Unfriending right wing friends

[nondrinker1985]

One of my school mum friends of around 10 years has started sharing loads of Restore Britain/Rupert Lowe posts.

I’m actually really shocked as she’s an Irish immigrant herself.

I’ve unfriended her which is a shame as day to day she’s ok. Also another mum who has been liking and commenting on the Restore Britain posts, they’ll probably tell me they’re not racist but I can’t be arsed calling them out.

We are talking about unfriending people with views like yours. You are entitled to your view, I just don't want you as my friend.

They might end up with a nice pair of knockers 😅😅

OK and more than voted to remain. That was less than 37% of the electorate then.

Ah, bless. 😂

So? Some people couldn’t be bothered to vote and that should make the democratic decision null and void. You either want to live in a democracy or you don’t. You can’t assume of those that didn’t vote would have voted remain

That’s a bit narrow minded, isn’t it? For a “tolerant” and “kind” left winger too...

Thank f**k for that 😂😂😂

Why is the assumption I’m a leftie because I don’t support Rupert Lowe? He is spouting off frightening stuff here is a list of some of the stuff he’s said - why I don’t want to be ‘friends’ with people like her

• Supports mass deportations of illegal migrants.
• Said family members of grooming gang offenders who “knew and said nothing” should also be deported as “just as guilty as the rapists.”
• Suggested pausing visas and foreign aid to Pakistan until deported offenders are taken back.
• Has posted comments linking immigration and sexual violence.
• Wants to end diversity programmes and fight what he calls “wokery.”
• Has supported abolishing the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Senedd.
• Suggested migrants could be sent to tent camps on a remote Scottish island as a deterrent.
• Criticised for joking about a “Jewish camera” (he said it was a joke).
• An independent review found credible evidence of harassment of two women.

Threads like this must be read by Russian and chinese intelligence with high fives all round. The psyops are working.

What Scottish Island?

This feels like a mix of a lot of claims that aren’t actually connected. One person speaking publicly about a crime doesn’t mean others didn’t care or didn’t respond.

Also the Epstein apology point is being misrepresented. That apology was about how victims were treated by institutions, not defending Epstein.

Grooming gangs and violence against women have been publicly discussed many times by multiple governments and MPs across parties. Reducing a complex issue to “one side cares and the other doesn’t” isn’t really accurate or helpful.

You're not obliged to be friends with people whose politics you disagree with. It's choosing who you want to spend time with and hear from, not recruiting for a focus group.

The 'echo chamber' argument is a disingenuous one. I am not forcing myself to hang round with people I fundamentally disagree with to avoid accusations of arrogance or being termed a smug leftie, much as I wouldn't sit next to the guy in the park handing out the "Vaccines = 5G" leaflets.

he suggested migrants could be sent to “tented camps on a remote Scottish island” as a deterrent, but no particular island was identified in his comments.

I'm just saying that PP's statement is wrong. It isn't 52% of the population, but 52% of the ballots. I'm not making any assumptions either way about the people who didn't vote, for whatevwr reason.

I believe it’s because left wing people are often quite vocal in their self righteous intolerance of other views. Not saying this is you, but it’s why people probably assumed that.

It's almost like it's more offensive now to be accused of racism than to actually say and do the things that are racist.

What a hippy-diddly crazy world.

Why are you fixated on her being Irish, yet when she mentioned ‘the Chinese kids’ that somehow got your ‘spidey senses’ up?!

this is agree with

we NEED immigration - the right kind!

Is liebour going to do this? nah they let all the boat people in

no wonder people want to vote reform or restore this time - the normal british people (and i class legal immigrants who arnt scrounging on benefits as such) - are fed up!

I don’t think it’s offensive to be called racist these days, it generally just means you’ve disagreed with a left wing person.

I don't like the boat crossings as much as the next person but you cannot deport UK citizens simply because they have foreign descent even if they've done horrific crimes. They are our responsibility.

Genuinely starting to wonder about the mental health of certain posters on this thread.

Also a positive correlation between age and likelihood to vote Brexit.

i remember in the early 00s the govt were deciding on to reduce voting age to the same range as jury service.

If that was in place in June 2016 - we would have be in the EU

THIS! ^ brilliant comment!

Yes you are right. So to go full circle back to what started this line of discussion (the person who would cut off Brexiters for their opinion) she would be cutting off around 37% of the adult population (we have learned) or about 65% if she would like to include people who were indifferent enough to Brexit to not bother voting.

Very good points, 100% agree with you.