To think throwing milkshakes over people is disgusting?

[GrumpyCatLives]

So apparently it’s okay to chuck milkshakes over people we disagree with?

Now, I do not like Tommy Robinson, Carl Sargon, or Farage. However, I think that chucking cold food at them, or threatening to, is pathetic. If you disagree with them, then debate them. Take down their argument intelligently. Chucking a cheap milkshake makes you look like a toddler.

[Papellino]

I wouldn't waste a £5.25 milkshake on Farage though! A bottle of Yazoo from the pound shop is good enough for him.

[Hadjab]

You’re right, it’s disgusting.

And rightly deserved.

[GrumpyCatLives]

@BertrandRussell

I am an extremist feminist. Also known as a radfem, and a few other words that are banned here.

I made the comparison because many hold the belief that radfems are dangerous. If you go on Twitter, you’ll see mountains of tweets calling for violence against us.

I believe that I’m right in my beliefs. I don’t want a milkshake thrown at me for being a radfem.

[teyem]

What’s an extremist feminist, OP?

Is it the ones who really, really, really want a fair go of thing?

[Papellino]

I think 'extremist feminists' are those who object to Carl Benjamin's rape 'gags'. No sense of humour these wimmins.

[teyem]

Things?

[ShitAtScarbble]

Best thing I've seen since the last one! Long Live the Milkshake Flingers!

[DimplesToadfoot]

It's not just politicians that have milkshake thrown over them, try being disabled, in my experience judging by the amount of people that find it hysterical when they see it happen I'd say it's widely accepted to throw milkshake over anyone whose disabled :-(

[Rainbunny]

I definitely don't feel sorry for those thugs but I do agree it's a bad thing to do. It technically makes the milkshake thrower the "aggressor" even though he was being goaded and intimidated. It gives those right-wing thugs exactly what they want - an excuse to declare themselves the victims. It's part of their goal to provoke and antagonise peaceful anti-fascist protesters into physically defending themselves so a fight will break out and the thugs will make the argument that the other side are violent too.

As the saying goes, if you wrestle with pigs, you both get dirty but the pig likes it.

[Hermano]

It's really brightened my day seeing most of these responses! I clicked on the title worrying that people I generally identify with online, ie MN, would agree that throwing a milkshake at syl etc is a step too far. So glad most people think it's an honest and half decent way of treating nazi scum, who are not only fascists but only in it for the money. If they were selfless fascists dojng it on principle that would be one thing, but the millions nige has made from all of this, and the additional millions he stands to make if brexit happens, the harder the better, make him a principleless scumbag even more IMO

I'd be happy to see him pelted with rotton food every day. And ideally tied up for insects to chomp it all off him. That might help them recover numbers locally at least. I've got some old breast milk in the fridge I'd love to throw at him if he ever came this way. Sadly I'm too much of a wimp, but I'm allowed to daydream about it

[FishCanFly]

They should be glad its a milkshake, not a molotov

[EllebellyBeeblebrox]

I was just about to start an AIBU entitled "AIBU to heartily cheer the sight of multiple racist tosspots being covered with milkshake". Tommy Robinson, Carl Benjamin and Nigel Farage's views are fucking dangerous, divisive and disgusting and long may the milkshake attacks continue.

[Lifecraft]

What would Grandi do?

Arianna? Probably keep on singing.

[woman19]

Seems to be happening in the regions they tell us they are popular in?
Bootle ejected one yesterday. Newcastle today.

Man of the Paypal and his fellow travellers aren't that popular after all, it seems...........

[Stillonly8am]

"What’s an extremist feminist, OP?"

Yep, Bertrand - look, it's another oh-so-innocent "I'm not at all right-wing, I'm just asking questions" thread.

[DianaPrincessOfThemyscira]

I'm all for those who throw milkshakes, eggs etc getting thumped, very hard, for their assault

Yeah not the same.

The 'milkshaking' was planned in Liverpool. I saw it on Reddit (beforehand I mean). I don't think I have it in myself to get upset about some fascists getting covered in foodstuffs if I'm honest, although I wouldn't do it myself.

[CatherineOfAragonsPrayerBook]

I'm not muslim but black and I disagree with it.
Here's why.

If his supporters are actively starting physical altercations then retaliation is fine imo.

But if they're talking, then throwing milkshake aggressively in someone's face allows them to take the higher ground. They then release footage on social media with a narrative that goes: "Look! see how much our culture is being infiltrated and undermined? White people can't say anything in this country anymore, (as if they were just making polite chit chat) but Muslim/black/Jewish/immigrants can. See what just happened?! I was being just being PEACEFUL and then this random person threw milkshake in my face and the police did nothing. It could have been acid" Yada, yada, yada.

And it's very persuasive to people inclined that way. It's a twisted take on Martin Luther Kings approach.

I also think blanketing people like Farage as racist doesn't help either. You risk lowering the threshold to a level that people stop engaging and become more tolerant to more extreme indivduals. This is what is happening.

People think well I liked listening to A but I'm told he/they/are racist. But I have concerns I can't speak about, so I'll listen to BCD now who is saying at least some of what I agreed with.

[Papellino]

I love that Man of the Paypal moniker that Gordon Brown came up with. That's a zinger.

[Hopeygoflightly]

Given that most people won't get the opportunity to 'debate' with these people I understand why someone might be tempted to chuck a milkshake at them... makes a change from eggs...

[LonelyTiredandLow]

Farage tweeted: "Sadly some remainers have become radicalised, to the extent that normal campaigning is becoming impossible.

"For a civilised democracy to work you need the losers consent, politicians not accepting the referendum result have led us to this."

See - this is their spin on it. I suspect it was easier for him when he wasn't worried about being targeted in the street by the quieter bookish types but he will be using it to his full advantage in the press. Meanwhile hard working MP's get accosted at every opportunity, threatened with rape/murder in their homes by Leave. RIP Jo Cox .

That video was strangely satisfying though

[CordeliaWyndamPryce]

Equating throwing milkshake at someone with the murder of Jo Cox is bloody disgraceful.

I personally wouldn't throw milkshake over someone (and certainly not one I'd paid over £5 for!) but I can't say I'm particularly bothered by people who express their frustration in this way. It's not like any of them actually got hurt, or even threatened with it.

[PreseaCombatir]

Not shocked at the responses here.
Don’t know what people here think they have that enables them to become judge, jury and executioner on who deserves what treatment, and who the law should protect, and who it should turn a blind eye to.
Makes me very uncomfortable.

[Ivy44]

Behaving like a fascist is not the way to beat a fascist. We have more enlightened ways of dealing with them, plus it gives them the attention they want.

Local labour MP tried to milkshake Tommy at the weekend. She just made herself look as bad as him.

[Cheeseandwin5]

Sorry, I have to agree with the others, you can not be tolerant with intolerance. Racists and hate mongers needed to be confronted whenever and wherever ppl can. The diversion and fear they cause is helping to cause alot of problems in society.

[BertrandRussell]

“I am an extremist feminist. Also known as a radfem, ”

Ah. Somebody else who doesn’t know the difference between extreme and radical.