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Thugs threw rocks at Filipino NHS nurses on their way to work in a hospital as emergency cover during riots.

The workers were reportedly 'terrified' by the attack on their taxis after the vehicles were the target of yobs in Sunderland. They then set light to a police station following a planned protest linked to the Southport knife attack.

A source told the Mirror: "They were in two different taxis and had been called in because of the trouble as emergency cover. They managed to get through but they were obviously fearful about what might happen to them."

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[–] [email protected] 116 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I hate that I have to share a country with these people.

The UK that I grew up in was multicultural, and proud of it. And now this.

So much misplaced anger. Yes the economy is fucked, and your life is probably in the shitter, but immigrants aren't the ones to blame for this. Blame the 1%

[–] [email protected] 49 points 3 months ago (2 children)

So much misplaced anger. Yes the economy is fucked, and your life is probably in the shitter, but immigrants aren’t the ones to blame for this. Blame the 1%

Which doesn't suit the 1% hence all the misdirection of people's anger. They learned their lesson during the French Revolution and the Russian Revolution drove home the fact that it can happen again and they've been running scared since.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh yeah, of course. The rich have done a very good job of deflecting blame and convincing people the blame lies elsewhere. Excellent marketing and diversionary tactics.

Just wish people would see through that.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Just wish people would see through that.

That is one if the most annoying aspects - they're being played and either don't known or don't care. Some people want to wreck things and aren't that picky about the motivation.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

You know, the funny thing is, that these Global South/Third World migrants, most of them have migrated mainly because the Global North's countries decided to dominate these migrants' countries through unequal exchange/resource and labor exploitation, such as the Philippines, which is the reason they came here in the first place; to escape poverty!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They learned their lesson during the French Revolution and the Russian Revolution

How long do you think rich people live?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

Don't they just shed their human suits every now and again?

Joking aside, It's never about the individuals, it's the system of greed and vested interests. Once the robber barons get their hooks in they can be difficult to shake off this side of the guillotine or firing squad.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The UK that I grew up in was multicultural, and proud of it. And now this.

Was it?

I fully support multiculturalism, but these cunts have existed for decades, whether it's the national front, Britain first, EDL, BNP, etc.

The only difference between then and now is that back in the early 2000's we treated these cunts like nutters and didn't entertain their delusions. They were treated like you'd treat anyone with extreme views - with caution and distance.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I put the blame 100% on politicians and newspapers who pandered to the racists and dressed racism up as "legitimate concerns" in order to stoke up anger and get votes. Their policies gave us Brexit and now this shit. Wankers.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

They absolutely deserve the blame, but the point is that these people have always existed, and probably in much larger numbers than we'd like to believe.

A lot of people seemingly believe that the UK went from a country that loves all immigrants to a hate-filled country in just over a decade of Tory rule, but all that has happened is the government and the media have informed the public that extreme views are welcome in society.

IMO what needs to happen is a swift push from the government to say "no, violent protest will result in prison" AND actually fucking stopping them. The police know ahead of time where people are protesting, and the second so much as a can is thrown at a building the police should be making arrests - hundreds of them. Doing anything else sends a message that peaceful protest results in jail time, whereas torching an immigration law firm or hotel is fine.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

Yeah, I grew up in East London. I remember clearly in the 80s my Sikh PRIMARY SCHOOL classmate, was beaten up by national front thugs. Yeah, primary school kids were fair game.

People like this have always existed. Make no mistake, they're always on the periphery, waiting for an excuse to use as the thinnest veneer of their main intention, just to come out and start a fight.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So much misplaced anger. Yes the economy is fucked, and your life is probably in the shitter, but immigrants aren't the ones to blame for this. Blame the 1%

I think it's a misconception that these people are angry at immigrants for economic reasons. They're angry at immigrants because they're racists.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

They are without a doubt using whatever they can as an excuse to be their racist selves. Unfortunately the media and Facebook/WhatsApp echo chambers exacerbate the issue further, working these Neanderthals into a violent frenzy

[–] [email protected] 57 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If they don't like foreign workers keeping the NHS going they are welcome to refuse medical treatment. That'd fix a few problems.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

As soon as these twats are identified then put them on NHS black list. And strip of all/any benefits.

And deport them to Australia.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 3 months ago (1 children)

These cunts are the ones that should be put on some disgusting prison barge before being forced onto an aeroplane and sent off to Africa not the poor people that risk their lives to try and come here to seek asylum.

See how long they last last over there with their pathetic way of thinking. We lost our membership in the EU because of ignorant fucking idiots like this, now we have to put up with this kind of bullshit. This country is a fucking joke, these ignorant white English cunts need to fuck off.

Being English is such a fucking embarrassment.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No one in Africa wants them, you may fly the plane past Pine Gap, though, Australia being your former penal colony and all.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

True. It was more a reference to them wanting asylum seekers shipped off to Rwanda (I think it was), but in reality I don't wish these people upon anyone.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)

To be fair: Nurses sometimes do stab people.

...with Syringes

...to help them

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It could even be a.... Vaccine 😱

[–] DakRalter 4 points 3 months ago

It's definitely Bill Gates with his 5g microchips!

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 months ago

Absolutely disgusting. Poor nurses trying to save lives and they're paid back by having these racist EDL cunts throwing rocks at them. Should get Keir Starmer send these pieces of shit over to Rwanda instead, and see how long they last.

As @[email protected] said, these are the same ignorant arses that brought us Brexit, and continue to make our country look like an absolute laughing stock on the world stage.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

Racist right wingers in the US: "We're not racist! You people call all Republicans (conservatives) racist! Also, Kamala is a DEI fake black person."

Most of the worlds conservatives: "FUCK YOU PEOPLE THAT ARE DIFFERENT FROM ME!"

It's almost like most "conservatives" are racist assholes no matter where they're from...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Putang inang mga bulok...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)