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Originally Posted by Cherie
I don't disagree in principal, but the public want to at least FEEL like they are being looked after by their government, during covid Furlough gave us that feeling as did the money the Tories spent on topping up peoples electricity bills, its all about optics, the current optics are terrible, the UK is one of the only countries in Europe to put illegals up in hotels, while people are struggling to keep everything together even while working all the hours God sends, there is a suspicion as well that they are feathering hotel owners pockets with tax payer cash, meanwhile we hear with Pat McFadden movingt to the DWP welfare will be targetted again. I dont think people would care that much about men coming on boats if they weren't hanging around town centres, they are just far too visible and an easy target  |
I agree the Government should (and could) do more. That isn’t the fault of people coming over on small boats. People are bothered by them because they’re being told they’re to blame, and people are falling for it. And you are right, they are an easy target, but not a legitimate one.
It’s the same as when people are told migrants are a risk to society. Last summer almost half of those arrested for protesting migrants “in the name of the safety of women and girls” had previously been reported to the police for domestic abuse.
You have to question why people who have previously beaten up women are out protesting in defence of the safety of women against migrants. Do you think these people legitimately care about women’s safety or do you think they’re using an inflated scaremongering reason to hide their racist agenda.
The governments and media who place the blame of the poor job Government is doing on minority groups are enabling this division.
As I said above, if they sent all migrants who arrived here on small boats back to their country or origin the life of the average Brit wouldn’t improve. Pensions wouldn’t suddenly get a their heating paid for them and the disabled wouldn’t suddenly get their benefits reinstated.