Hate sells24 Aug 2024 13:20
Thankfully the prediction made by Nigel Farage, and others, of an extended summer of rioting have not been borne out.
The rapid arrests and heavy sentences imposed on anyone either directly involved in the unrest, or willing it on from their back bedrooms, have helped to restore order to Britain’s streets, while discouraging a repeat of what we saw earlier this summer.
Yet while many of the perpetrators and inciters of the violence have already been placed behind bars, there are some who remain nervous that they could be next to get a knock on the door.
As Dan Evans and Tom Hatchem reported this week, those fearing the consequences of their own action appear to include some of the UK’s most prominent right-wing commentators, a number of which have placed a bizarre legal disclaimer on their social media feeds seeking to dissasociate themselves from any attempt to “stir racial or any hatred of, nor cause psychological or physical harm to, any person or group of people”.
However, as Dan and Tom report, legal experts warn that such attempts to distance themselves from the recent violence is unlikely to have its intended effect.
Right-Wing Broadcasters Post ‘Absolutely Pointless’ Race Hate Disclaimers on Social Media Amid Jail Terms for Riots Incitement
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Yet while some on the right are appearing to have second thoughts about their recent actions, others appear far more belligerent.
One of these is the commentator Douglas Murray, who has refused to backpedal from his previous positions, despite footage emerging of him suggesting that the public will “go in” and “sort” out Muslims and immigrants, adding that it will be “very, very brutal.”
As Brian Cathcart reported this week, this belligerence has been aided by his employers at the Spectator Magazine, who have continued to back Murray, while tellingly refusing to repeat any of his actual words. The reason for this support, Cathcart reports, appears to be that Murray, who has also been backed in recent days by the frontrunner for the Conservative leadership, Kemi Badenoch, remains a big money drawer for the magazine.
In this case, as in many others in British establishment media, money has been prioritised above principle. Put simply, hate sells.
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