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.”
If they don’t like foreign workers keeping the NHS going they are welcome to refuse medical treatment. That’d fix a few problems.
tiramichu@lemm.ee 4 months ago
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%
Emperor@feddit.uk 4 months ago
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.
tiramichu@lemm.ee 4 months ago
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.
KevonLooney@lemm.ee 4 months ago
How long do you think rich people live?
EnderMB@lemmy.world 4 months ago
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.
Naich@lemmings.world 4 months ago
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.
r00ty@kbin.life 4 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.
nonailsleft@lemm.ee 4 months ago
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.
Schal330@lemmy.world 4 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