twitchy.com By Brett T.
It’s been a month now since native Britons rioted. Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned that there would be consequences, and a judge warned that citizens would be arrested even for casually observing rioting. You didn’t have to participate; just looking at it would be a crime.
The Guardian is still stumped as to why Britons rioted. Was it racism? Poverty? Alcoholism? Social media?
Racism? Poverty, drink and social media? We still don’t know why Britons rioted a month ago – and we need answers | Tim Newburn https://t.co/52p5RlNuPK
— Guardian Opinion (@guardianopinion) September 4, 2024
We’re pretty sure the answer is the stabbing death of three little girls under the age of 10 at a Taylor Swift-themed dance camp.
Try starting with Stockport, that may help your quest for answers you vile snake 🐍 pic.twitter.com/lLdT8PtFul
— Captain Benjamin 🐺 (@BenjaminDeRebel) September 4, 2024
Tim Newburn seems to know already what the cause of the riots was:
In the weeks since the riots, a number of fairly firm narratives have become established. The first is that misinformation spread on social media was crucial in bringing people out on to the streets. Second, the anti-immigration rhetoric associated with the far right – and the “tough on immigration” messages now popular across the political spectrum – are assumed to have helped foment the violence. In short, the story goes that these were racist, Islamophobic, anti-migrant riots…
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