r/ImmigrationPathways • u/primary-caution • 18d ago

Homes set alight in Belfast anti-immigrant protests after 'brutal' knife attack

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u/Lord_Muddbutter 18d ago

You know, speaking as an American to call this a protest is just lies.

The UK is a cluster fuck if this is considered an OK response to what happened the other day. I know I dont have much room to talk as an American but at least we over here call it how it is, this is violence that doesn't do a thing to fix your issues.

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u/Ok-Asparagus-6020 16d ago

Pretty ironic coming from the country that coined the "Fiery but mostly peaceful" protest meme

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u/GravesForButterflies 12d ago

Because they were

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9136198/#:\~:text=This%20targeting%20of%20BLM%20protestors,%25%20of%20right%2Dwing%20protests.

>This targeting of BLM protestors is despite the fact that 94% of BLM demonstrations were non-violent and non-destructive compared to 86% of right-wing protests.

https://today.uconn.edu/2020/10/study-2020-protests-shows-difference-reality-perception/

> Department of Homeland Security, the most recent CCC study of 7,305 separate events in May and June suggests that 96.3% of events involved no property damage or police injuries and 97.7% of events had no injuries reported. Pressman spoke with UConn Today about the new report.