Home secretary criticised for tweets vowing to restrict use of tents by homeless people ‘many of them from abroad’

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      She’s doing white fascists a solid by saying things they’d be attacked for saying in public.

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        It’s like she’s trying to be as evil as possible. It’s genuinely horrifying.

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      It’s a thing I see here in the US all the time. I live in Chicago. Have friends and colleagues from nearly every corner of the globe.

      For some weird reason, kids of immigrants can swing real hard towards hating other immigrants. It’s pure selfishness. They’re one of the good people. We shouldn’t be letting in the dirty poors trying to move in now.

      One lady I know moved here from Greece at 5. She has teenage daughters. Yuge Trump fan. I asked one time what she would do if one of her daughters dated a known serial sex abuser and rapist. She of course was horrified at the thought. So I then asked why she would vote for such a person as President. And that was different because he’s trying to “fix things” like all the illegal immigrants coming here.

      My former brother-in-law is the kid of Scandinavian immigrants. Also likes Trump. Also hates all the brown people immigration.

      Chinese coworker. Nicest lady in the world. Hates immigrants with a passion.

      Easily dozens more I could list. It’s all anecdotal of course. But it’s something about conservative people in general having a brain malfunction when it comes to empathy. Maybe science will figure out how to help them eventually.

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      The difference between Braverman and a pantomime villain is that she actually has the power to make this stuff happen. It remains to be seen if these are just empty words, but it’s definitely worth reporting that a government minister intends to start putting people in prison for being destitute.

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        Well it’s mostly empty words so far. Most of the things she said she’s going to do have no basis in Law - as I suspect she suspect she knows - she hasn’t got much in the table in terms of changing that, in the little time she has left.

        She’s not above performative cruelty, but the reality she says lots horrible things and enacts few of them.

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    I think Suella Braverman should make the lifestyle choice to be forcibly removed from parliament, evicted, and spat on in the street. What a piece of shit.

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    Perhaps we should chuck her out of her job and house(s), empty her bank accounts and let her try it?

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    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    The home secretary, Suella Braverman, has described rough sleeping as a “lifestyle choice” while defending her decision to restrict the use of tents by homeless people on the streets of Britain.

    According to Whitehall insiders, Braverman plans to crack down on tents that cause a nuisance in urban areas such as high streets – amid growing numbers of rough sleepers and what the government considers a rise in antisocial behaviour.

    The home secretary has also proposed the introduction of a civil offence, which could lead to charities being fined if they provide homeless people with tents, the Financial Times reported.

    There are options for people who don’t want to be sleeping rough, and the government is working with local authorities to strengthen wraparound support including treatment for those with drug and alcohol addiction.

    “This combined with decades of government failure to build genuinely affordable social homes is what is driving record levels of homelessness and leaving thousands of people on the streets.

    Braverman’s planned policies are being considered for the government’s legislative programme, which will be outlined in the king’s speech on Tuesday, people with knowledge of the proposals said, and could be included in two clauses to be inserted in a new criminal justice bill applying to England and Wales.


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      These acts of terrorism were perpetrated by the entire Gazan community […]

      And now it’s here. I do hope they enjoy what they’ve worked generationaly to achieve

      There will be no ceasefire this time

      -- @downpunxx

      ‘Performative Right Wing Political Cruelty’ is a bold label to throw around from the guy who repeatedly posts that he considers the deaths of Palestinian children to be them merely getting what they’re due.