It’s no good just locking up the stupid foot soldiers! We should be dealing with the people who have been stirring up the racist pot for years – the ERG, Braverman, Farage, Johnson, Patel, Tice and all the right-wing Tories who have used the fear of immigrants! Very convenient for xenophobes and racists, populist politicians, to use a scapegoat to create fear, hate and division (just like Trump does in the States).
We have people like Tommy Robinson (Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon) stirring up antiMuslim hatred and fear, urging the yobs to get out on the street. Then we have that over-indulged manchild Musk wading in.
Yes – immigration is a problem.
Yes – Islam, like Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism and most other religions, is a pernicious tribalism.
Yes – we need a grown-up discussion and some proper solutions.
No – the Muslims are not taking over our culture. According to the 2021 United Kingdom census, Muslims in England and Wales numbered 3,868,133, or 6.5% of the population. Hardly swamping! 93.5% is quite a majority. Time to get things in proportion! Of course, it doesn’t help when they fail to integrate, stick to their culture and congregate in certain areas – though all of that is understandable. Lying bastards like Farage, Robinson and Musk seek to portray it differently.
Brexit lies behind a lot of this. It magnified the problems and was used by the populists. It empowered the racists!
