2y ago

Revealed: plan to brand anyone ‘undermining’ UK as extremist

www.theguardian.com

The British were once admired for their statesmanship and tolerance... all gone under Conservative leadership.

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2y ago

UK Government Drawing Up Proposals To Criminalise Dissent

www.theguardian.com /uk-news/2023/nov/04/plans-to-redefine-extremism-would-include-undermining-uk-values

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Is the plan here to just make the country so utterly shit that Labour have to spend their first stint back in charge undoing everything?
- You think Starmer Chameleon would undo any of this?
- I don't think the new labour would help the situation m8 you'll just be throwing more wood to the fire via voting Labour rn
  what I think the uk needs is a declaration of freedom of speech human rights and freedom of assembly for all that means this applies to you and me and people that you and me may dislike this law would apply to everyone. although this wouldnt help out with all the other problems that plague the uk rampent crime poverty etc although itll be a start. a good start the problem is most if not a all political parties wouldnt do this. out of self or political interest
I imagine this would count anyone advocating rejoining the EU (“you don’t believe in Britain and its glorious destiny; sedition!”)
Goodbye independence marches too then.
We're fine the UK under tory rule has no values
Remember, remember
America's liberal interpretation of the 1st Amendment has fucked us in a lot of ways, but it would protect us from authoritarian shit like this.
Banning peaceful protests is the first step to mass riots
Dividing people, just like #Putin wants them to.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Government officials have drawn up deeply controversial proposals to broaden the definition of extremism to include anyone who “undermines” the country’s institutions and its values, according to documents seen by the Observer.
The new definition, prepared by civil servants working for cabinet minister Michael Gove, is fiercely opposed by a cohort of officials who fear legitimate groups and individuals will be branded extremists.
Among them are the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), Palestine Action and Mend, which has featured at some Conservative party conference fringe events and in 2021 provided evidence to parliamentary committees.
The definition of extremism and its usage in counter-terrorism policies like [counter terrorism strategy] Prevent is already being applied so broadly it seeks to effectively hinder people from organising and mobilising.
The government’s 2011 Prevent strategy defined extremism as the “active opposition to fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and the mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs”.
Under the proposed definition in the documents, extremism would be the promotion of any ideology which aims to “overturn or undermine the UK’s democracy, its institutions and values; or threaten the rights of individuals or create a permissive environment for radicalisation, hate crime and terrorism”.
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Over we here we call them "domestic terrorists"
Turns out Muslim terrorism, and Islamic terrorist supporters, aren't very popular in countries which have been victims of Muslim terrorist attacks. Who knew?
- Of course the piece of shit known as Downpunx would champion the march towards fascism.
  “Oh you want to make it illegal to criticise the state? Please harder daddy”

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