According to the headline on the front page of the United Kingdom "Daily Mail" local time on August 6, in the past two days, the "war of words" between billionaire Elon · Musk and the United Kingdom government has become more and more fierce and escalated. The cause is that Musk said on his own social media X that the violent riots in United Kingdom over the past seven days were "the impact of mass immigration" and that a civil war in United Kingdom was "inevitable". He replied to the United Kingdom Prime Minister's tweet and questioned him, pointing the finger at the United Kingdom police. The United Kingdom government called on Musk to remain "calm" and called his remarks unreasonable.
Here's how it all started. United Kingdom the assassination of three young girls in Southport who participated in a Taylor·Swift-themed dance event, and a woman's social media post that the suspect was an "asylum seeker" who came to United Kingdom by boat last year, sparked extremist behavior by United Kingdom right-wingers, who staged mass riots in more than United Kingdom places, with the main demand being anti-immigrant. But in fact, the suspect is 17 years old, born in Cardiff, United Kingdom, and is not an immigrant.
In the past few days, far-right people across United Kingdom have launched attacks everywhere, including looting shops, snatching mobile phones, wine, and shoes, burning newly built libraries, and pulling people driving by to ask if they are white, if they are United Kingdom. Far-right people clash with anti-racists, throwing beer bottles, flares and crutches. Police were also warned that far-right groups were allegedly planning to attack dozens of migrant targets across United Kingdom on Wednesday night. Several police officers were injured during the days of rioting.
A well-known account posted a video of a "thug" throwing fireworks at police on X, another far-right commentator retweeted that it was the result of mass immigration, and Musk, who has 193 million followers on X, retweeted the above tweet saying that "civil war is inevitable" in United Kingdom.
In response to Musk's post, Justice Minister Heidi · Alexander said on the BBC breakfast show that "everyone should stay calm", especially Musk, "given the huge platform he has, he is responsible, so, to be honest, I think his remarks are quite regrettable".
A spokesman for United Kingdom's new prime minister, Sir Kir · Starmer, said Musk's remarks were unreasonable. In the face of the United Kingdom Prime Minister's spokesperson's rebuttal, Musk immediately pointed the finger directly at United Kingdom Prime Minister Sir Kir · Starmer on X. He retweeted a video posted by Sir Keele in which the United Kingdom prime minister stressed that the United Kingdom government would not tolerate attacks on specific temples and specific groups of people. Musk asked Sir Geir, "Shouldn't you be worried about an attack on all communities?" Musk means that the United Kingdom government is favoring certain groups of people.
Next, Musk retweeted another cartoon, pointing the finger at the United Kingdom police. The comic consists of two parts, the first part shows a man with a knife strapped to his head and a police officer, and the text on the comic is "We are here to protect you"; In another part, a man who appears to be white says, "I don't want my child to be stabbed," but a police officer accuses him of being a Nazi. Musk said in the response text that the United Kingdom police were partial.
This is also the view of many right-wing viewholders, who use a term called "secondary policing", which refers to the fact that the police are biased in dealing with conflicts in favor of a certain type of conflict and a particular group of people. The United Kingdom police consider this assessment an insult to them. For this reason, on August 5, when Sir Mark · Raleigh, the chief of the Metropolitan Police in London, walked out of Downing Street, a reporter asked him if the United Kingdom police were carrying out "second-class policing", and Sir Raleigh grabbed the microphone and fell to the ground.
SOURCE: DAILYMAIL