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Y'know this is a disturbing article. The content is disturbing, and it's things we've known for a long time. And the person who installed these cruel family separations is now prime minister. But that's not the most disturbing about this... 1/
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
The most disturbing are the comments. I know - don't look at the comments and all that. But usually The Observer comments are civilized. But now, it seems like the alt-right has descended upon it. Just have a look. Wow just wow. 2/
The most liked comments say things like " If you cake home and found that a homeless person had broken into your house and squatting in your living room, demanding that you feed and cloth them in perpetuity, how many people would accept the situation?" WTF?? 3/
It feels like I've woken up in some parallel reality where extreme right has won the day. Then there was that thrashing of the Marxist bookshop by masked fascists, the whole Free Tommy stuff (and he's free). What is all this about?
Trying to make sense of the senseless /ends
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Quite frankly I was disappointed at #PVOxford that enfranchising EU citizens was not even seen as a serious option.
From lazy scroungers and criminals, we've now become people who are tolerated bc they make contributions. We're paying guests. 1/
As long as #PeoplesVote does not enfranchise EU citizens in the UK, we risk becoming very much the topic of the vote (ending free movement still touted as a big win in the deal), not actually being able to influence the vote. 2/
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A lot has been said on May's queue jumper comments and her non-apology, but one thing has not been looked at in detail, to my knowledge, namely how the UK government's stubborn refusal to understand or correctly represent freedom of movement infantilizes British citizens 1/
Freedom of movement is a reciprocal right that British citizens also enjoy, and that many have used to work, study, retire in the EU. It is not a special privilege EU citizens enjoy to jump any sort of queue (a queue I might add that May and her ilk have installed & tightened) 2/
For example, I have a very clever student, a British citizen without additional citizenship, who wants to do a master's, eventually a PhD and he's looking into programmes in the EU (e.g., Paris) for this. But I had to tell him, I have no idea how it will be with Brexit 3/
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Should we feel sorry for Theresa May? Well, whenever I feel my heart softening towards May I recall
1/ the racist go home or face deportation vans she rolled out as Home Secretary.
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
2/ the fact that as Home Secretary she suppressed nine official reports showing that migration in fact benefits the UK economy and gives a net tax boost. Can't let those pesky facts get in the way of xenophobia after all!

huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/theresa-…
3/ the fact that in 2014 May wrongfully revoked the visas of legitimate non-EU citizens who came here as students, and ordered their deportation.
workpermit.com/news/uk-immigr…
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