In the last fortnight, England has experienced an explosion of far-right violence that's gone unseen for decades.
Natale Labia writes on the economy and finance. Partner and chief economist of a global investment firm, he writes in his personal capacity. MBA from Università Bocconi. Supports Juventus.
First, on 29 July there was a horrific mass stabbing in the seaside town of Southport, near Liverpool in England’s northwest. Three young girls were killed in an attack at a Taylor Swift dance class on a residential street.Then came the vicious reprisals. Before the suspect’s identity was confirmed, far-right influencers and conspiracy theorists had spread disinformation, saying the suspect was a Muslim recently arrived in the UK to claim asylum.
In the past two weeks, England has experienced an explosion of far-right violence unseen for decades. Towns and cities have been besieged by masked mobs chanting anti-immigrant slogans. Hotels housing asylum-seekers and mosques have been attacked during clashes with police. More than 420 arrests have been made.. The events of the past few weeks, coming in the wake of a tired election campaign, would seem to confirm it.
Perhaps the greatest lesson of these riots, with universal application, is this: what can seem like harmless debate, defended vociferously by supposed proponents of “free speech”, can end up normalising a set of odious opinions based on dubious assertions of reality. These can then erupt into the carnage that has been witnessed across the UK. Festering resentment, even if held by a minority, can quickly metastasize and spill over into mass violence.
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