Making up your own version of reality to suit your agenda is extremely on brand for you.
Enjoy your petty little existence.
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- Topic starter Rudi Hedman
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Making up your own version of reality to suit your agenda is extremely on brand for you.
Enjoy your petty little existence.
Spindle
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Ha ha Dan, that's your response after AI combs multiple sources including the ONS for data, compiles it and published it. But as I already said, if you don't agree with it you recoil.
1st class Hons in that degree for you
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A business that will decline any so called efficiencies from AI going forward
Spindle
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The Silent majority do NOT want far right rioting.
Thousands of people gathered on Saturday at an anti-racism protest in Belfast, after violence erupted across the city this week which saw people's homes, businesses and vehicles targeted.
The disorder was sparked after footage of a knife attack in north Belfast on Monday night, which left the victim with serious injuries, was shared widely on social media. A man has been charged with attempted murder.
The "Together Against Hate" rally started at about 13:00 at Belfast City Hall.
Police closed a number of roads to facilitate the crowd.
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Watch: Drone footage shows thousands of people at anti-racism protest in Belfast
A number of political parties and trade unions were represented in the crowd.
Some in the crowd held up banners saying: "Strike back against racism", "Refugees welcome" and "Riots don't speak for Belfast".
The protest was organised by the group United Against Racism.
- The night people in Belfast fled their homes because of racist violence
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1 day agoIMAGE SOURCE,AODHÁN ROBERTS
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A separate anti-racism rally took place in Londonderry
An anti-racism protest also took place at Londonderry's Guildhall.
It was organised by United Against Racism - Derry and North West.
'The whole world watched Belfast in horror'
IMAGE SOURCE,REUTERS
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People in the crowd cheered as speeches were given
The event in Belfast started with the crowd chanting: "Say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here. Who is Belfast? We are Belfast."
Speaker Ivanka Antova, the chair of United Against Racism Belfast, said: "This week we witnessed something we will never forget. The scenes of families and young children fleeing their homes in terror.
"We'll never forget how rich and powerful people used their online platforms."
IMAGE SOURCE,REUTERS
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People held placards at the rally
Sympathy was also extended to the victim of last week's knife attack in north Belfast before Antova turned to the trouble over the past few days.
"The whole world watched Belfast in horror," she said.
"There is nothing legitimate about racist pogroms, and racism has no place in our city."
Solidarity was extended to the hundreds of volunteers "who evacuated people, provided meals, and reassured frightened communities".
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Houses across Belfast were damaged and destroyed during several nights of disorder
The crowd was also addressed by the city's new Lord Mayor Róis-Máire Donnelly, from Sinn Féin, Alliance's Kate Nicholl, the Social Democratic and Labour Party's Matthew O'Toole, People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll and the Green Party's Mal O'Hara.
Meanwhile, Carmel Gates from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions praised healthcare workers, fire fighters, bus drivers and teachers, who "picked up the pieces" and dealt with the aftermath of the violence.
"I got a call from a government minister who asked what he could do. The only practical thing that Westminster can do is provide money to tackle the poverty that fuels racism," she said.
She said her "message to the far right was to 'get out of our communities'."
"We will not stand for you in our communities," she said.
"We have had enough division in this community, we have had enough sectarianism and we will not tolerate racism."
She also led a chant of: "Worker's rights are migrant's rights, same struggle, same fight."
A number of speakers criticised the police and the political institutions in Northern Ireland, claiming that it had been left to refugee women and local groups to coordinate the response to the violence and intimidation.
To date, police have made 23 arrests, 17 people have been charged to court, five have been bailed, and one person was reported to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS).
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Elaine Crory said hundreds attended the event out of "disgust and rage"
Elaine Crory, a lobbyist at the Women's Resource and Development Agency, also addressed the crowds in Belfast.
She told people that "nothing about this violence supports the safety of women and girls in our community".
Crory said hundreds attended the event out of "disgust and rage".
What motivated people to attend the rally?
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Mohamed Eltayeb attended the anti-racism rally in Belfast
Mohamed Eltayeb has been living in Belfast for almost 20 years.
He said the "correct way" to react to anger was by taking part in "civilised protest" that did not involve violence.
He said he had been contacted by concerned family members checking he was safe.
He added that Saturday's event made him "feel more relaxed" to see "overwhelming support" from politicians, trade unions and local people.
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Manal Mahdi is from Sudan, but has been living in Northern Ireland for 10 years
Manal Mahdi said that after attending the rally in Belfast she received the "reassurance" she was hoping for, and no longer felt "rejected in this community".
She said she was originally "scared" to attend the event, but now felt "safe in an immense crowd who appreciate us".
Her son has been sitting GCSE exams this week, and she said a lot of children had been "traumatised" and "stressed" about completing school work on time.
Mahdi, who is originally from Sudan, but has been living in Northern Ireland for 10 years, said this week was "beyond description" and "startling".
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Raied Al-Wazzan has been living in Belfast for 37 years
Raied Al-Wazzan, from the Belfast Islamic Centre, said he attended the rally to "tell all ethnic minorities that they are welcome in Belfast".
He said he has experienced "a lot of hatred in the streets recently" but on Saturday he saw "a lot of love".
Al-Wazzan said the Belfast he calls home was reflected in "people delivering food to their neighbours and driving nurses to their work" in the aftermath of violence.
Having lived in Belfast for almost four decades, Al-Wazzan said he had noticed an increase in race hate incidents but "at the same time there are a lot of good people out there".
What caused the violence?
IMAGE SOURCE,PA MEDIA
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There were pockets of disorder in Belfast and other towns across Northern Ireland
The disorder earlier in the week was sparked after footage of a knife attack in north Belfast on Monday night was shared widely on social media.
Hadi Alodid, a 30-year-old originally from Sudan, appeared in court on Wednesday charged with attempted murder over the attack which left the victim, Stephen Ogilvie, with serious injuries.
IMAGE SOURCE,PA MEDIA
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Rioters burned a bus in east Belfast on Tuesday - bus and rail services were suspended across Northern Ireland for several nights
Many of the protests passed peacefully but, elsewhere, hundreds of masked people took to the streets and violence followed.
The disorder was restricted to pockets of Belfast and other towns, but across Northern Ireland schools and shops closed early, and public transport shut down.
Police have released a number of images of people they would like to identify, external following the disorder.
thousands gather for anti-racism rally in Belfast after disorder
"Thousands". Lol. Er no. That wouldn't fill the away end
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Today's gas lighting:
It's a government source.
It's a government source.
Teddy Eagle
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There were riots in Epsom? Why haven't you mentioned this before?
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When you look into the Epsom or Southampton "riots", the bill for police overtime and accommodation is nearly the entire cost. I believe the Epson clean up was 15k (highly exagerrated in my opinion) Southampton was £6700. Yet, the total bill was over half a million. It's still accommodation providers taking the piss, just like asylum seeking is. More gravy train bollocks whilst aggravating the situation. The Epsom policing was what stopped business. And it was done fully on purpose: to discredit any protests.
eaglesdare
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From what I could tell the policing started at 6pm. (Epsom, probably similar in Southampton as most "right wing" people have jobs)
Most businesses would close around that time anyway. Plus most businesses would be covered with insurance for any damage (don't know if it covers stolen eggs or flowers trodden on which was the extent of the damage in epsom) Unless it's the vape shops and cash only barbers 😉
What for photo copiers? Yours in mystification. I'll be drinking later i might even catch you up!
Another apologist.
Teddy Eagle
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I'm sorry?
I''ll read that again, a very good show radio then telly.
Save Dwindlehurst
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It seems that none of the left leaning apologists on here can answer this one. Perhaps because it’s unanswerable?
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I doubt it.
I was quoting/replying to someone else who used the term! Take it up with them
Spindle
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Curry powder
So you are going to reporting HOL posters to the police, it is very unclear what you are trying to say here ?
Wisbech Eagle
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Only in the minds of people like you.
British-born man of Pakistani heritage accused of attempting to murder teenage girl
The victim has been discharged by hospital after receiving treatmentwww.gbnews.com
The stabbing in burnely yesterday. Thankfully the victim has been discharged from hospital. A lucky escape and could have gone far worse with being stabbed in the neck.
Second generation immigrant. This is becoming a big issue.
It produces challenges that need to be addressed. Children who are brought up in another culture and using another language need to be recognised as needing careful handling and deliberate exposure to our culture and language. Which must happen at school, thus it has to be a statutory requirement that all children attend mainstream schools and both home schooling and faith run schools are no longer acceptable.