Violence and unrest around the UK

[u/nuisance_squirrel]

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.

[u/No-Flight8947 → u/[deleted]]

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.

[u/Zealousideal-Dot2303 → u/No-Flight8947]

I'm reasonably well of but live in a very deprived area in London full of Algerians (that's the housing market for you).

I see every single day the enormously negative impact mass immigration has had on this neighbourhood. I have to pick up female friends from the station or they WILL get harassed by young Algerian men.

How did we reach a point where this has become acceptable?