| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered 12:40 - Jun 17 with 1465 views | Mullet |
I dunno why but it really doesn’t feel that long ago. It’s sad to think how things have changed in this country since then when it comes to how female MPs are treated, how freely people offer up political violence etc.
Anyone else feel like it wasn’t the moment we stopped as a country and changed for the better, but the start of a decline towards the gutter? |  |
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| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 13:31 - Jun 17 with 1362 views | WeWereZombies |
It certainly felt like the World had turned a bit nastier when I got in my car and turned on the radio to hear that, and a week later the radio gave more bad news as the referendum result was announced. |  |
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| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 13:52 - Jun 17 with 1318 views | nrb1985 |
Brexit and Trump certainly unleashed something.
It has been turbo charged now by the fact most people get their news from facebook or only seeing what Elon wants them to see on X.
Not very confident the genie can ever be put back in the bottle from here. |  | | |
| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 13:54 - Jun 17 with 1309 views | cbower |
She was my MP. A tragedy which perhaps should've been a turning point towards amore tolerant society. However, and considering what she openly advocated in her words somewhat perversely, the opposite has transpired. We are more divided and seemingly entrenched in our politics with a worldwide lurch to the right apparent. The toxicity of social media (even our beloved TWTD at times) is repugnant and appears unstoppable. I see changing attitudes at school, not least amongst a growing numbers of teenage boys with more and more boorish behaviour and incidents of open sexism, racism and homophobia more prevalent. 10 years ago we thought we'd all but eradicated that cr@p in the younger generation but I guess society is most vulnerable when it becomes complacent isn't it. |  |
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| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 13:54 - Jun 17 with 1313 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
There was the MP in Southend murdered as well. I’m not a huge fan of most Mo’s - but who’d want to be one these days. | | | |
| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 16:39 - Jun 17 with 1138 views | bsw72 |
| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 13:54 - Jun 17 by SuperKieranMcKenna |
There was the MP in Southend murdered as well. I’m not a huge fan of most Mo’s - but who’d want to be one these days. |
David Amess was everything that a local MP should be. Visible and available for his constituents, regularly holding surgeries and attending local events. A huge champion for Southend and the surrounding area - he would make time for you even if it was clear he would never get your vote.
While he was obviously a conservative politician, he was never divisive, always polite.
His murder really hit the local community. |  | | |
| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 16:39 - Jun 17 with 1137 views | BlueBadger |
The first, but not the last time Nigel Farage ended up with blood on his hands. |  |
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| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 18:39 - Jun 17 with 1038 views | Mullet |
| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 16:39 - Jun 17 by bsw72 |
David Amess was everything that a local MP should be. Visible and available for his constituents, regularly holding surgeries and attending local events. A huge champion for Southend and the surrounding area - he would make time for you even if it was clear he would never get your vote.
While he was obviously a conservative politician, he was never divisive, always polite.
His murder really hit the local community. |
Yes that was especially sad because it felt like people made political capital out of it over the need to show respect. | |
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| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 18:40 - Jun 17 with 1040 views | Mullet |
| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 16:39 - Jun 17 by BlueBadger |
The first, but not the last time Nigel Farage ended up with blood on his hands. |
He also then went and posed with his fake poster which mimicked Nazi propaganda right after. Amazing a lot of people forget he did that. | |
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| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 18:58 - Jun 17 with 1006 views | reusersfreekicks |
| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 18:40 - Jun 17 by Mullet |
He also then went and posed with his fake poster which mimicked Nazi propaganda right after. Amazing a lot of people forget he did that. |
Well he is a top grade c@nt |  | | |
| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 19:30 - Jun 17 with 975 views | Trequartista |
| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 16:39 - Jun 17 by BlueBadger |
The first, but not the last time Nigel Farage ended up with blood on his hands. |
So who has blood on their hands for David Amess, multiple attempts on Trump and Charlie Kirk? You can't have it both ways. |  |
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| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 20:39 - Jun 17 with 883 views | Mullet |
| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 19:30 - Jun 17 by Trequartista |
So who has blood on their hands for David Amess, multiple attempts on Trump and Charlie Kirk? You can't have it both ways. |
Kirk and Trump are nothing to do with this (assuming you believe Trump's wasn't a hoax of course)
As for Amess who on the left is consistently encouraging violence? Let alone Islamic terrorism?
I can't work out if your but both sides here is disgusting or just stupidity. You've highlighted exactly what I was talking about when it came to DA's murder though. Are you saying Jo Cox and David Amess purposefully baited people to attack them etc? | |
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| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 22:24 - Jun 17 with 812 views | reusersfreekicks |
| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 20:39 - Jun 17 by Mullet |
Kirk and Trump are nothing to do with this (assuming you believe Trump's wasn't a hoax of course)
As for Amess who on the left is consistently encouraging violence? Let alone Islamic terrorism?
I can't work out if your but both sides here is disgusting or just stupidity. You've highlighted exactly what I was talking about when it came to DA's murder though. Are you saying Jo Cox and David Amess purposefully baited people to attack them etc? |
Think it's both | | | |
| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 23:08 - Jun 17 with 781 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 19:30 - Jun 17 by Trequartista |
So who has blood on their hands for David Amess, multiple attempts on Trump and Charlie Kirk? You can't have it both ways. |
I think the whole point is that politics generally has become so divisive and full of hatred.
I hate what Farage stands for but I would never want anyone to cause him physical harm.
You have to admit the rhetoric shared by politicians like Farage is deeply divisive. It started around Brexit where identity became entrenched with political views. People became defined by which side of the debate we stood on. I recall the murder of Jo Cox and the hope that it might be a turning point. The deaths of Amess and Kirk only reinforce that it wasn't a turning point at all.
Whilst the attempts on Trump's life are also awful, it should be remembered that assassinations of people in positions of power have been a theme throughout history. |  |
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| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 13:50 - Jun 18 with 636 views | Trequartista |
| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 20:39 - Jun 17 by Mullet |
Kirk and Trump are nothing to do with this (assuming you believe Trump's wasn't a hoax of course)
As for Amess who on the left is consistently encouraging violence? Let alone Islamic terrorism?
I can't work out if your but both sides here is disgusting or just stupidity. You've highlighted exactly what I was talking about when it came to DA's murder though. Are you saying Jo Cox and David Amess purposefully baited people to attack them etc? |
If we agree that the left are not consistently encouraging violence and yet right-wing people are being killed or targeted, then it follows that when left-wing people are being killed or targeted then that doesn't necessarily mean the reason was incitement by right-wing people. | |
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| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 13:57 - Jun 18 with 628 views | Trequartista |
| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 23:08 - Jun 17 by Nthsuffolkblue |
I think the whole point is that politics generally has become so divisive and full of hatred.
I hate what Farage stands for but I would never want anyone to cause him physical harm.
You have to admit the rhetoric shared by politicians like Farage is deeply divisive. It started around Brexit where identity became entrenched with political views. People became defined by which side of the debate we stood on. I recall the murder of Jo Cox and the hope that it might be a turning point. The deaths of Amess and Kirk only reinforce that it wasn't a turning point at all.
Whilst the attempts on Trump's life are also awful, it should be remembered that assassinations of people in positions of power have been a theme throughout history. |
I disagree profoundly with the vast majority of Farage's views but what does divisive even mean? He has a viewpoint and people either agree or disagree with it. That's how it works. If somebody on the opposite end of the political spectrum makes their views known and the same people who agreed with Farage disagree and vice versa, isn't that of equal divisiveness?
You could make a good case that his methods are somewhat Machiavellian, and you could also expose Farage where the truth has not been told, but that's not really the point. | |
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| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 15:40 - Jun 18 with 526 views | WeWereZombies |
| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 13:57 - Jun 18 by Trequartista |
I disagree profoundly with the vast majority of Farage's views but what does divisive even mean? He has a viewpoint and people either agree or disagree with it. That's how it works. If somebody on the opposite end of the political spectrum makes their views known and the same people who agreed with Farage disagree and vice versa, isn't that of equal divisiveness?
You could make a good case that his methods are somewhat Machiavellian, and you could also expose Farage where the truth has not been told, but that's not really the point. |
On your last paragraph, I don't see a Niccolo Machiavelli advising Farage. Like Trump he seems to career off on his own tangents that inspire neither fear or love. There is nothing princely about either of them. | |
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| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 17:19 - Jun 18 with 478 views | reusersfreekicks |
| It’s been 10 years Jo Cox was murdered on 13:57 - Jun 18 by Trequartista |
I disagree profoundly with the vast majority of Farage's views but what does divisive even mean? He has a viewpoint and people either agree or disagree with it. That's how it works. If somebody on the opposite end of the political spectrum makes their views known and the same people who agreed with Farage disagree and vice versa, isn't that of equal divisiveness?
You could make a good case that his methods are somewhat Machiavellian, and you could also expose Farage where the truth has not been told, but that's not really the point. |
Ah more good old both sides equal b/s | | | |
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