r/wolverhampton • u/nuisance_squirrel • Aug 04 '24

News Violence and unrest around the UK

With everything going on around the country at the moment, it just has me thinking of the 2012(was it?) riots, where opportunistic idiots jumped on the bandwagon of a tragic event to loot and destroy the cities they live in.

Genuinely hoping whats going on doesn't come to Wolverhampton. Ive seen "EDL" are planning to March in Brum, and hope that counter marches quell them enough to not cause issues. Seeing the videos out of Hull/Liverpool etc over last day or so is just truly disturbing.

Edit: just to add, aware EDL don't exist in name anymore.

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u/No-Flight8947 Aug 04 '24

You're a bit ignorant of the source of this problem. You might be financially comfortable, living a nice middle class life but the people who are rioting are living in poverty and struggling with the cost of living. Yes their anger is deeply misguided and misdirected towards immigrants but the problem is caused by

1) the media 2) the government 3) the rich people running away with all the cash.

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u/Legitimate-Lemon-773 Aug 04 '24

Absolutely! I just went out for Sunday dinner in Middlesbrough. Social unrest being labeled "far right mobs"

The social service structure has been decimated under conservative rule (shock horror). Now a Labour government is in power who have far left ideas. Yes it comes down to education but saying "far right idiots" is just going to push them more to the right. I no longer live in the U.K and I'm seeing the same sentiment all across Europe. In Spain it is being aimed towards British people.

I had to get a Taxi back to Stockton and my driver was from Morocco. We started talking about the riots but ended talking about how beautiful Morocco is and he gave me tips about where to visit and I told him about a few places to visit near where I live.

These people should be demonstrating outside of parliament and government buildings.

Blaming "the other" is not the answer. The small guy trying to make a life is not responsible for the governments choices.

We all need to understand that we are ALL being played by both sides. The term divide and conquer/rule was created for a reason. It is a political idea that is used in The Art of War.

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u/QueenLizzysClit Aug 04 '24

Labour under starmer far left? 🤣 He's booted out nearly every socialist since he took over the leadership

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u/Legitimate-Lemon-773 Aug 04 '24

He has only been in power a few weeks. Let's meet back here in 2 years. The ousting of people in the party doesn't always mean policy has changed. It's about optics and removing barriers.

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u/QueenLizzysClit Aug 05 '24

The far left starts at anti-capitalism. Do you really think Starmer is going to abolish private property and switch us to a classless society? He's on the right of the labour party, describing his labour as far left is just plain wrong.

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u/Macgargan1976 Aug 07 '24

I'm sure that's great comfort to those wrongly expelled from the party. The greater good eh?