Belfast Far Right Riots 2026 [Mod Note in OP]

Given the fact that the homes of immigrants are being burnt down, I think it's pretty reasonable to ask the affected communities about how they're feeling. Attacking an entire community is a pretty warped response and actually makes Belfast seem far more inhospitable to anyone.

I'd suspect the genocide in Darfur would be a pretty big reason for such a population.

No, I don't…..because for centuries Irish people have left Ireland and moved everywhere to make lives for themselves….and fully enriched areas where they have went. Built, enriched, developed etc…

It's kinda' silly you'd try to imply both thoughts here are the same/similar….

You must have lived a sheltered life if you think there are no 'foreign' communities in any town or city across the world.

Of course we did.
And sure those places we went to?
Never ghettoised, demeaned or exploited us.
We never commited crimes either.
We Irish, truly were and are the model for all immigrants.
They should all try to be like us.
Any backlash against entire communities for the actions of a member of said community?
Is of course entirely fair and rational, because using the Irish diaspora as an example?
Means that if those Sudanese and A.N Others didn't integrate as perfectly as we did?
They deserve what they get.

Holy shamrock shaped rose tinted glasses there. I heard a fiddle play out towards the end of the first paragraph in that post.

A lot of Australians really do not like Irish people over there, nor want to continue a huge influx of more Irish people there.

I suppose the 'no dogs, blacks or Irish' signs were make believe too.

The system is the issue. He did not have a valid asylum claim but was permitted to stay for 5 years under a 'Leave to Remain' judgement. Essentially you're not getting asylum status but you can stay for 5 years. How that is a valid option in processing asylum claims is beyond me.

Essentially the attacker was allowed to stay in the UK despite not having a valid asylum claim. Typically this is used when return to the country of origin would be deemed unsafe. In this case the only unsafe decision was allowing him to remain in the UK.

By Jove old chap, I cannot believe that some of the oiks here are unaware of just how pink Sudan was and what of poor old Gordon of Khartoum?
Did he defeat the Mahdi for nought🤷

The children of Empire, of nations exploited but whose past were shaped by Britain now washing up on her shores?
Well, the collapse of Empire has consequences.
Especially when the "Mother Country" was perceived by the colonised as a place where life is good, fortunes can be made and where success can be achieved.

The attachment of east Africa and South Asia to the UK can still be seen in the accents of the well off in nations such as Kenya, Pakistan, India and so on.
Along with the penchant amongst the wealthy there for sending their kids to UK boarding schools.

We may have dropped received pronunciation here but then again, we are 40-50yra ahead in our own independence journey and the links that stayed in place from 47 for the sub-continent and from the 50s & 60s for much of Africa.
Those nations see longstanding connection with UK in a way that Ireland no longer does, despite our proximity.

Jesus christ talk about not answering a question. How could 100% be bogus?

The Lib Dems in the UK and the Soc Dems here have blamed social media:

Lib Dems call for crack down on social media platforms 'fuelling hatred'

The UK government must "crack down" on social media platforms like X that are "fuelling violence and hatred," Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey has said.

"Too many times we see the same pattern, an appalling crime that makes us all feel immense pain and anger, and then extremists who exploit that grief and anger to spread hatred and violence, aided and abetted by social media barons like Elon Musk and their divisive algorithms.

"Will [Prime Minister Keir Starmer] crack down properly on platforms like X that are fuelling violence and hatred?"

"We will crack down on anyone who is fuelling this division," Mr Starmer said.

My main issue with this is as follows.

Why don't the LibDems call for a crack down on the inflow of bogus asylum-seekers?

They ignore the elephant in the room, and try to distract us from the main issue, by blaming social media.

They refuse to address the main issue: the inflow of bogus asylum-seekers.

Why? the truth is that they want the inflow to continue and grow, but they aren't honest enough to admit that.

You do not have to apply for asylum in the first country you enter, the man legally applied for asylum in the UK. I know you want to rip up the relevant international law on that but your premise that because person x did not apply for asylum in the first country now they are bogus in seeking asylum is wrong.

80% of the claims are bogus, according to the Taoiseach, see news report below.

All of the following are bogus: Americans, Albanians, Georgians, Nigerians, South Africans, for a start.

Ask yourself a question: have 80% of the 165,000 arrivals been removed? The answer is no.

If so, 132,000 people would have been removed. That has not happened.

The costs on the taxpayers are huge.

Shortly after Tánaiste Simon Harris said the number of asylum seekers coming to Ireland was too high, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has admitted that up to 80% of IPAS applicants in Ireland are actually economic migrants who are not genuine asylum seekers.

He also told false asylum seekers “don’t bother coming” to Ireland, as your claim will be rejected upon arrival.

The Taoiseach was speaking after this week Tánaiste Simon Harris said that the number of asylum seekers coming to Ireland is “too high”. Harris also urged detaining migrants who fail to comply with deportation orders, and said he was “open-minded” on whether the State should have exit checks to ensure that deportation order recipients leave the State.

Asked about this hardening of immigration stance on RTÉ Radio 1, Martin backed up the remarks by Harris, saying that between 70% to 80% of IPAS applicants are refused asylum on first appeal stage.

“That’s significant, because it really points to that what you’re looking at here is economic migration primarily,” the Taoiseach said.

He also discouraged people from coming to Ireland if they “know deep down” that they’re just going to have their applications refused in the end.

Okay, we will stick with the confirmation from the Taoiseach that 80% are bogus.

Those security guards could not know in advance that Yves is allegedly drug addicted alcoholic with frail health. Perhaps he should have been more careful and choose different path to make money than allegedly shoplifting.

Perhaps future alleged shoplifters should advertise their medical conditions in advance when they go out allegedly shoplifting.

Lynching… 🤣