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A lot of those on the right are pushing violence and civil war hard as if they are going to capitalize on it. Oligarchs and Nazis have been trying to install their preferred government since the 1930s. They twist the Bible and patriotism into blasphemous perversions to get a desperate and fearful underclass to join in, but they too will end up in the Nazi work camps. People are not taught about the plot to seize the White House in schools because the rich control what is taught in schools. Every person should read about Major General Smedley Butler, the one they wanted to install as dictator and the greatest Marine ever but he is nearly erased from history because he stood up to the rich folks.
The assailant is British-born. The protests in the streets is nothing but fueled by thuggery and racism.
One of the most powerful rallying images for racists is the "foreigner" raping/killing "their" innocent white women. It was fertile ground for a disinfo campaign. It triggers a runaway emotional response in some susceptible people. The web agitators already tested this when something similar happened in Germany and Sweden.
The protests in the streets is nothing but fueled by thuggery and racism.
So, every right wing protest?
I don't live in the UK, but here in Ireland, genuine concerns-- primarily on housing-- is piggybacked by the far-right to further their own agenda.
And that agenda? Guessing thuggery and racism.
Specifically for the UK, shitheels like Tommy Robinson are 100% just using racism for his 'protests'.
Musk knows because he's funding it.
Yeah of course he says that because he's a moron.
War where these moocs wouldn't last 5 minutes, they have practically been defeated already. Collectively they have the intellect of a mole, and inevitably most of them are already known to the police.
Also the UK famously doesn't allow its random citizens to have guns. Obviously gun control laws work because there were no guns at the riots, if there was going to be any guns anyway, that's where they would be.
Elon is so fucking useless.
It's a real shame that lawmakers seem squarely focused on sinophobia, because X should absolutely be skewered just as hard as TikTok if a hostile beast like Musk is at the helm.
Eating the rich is inevitable.
He will transition into a despot and warmonger next, and then move into weapons. Lot of money to be made there.
Sounds like exactly the guy you want owning a huge societal discussion platform and developing brain interfaces.
Didn't he already sell a flamethrower?
Don't forget about the humanoid robots!
Quickly the robots are invading, walk away at a brisk pace, or you'll never escape.
Downvote because Musk isn't world news
Oh thank God, you saved the day 🤡
Let's not get into the fact he's worth more than the GDP of most nations and has more international impact, or that he's an American citizen commenting on British politics and being reacted to officially by Britain.
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