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© Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.UK leader accuses far right of hijacking a town's grief after killing of 3 children sparks violence
By BRIAN MELLEY and JILL LAWLESS LONDON©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Banthu
As the number of Muslims in Western countries continue to increase there will be more clashes over the role of women in society and tolerance of non-traditional genders and sexual preferences.
In some areas, Muslim children are over 50% of the population.
Their traditions and viewpoints need to be taken into consideration.
nandakandamanda
Fake news leads to real violence and injuries.
GuruMick
What do the thugs do when there is a stabbing in Scotland ?
Burn the distilleries down ?
Scotland has a high rate of knife crime.....and a lower rate of Muslim citizens.
Toblerone
Long overdue. A society and culture begins to fight back over the outrageous crime done to it by government. “Peaceful silent vigils” are sops to the public. This now is something else entirely.
ArtistAtLarge
Racists just being racists.
Alfie Noakes
Racist bigot gets rocked by his own side. Scum of the earth, these "people."
https://x.com/glenn_lawrence/status/1818414876265419214
itsonlyrocknroll
English Defence League is a busted flush, disbanded a decade ago.
There is little doubt that such "thuggery" such "hate" manifests itself in on UK streets 2024.
In the capital, in Southport, in Leeds, because of a toxic elitist metropolitan political class infesting Parliament, abetted be a willing media to fudge, refuse to apply to the Judiciary, to afford the public a honest open transparency to this atrocity.
The full circumstances of/to the alleged killings
They are children attending a "Taylor Swift" fun day.
Does it not follow that the narrative of secrecy, of diversion, would create the poisonous speculation now potentially about to engulf communities/society?
"Enough is Enough" is a product of a Parliament that has lost touch with UK people.
wallace
The 17-year-old attacker will appear in court Aug 1. Police requesting no reporting should be made to ensure he's given a fair trial. Charged with three murders and ten attempted murders.
It will take a long time to heal the hearts of the people.
falseflagsteve
Gurumick
Irrelevant to the discussion I’m afraid. This is not a random stabbing or two thugs having a brawl, this was murdering children. It’s orchestrated fear, planned out by a youth who was being monitored and should not have been allowed to do this.
Seems most are talking about blaming right wingers and EDF at moment, distracting us from the real tragedy and victims of this brutal attack.
Toblerone
Endlessly conditioned that “tolerance” is of the utmost importance. Who cares about the deaths of children? Another opportunity to burn candles in public and sing. Disgusting.
Toblerone
It will take a long time to heal the hearts of the people.
Yeah, yeah, what does this even mean? I get it, it’s what is always said after these outrageous crimes, but really for what purpose? To soothe and dumb down a victimized society until the next time.
Desert Tortoise
The assailant is British born and comes from a family where both parents are, according to accounts in the US press, Aftican Christians. But, lo, the assailant has dark skin so he must be a Muslim, and then the mob attacks a Mosque.
And then you get a comment like this:
"Long overdue. A society and culture begins to fight back over the outrageous crime done to it by government. “Peaceful silent vigils” are sops to the public. This now is something else entirely."
Hello. The assailant was raised "Christian". Maybe go burn a church? Or better yet pull your head out of your rectum and learn the facts before you say or do something stupid.
falseflagsteve
Ongoing violence in Britains streets this evening, a demonstration near Downing Street became violent and there’s riots in Hartlepool.
Toblerone
@Desert Tortoise
It doesnt matter what his parents are. The point is what is he?
And no need for your usual insulting verbiage. I’m sure face to face you’d be much better mannered, eh.
wallace
Who are the EDL? Far right group believed to be behind Southport riot
It is suspected that the riots in Southport that saw 39 police officers injured were organised by the English Defence League
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/edl-southport-riots-tommy-robinson-english-defence-league-b2588631.html
FizzBit
Gadda love those corporate warmongering globalists. Never let a crisis go to waste.
Do people actually fall for these headlines hook line and sinker? I sure hope not.
Desert Tortoise
The US press is saying the assailant wasn't Muslim.
Toblerone
Ongoing violence in Britains streets this evening, a demonstration near Downing Street became violent and there’s riots in Hartlepool.
Good!
Toblerone
The US press is saying the assailant wasn't Muslim.
The US press. Don’t make me laugh!
Desert Tortoise
English Defense League. Ulster Defense Association. Not much difference. Groups of reactionary bigots using any justification to beat up and kill people. Why? Because they are sick thugs who like to kill. Just need a thin justification for it.
falseflagsteve
Desert
Not heard of EDL killing anyone they don’t like especially children. Do you have links to murders they have committed please?
wallace
ffs
are you a supporter of the EDL?
The English Defence League (EDL) could be proscribed as a terror organisation in the wake of riots in Southport, Angela Rayner has suggested.
falseflagsteve
wallace
Nope, I do t support anyone and I don’t like them but I’ve never heard about them killing people.
wallace
falseflagsteve
wallace
But they do terrorize non-whites. In London last night they protested and attacked the police. In Southport, they rioted burning a police car and looting shops.
wallace
Toblerone
Why would the attacker have to be a Muslim?
falseflagsteve
Falseflag
Ive heard about them demonstrating and I guess harrassing people but I haven’t heard of them committing acts of terrorism on anyone. No knife attacks or bombings or such like. I remember the NF who were much more extreme and were violent against immigrants and wanted them all out. They were known as criminals but the word terrorist never used, I think it’s thrown about too easily these days.
People like to hand out terms like bigots, terms, Nazis these days to many including some who aren’t, been called those names in this site myself before.
Also, unlike the NF and BNP they have members who are from ethnic countries, they are mainly against Muslims who don’t integrate.
Toblerone
Enoch Powell was prophetic.
wallace
Desert Tortoise
English Defense League. Ulster Defense Association. Not much difference.
There is a big difference between the EDL and the UDA.
"The Ulster Defence Association is an Ulster loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. It was formed in September 1971 as an umbrella group for various loyalist groups and undertook an armed campaign of almost 24 years as one of the participants of the Troubles."
"The UDA/UFF were responsible for more than 400 deaths. The vast majority of its victims were Irish Catholic civilians, killed at random, in what the group called retaliation for IRA actions or attacks on Protestants."
Toblerone
Toblerone
Why would the attacker have to be a Muslim?
When did I say he was?
zibala
You'd have to ask the attacker about why he chose to be a Muslim.
Bob Fosse
Crowds of red faced Phil Mitchell lookalikes angry about ‘muslamic sharon laws’ before knowing any facts about what actually happened.
Jimizo
Replying to yourself there, Steve.
Getting a bit muddled.
wallace
zibala
Why would the attacker have to be a Muslim?
How would a person born in Cardiff Wales to a Christian family from Rwanda be a Muslim? Why are you erroneously calling him a Muslim? The local Muslim community also issued a statement saying he wasn't a Muslim.
People who spread those erroneous lies light the fires of trouble. Like the EDL.
wallace
Toblerone
You mocked the US media stating he wasn't a Muslim which then you believe he is.
u_s__reamer
This outburst of frenzied speculation just feeds dangerous emotional responses leading to the violence in the streets, a tellingly stark contrast to the massive peaceful demonstrations protesting the deliberate killing of tens of thousands of innocent children. I expect to hear that the young Southport attacker had at least mental issues and perhaps even some political motive was a trigger in his confused mind.
Jimizo
Dregs.
I can imagine these idiots blaming Sadiq Khan’s imposition of Shakira Law.
Toblerone
How would a person born in Cardiff Wales to a Christian family from Rwanda be a Muslim?
Seriously?
Desert Tortoise
If the UK government doesn't arrest EDL members and prosecute them now then they will soon enough have a rap sheet as long as that of the UDA. The exact same bloody minded unthinking bigotry and resort to violence that motivates both. It's the same very British bigotry that informed American Jim Crow laws, the KKK, voting rights restrictions and all the other institutionalized racial bigotry that infects the US. You see this everywhere the Union Jack flew.
wallace
Desert Tortoise
There is a big difference between the EDL and the UDA.
How can you even make that comment? As I pointed out the UDA is an armed and organised terrorist group that killed and bombed people just like the IRA did. You don't seem to have any understanding of the troubles if that is what you believe.
The UDA is not anti-foreigner, just the Irish from the south. The Troubles was never about racism.
EDL members do get arrested and prosecuted when they break the law. The EDL is not anti-Irish, north or south because they are whites.
It does not.
I'm afraid you have gone so far off the mark you have lost me.
Toblerone
It's the same very British bigotry that informed American Jim Crow laws, the KKK, voting rights restrictions and all the other institutionalized racial bigotry that infects the US. You see this everywhere the Union Jack flew.
Utter nonsense.