Knew what it was going to be about when I saw this thread bumped.
Absolutely shocking scenes, unprecedented in modern times in the south at least I would say.
The attack itself on the children was horrific, again some not something we usually see in Ireland. Seems however to be an isolated attack (not much info released on the perpetrator other than he's foreign-born, but has been living here for more than 20 years and is an Irish citizen, and has a history of mental health issues). The irony is that while the far-right have used this to bash immigrants, it was an immigrant (a Brazilian deliveroo driver) that intervened in the attack
Sadly though that didn't matter to these numbskulls who used it as an excuse to 'protest' and then to cause carnage. The 'patriots' bravely showed their opposition to violence by looting Footlocker.
Actually reminds me of the 2020 riots in the USA after the George Floyd death. Media proclaimed loudly that the rioters were out there for racial justice when they too were looting Foot Locker (when it was clearly just malcontents taking advantage of the police being distracted by BLM protests). But in reverse here. Needless to say, public support for BLM went into a terminal downwards spiral after...
I suspect all the alt-righters celebrating these riots are gonna pikachu wow-face when support for far-right ideas dips even lower lol
