I hear Belfast’s racist riots made the news across the world.

[eco_amandine@mastodon.cr]

@astronomerritt

[petealexharris@mastodon.scot]

@astronomerritt
It was similar in Glasgow. The fash get one chance to show up and cause trouble. Then, when people are alerted to their nonsense, the counter-demos absolutely swamp them with sheer numbers, diversity and joy, and they have to slink off behind a wall of cops after shouting a bit of racism and doing some posturing.

We outnumber them. By a lot. It always seems to be an unwelcome surprise on the day, because the media they steep themselves in won't ever mention that.

[ditsch42@troet.cafe]

@astronomerritt I also saw a lot of those good news, but maybe I am deeper in the antifa bubble than most people.
We unfortunately all have to deal with racist idiots, but it is so important to show them that they are a sad minority!

[medeavanamonde@beige.party]

@astronomerritt i heard about it already!

[gbargoud@masto.nyc]

@astronomerritt

Every time. The racists are handed such disproportionate representation on a silver platter

[djstreethawk@mastodon.scot]

@astronomerritt it's okay, I'm sure they'll keep judging all of us by the quality of the people we send to parliament

[mguerra@mastodon.cr]

@gbargoud @astronomerritt And that it's everywhere. They sell more. Ugh.

[nohaironheed@mastodon.scot]

@astronomerritt interestingly when reporting on the anti-racism march in Glasgow the BBC concentrated on the 'several dozen' far-right protestors who tried to disrupt the day, instead of the thousands of normal anti-racists who turned out peacfully in solidarity. They also protected the identity of Nazi scum, sorry, I mean 'far-right pretestor' 'performing a Nazi style salute'. Fear mongering.
BBC News - Anti-racism rally disrupted by masked group in Glasgow
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yzerz5124o

[klefstadmyr@social.vivaldi.net]

@astronomerritt First thing I've heard of it, and now I'm a happier man.

[beckermatic@mastodon.la]

@astronomerritt This is why I hate mass media and think they should be banned everywhere.

In Argentina we have a similar situation. The entire world think of us as a bunch of racists, aligned with the USA, when if fact that's just some rich people from the city of Buenos Aires.

We have, every March 24th, a giant march against dictatorship (the Nunca Más march). It is seldom shown on TV abroad. Same goes with our protests against privatization, in favor of public education and health, for the disabled people, etc.

But what reaches the BBC, the Spiegel, and other news conglomerates overseas? A tiny minority, our Establishment, making racist jokes.