The Guardian view on riots in Northern Ireland: racist violence does not express ‘legitimate grievance’ | Editorial

A The reputation of political violence is one of the reasons why Northern Ireland attracted fewer immigrants from the rest of the United Kingdom. In this context, the growing diversity can be read as a measure of progress; Peace profits after problems. This is not what I felt for families wandering in fear of racist mob this week. Riot Start In Ballymena, outwardly, she caused the arrest of two boys, who stated that he was of Roman origin, accused of sexual assault on a teenage girl. The hand standing is the community into racism. The convincing thugs targeted the local migrants. When the police came to suppress the massacre, Officers They were attacked with bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs. There was an infection. The windows were destroyed and a fire began in a recreational center in the nearby Larne, which was used as a temporary shelter for those who flee the e -Yina violence. There was turmoil in other cities.

The leaders of the political spectrum in Northern Ireland condemned violence. But on Union In particular, there was also a large yeast of Opprobrium with reference to “legitimate“The basic grievances are wisely packed, the complaint is that migration may be managed badly, which puts pressure on local services. In its most perpetuated repetition, it is important for newcomers to obtain preferential treatment, especially with regard to housing.

on streetThis turns into a set of hatred – a general accusation of parasitism and criminality imported by foreigners. Rumors and misinformation, published online, accelerate the mass movement by gears from frustration in the pantch to the agitation of vigilance.

Northern Ireland is the least -diverse part of the United Kingdom. Immigrants make up about 3.4 % of the population, compared to 18.3 % in England and Wales, and 12.9 % in Scotland. But this comparison lies relatively rapid demographic change in places like Balllymena. Although sectarian violence is no longer a settler, problems raise a shadow of doubts that make it difficult for strangers to integrate. There is also an advanced infrastructure for extremist right -wing extremism that has evolved through close relations with the pro -sealing forces.

These are the distinct northern Irish deviations on a unique problem to the region. The escalation from one spark to a fire of violent intolerance is familiar from riot It broke out all over the United Kingdom last summer. Then it was the killing of three young girls in Southport This has become an excuse for a malignant carnival of foreign anger. Then, also, it was possible to dig the nucleus of social and economic grievance of ash.

It is always worth tracking the basic forces that lead to general disorder. But this analysis can also be used to disinfect and normalize the type of political discourse that makes it Screen ram of immigrants It establishes grievances that he claims to be addressed. There is no justification for a complaint about insufficient provision of public service and fear of crime to exhausting innocent people, destroying public amenities and attacking the police.

there Places Throughout the United Kingdom where the deprivation and social alienation can be mobilized for years, as racist violence. There is a line between recognizing social conditions that make such a risk possible and telling these conditions in ways that make violence more likely. It is not difficult to see the borders, which bring more than shame to politicians who cross it routinely.

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