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UK police watch passively as far right protesters hold up non terrorist "kill them all" slogan in front of asylum seekers (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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In Falkirk ~~today~~ saturday aug16

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[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 46 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Pointing out a double standard of government's reaction between violent calls to murder and peaceful protest against genocide is "not that helpful"?

[–] KAtieTot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 month ago

Paradox of tolerance is an enigma

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk -2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

"This is banned therefore that should be banned" is not helpful. We'll just end up banning everything.

"This is banned when it shouldn't be" is far more helpful.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Advocating for murder shouldn't be banned?

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

It is banned. It's called incitement and the police there should be enforcing it.

Has nothing to do with protest laws which are currently being eroded as per the Palestine protests. Hence I don't find the comparison helpful. Two different battlegrounds.

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

Who the hell is "we"