It didn't take long for the United Kingdom to go from 'Keep Calm and Carry On' to 'bad words are illegal.'
In less than a century, the world's greatest empire has decided that there is no bigger crime than being 'racist' -- which is why they ignore actual crime and focus on Orwellian thought-policing instead.
Case in point:
This kind of sums up where we are in this country.
— Steve Delaney 🇬🇧 (@Wokewaster) August 9, 2025
A desperate shopkeeper almost driven to bankruptcy because of thieves stealing from his shop puts this sign up for his customers.
Only then does he get a visit from the police.
What’s happened to British society? pic.twitter.com/aC8B6vXwXM
There is nothing racial about the term 'scumbags.' The fact that the shoplifters happen to fit a certain demographic group (and pointing that out) isn't racist.
Seriously, UK is fukked.
— YOUR Partner for Peace (@survive22morrow) August 9, 2025
Seriously.
Travel there while you can. Soon, it will be a no-go nation.
The authorities are like lazy parents. They don't care about justice; they just want quiet.
— Bruce Thompson51 (@BruceThompson51) August 9, 2025
A great way of putting it.
Hang on I think I've seen a cartoon for this pic.twitter.com/kco4NQEm3u
— RobinH (@RobinAHomer) August 9, 2025
Where's the lie?
When will police actually deal with criminals and not the victims
— James H (@Skepticmindd) August 9, 2025
Never.
That's racist, and we can't have that.
I've always been amazed at how a lot of UK citizens seem to not want to offend people. The fact is, a lot of people need to be offended and not little cry babies.
— The Quiet Man (@the_quietman1) August 9, 2025
THIS.
You ok England?
— Vixxer (@vtoman) August 9, 2025
They are not.
I’ve been offended by something almost daily all my life. I would not trade the First Amendment for less offense. https://t.co/tpMlpfreDs
— WRTA Weekend (@WRTA_Doug) August 9, 2025
Never.
My old boss won a statewide election back in the day on the message “the wrong people are afraid”
— CTIronman (@CTIronman) August 9, 2025
I invite any limey pol interested on running winning & fixing to run on the same slogan https://t.co/pfzVIdlSCB
They'd win in a landslide.
Anarcho-tyranny in action. The cops are happy to punish the poor shopkeeper who is being victimized, but don't seem that interested in punishing the actual criminals. https://t.co/QKVqRxmsvT
— Cameron Poetzscher (@cpoetzscher) August 9, 2025
Decline is a choice.
It's in English. All of the sudden, they no longer need a translator? https://t.co/M71AC4NOFi
— The Archiver (@NIWoman71) August 9, 2025
Weird, huh?
Now in UK:
— Agam Tapaktuan (@Agam_T) August 9, 2025
"No offending shoplifters"
It's like all the looniest Monty Python skits have come true. https://t.co/8N3Utfk0rv
But reality is far less funny.