Southern US states are freer than UK

UK is an archaic country that still has a monarchy, laws that restrict free speech, a socialist dictator, a socialist civil service, extremely permissive abortion laws (some of the most extreme in the world), very unfair and regressive laws, and many other things wrong with it.

Have the British ever understood freedom?

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MrAverage1965 · 61-69, M

Seems we have more freedom to me.
We are certainly not a socialist state, our Government is elected so are in no way dictators. Yes we have a monarchy but it's influence is minimal.
Yes we have a state run health service, state run education as examples of socialism but running in parallel to those there are private alternatives for those who choose to pay.
You can rent a home from the local government but the majority have private landlords, again no real signs if socialism there.

SW-User

@MrAverage1965 Labor is a socialist party, which means you now have a socialist government. A dictator will limit free speech and impose penalties when people discuss issues and use language they dislike. Keir Starmer chose a side during the recent riots, and it is not the side of his fellow countrymen.

France has arrested Pavel Durov for owning a free speech platform that westerners have access to. Starmer in the UK wants the population to cease being human. We say bad things, we say true things, we say things when we feel like saying them, and some of what we say may be false without our knowledge. If people do not like what they hear, they can walk away. It is no concern of the government; they should not be restricting our speech. This has gone so far in UK that people are being arrested for mere speculation, speculation that is inevitable after a major event or news story. Is that what you support?

MrAverage1965 · 61-69, M

@SW-User I think you will find the majority of the British population would agree with the Prime Minister when he spoke out against the riots. The murders in Southport were hijacked by the anti Muslim and racist minorities who saw it as an excuse to attack both Muslims and asylum seekers.

SW-User

@MrAverage1965 80% of the British population did not vote Labor, either because they voted for other parties or did not vote at all. Whether they support the riots as they unfolded or not is irrelevant. We have to consider media portrayal of these riots, and how Britain perceives authority. Many still have respect for institutions like police. People generally do not want to see violence in the streets. However, it is very likely that those who do not want to see riots still have the same views as those rioting, which is less immigration and an end to illegal immigration. More than half of the British population believes that illegal migration is bad for the country. In 2017, a poll revealed that 47% wanted to stop Muslim migration. If every person in the UK was asked if they support migration from Muslim countries, what do you think they would say? You could expect hesitation from many, at the least.

Asylum seekers are mostly young males. Why do you think they are special?

“The murders in Southport were hijacked by the anti Muslim and racist minorities who saw it as an excuse to attack both Muslims and asylum seekers.”

This is purely speculative, but you have the right to say it. The murders of three little girls are going to be more significant than a desire to attack Muslims and asylum seekers. It seems to me that the anger was very genuine.