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1/ Today, Starmer's made it clear that he is not concerned about how the Black community feel because it won't win him elections
A lot of people are angry about his "Defund The Police" comments - but I'm most angry about his uncritical praise the police
A lot of people are angry about his "Defund The Police" comments - but I'm most angry about his uncritical praise the police
2/ It is no secret that British police have an institutional racism problem - from the use of tasers to the fining under COVID-19 legislation
The fact he'd just ignore that and uncritically celebrate the police *while* saying he cares about racism to Black people is vile
The fact he'd just ignore that and uncritically celebrate the police *while* saying he cares about racism to Black people is vile
3/ This is one of the reasons I'm emotionally divesting from politics when it comes to things like racism
Politicians are turning this into a culture war - but I'm not fighting in it, they can do as they please
I'm focusing on grassroots organising and education because...
Politicians are turning this into a culture war - but I'm not fighting in it, they can do as they please
I'm focusing on grassroots organising and education because...
4/ ... Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson aren't going to deliver a fairer society for Black people
It'll make the fight against racism in the police force - and broader society - harder, but it is what it is
The odds have always been stacked against us, Starmer's nothing new
It'll make the fight against racism in the police force - and broader society - harder, but it is what it is
The odds have always been stacked against us, Starmer's nothing new
5/ You don't have to want to defund the police to recognise police are often a hostile force to Black people in the UK
You don't have to want to defund the police to call out institutional racism in British policing
But politicians in a culture war, so fact doesn't matter
You don't have to want to defund the police to call out institutional racism in British policing
But politicians in a culture war, so fact doesn't matter
6/ Not only that, but Starmer knows his comments will whip up anger to Black people
For most in the UK, the police are a protective force - but too often for Black people they're a hostile one
But Starmer doesn't care about that, because demonising police critics will win votes
For most in the UK, the police are a protective force - but too often for Black people they're a hostile one
But Starmer doesn't care about that, because demonising police critics will win votes
7/ IMO Starmer's reaction to the anti-black racism in the Labour leaks foreshadowed all of this
And his ongoing selectivity on the racism he condemns is demonstrative of how he's weaponising minorities in a culture war
Let him play his games, I'm sure he'll regret it one day
And his ongoing selectivity on the racism he condemns is demonstrative of how he's weaponising minorities in a culture war
Let him play his games, I'm sure he'll regret it one day
