Thousands filled the streets across the United Kingdom this week in massive rallies against racism and Islamophobia, a show of unity to counter a recent surge in far-right violence. British police have arrested hundreds of right-wing rioters for carrying out a string of attacks in England and Northern Ireland targeting Muslims and migrants. While the wave of violence was partly spurred by misinformation about the identity of a suspect in a deadly stabbing spree, academic Faiza Shaheen says mainstream public figures and the media establishment are also to blame for “drip-feeding poison into the ears of the public” about immigrants over many years.

Thousands filled the streets across the United Kingdom this week in massive rallies against racism and Islamophobia, a show of unity to counter a recent surge in far-right violence.

British police have arrested hundreds of right-wing rioters for carrying out a string of attacks in England and Northern Ireland targeting Muslims and migrants.

While the wave of violence was partly spurred by misinformation about the identity of a suspect in a deadly stabbing spree, academic Faiza Shaheen says mainstream public figures and the media establishment are also to blame for “drip-feeding poison into the ears of the public” about immigrants over many years.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
    291·
    1 month ago

    Good. Shout those Nazis down. Throw the traitors out of the country. Britain didn’t let them in back in 1939, so they should kick them out in 2024.

    • Keeponstalin@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      222·
      1 month ago

      I’m glad to see these kinds of counter protests. It’s important for nazis to see how unpopular their views are and that their bigotry won’t be tolerated

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
        82·
        1 month ago

        They are a loud minority. When the Tory MP was born from East African immigrants who were of Indian descent and he’s a practicing Hindu, they’ve already lost their so-called war.