I love my country after all. Every picture tells a story and the numbers from the photos seems to show that the vast majority of the british people are lovely, caring and WOKE! I was descending into a dark place regarding our society but this morning, post BC (before coffee) I am smiling at things. It will not last as I am already grieving for the Great Barrier Reef.
THE ONLY TOPIC AT THE MOMENT!
My tomatoes – 450g picked today along with raspberries – chillies are looking good too!
But the riots – first Elon Musk can just fuck off! His racist upbringing in Apartheid South Africa is apparent in every word. I am not over keen on censorship but there are lines to be drawn! So if X can be suspended for a while I would be happy although there are other worse sites lke “Telegraph?” . Moves to target lawyers amplify the rioters disregard for the law. Doctors have been advised that it is ok to refuse to treat abusive racist patients. The bench mark should be “will they die? If the answer is no – throw them out”!
THUGS
We should stop calling them Right Wing thugs. They are just viscious racist criminals. To call them right wing implies a modicum of thought and understanding; it also gives succour to the likes of Farage and his manipulative cohorts. The country they claim to want back left with Thatcher in the 1980’s with the closure of industry and the economic changes that forced women out to work.
TAX
Of course it has to rise to plug the gaps left by the last government. Then it has to go up more so Labour can implement change. Stopping the winter fuel allowance for all pensioners makes absolute sense. Next up should be a wealth tax – my house has risen in value by over 100% in the last 20 years, a 10% tax on the unearned growth in value on sale (or transfer) would would fair and just.
RIOTS and social media
There seems to be a clear difference between those with genuine concerns about migration and criminal elements who come prepared for arson and looting. Basically those with genuine concerns will use the democratic process of writing/meeting their MP or councillor. However there is a criminal element who will shout “We want our country back’ as they hurl bricks and break into premises.
HONESTLY!
Farage and Reform nobs fan the flames, and I am not aware of the last leader of this country, or his cabinet going to the press to calm things down. They are as guilty as each violet thug for the injuries suffered by the police. Surely all politicians should put their own agendas to the side to ensure we have peace on the streets. But no – the sad wankers are doing their best to drum up trouble without realising that it is the right wing media that is manipulating them.
WE HAVE A PROBLEM
and Houston cannot help! Supertanskii summed it up with Stochastic terrorism.
Farage and co are MP’s and are there to serve all the people, not just a few racist thugs. I will come clean here as I am guilty of similar double standards! I whole heartedly condemn Just Stop Oil disrupting traffic and everyday events ….. but support their concerns. However Farage did not even go that far – before the BUT came in that basically gave his support for the riots.
I PREDICT A RIOT
The credit for this is entirely down to supertanskii (if only I was 40 years younger!) who posted about this.
Stochastic terrorism is targeted political violence that has been instigated by hostile public rhetoric which is directed at a group or an individual. Unlike incitement to terrorism, stochastic terrorism is accomplished by using indirect, vague, or coded language that allows the instigator to plausibly disclaim responsibility for the resulting violence.[1] A key element is the use of social media and other distributed forms of communications where the person who carries out the violence has no direct connection to the users of violent rhetoric.