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Why are there suddenly loads of protests?

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Newsenmum · 03/08/2024 20:36

All these awful EDL protests- why are they suddenly happening? Whats kicking them all off? One in Bristol today is scary.

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AvrielFinch · 04/08/2024 20:00

Newsenmum · 04/08/2024 19:52

This reminds me of the Tottenham riots years ago (which then escalated) around the country. Always the shoezone and the Greggs.

You do know people tend to riot in poor areas where shops selling cartier watches do not exist?

Jaichangecentfoisdenom · 04/08/2024 20:45

Newsenmum · 04/08/2024 19:52

This reminds me of the Tottenham riots years ago (which then escalated) around the country. Always the shoezone and the Greggs.

I'm old enough to remember the Bristol St Paul's riots, along with the Brixton ones in the Eighties. In neither case did "protesters" set fire to buildings where human beings might have been killed, to the best of my knowledge.

Newsenmum · 04/08/2024 20:51

AvrielFinch · 04/08/2024 20:00

You do know people tend to riot in poor areas where shops selling cartier watches do not exist?

There are shops inbetween. And yes I am aware it is poorer people in poorer areas.

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ThisOldThang · 04/08/2024 20:52

Jaichangecentfoisdenom · 04/08/2024 20:45

I'm old enough to remember the Bristol St Paul's riots, along with the Brixton ones in the Eighties. In neither case did "protesters" set fire to buildings where human beings might have been killed, to the best of my knowledge.

I think you might need to adjust your rose tinted spectacles.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Keith_Blakelock

Efacsen · 04/08/2024 20:56

Jaichangecentfoisdenom · 04/08/2024 20:45

I'm old enough to remember the Bristol St Paul's riots, along with the Brixton ones in the Eighties. In neither case did "protesters" set fire to buildings where human beings might have been killed, to the best of my knowledge.

IIRC there was a woman died in a fire in the Brixton riots but thro' reckless stupidity rather than deliberate intent

Crikeyalmighty · 04/08/2024 21:15

I'm fed up ( and I suggest there are plenty of new found 'mumsnetters' )of people on here making excuses for these arseholes. Where were they 6 months ago?? - nothing much has changed apart from 'mysteriously' now having a government that don't align with the right wings idea of Britain. Yes lots of Britain is shit , yes there has in recent times been far too much immigration from god knows where- fuelled by a totally non thought through Brexit, yes I can see why many working class people are pissed off - many middle class are too - but it's the timing of this that is off- it's clearly coordinated political agitation using an awful tragedy as an opportunistic time to cause mayhem, loot ( which is plain thieving) and generally show what 'hard men' they are- my father in law voted Refitm- he is 84 and us totally disgusted at the whole bunch of them lighting the fires, Farage, Robinson and all the various online foot soldiers they use, none of whom of course will be coming anywhere near the police -

mm81736 · 04/08/2024 21:19

Jaichangecentfoisdenom · 03/08/2024 22:13

What are you saying? They are using the murders in Stockport by a Briton who was born in Wales and lives not far from Stockport and who is not known to be an Islamic extremist as an excuse for Fascist thuggery, looting, and violence.

The suspect is the minor child of Rwandan immigrants.

Efacsen · 04/08/2024 21:22

mm81736 · 04/08/2024 21:19

The suspect is the minor child of Rwandan immigrants.

Who fled a genocide

Jaichangecentfoisdenom · 04/08/2024 21:35

ThisOldThang · 04/08/2024 20:52

I think you might need to adjust your rose tinted spectacles.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Keith_Blakelock

Did I mention Tottenham?

ThisOldThang · 04/08/2024 21:38

Jaichangecentfoisdenom · 04/08/2024 21:35

Did I mention Tottenham?

If you're aware of what happened in Tottenham, why are you trying to portray a nice cuddly version of the 1980’s race riots?

Jaichangecentfoisdenom · 04/08/2024 21:39

Efacsen · 04/08/2024 20:56

IIRC there was a woman died in a fire in the Brixton riots but thro' reckless stupidity rather than deliberate intent

I did not know that, and maybe am looking in the wrong place but cannot find mention of it online.

Jaichangecentfoisdenom · 04/08/2024 21:45

ThisOldThang · 04/08/2024 21:38

If you're aware of what happened in Tottenham, why are you trying to portray a nice cuddly version of the 1980’s race riots?

Don't be daft. I was unlucky enough to have been in Bristol and in Brixton at the time of the riots there in the early eighties, and am speaking from my experience then - as I said, to the best of my knowledge, houses with people in them were not deliberately set alight as they have been this week-end. That's it. I was not in Tottenham at the time.

PoopedAndScooped · 04/08/2024 22:27

Far right thuggery !

Disgusting excuses of the human race

LetsGoFlyAKiteee · 04/08/2024 22:29

Sooo all this love my country blahh yet happy to set fire to things and dystory. Makes sense..

And why on earth are children being taken to these things?! It's bonkers the whole situation is bonkers and so sad!!

If was freezing wouldn't be happening.. unfortunately time of year.

PoopedAndScooped · 05/08/2024 00:42

Now the Ethno nationalists who are nazi scum are involved, it will all stop now.

The organised resistance,
The farage and Tommy Robinson supporters, as well as the football thugs will be done with this now that the Nazi’s are involved.
Lots and lots of ‘events’ now cancelled

Windthebloodybobbinup · 05/08/2024 07:40

Newsenmum · 03/08/2024 20:36

All these awful EDL protests- why are they suddenly happening? Whats kicking them all off? One in Bristol today is scary.

I'd venture to say that 90%plus are white men who are pissed. Stop all sales of alcohol
I the uk for a week and that would stop the riots. At least I hope that no one sober would behave in a such a heartless way. It's hot, in the uk that's a reason to drink all day every day.

Skodacool · 05/08/2024 20:44

Newsenmum · 03/08/2024 20:36

All these awful EDL protests- why are they suddenly happening? Whats kicking them all off? One in Bristol today is scary.

It's a fairly regular happening in the summer largely carried out by men. A bit of wet weather would soon stop them. They're not protests they're criminal riots fuelled by internet rabble rousers spouting false information.. One of these, Tommy Robinson, is sunning himself in Europe. Some of these brave excuses for men have been in courts, crying, in front of magistrates.

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