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Reflecting on the protests in London, my general thoughts:

- Protesting at No10 was a wasted exercise and insulting British police officers was hugely disrespectful

- Radical leftist activists continue to be a serious threat to Labour's chances of future electoral success 👇
Radical leftist activists in the UK are so consumed by their anti-government hatred, they protested at No10 over a tragic event which took place in the US state of Minnesota.

What exactly do you expect from the UK Government and the Prime Minister? Why were you protesting there?
"F**k the police" sentiment is very much out-of-sync with mainstream opinion in the UK.

Worth noting that in one of the largest surveys into ethnic-minority public attitudes (2010 EMBES), most non-white people reported a HIGHER level of trust in the police, than white Brits.
The importation of US culture wars into British society poses a serious problem for Labour.

Some of its leftist activists have tried to strike parallels between Mark Duggan and George Floyd.

Others are talking about "shared police brutality" across the US and UK.

Laughable.
There is another feature of the US culture wars which is a problem - left-wing "anti-whiteness".

Labour needs to win back predominantly white working-class communities in the regions.

Its radical leftist activists think these communities are filled with reactionary bigots.
There is now a form of prejudice that is widely accepted on the contemporary British left, as my good friend @EllisGoodson has noted (must follow him).

It is anti-white sentiment.

And yes - white British folk can be victims of racist behaviour and institutional bias in the UK.
Telling people that they not allowed to participate in a debate on the grounds of their race, is racism.

Failing to act upon large-scale cases of child sexual abuse, on the basis of the racial background of the perpetrators and their victims, is racism.

Anti-white racism.
"How are we still so far behind?"

Because the society you see - supposedly packed with white racists and anti-BAME police officers - is not what many people in Britain see.

And if you treat so many of your fellow citizens with such contempt, they will have little time for you.
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