Far-right riots in Belfast target migrants as politicians face blame for enabling anti-migrant violence
By
Adam Bienkov
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
The article describes violent far-right riots in Belfast where masked men targeted migrants and ethnic minorities, setting homes on fire and attacking people. It argues that mainstream politicians have enabled this violence by tolerating anti-migrant rhetoric from figures like Tommy Robinson and Nigel Farage, and that the resulting 'pure cold rage' has led to racist pogroms on British streets.
Key quotes
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On Tuesday, hundreds of masked men spread across Belfast, pulling migrants and non-white people onto the street and setting their homes on fire.
Mainstream politicians have stood by as the global far-right campaigns for anti-migrant violence on our streets. Now we're suffering the consequences.
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