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by TheOtherHobbes
382 days ago
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Context helps. The tweets appeared during an attempt to set off race riots in the UK, which was partly being organised on Twitter. And some people had indeed tried to set fire to hotels. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/12/rotherham-ri... So this wasn't random online muttering. It was a clear statement of encouragement and intent. Compare with the much larger number of people who have been jailed for discussing peaceful protests against fossil fuels. And the number of people - zero - who have been jailed for high profile disruptive protests against... changes to inheritance tax. |
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