Making the Unacceptable Acceptable - How the Elite Rhetoric May Have Normalized Far-Right Violence in the UK Valentim, Vicente Author aut Text xx# 2024 Verfassungsblog 2024-08-06 eng
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 Over the last days, England and Northern Ireland have witnessed a wave of racist violence and destruction. These riots, which have thrown the country into chaos, included attacks on mosques, burning of cars, and confrontations with the police. The racist nature of the events is made clear by the racist chants that are sung amid them, by posters shown by participants, and by the selective targeting of minorities. Given how shocking these scenes are, one naturally wonders what is causing them. Research suggests that elite rhetoric in recent months can have made these events more likely, by making far-right individuals feel that acting on their views is more acceptable. CC BY-SA 4.0 Valentim, Vicente election far-right political violence Racism rhetoric United Kingdom violence 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/uk-riots-racism/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/82dc64808d356461 240806 10.59704/82dc64808d356461 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)