08/08/2024
I've been running this page for over 15 years and the posts which don't relate to dogs or behaviour are in the single digits.
There has been huge unrest in parts of the UK in the last week, fueled by dangerous and manipulative people. A small, violent, hateful sample of our union of countries have taken to the street, terrorised people, set buildings on fire, and assaulted police officers. All in the name of patriotism. Dozens of police officers have been injured, sone seriously so. These people are not patriots. They are violent racists and bigots.
The point of this post is to show solidarity with the people in the UK whose presence somehow incites these thugs. It may not do much, but people and businesses can show their support to marginalised communities and let them know this is not who we are as a society.
Those on the far right must be resisted. Their ideals, views and beliefs are poisonous. We only need to look at history to see what happens next if we don't resist these notions. Kristallnacht was real. We are not immune to it. History reveals patterns in human behaviour.
Please read Martin Niemöller's poem on the subject if you think it can't happen here.
Much love.
N.b. this is not an opportunity to voice opinions of racism, bigotry or xenophobia of any kind. I'll be ruthless in my moderation of comments.
