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Emrys

(7,824 posts) Wed Aug 7, 2024, 06:31 PM Aug 7

Counter-protests swamp the far right around the UK

In every town and city where "protests" by the usual suspects were publicized to happen, counter-protesters have turned out in their masses - in many instances outnumbering them more than 100 to 1.

Musk's own platform is spreading this news (and being used to give him regular dog's abuse):

Link to tweet

Martin Rowson
@MartinRowson

Let’s see how long this lasts on this shit hole of a site

Here are reported counter-protest gatherings in places like Brighton, Walthamstow (in London), Liverpool and Bristol:

Link to tweet

Meanwhile, the first accused have been sentenced to jail terms, many more have been remanded for sentencing or trial in a higher court, and police inquiries to identify other rioters continue.

Some more from Twitter (all videos, but I'll post the text if anyone asks):

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Counter-protests swamp the far right around the UK (Original Post) Emrys Aug 7 OP

Seeing this warms my heart... HipChick Aug 7 #1

Wow..Elon will cry Demovictory9 Aug 7 #2

Beautiful, absolutely beautiful. Think. Again. Aug 7 #3

Wow prison sentances for three already IbogaProject Aug 7 #4

Love the last one. geardaddy Aug 9 #5

Near me... LeftishBrit Aug 10 #6

It's a huge relief... LeftishBrit Aug 10 #7

Nigel 'no mates' Farage finally loses the Brexiteers amid riots muriel_volestrangler Aug 11 #8

HipChick

(25,496 posts)

1. Seeing this warms my heart...

Reply to Emrys (Original post)

Wed Aug 7, 2024, 06:37 PM

Aug 7

Demovictory9

(33,542 posts)

2. Wow..Elon will cry

Reply to Emrys (Original post)

Wed Aug 7, 2024, 06:37 PM

Aug 7

Think. Again.

(17,206 posts)

3. Beautiful, absolutely beautiful.

Reply to Emrys (Original post)

Wed Aug 7, 2024, 07:06 PM

Aug 7

"Off Our Streets, NAZI SCUM!"

IbogaProject

(3,518 posts)

4. Wow prison sentances for three already

Reply to Emrys (Original post)

Wed Aug 7, 2024, 08:13 PM

Aug 7

The Crown doesn't mess around.

geardaddy

(25,323 posts)

5. Love the last one.

Reply to Emrys (Original post)

Fri Aug 9, 2024, 10:02 AM

Aug 9

FAFO

LeftishBrit

(41,302 posts)

6. Near me...

Reply to Emrys (Original post)

Sat Aug 10, 2024, 03:46 PM

Aug 10

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24510539.hundreds-turn-third-oxford-protest-six-days/?ref=ebmpn&nid=822&block=article_block_a&u=0db71c7f42df07476ee86154ce77bca1&date=100824

It should be noted that it's the university vacation, so these demonstrations are not being propped up by students.

LeftishBrit

(41,302 posts)

7. It's a huge relief...

Reply to Emrys (Original post)

Sat Aug 10, 2024, 03:56 PM

Aug 10

to know that the anti-racists outnumber the racists after all.

But scary to know that the likes of Farage, Tice, Oakeshott, Laurence Fox, Musk I fear, and on a less superficially respectable level, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon aka Tommy Robinson, are so keen to justify and in many cases instigate violence.

The thugs on the ground will be punished.

The instigators will likely get away with it.

muriel_volestrangler

(102,360 posts)

8. Nigel 'no mates' Farage finally loses the Brexiteers amid riots

Reply to LeftishBrit (Reply #7)

Sun Aug 11, 2024, 11:26 AM

Aug 11

Leave voters now join the ranks of most Britons in taking a dim view of the Brexit firebrand, with his net favourability rating dropping from 7% to minus 4%.

He is also reviled by 2024 Tory voters who gave him a minus 27% favourability rating – down a whopping 17 points in the space of a week, according to pollsters YouGov.

https://www.thenational.scot/news/24509705.nigel-no-mates-farage-finally-loses-brexiteers-amid-riots/

I doubt he'll get arrested, but at least the public recognises him for the racist toerag that he is. His overall net favourability is minus 42 percent.

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