The rising contingent of far right content on instagram seems to be a spiraling issue.
“The proliferation of far-right content on social media platforms has become a pressing concern, with algorithms often amplifying divisive narratives and fostering echo chambers. This phenomenon not only distorts public discourse but also poses significant risks to societal cohesion.” Lord Chato Gptio
Yeah… Chat GPT – but it does sum it up pretty well. If you open any of the most popular social media apps but two really stand out. X and Instagram. Why? The sheer amount of funny and not so funny/creepy right wing and fascist/racist conspiracy theories roaming around.
Tommy Robinson
The phenomena seems to have started around 2015-16 but picked up pace during Covid and after the invasion of Ukraine in the early 2020s. The main targets seem to be Jewish (deemed antisemitic posts) and Islamophobic in nature. There is a cry of DEUS VULT (God will it in Latin, a motto during the crusades that God wills the retaking of the holy lands) So the crusader spirit is alive and roaring. Christianity is back to old school/extreme now and there are many using it as a bastion of defense against the waves of immigrants coming into European countries.
Memes comprising of a variety of things from the stereotypical to the more creative when it comes to Jews and Muslims. I have to say some are hilarious but there are the flat out “I want them all dead” memes that seems to freak me out.
This could be seen as a response for the horrible immigration policies a lot of Western European nations had for the last couple of decades. It is unfortunate but amidst the genuine asylum seekers came many that sought a free ride, have not really bothered to integrate, have unkempt front yards, litter and are passing on this mentality to their offspring, many of whom are now born in Europe. It becomes a problem.
The social experiment is this. You can HAVE multiculturalism but if you want a decent society you need to be picking who you let in. People who want to be a part of the country and add with their own culture but it has to be people with class. Well educated, well mannered.
Immigrating to the United Kingdom, for example, in the 1990s was not the easiest feat. Low skilled labour was not really going to cut it and, like some families I know, even being a doctor could mean waiting over 6 years just to be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain.
It is also a matter of class. When I was a teenager I was swooned by the whole hippie rhetoric of peace, love and rebellion but it dawned on me in my 30s that a lot of that mentality is stooped in naivety. I felt that people who berated the ‘lower classes’ were just snobs who liked the smell of their own farts. However over the years i have come to realise what they were referring to. There are loads of immigrants in the West from supposedly non compatible religions or cultures but they make it work. Their parents thought them to respect their neighbors and the elderly;to follow the rules and stay away from crime and delinquency and most important of all, to treat their adoptive new country as their home. That means being a law abiding citizen, having good character and contributing to the state in one way or another.
Criminals and brutes will be criminals and brutes, whether white European or Afghan or African. You can’t just open the doors to everyone from all backgrounds and expect that the quality of people in the country won’t diminish. A few bad apples here and there, sure, but it has become a trend in many places where crime has gone up significantly as a direct result of the migrants coming in.
The west may need to start making it quite difficult to enter and draw some targets and levels that need to be met to ensure quality over quantity.
Righty-o chaps.
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