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LadyofShalott's avatar

Yes, it’s all just a little bit convenient - Douglas Murray leading the charge with the lads from Millwall and West Ham, defending Britain’s honour. Except he isn’t defending Britain’s honour. He’s weaponising Armistice Day to defend Israel. The whole situation is depressing beyond words. The last time a protest in London really changed anything was the poll tax riot of 1990, which lead to the eventual resignation of Margaret Thatcher and the withdrawal of the hated housing tax. The state was given a real hiding by the protestors. But the British public and the police were both very different creatures back then. I’ve gone to protests and I would never tell anyone not to do it, but in this case I’d make an exception. It won’t be Douglas Murray being arrested....

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I too am very cynical of this protest and its aims. Consider also the posters of dead Israeli children being ripped from walls and billboards. It seems there is always someone nearby with a phone taking video of Palestinian protesters/ supporters doing just that, as if these posters have been placed there to provoke this reaction. You may notice that these posters seem to be the same layout for each individual depicted and professionally printed en masse.

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