Manufacturing the Far-Right: Who Is Shaking the Jar?

September 27th, 2024

Via: Unlimited Hangout:

Following the outbreak of civil unrest in the United Kingdom, the entire UK establishment blamed alleged “far-right influencers” for peddling online “disinformation,” which, it was said, “caused” riots. In response, the UK prime minister announced the government would take measures to “keep our streets safe.” When we look more closely, however, the far-right threat in the UK appears to have been manufactured by a public-private partnership that has attempted to legitimise the policy response. The reported “influencers” are not who we are told. Who is shaking the jar and why?

2 Responses to “Manufacturing the Far-Right: Who Is Shaking the Jar?”

  1. soothing hex says:

    The civil unrest began on 30th July—the day after the crime. Interestingly, on the day of the crime, the BBC was among those media outlets reporting that police did not consider the attack terror-related and that the 17-year-old suspect was from Cardiff. Yet, the very next day, the BBC alleged that people “rioted” because they believed the social media posts, even though those posts had already been contradicted by the police and by the BBC and other legacy media outlets.

    The accurate personal details of the suspect—notably, his birthplace—were widely known before any unrest occurred. Thus, everyone was aware that the rumours “spread” on social media were false.

    Am I missing something or is the author so naive as to believe that far-right rioters put their trust in the BBC?

    If social media is that propaganda machine he describes (I don’t use it so I must suspend my judgement somewhat), mainstream sources debunking rumours only helps them spread.

  2. Snowman says:

    A round-up of the usual suspects.

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