I won't get into it again, because I've written so many VIP posts about it, but I miss the London I visited in 2001. Vice President J.D. Vance was dead-on at the Munich Security Conference when he warned Europe and the U.K. about the erosion of free speech. As I reported last year, Scotland has a hate speech law under which citizens "who make fun of or misgender trans people, make racial jokes or criticisms of certain religions, or criticize migrants" can be prosecuted. In the U.K., this extends to social media posts and memes on your phone.
As I reported on Saturday, a Jewish man was arrested for holding up a placard at a protest featuring a cartoon of Lebanese terror chief, Hasan Nasrallah, with a pager and the words "beep, beep, beep." The Telegraph posted video of the Jewish man's questioning by police. "Do you think showing this image to persons protesting who are clearly pro-Hezbollah and anti-Israel, that by doing so would stir up racial hatred further than it is already?" asked the police officer. There's nothing more important to the U.K. police than making sure people don't post things on Facebook that could cause someone else "anxiety."
The Economist, hardly a far-right publication, recently reported that British police have made more than a thousand arrests a month over online posts.
Wait, Britain arrests 1000 people a MONTH for online posting? I knew it was bad but not this bad. pic.twitter.com/Pc2odzKGVA
— Judge Glock (@judgeglock) May 25, 2025
It is that bad.
I don't have the full context here, but I'll trust RadioGenoa that this is a Christian street preacher being questioned because someone called and complained about a hate crime.
British police want to arrest a Christian preacher because his prayers caused someone anxiety and distress. JD Vance is right, UK is lost. pic.twitter.com/U3mVkI4VGm
— RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) May 25, 2025
You'd think the police would be more concerned about an "asylum seeker" plowing a car into a crowd of soccer fans in Liverpool.
Meanwhile Muslims can block entire streets for hours on end for their prayers
— Western Decline (@WesternDecline_) May 25, 2025
I guess that means no more praying in the streets for others since that causes stress ...right?
— floridanow1 (@floridanow1) May 26, 2025
Nope....their agenda to change the UK cannot be interrupted.
Prayer directed by a man with a foghorn is fine. pic.twitter.com/NDQYiXo7do
What about the muslims who close the entire street down to pray, I'm pretty sure they're causing actual “anxiety and distress”
— DB (@the_reeyal_db) May 25, 2025
Note that Scotland's hate crime law prohibits criticizing "certain religions," but doesn't specify which ones.
UK needs a big correction
— KARAN MCMXCII (@KaranMcmxcii) May 25, 2025
Yes, it does, before it has completely fallen.
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