Where are we going with this one?
The Metropolitan and Greater Manchester forces earlier said they would make arrests over "globalise the intifada" chants.
www.bbc.co.uk
Hot on the heels of the proscribing of PA and everything that goes with that, plus of course where this all sits within the free speech debate. Factor in the huge early successes from the left with cancel culture turning full circle and now biting both sides firmly on the arse too. The ridiculous weaponisation of feelings manifesting in the absolute absurdity of non-crime hate speech and now the authorities don’t know whether to stick or twist.
Facial recognition cameras, monitoring of social media and people getting arrested for uncomfortable truths. The left and right now both using the same tools and complain of the same control whenever it suits them. Someone was criticised on here for suggesting we’re increasingly like North Korea. We might be some way off but relative to where we were there are parallels and it’s difficult to argue we should not be concerned about the trajectory.
FWIW I think the authorities are in an impossible position between a rock and a hard place. That said, the reality of what ‘Globalise the intifada’ really means and it’s brushed-under-the-carpet threat suddenly playing out in the uncomfortable reality of a seemingly relentless wave of appalling attacks, means the status quo isn’t working.
I don’t know if it’s the right move but all sides only seem to want their voices heard and to utterly silence the other. The police look like they’re going to silence both. Worrying times but I’d be interested to hear where others think all this is ultimately taking us.