If You Oppose Illegal Immigration, Are You Far-Right?
On July 29, 2024, a teenager armed with a kitchen knife walked into a summer dance camp murdering three children and injuring 10 more.
While Americans would be content sending thoughts and prayers to the victims’ families, Brits have taken to the streets.
Racial tensions have been boiling in the United Kingdom for years now. The perpetrator, the son of Rwandan immigrants, validated existing stereotypes.
Racism is certainly a factor that is bringing some rioters out to the streets, but it isn’t the only reason. Reducing what is happening in the UK as protests led by racist, far-right racist radicals obfuscates what’s really going on — the loss of what it means to be a British citizen.
Much like what’s happening here in the United States, the UK is grappling with a spike in illegal immigration. This is changing the composition of the British Isles, but not in the way you think.
The people entering the country illegally are fundamentally different from the native population, a population that largely consists of poor white Christians. The vast majority of illegal immigrants entering the country tend to be people of color and religiously conservative Muslims.
