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What would the Left call the Right, if the small boat people were white?

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Blondiebeachbabe · 29/09/2026 13:19

I'll start by saying, I am very anti open boarders, and I am horrified that so many illegal immigrants are arriving every day. But for me, it has absolutely nothing to do with skin colour, it is more to do with :

ONE) They have no documentation, and we have no idea if they have criminal backgrounds

TWO) They tend to come from cultures where women are not respected

THREE) They often come from places where rape is not a crime

FOUR) They cannot work, and it is costing Millions to house, feed and clothe them

FIVE) We are granting asylum to some people who should never get it - like the Hamas bodyguard we heard of yesterday

Lots of valid reasons I feel, however, for me, it has nothing to do with skin colour. If I had to be locked in a room overnight with a white man from a backward culture, or a black man from the UK, I would choose the latter, every single time.

It isn't colour, it's culture

But I see that people on the Far Left just scream "Racist" to anyone who opposes illegal immigration. What would they scream, if all the small boats were full of white men? And would people still march for England?

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storyinside · 04/10/2026 21:42

Very embarrassing for you. Again.

Somerford · 04/10/2026 21:44

storyinside · 04/10/2026 21:42

Very embarrassing for you. Again.

Human denial-of-service: It drains the target's time and energy until they snap or give up, at which point the troll claims victory.

Brokentoes85 · 04/10/2026 21:45

They aren't illegal immigrants.

Brokentoes85 · 04/10/2026 21:46

Dogwalkissue · 29/09/2026 13:23

You will be slaughtered on here but I fully agree with you.

It also fascinates me that we are in such a place that saying we do not want boat loads of people from these cultures arriving in our country is called 'racist' or that it is even controversial to say this.

Our country has changed so much and not for the better. I feel a huge sense of despair and powerlessness these days

And Labour have now announced yet another way for people to come to our country without managing to close down the other way first.

And what about nigel farage, who championed brexit???

storyinside · 04/10/2026 21:46

Can anyone help Somerford? Anyone know what they mean by 'leftist ideology?'

EasternStandard · 04/10/2026 21:53

storyinside · 04/10/2026 21:42

Very embarrassing for you. Again.

What’s with this anyway? This hasn’t happened.

storyinside · 04/10/2026 21:57

What hasn't happened?

EasternStandard · 04/10/2026 21:58

storyinside · 04/10/2026 21:57

What hasn't happened?

Your claim in your post I quoted.

storyinside · 04/10/2026 22:00

That the poster has been embarrassing herself? Are you on the same thread?

moderate · 04/10/2026 22:07

storyinside · 04/10/2026 20:55

Who can define what they actually mean by 'leftist ideology?'

“Queers for Palestine” sums up the madness quite succinctly.

moderate · 04/10/2026 22:08

storyinside · 04/10/2026 22:00

That the poster has been embarrassing herself? Are you on the same thread?

You’re not fooling anyone with your incessant sealioning.

Duncantoldme2 · 04/10/2026 22:12

YANBU OP. I agree with you. You won't get anywhere on here though.

The FOI request answered by the S Yorkshire police shows that men of all nationalities - and I guess colours, though 'colour' isn't stated, conduct sex crimes. Some, much more than others as you can see. Attached

Nationality
Arrests
AFGHANISTAN
15
ALBANIA
2
ALBANIA; GREECE
1
AUSTRALIA
1
AZERBAIJAN
1
BAHAMAS
1
BANGLADESH
15
BULGARIA
3
CÔTE D'IVOIRE
2
CAMEROON
1
CANADA; INDIA
1
CHAD
1
CHINA
10
COLOMBIA
1
CONGO
2
CONGO, THE D.R. OF
3
CROATIA
1
CZECH REPUBLIC
13
DENMARK
3
EGYPT
5
ERITREA
11
ETHIOPIA
6
GAMBIA
6
GERMANY
2
1
GHANA
6
GHANA; ITALY
1
GREECE
2
GUINEA
5
GUINEA-BISSAU; PORTUGAL
1
HUNGARY
4
INDIA
34
IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
22
IRAQ
25
IRELAND
8
ITALY
2
JAMAICA
6
JORDAN
1
KUWAIT
3
LATVIA
6
LIBYA, STATE OF
1
LITHUANIA
6
MALAWI
1
MAURITANIA
1
MOROCCO
2
NAMIBIA
2
NETHERLANDS
3
NIGERIA
34
PAKISTAN
141
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
1
PHILIPPINES
2
POLAND
36
PORTUGAL
5
PORTUGAL; SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
1
ROMANIA
20
SAUDI ARABIA
2
SENEGAL; OTHER
1
SLOVAKIA
31
SLOVENIA
1
SOUTH AFRICA
2
SOUTH SUDAN
2
SRI LANKA
1
SUDAN
13
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
5
TONGA
1
TUNISIA
2
TURKEY
3
UGANDA
2
UKRAINE
1
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1
VIETNAM
2
ZAMBIA
1
ZIMBABWE
14
Non-UK total
575
All nationalities total
2721

Information represents the number of arrests made (not individuals) during the period where:

  • the primary arrest reason was a Sexual offence
  • the detainee stated their nationality as non-UK

https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/freedom-of-information/february-2025-foi-2355119-25-sexual-crimes-committed-non-uk-nationals

Somerford · 04/10/2026 22:14

storyinside · 04/10/2026 22:00

That the poster has been embarrassing herself? Are you on the same thread?

I'm not embarrassed at all, I'm content with the way I've dealt with you. You struggled so badly that by the end, all you had left in the tank were personal attacks and obvious trolling. Proclaim victory if it makes you happy but our exchange (probably exchanges, plural) is there for all to see.

storyinside · 04/10/2026 22:15

Thats it? 'Queers for Palestine?'

When people on here say 'leftist' that's what you're thinking?

storyinside · 04/10/2026 22:17

Somerford · 04/10/2026 22:14

I'm not embarrassed at all, I'm content with the way I've dealt with you. You struggled so badly that by the end, all you had left in the tank were personal attacks and obvious trolling. Proclaim victory if it makes you happy but our exchange (probably exchanges, plural) is there for all to see.

It's like shooting fish in a barrel.

EasternStandard · 04/10/2026 22:23

storyinside · 04/10/2026 22:00

That the poster has been embarrassing herself? Are you on the same thread?

Of course I think you’re just resorting to insult rather than making a compelling argument.

storyinside · 04/10/2026 22:33

She came on with a spiel which included something about 'leftist ideology'. I would like to know what she (and other posters) mean by this. It's a perfectly valid question. But she couldn't say and so started to flap and deflect and get agitated with some smoke and mirrors nonsense about sea lions, whataboutery and the predictable personal attacks. It's always the way. You forget people can read.

Somerford · 04/10/2026 22:38

storyinside · 04/10/2026 22:17

It's like shooting fish in a barrel.

Is it upsetting for you that you're not getting the reaction that you're so desperately craving? You're trying so, so hard and you're just being laughed at.

Somerford · 04/10/2026 22:42

storyinside · 04/10/2026 22:33

She came on with a spiel which included something about 'leftist ideology'. I would like to know what she (and other posters) mean by this. It's a perfectly valid question. But she couldn't say and so started to flap and deflect and get agitated with some smoke and mirrors nonsense about sea lions, whataboutery and the predictable personal attacks. It's always the way. You forget people can read.

Edited

Nonsense about sea lions 😂

Goodness me. You're absolutely terrible at this.

storyinside · 04/10/2026 22:44

Ok Somerford.

@moderate who has at least had a two-word answer to the question. Fair enough.

In all seriousness, from my posts (or anyone's posts), what has led you to suspect I'm queer and / or 'for Palestine,' or in some form of cahoots with 'Queers for Palestine?'

SherryCherryLady · 04/10/2026 23:42

Brokentoes85 · 04/10/2026 21:45

They aren't illegal immigrants.

They are.

TheOriginalEmu · 05/10/2026 00:45

StutterGun · 02/10/2026 13:30

You'd be psychopathic to agree with any women being assaulted. So unless you're a psychopath, it's a moot point.

I agree, so to go back to my original point- when the OP says ‘they come from cultures that don’t respect women’ as a reason she doesn’t want immigrants here with the implication that they are dangerous…so are our own men, they also don’t respect women. So in my opinion that’s not a reason to deny asylum seekers. it is, as you say, a moot point .

TheOriginalEmu · 05/10/2026 00:50

EasternStandard · 02/10/2026 13:24

No you haven’t, which countries bar Iran, Afghanistan and bizarrely the U.K. are in the shit group?

All countries that have sexual assault rates like ours are shit. Any place where the vast majority of women have been assaulted is shit. Is a sexual assault/harrasment figure like we have acceptable to you? if it isn’t you would agree it’s shit to be a woman here, yes? If it is, then you shouldn’t have any issue with immigrants coming here doing the same thing our own men are doing which you don’t mind. One of those has to be true.

TheOriginalEmu · 05/10/2026 00:53

SherryCherryLady · 02/10/2026 13:46

How do people know what orientation your DC is?

We live in a very small place. Many people know my child because she has been in the local media for activism for LGBTQ people, she organises pride events every year. She went to school with people who know her work there for LGBTQ pupils in the school.

SherryCherryLady · 05/10/2026 01:01

TheOriginalEmu · 05/10/2026 00:50

All countries that have sexual assault rates like ours are shit. Any place where the vast majority of women have been assaulted is shit. Is a sexual assault/harrasment figure like we have acceptable to you? if it isn’t you would agree it’s shit to be a woman here, yes? If it is, then you shouldn’t have any issue with immigrants coming here doing the same thing our own men are doing which you don’t mind. One of those has to be true.

I think any woman would be grateful to have been born in the UK over Sudan and Somalia

Not all countries are equal.

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