How long before the right-wing turn against Ukrainian refugees?

Why start a nasty minded thread?

Very unpleasant and most insulting to the left wing people. They are bigger than that I hope and the ones I know would never be so horribly judgemental.

Bloody hell !! What a way to start a thread - it's awful.

I'm glad I'm not alone in thinking this is an awful thread.

It’s absolutely appalling and unnecessary.

The site isn’t very pleasant at the moment

Dreadful thread, you are just stirring up problems to suit yourself, shocking.

FannyCornforth

The site isn’t very pleasant at the moment

I agree Fanny I am beginning to wonder why I am on GN

Good grief, what a thing to say. These poor people have only just arrived and people have been happy to offer them sanctuary.

I have seen aggressive "anti" comments on some newspaper and media threads, but, generally speaking, most are supportive at the moment.?

I can see where Gaga is coming from.

Over the years and leading up to Brexit east Europeans were the scourge of the right-wing press and UKIP. I remember Farage saying he'd rather live next door to Indians than Romanians.

Now, in the form of Ukrainians, they're the bees knees and everyone is opening the door to them - something not offered to war-torn Syrians and Afghans.

Give the Daily Mail time.

FannyCornforth

The site isn’t very pleasant at the moment

Rather a sweeping statement Fanny.

Wow! Talk about show your true colours! I wonder if your usual "left-wing" "sisters-in-arms" will be supportive of this thread? I'll wait and see with interest.

Here's your starter for 10.

Coming over here, participating in civic life. Shocking.

(Dire Straits "Brothers in Arms" playing in my head now. And that song with Vera Ellen and Rosemary Clooney )

It must be so depressing to always look for the negatives in any situation.

Glass half empty with knobs on.

Riverwalk I thought that it was expedient to vaguely generalise.
It probably would have been even more expedient for me to just ignore this thread.

It’s in the papers that a man who has left his wife and ‘ran off’ together with their refugee.
All in ten days of her arrival!

(This is not a political comment in any shape or form, btw.
Just a bit of tabloid tittle tattle.
I hope that this is allowed )

My colours are mostly pro immigration. Pro supporting refugees. Always have been. Vietnamese boat people. Asians from Uganda. Ukrainian refugees.

But given that immigration was frequently given as a reason for Brexit, which did after all occur very recently, I do wonder how long before arms will openly welcome Ukrainians fleeing the war.

merlotgran

It must be so depressing to always look for the negatives in any situation.

Glass half empty with knobs on.

Nope. I welcome them. But then, my opinions are reflected in who I vote for.

I have a feeling that some people would actually like this to happen, since they evidently enjoy saying how awful/depressing they think the U.K. is, and this would just help to prove their point.

that is really sick that that man would prey on someone so vulnerable ffs

Riverwalk

I can see where Gaga is coming from.

Over the years and leading up to Brexit east Europeans were the scourge of the right-wing press and UKIP. I remember Farage saying he'd rather live next door to Indians than Romanians.

Now, in the form of Ukrainians, they're the bees knees and everyone is opening the door to them - something not offered to war-torn Syrians and Afghans.

Give the Daily Mail time.

There is a couplet that has stuck in my mind for years. I saw Leon Rosselson, the songwriter, in concert during the times of Solidarnosc. After singing a lot of left-wing songs he said that he would now give the Daily Mail the right of reply.

The song was a long list of all the thing the DM didn't like, essentially "Down with this/ down with that/down with the other thing". The chorus ended with:

"Down with people on the dole, and
Down with strikes. Except in Pol-and"

No appetite for 'going down the rabbit hole' with this thread.

Witzend

I have a feeling that some people would actually like this to happen, since they evidently enjoy saying how awful/depressing they think the U.K. is, and this would just help to prove their point.

Nope. Wrong.

I'd love our country to be more supportive of the vulnerable in society. I'd cheer it on.

I don't vote for politicians who hate those that need help.

Get your posts in now, folks. When HQ see this it will be gone.