Lee Anderson defended the rioters by saying ‘we all do daft things when we’re young’ and the internet responded as one
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Morally degenerate Lee Anderson downplays behaviour of violent racists some of whom attempted to burn to death asylum seekers in a hotel https://t.co/iej5hspnot
— Barry C Smith (@smithbarryc) August 7, 2024
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‘Doing daft things when you’re young’ meant for me a few random piercings and dodgy tattoos. Not setting fire to hotels which housed women and children. Absolute state of this from @lee https://t.co/S6wM7hnCMP
— Cllr Jan Williamson (@J___Williamson) August 7, 2024
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The political wing of “the wrong crowd” pic.twitter.com/qfnPpxppQs
— Dougal D’Arcy (@MrDarcyDog) August 6, 2024
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I’m 56 & I’ve lost count of the times when I’ve had ‘one too many’. I’ve never vandalised anywhere, shouted abuse, hurled objects at anyone, looted anywhere, smashed up property or attempted arson. Being pissed is no excuse for abhorrent behaviour.
— ScouseDogMum (@ScouseDogMum) August 6, 2024
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Sure, we were all young and foolish working class kids, setting fire to hotels full of people and burning libraries, terrifying communities with violence and racist chants, and looting shops. Lee and his Reform Party understand it’s not flag-waving, far-right nationalist hate. https://t.co/K2t7PBiDz9
— Dr Jonathan Foyle (@JonathanFoyle) August 6, 2024
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So, let me get this right, just so I understand it.
Reform Party’s Anderson and Farage demanded long jail sentences for non-violent protests for JSO.
But the same people want violent thugs, arsonists and terrorists to be spared jail because “We all do daft things”.
— John O’Connell (@jdpoc) August 7, 2024
To conclude …
“They’re not far-right thugs, they’ve got involved with the wrong crowd”
And which crowd might that be @LeeAndersonMP_?
— Oli ᴛᴏʀʏ ᴡɪᴘᴇᴏᴜᴛ (@TR01i01i) August 6, 2024
And this.
Two Tier Politics in action – https://t.co/NdumqefmAg
— Gavin Esler (@gavinesler) August 6, 2024
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A bigot challenged Armando Iannucci’s right to call himself ‘British’ and what followed shows exactly what we’re up against
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