AIBU to hope 'Tommy Robinson' finally faces some consequences?

[Locutus2000]

Arrested ahead of the London march.

Key instigator of the riots the other month.

Not quite sure why I have been so kindly quoted by someone who seems to agree with me. Admittedly in a slightly different tone.

not everyone has the ability to put together well structured, eloquent and logical arguments as this thread has demonstrated.

You said it. People are not disagreeing with you because they are of inferior intellect and unable to understand your argument.

Gosh. So much hate on this thread towards the poor, the uneducated and the disadvantaged. These people who have a vote in the same way everyone else does. The Tommy Robinson/Nigel Farage/Trump/populist parties are in ascendancy just about everywhere in the western world. Where do you honestly think this is going to end up??
Stop the fuck 'othering' these people. Has shouting at people and writing hurty words on Mumsnet every caused even one of them to change their minds??
You may have to get your hands dirty, and God knows what you think you may catch from them but listen and engage.

The trouble is listening and engaging doesn’t work. I tried it pre and post the Brexit referendum trying to post reasoned arguments with easily verified sources yet I just got called a sheep.

Please don't associate decent people who happen to be poor, disadvantaged or uneducated with Tommy Robinson.

It's pretty obvious that he is not receiving funding from poor people. He represents a very vocal minority who live in an online echo chamber.

Farage wasn't voted for by the great unwashed , he was voted for by ex Tories who don't care about the disadvantaged. If Robinson cared about the disadvantaged he wouldn't be doing time for mercilessly hounding a refugee.

lol at this post opening with "gosh". Nobody is fooled.

Sadly, mebebecat, the believers are in a cult and many have been indoctrinated beyond reach. Listening and engaging is not really possible. It's very worrying, especially given Trump is busy channeling 1930s fascist dictators to the delight of his fans. They really don't know what they're asking for. We had better all hope that they don't get it.

You can get in the bin if you think that because I am poor and disadvantaged I support thon grifting hate monger! He doesn't represent me or anyone like me, no matter how "uneducated". Uneducated doesn't mean stupid you know.

Tommy Robinson is an EU citizen who lives in Spain. He exploits UK citizens, he costs us taxpayer's money and laughs all the way to the bank. He's nothing but scum!

MrsSkylerWhite · Today 10:31

So you know very little of the abhorrent person but you are still posting in his defence?

I just didn't know about him having a different name in his Irish passport. I've read different publications reports on him and his ramblings, as well as his court cases. I even started watching some of his videos, but I couldn't take it.

I know enough to be able to criticise him.

Locutus2000 · Today 14:38

Got my wish, finally.
Not that it will bother his supporters one bit.

Oh dear, poor Timmy. He'll be off to an all Muslim jail again. To be murdered again...

He could have avoided it, by simply not repeating his slanders and more so, not making a film repeating them and posting it online. He could, despite all that, have had a reduced sentence by taking it down, but no, he wants to go to prison. He wants to pretend that he's a free speech martyr.

A ‘legal fund’ was set up this afternoon for him asking for donations, it’s already at just over £100k… how?!

A few Russians lose their benefits maybe ?

Really? Source please
And apologies for spelling Tommeh wrong - its actually spelt S T E P H E N

Because I was agreeing with you, but adding a bit. Apologies

Plus why misspelling of "Tommy", I don't see the significance?

It's an observation of his supporters generally not being the best educated when it comes to spelling and punctuation. Or anything else.

Kerching.🤑🤑🤑

I doubt its made up of 50p's his more obvious supporters have found down the back of the sofa.
There is some serious and rather sinister money behind YL

Like most of these funding sites, people are sending donations. He has his supporters. He, apparantly, has millions of followers on one of the sites. 🤷‍♀️

They are aiming to raise £125k. I wish someone would crowd fund me £100k in a few hours 😩

There is some serious and rather sinister money behind YL

There really is. Apologies for a DM link.

Hoppinggreen · Today 17:51

And apologies for spelling Tommeh wrong - its actually spelt S T E P H E N

Yes, he's not really called Timmy Robertson, it's Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon. The little chump.

What does he need a "legal fund" for? He pleaded Guilty.

The mugs probably don't understand that. Have a look at the comments on the Daily Mail!

I have, it's quite sad. He's a patriot. A man of the people. A rival to Starmer. A political prisoner.

One wag said that he was separated from other prisoners because his crying would keep them awake.