| Comment | I'm not entirely disagreeing on the CV19 front, other than to say it has been shown in other european countries that properly distanced public protesting is very possible if well organised (which I don't think has happened here).
But I would continue to point out that this is a very pressing problem for the UK *in particular* - not just in recognising the general nature of racial issues. Our PM's past commentary on black people is well-known, as well as his desire to militarise the police, and we're barely a year on from the Windrush Scandal, one of the worst cases of institutional racism in modern British history, and from which nothing has been learned.
There is absolutely a pressing need to address these issues here, I agree that mass protests right now are perhaps not the way to deal with them, but we do need to make sure our own government gets the message in some manner. Also bear in mind that the right-wing figures of this country are also attempting to capitalisie politically on what is happening in the US and that needs some form of opposition. |
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