I hope the police charge them for inciting racial hatred. That includes the twat with the plane!Absolute disgrace.
Protests following the killing of George Floyd
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Apparently the pilot crashed after falling out of the banner.
Terrible post. Not constructive at all. Really wish we could just focus on the future, looking up at the sky is a thing of the past.Absolute disgrace.
Some photos on Twitter of the person alleged to be responsible arm-in-arm with Tommy Robinson.
Was he sitting down?
They both were. Must be cramp from all that goose-stepping.
It makes me feel so sad that so many replies to Ben Mee and Burnley FC are from people who feel that they're sellouts for denouncing the banner. Someone replied to Ben Mee "well done for disregarding 87% of the population you twat"
Thanks for this.
87% of the twitter population deserves disregarding to be fair. If not more.
A nice pic in response to the horror over the weekend. Just on the right here, you can see Richard Petty who came out in support of Bubba. Petty is Southern royalty, so good on him.
Pleasure. I find it very concerning.
That’s really heartwarming to see.
Yea just don’t scroll down.
Holy shit. I wish I hadn't.
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All these racist feckers in America should have there roots checked and any of them that arrived after the first slave should be deported.
Having a moron like him in charge acts as an enabler for the rest of the aspiring morons.
This is what I keep trying to explain to the semi-morons in most of the political conversations I have in person but it never seems to work.
They must truly hate Lewis Hamilton, a black guy who can drive.....and go round corners.
There seem to be a few children protesting in that group. That's so dangerous.
Had a glance at the two biggest Burnley forums. Most of the supporters are rightly condemning it but there is also a sizeable percentage who saw nothing wrong in the banner and instead are attacking the "snowflake white liberals", saying that Floyd has "caused more worldwide social division than Hitler" and "if you want the BNP to come back in force, support BLM".Absolute disgrace.
Ben Mee spoke out about it after the game:
That "reporter" is very right wing. Seems to be only concerned with police safety. Way to miss the point.
Absolute disgrace.
I don't know the background (if there is any) with this picture or what Burnley has to do with it, but why is this racism or a disgrace? Do white lifes not matter (as much as black lifes)?
I don't get what is wrong with that?
SighI don't know the background (if there is any) with this picture or what Burnley has to do with it, but why is this racism or a disgrace? Do white lifes not matter (as much as black lifes)?
I don't get what is wrong with that?
You don't? Try thinking a little harder.I don't know the background (if there is any) with this picture or what Burnley has to do with it, but why is this racism or a disgrace? Do white lifes not matter (as much as black lifes)?
I don't get what is wrong with that?
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Not very helpful.
The movement isn't "Black lives matter, white lives don't."
It's more "black lives matter too, stop the persecution".
It really isn't difficult to decipher, especially if you do a little reading.
I obviously get that, but what is the problem if, let's say, another movement says white lifes matter (too)? Why is that instantly branded as racism?
Isn't this whole BLM-movement about equality? So obviously both of them matter, no?
My english is unfortunately not good enough to go deeper into this topic to explain what i really mean but this banner didn't say "black lifes don't", did it?
Because nobody was saying white lives don't matter. Literally the only reason to fly a banner with "white lives matter" over an occasion of support for black lives matter is to show how much of a racist you are. There is no other possible reason.
It's a bit like going to a BLM protest where some people are shouting "black power" and going "white power!"
As a BTS fan, I'm a supporter of #whitelivesmatter
Because white life has always mattered and anyone can read between the lines and see that the fascists are pissed off that finally people are arguing that Black lives have some value so they feel the need to reassert the status quo.
I am not sure about that. I would take some bets, that since George Floyds death (and before ofcourse too), some white people over the world (probably and especially in US) have experienced some racism by black people too. Like some stereotypes that most white's are racist etc. And in this context i could believe that some people would like to send a message that 'whie lifes matter too'.
I obviously don't know which intention this banner from Burnley had, though. But i think it's difficult to instantly brand it as racism. I don't like it. We should aim for equality and not for something else, or it will always be a seedling for new hate in future generations.
Oh come off it, the entire point of it is to undermine ‘black lives matter’.
And equality is exactly the point of the BLM movement, when they’re the demographic who disproportionately suffer with racism.
"Doctor! I got shot in my right leg! Help me!"
"There there, I will fix both legs shortly"
"There's no bullet in my left leg!"
"ALL LEGS MATTER!"
"There there, I will fix both legs shortly"
"There's no bullet in my left leg!"
"ALL LEGS MATTER!"
Look, I'm trying to believe you're arguing in good faith, but comments like this make it really hard.
