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.

No one is suppressing their freedom of expression.
but no one owes them friendship either

Don’t forget Diane Abbot’s recent anger about 3 female Labour councillors being punished by de-selection for asking questions about a Labour councillor who was selected in 2023 AFTER his conviction for possessing child sex abuse images of the worst kind.

The Labour Party seems to have serious problems with paedophiles.

www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/02/17/labour-councillors-axed-for-raising-paedophilia-concerns/

So how many Reform voters have you come across? That's as in those you've bothered to speak to and not read about on social media or the Guardian. Your post started out by being objective and ended on presumptions.

So you’ve missed the ‘Independent’ candidates planning to stand on a Muslim/pro Palestine platform in the next elections?

You’ve missed their videos and speeches on social media Setting out their intentions to gain power very clearly? The intimidation and threats to behead a Labour candidate by Islamists in a seat now won by an Islamic pro pal MP?

They don’t need to appeal to the wider public as the Muslim vote are so extremely motivated. 80% of Muslim voted Labour in the last election. That is approximately 3 million votes. According to analysis, Labour received a total of 10 million votes to win their huge landslide. There are Muslim organisations that exist to co ordinate the Muslim vote. They don’t publicise this widely outside of Muslim communities as they don’t need our votes. With our level of voter apathy and their extremely high motivation they can make huge changes.

We already have 4 Islamist MPs (and quite a few more Muslim MPs with questionable priorities) who only operate for the benefit of Muslims. They oppose immigration controls, bans on first cousin marriage, controls on sharia courts, proper policing of Muslim communities etc.

They have achieved their aims to take power in Egypt, Lebanon, Iran etc. Only the blindly arrogant or ignorant ignore the risks here.

www.electionanalysis.uk/uk-election-analysis-2024/section-2-voters-polls-and-results/changing-pattern-amongst-muslim-voters-the-labour-party-gaza-and-voter-volatility/

Well articulated. 👏

Who are these ‘Christian Nationalists’ and how many MPs do they have?

In fact, there’s been British Muslims here for decades, and gay marriage became legal despite this?

Do you understand how a previously small demographic can gain power and influence as their numbers increase? The number of Muslims in this country has increased rapidly over very recent years thanks to several factors like immigration and higher average birthrate.

The Muslim Council of Britain celebrated the milestone of a recorded 4 million and expressed a strong desire for more. Given their obvious power and influence with our government plus our Muslim Home Secretary , they are likely to achieve their aims.

I always wonder at lefties hyperbole when discussing Farage's supposed anti abortion and anti gay rights. It's then i question just who are the real medieval thinkers.

I'm getting massive deja vu from this thread. It's just like the pre-Brexit threads on here. Call everyone who's voting for it a thick, gammon, racist cunt whilst ignoring any of the points they're making - which will all obviously be racist - then spend the next 10 years whinging about the fact that they won.

It'll happen with Reform if we're not careful. I didn't vote for Brexit and I loathe Reform but not as much as I hate the never-ending, childish, performative rhetoric in this thread.

I don't disagree for a moment that these issues are real and problematic. Of course they are. But the pp appeared to be suggesting that the entire country could somehow end up under Sharia law and this is what I was questioning.

There’s threads started pretty much daily along these lines.

Thank you. Please are either wilfully ignorant or just living in a bubble if they're not aware of this. It is a genuine and increasing threat, and it feels (is) very well coordinated and well funded.

Perhaps you should try and understand, that as much as they have a right to their own opinions, OP has a right to unfriend them it’s as simple as. Also, just a note, I am glad that the majority of the people are against such bigots and racists

Why could it not? If there ends up being a majority in Parliament that votes for it?

There are approximately 100 sharia courts in the Uk already. Not great for women.

Quite. I fervently wish I was wrong but sadly, despite looking for evidence to convince myself I am wrong (which I do frequently unlike some) I don’t think I am.

The working group convened by the government to come up with the definition if Islamophobia is extremely partisan and includes no moderate Muslim voices - these have been silenced by the campaigns of more extreme members of the group.

This definition is utterly superfluous as there is full protection for race and religion in existing laws. It is clear that the intention being facilitated by well meaning (being generous) but totally gullible people in order to hamper free speech and critic Muslim practices incompatible with our society.

Our current leaders are the architects of a handover of power to Islamists. And well meaning people who are unable to understand history or are too arrogant to think it could happen to us are facilitating.

freespeechunion.org/anti-free-speech-hostility-islamophobia.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQKNjYyODU2ODM3OQABHmBMZaSK2MRI46t6DHi8cyvh6CkYirOVDLFZV0CaserLlg_roMGLMuId4boy_aem_ol9WF_DEvHj2GGYu7SnxUQ

I don't mean to be rude or anything but the fact that the US is not Nazi Germany is a simple statement of fact.

But do regurgitate a bit of GCSE history if you feel like you want to continue arguing that Nazi Germany is also the US.

And also try reflecting a bit on the actions of the current UK government vis a vis the "nazi" part...

If Labour’s recent landslide was achieved with 10 million votes and 3 million of those were Muslims, because 80% of Muslims voted for Labour, what do you think could be achieved if those Muslims voted for Muslim/Islamist candidates that promised them even more of a say in the laws of our country?

The 50% of Muslims who admit to not wanting homosexuality to be legal (there may be more who think the same but kept quiet) suddenly have power to change the law.

There are already 4 Islamist and quite a number of Muslim MPs who have some views incompatible with our society. I think there will be a lot more in the next election.

Well it can. The Muslim population is the fastest growing. The now uncancelled by elections weren’t just a fear about losing to reform but the fact that very safe Labour seats are in danger of going to independents who are predominantly Muslim. As was exposed in Wes streetly emails he sent to Mandelson. Look at major city centres now and compare them to 10years ago & then consider the quickness in that change. It’s plausible that in our lifetime this may occur. The recent report saying the countryside is to white is again making suggestions on how to encourage that specific community to move there. From suggestions of banning dogs in certain areas, to making halal more accessible, making it easier for non English speaking people to navigate services etc. They do have more children so wherever they’re based that will be the fastest growing demographic. Christianity is the foundation for most our laws. So it’s only going to be a natural occurrence when another religion becomes more predominant that our laws will change to suit

Don't be disingenuous. You know perfectly well what I'm getting at. You may prefer not to think about the direction certain politicians and belief systems are trying to lead us in, but thankfully some of us don't have our heads in the sand about where things could lead.

Speaking as a mere graduate in German history, though, I'd be interested to hear your philosophy on all the ways in which the current government resembles the Nazi regime...

Well, all I can say about that is I think you're channeling your fear in the wrong direction.

Whereas parties like Reform and Restore would be all for LGBT rights/women's rights, I suppose.

Really? Tell me how & why I’m wrong instead of saying I am.

The majority of people is a worthless turn of phrase unless you can quantify it with facts and stats. What you hope and presume to be the case doesn't make it necessarily so.

I'd have thought it was obvious. Reform getting in is a far more potentially imminent and real threat to civil liberties than your alarmist 'help, they're taking over!' projected scenario.

Im not being disingenuous. Thats a little rude of you. I know what you are "trying" to get at and why you are trying, but I can't see the basis on how it is the same. So why would I pander to you?

I of course will have to take your word on your education levels. Please see my earlier post at 21.10 yesterday regarding our current government. The parallels are interesting.

I feel left wing people these days like to throw around the word "nazi" a little too freely. Hence why it has (predictably) lost it's power to shock. Which as you are allegedly a scholar of German history must worry you.

What civil liberties do reform seek to remove?