Can we stop and think about the violence in London (and in Sheffield) today.
While I agree it's far from acceptable, we may also want to delve a bit deeper.
While I agree it's far from acceptable, we may also want to delve a bit deeper.
And of course, I may be entirely wrong, and the violence may indeed be violence for violence' sake from a bunch of (mainly) men for who violence is first choice of means of expression. (If so, there's a whole bunch of psychological unpacking to do there, too). 2/
Many have noted these men may well be from the same cohort that voted Brexit, as one of the very rare opportunities they have of hurting the establishment. (Hint - it doesn't, far from it, if JRM is anything to go by.) 3/
And we're getting the Brexit they voted for. But then, all of a sudden there's another group of people getting all the attention, and maybe they feel they've dropped off the agenda. Double pain, since it's the very group of people they usually direct their venom at anyway. 4/
So, far from vilifying them, we should be recognising they have a point, and that their lives also matter. Am I going too far? Does anyone feel we just need to write them off? Or do you, like me, believe everyone matters? 5/
This isn't me saying black lives don't matter. Very much the opposite. But I'd like to believe that, given the right structures, we can reach a point where there isn't anyone who believes they've been sidelined or vilified.
