.

We all know this isn't just about asylum seekers. They are just easier to target.

not when we hear over 600 people arrived on boats yesterday and the goverment have made no statement against this

what is so hard to understand when we see how hard things are here for many people and then in the news yet another sexual assault committed by a refugee people are saying where does this end

so no 1% or 000.1% the issue is the Europe has lost control if this issue, governments are not working together and it is not going to improve and people hve taken action themselves - this is really concernign but hardly suprising

YourWatermelonship · 07/09/2026 17:23

BatchCookBabe · 07/09/2026 16:29

Gosh, I mean God forbid some posters have views that are not left wing, and are more centric, or right leaning. Shock

The fact that some posters are calling people racist, bigoted, and thick, because they don't support 10s of 1000s of undocumented young men coming into the country every year (whose values don't align with ours even remotely, and who have zero respect for women,) and are passionate about womens safety, tells me all I need to know about those posters. Narrow minded and intolerant. And they have the nerve to call right of centre people bigoted. Actual wow. Confused

Thank you @BeckyAMumsnet for your balanced and articulate post. It is appreciated. Sick to death of the 'U so racissst and stooopid' accusations from anyone who doesn't toe the left-wing line!

Yes, you get right of centre folk throwing insults now and again at the left, but it's almost ALWAYS in retaliation. Insults and mocking and vitriol comes from the left waaaay more.

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Erm what? We are having quite a nice discussion here. Are you okay?

EasternStandard · 07/09/2026 17:24

TopPocketFind · 07/09/2026 17:11

Maybe the Net Migration figures will be more convincing? Asylum seekers are only around 1% of the UK population.

We all know this isn't just about asylum seekers. They are just easier to target.

It’s not really about an easy target, but the system pretty much under strain across the EU too.

TopPocketFind · 07/09/2026 17:27

HRTQueen · 07/09/2026 17:20

not when we hear over 600 people arrived on boats yesterday and the goverment have made no statement against this

what is so hard to understand when we see how hard things are here for many people and then in the news yet another sexual assault committed by a refugee people are saying where does this end

so no 1% or 000.1% the issue is the Europe has lost control if this issue, governments are not working together and it is not going to improve and people hve taken action themselves - this is really concernign but hardly suprising

You can understand why there are now masked men on the streets?

I understand the concerns, I have them too but hatred and violence is not a solution. Support is.

What kind of statement would you like from the government?

Catterbat · 07/09/2026 17:28

The whole ‘left’ and ‘right’ thing is a smokescreen anyway. Plenty of people who identify as leftwing oppose mass uncontrolled immigration. Plenty of people who identify as right wing don’t worship Tommy Robinson or shout at hotels.

We’re being pitted against each other. I’ve never known society to be so divided. If we should be scared of anything, it’s that.

TopPocketFind · 07/09/2026 17:33

EasternStandard · 07/09/2026 17:24

It’s not really about an easy target, but the system pretty much under strain across the EU too.

I mean they are an easy target because they are visible and easy to recognise as asylum seekers.

Unlike immigrants.

The EU is struggling too so we all need to co-operate. Deals with Albania and France are having an effect.

It's an international issue and sadly it is feeding in to the rise of the far right. And that should scare us all.

TemperanceWest · 07/09/2026 17:34

Catterbat · 07/09/2026 17:28

The whole ‘left’ and ‘right’ thing is a smokescreen anyway. Plenty of people who identify as leftwing oppose mass uncontrolled immigration. Plenty of people who identify as right wing don’t worship Tommy Robinson or shout at hotels.

We’re being pitted against each other. I’ve never known society to be so divided. If we should be scared of anything, it’s that.

We’re being pitted against each other. I’ve never known society to be so divided. If we should be scared of anything, it’s that

Yes very true.

RedTagAlan · 07/09/2026 17:35

Dadalus · 07/09/2026 16:58

@RedTagAlan I have no idea if they are biased or not. I just think their choice of evidence in that quote makes it less credible.

So you are basically suggesting the bias checkers are biased. Did you take the time to click the link I posted and work through what they said, or did you just see a trigger that caused a yell of "BIASED"?

Or if you disagreed with that bias check site, did you search for another ? And keep searching till you found one that agrees with what you think ?

Or did you do what I do. And say... hang on, maybe it is me that is biased ?

Because this is where I think calibration, and the scale used, is important. A few points either side of zero is nowt when measuring from -100 to +100, not in this context anyway.

Measuring bias is a bit like measuring a 200 mm length of wood, with non squared off ends. If I need a bit of wood about 200mm (+/-5mm) long, any old tape measure is fine to check if a bit of wood is ok. But you seem to be using a micrometer, you are saying this wood is no good because it is 199.97mm. It really makes no difference.

EasternStandard · 07/09/2026 17:36

TopPocketFind · 07/09/2026 17:33

I mean they are an easy target because they are visible and easy to recognise as asylum seekers.

Unlike immigrants.

The EU is struggling too so we all need to co-operate. Deals with Albania and France are having an effect.

It's an international issue and sadly it is feeding in to the rise of the far right. And that should scare us all.

Albania was returns, so if people want similar impact then go for returns between the two. That’ll depend on the French GE first.

Paul2023 · 07/09/2026 17:38

From their perspective they would say that the government has t down enough about illegal immigration and warned that this would happen.
Im not surprised, this has been bubbling away for a long time now. I just hope it doesn’t escalate into something worse.

I think we need to give the Government time, to be fair two years isn’t that long and I actually think Shabana Mahmood should also be given time to do her job.

The only way this will be solved is for Europe to work collaboratively.

Theres no quick fix- I want the boats to stop aswell but this won’t be solved on our own.

TopPocketFind · 07/09/2026 17:40

EasternStandard · 07/09/2026 17:36

Albania was returns, so if people want similar impact then go for returns between the two. That’ll depend on the French GE first.

If France gets a far right government, do you really believe they will stop refugees going to the UK?

And if they do, at what cost? It won't be cheap.

EasternStandard · 07/09/2026 17:43

TopPocketFind · 07/09/2026 17:40

If France gets a far right government, do you really believe they will stop refugees going to the UK?

And if they do, at what cost? It won't be cheap.

Let’s see it’s a way off. Their French referendum is a key part in terms of laws.

Paul2023 · 07/09/2026 17:43

Also , Farage is giving simple solutions to complex problems.

Nigel think you can send the Navy to defend the UK shores.

Theres a few problems with that. Firstly , how is the Navy going to patrol the English Channel and capture migrants ?

How physically would a large Navy boat be able to stop a dinghy? Without it topping over?

Shoot migrants? Do you really think our Navy personnel would really shoot civilians, maybe children ? Who would ever approve that anyway? And no one souls do that anyway.

Send them back to France ? How unless you physically fly them or put them on a boat? How can you make the French accept them back? And wouldn’t they just come over again?

Simonjt · 07/09/2026 17:46

I noticed someone had two accounts on one of the threads as they kept mixing them up when replying.

EasternStandard · 07/09/2026 17:51

Paul2023 · 07/09/2026 17:43

Also , Farage is giving simple solutions to complex problems.

Nigel think you can send the Navy to defend the UK shores.

Theres a few problems with that. Firstly , how is the Navy going to patrol the English Channel and capture migrants ?

How physically would a large Navy boat be able to stop a dinghy? Without it topping over?

Shoot migrants? Do you really think our Navy personnel would really shoot civilians, maybe children ? Who would ever approve that anyway? And no one souls do that anyway.

Send them back to France ? How unless you physically fly them or put them on a boat? How can you make the French accept them back? And wouldn’t they just come over again?

The complex part is the current laws.

HRTQueen · 07/09/2026 17:52

TopPocketFind · 07/09/2026 17:27

You can understand why there are now masked men on the streets?

I understand the concerns, I have them too but hatred and violence is not a solution. Support is.

What kind of statement would you like from the government?

Yes I can understand why people have no faith in governments dealing with this issue

Do I support it - No

Do I find it very concerning it has come to this - Yes but not in the least bit surprised

FitAt50 · 07/09/2026 17:59

I think it's because the left has just pushed too far. All we hear about is trans rights, lgbtqai+++, asylum seekers, imigrants hotels, adhd, pip, clean energy, Gaza Gaza Gaza etc etc. I am fairly left of centre and sometimes I just want to shout ENOUGH, lets just focus on improving things for the majority for once.

nomas · 07/09/2026 18:03

EasternStandard · 07/09/2026 15:56

‘Whingers’ this is mostly from the left and other usual stuff.

Nah, it’s a response to the constant ‘loony left’ that’s spouted on here.

RedTagAlan · 07/09/2026 18:08

EasternStandard · 07/09/2026 17:51

The complex part is the current laws.

That would be the international laws such as SOLAS and UNCLOS would it? Pesky international law designed to protect everyone.

PouringCream · 07/09/2026 18:09

nomas · 07/09/2026 18:03

Nah, it’s a response to the constant ‘loony left’ that’s spouted on here.

Mn these days is about as left-wing as Thatcher.

EasternStandard · 07/09/2026 18:12

PouringCream · 07/09/2026 18:09

Mn these days is about as left-wing as Thatcher.

The post below said otherwise, on demographics.

EasternStandard · 07/09/2026 18:13

RedTagAlan · 07/09/2026 18:08

That would be the international laws such as SOLAS and UNCLOS would it? Pesky international law designed to protect everyone.

Two countries can agree on returns.

nomas · 07/09/2026 18:13

PouringCream · 07/09/2026 18:09

Mn these days is about as left-wing as Thatcher.

Sorry, I meant that I’m accused of being loony lefty and a bot.

RedTagAlan · 07/09/2026 18:14

PouringCream · 07/09/2026 18:09

Mn these days is about as left-wing as Thatcher.

I think Thatcher, and her pal Reagan, would be seen as libs today by the new right.

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