Scottish Labour suspends councillor who claimed anti-white racism is rising

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1. Her two big claims are true and everyone knows it, so they’ll have to hang the whole thing on that Humza Hamas like to justify this.

2. Politicians/councillors/whoever should just hand over their official Twitter/tiktoks to an intern and then do their actual social media activity on alt accounts.

3. even if she was wrong why would she be suspended? How many times do people make all claims about racism rising without ever putting forward supporting numbers.

4. Agree or disagree with her, I don’t see what was said that requires a suspension. Maybe the worst part is liking the “Humza Hamas” comment, which is hilarious.

5. Yeah anyone who thinks this country will improve once this lot are in power is in for a nasty surprise.

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7. Honestly don’t see how Labour are an improvement on the Tories, and that takes some doing.. 

8. Why was she suspended? Even if you disagree that doesn’t seem like a reason to suspended her

9. It is a well-known fact at this point that cultural Marxists are actively discriminating against “white” people in certain sectors of the workforce through DEI initiatives.

10. Grab some popcorn. I don’t think she is finished digging a hole for herself.

11. The irony of her being suspended for stating an actual fact only strengthens her argument.

12. Al Humza Bin Laden, protector of speech. Unless wrong speech.

13. The sheer reactionary brigading from in this comment section — happens every election.

14. You don’t have to agree with her points, they’re obviously contentious, but why does a white person making a claim about racism without evidence get suspended, while anyone non white would get a cheer and a pat on the back?

    The moment you live in a society where free thought and free expression, some of which will naturally be dumb and unhelpful, but some of which will contribute to important conversations, aren’t supported, is the moment your society is going to go down hill.

15. Scotland has been crossed off this year’s vacation. Wife and I always wanted to go but neither of us are willing to give money to this kind of dictatorship, Ireland as well. Clearly the governments are absolute garbage, unfortunately.

16. No matter what part of the UK it is, the Labour Party has gone downhill. Suspending someone for having an opinion, they’re becoming more like the conservatives every day!

17. Suspended for stating the truth, banned for stating biological facts… 6 more years of the clown decade to go!

18. These articles always bury the lede to bait outrage.

    “Man who brushed his teeth arrested!” (He was arrested for a hit and run, the toothbrushing is irrelevant).

    The reason for her suspension is there is a pending investigation, presumably into her behaviour. The specific reason has not been specified.

19. our nation is shit, and we have to watch it hit the fan.

20. First hand real world experience has shown me the same thing, she’s not wrong.

21. And like that, I’ll be encouraging everyone to vote for reform.

22. If she had said “anti-black racism is rising”, “anti-asian racism is rising”, “anti-semitism is rising” or “islamophobia is rising” without backing it up with evidence, would she still have been suspended?

    I get this is whataboutism but she absolutely wouldn’t have. Even if she’s wrong, why was she suspended?