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Riot police on standby across England and Wales for further far-right protests (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] wolfylow@lemmy.world 65 points 1 month ago

I think this is what happens when mainstream political parties legitimise this kind of anti-immigrant rhetoric.

Everyone is pointing at social media, what about Sunak/Braverman/Patel? Not to mention the odious Farage.

I lay a lot of the blame at their feet.

And also - I realise it makes no sense (the perpetrator is British born!) but as has so often been said: You can’t reason someone out of a position they didn’t reason themselves into. So yeah, here we are. Madness.

[-] Naich@lemmings.world 30 points 1 month ago

I left Reddit to get away from all the racist wankers and their "legitimate concerns", and now they seem to be turning up here. Great.

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 14 points 1 month ago

Lemmy is small enough that blocking them individually is an effective strategy.

[-] roboto@feddit.org 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I agree but I rather worry that they’ll take over here as well because more people read this and are like „wtf I’m out“. That’s what happened with me on Reddit too. I was still lurking before the blackout but it was often already kinda bad.

However now if I look at Reddit it’s no different than Facebook or instagram because I assume many mods left, and I mean those who actually cared about their community vs being in power. I think it’s bad if these „opinions“ are here, even though they get downvoted to oblivion. They will just poison the discourse.

And don’t get me wrong, plurality of opinion is very important. But Nazi bots do not play by the rules, they do not contribute to said plurality, they want to destroy it and take over any space where people exchange opinions.

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 8 points 1 month ago

I agree just blocking people isn't a good strategy long-term. Lemmy at least needs support for collaborative block lists.

[-] FelixCress@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I still remember what my grandfather who fought in WW2 told me: "You don't speak to nazis. You shoot nazis."

Times have changed, so I would be entirely happy with all the Nazis deported to Rwanda.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

Holy shit these early comments. Who the fuck rang the bell over at Racists R Us?

[-] veganpizza69@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

It's bad faith. Mentioning facts to them is pointless, this is the result of allowing these assholes to recruit and organize for years.

[-] Fades@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Bigots never miss an opportunity

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