It was a matter of time...
Sep. 4th, 2016 02:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nairiporterSix teenagers arrested in Britain suspected of killing Polish man in 'hate crime'
Still anyone wonder what brought this on? Maybe there is a connection between having xenophobic leaders and hateful, violent kids? Teens are the easiest targets.
This is the by-product of UKIP and Brexit. Yes, it's already happening. This is the reason people like Farage, Le Pen and Trump are so dangerous. Words may not make wounds, but they do incite people to hurt other people. Which is exactly what has happened here.
The immigrant population of Britain is one that has grown for years. The foreign workers who are currently the target of such louts are EU citizens exercising the right to work anywhere in the EU; the British have the same right and use it in large numbers. That said, one of the main tactics used by Farage's UKIP party to secure the exit vote was racism against EU workers. Europeans have suffered terribly from regimes that murdered millions because of race and religion. The same scenario could happen in a number of places if we allow the likes of Trump to gain power.
I have a suspicion that in Trump's America, this kind of thing will be common... and largely unpunished. Let's face it. It's only going to get worse. Globally. Too many politicians like Trump either willingly or unwittingly giving voice to the fringe. The genie is out of the bottle now.
Brexit, France banning swimsuits, rise of German hate groups, Trumpers - we have the world we allow - the question is, will we allow it? These are all democracies - so we should get off our butts and pull our face away from the tech gadgets - pay attention and vote - get involved!
Still anyone wonder what brought this on? Maybe there is a connection between having xenophobic leaders and hateful, violent kids? Teens are the easiest targets.
This is the by-product of UKIP and Brexit. Yes, it's already happening. This is the reason people like Farage, Le Pen and Trump are so dangerous. Words may not make wounds, but they do incite people to hurt other people. Which is exactly what has happened here.
The immigrant population of Britain is one that has grown for years. The foreign workers who are currently the target of such louts are EU citizens exercising the right to work anywhere in the EU; the British have the same right and use it in large numbers. That said, one of the main tactics used by Farage's UKIP party to secure the exit vote was racism against EU workers. Europeans have suffered terribly from regimes that murdered millions because of race and religion. The same scenario could happen in a number of places if we allow the likes of Trump to gain power.
I have a suspicion that in Trump's America, this kind of thing will be common... and largely unpunished. Let's face it. It's only going to get worse. Globally. Too many politicians like Trump either willingly or unwittingly giving voice to the fringe. The genie is out of the bottle now.
Brexit, France banning swimsuits, rise of German hate groups, Trumpers - we have the world we allow - the question is, will we allow it? These are all democracies - so we should get off our butts and pull our face away from the tech gadgets - pay attention and vote - get involved!
