Fascist nightmare: As many as 30 people per day are being arrested in UK for "speech violations"

[Dan Druff]

This is a disturbing story, and a dire warning to people in the US who think "it can't happen here": https://nypost.com/2025/08/19/world-...ay-censorship/

It almost did happen here in the early 2020s.

But the story right now is in the UK, where people are arrested for tweeting comments critical of migrants, or expressing frustration about government officials within private chat groups.


In the UK, there is no guaranteed right to free speech, and there are antiquated laws on the books which allow them to arrest people for "grossly offensive" speech, or "indecent, obscene or menacing character". Both of these can be extremely broadly applied to arrest nearly anyone.

There are currently big protests in London and elsewhere, regarding the massive number of Muslim immigrants to the area, and their higher incidence of committing sexual crimes against white Englanders. Additionally, there is a growing backlash against gender ideology and trans culture, with many becoming fed up with men invading women's spaces.

One of the recent controversies was the arrest at Heathrow Airport of TV writer Graham Linehan, for comments he made critical of men in women's spaces back in April.



What do you blokes in the UK think of all this? Pretty awful, huh?

JK Rowling, a longtime liberal who has more recently been known for speaking out against gender ideology and invasion of women's spaces, has been vigorously criticizing these arrests on her X account. I don't think they will have the balls to arrest her.

[1dollarboxcar]

yeah this is more serious than people do realize, this has been going on for quite some time.... i wonder if Joe Croupier is staying safe... i think he will change his tune once a few of them Muslims rob him of all his roulette money that he has won and selling his systems...

[Dan Druff]

I'll say this, regarding my visit to London.

I was quite astonished how heavily Muslim the city is now. Like... I heard about it, but I still had it in my head that I'd arrive and have a lot of Colonel Nigel Fabershams around me, and honestly there were a lot fewer than I expected.

Most notably, my hotel, which was American branded, was run entirely by foreigners (and I don't mean American foreigners). Now, I have no complaint about the service there. Everyone was nice, and most of the employees were competent. I'm just saying it was weird staying in a hotel in the heart of London, in an American brand, and not hearing a single British accent from any of the staff there!

At least these employees were respectful and gainfully employed. That's not exactly who the protesters are complaining about... but it was very telling regarding the makeup of the city.

[mickeycrimm]

PFA couldn’t exist in England. We’d all be in jail. I still laugh at those that push the narrative that fascism is a right wing ideology.

[Dan Druff]

Here are some elements of fascism. Tell me if any of this reminds you of the 2020s left:

- Suppression of Dissent: Elimination of political opposition through censorship, propaganda, or violence, with no tolerance for pluralism or democracy

- Control of Society: State dominance over institutions like media, education, and labor unions to enforce ideological conformity

- Economic Corporatism: State-directed economy where private enterprise exists but is subordinated to national goals, often through state-controlled unions or cartels

- Rejection of Individualism: Subordination of individual rights to the collective will of the state or nation, often framed as a higher purpose.

- Suppression of Free Speech: Opposition speech is censored under the guise of preventing misinformation or stopping dangerous rhetoric.

Free speech is the antidote to fascism. If free speech exists, fascism cannot.

When politicians or the media are trying to tell you why free speech must be suppressed for everyone's own good, it's always to further fascist-type goals.

[Dan Druff]

You're correct that the Online Safety Act in the UK would make it impossible for me to run PFA.

Fortunately, as I do not live in the UK, nor is this site primarily aimed at UK citizens, I am not subject to any of its laws or regulations.

But seriously, if I lived in the UK, I'd have to take this place down, or otherwise potentially face crippling fines or criminal charges.

[Orko]

I'll say this, regarding my visit to London.

I was quite astonished how heavily Muslim the city is now. Like... I heard about it, but I still had it in my head that I'd arrive and have a lot of Colonel Nigel Fabershams around me, and honestly there were a lot fewer than I expected.

Most notably, my hotel, which was American branded, was run entirely by foreigners (and I don't mean American foreigners). Now, I have no complaint about the service there. Everyone was nice, and most of the employees were competent. I'm just saying it was weird staying in a hotel in the heart of London, in an American brand, and not hearing a single British accent from any of the staff there!

At least these employees were respectful and gainfully employed. That's not exactly who the protesters are complaining about... but it was very telling regarding the makeup of the city.

The real trauma is for the kids. Regular bullying's like super traumatic. Imagine going to school with an entire school
of third world savages who would think nothing of stabbing someone and would think nothiong of raping your sdister.
That's the reality, every now n then i search knife crime or grooming ganngs and every time i'm blown away by the amount of recent
events. Mostly local news affiliates since there is indeed a conspiracy to conceal this from the general public..

I guess that's what happens when you allow your media and govt to be infultrated .Next thing you know your military will be deployed in the middle east fighting wars on behalf of a foreign country. That's how refugees are created.

They can protest and riot all they want, in every white country the general publix has absolutely no say on immigration policy, NONE!

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In June, the EU’s top court ordered Hungary to pay 200 million euros ($223 million) for persistently depriving migrants of their right to apply for asylum. The court imposed an additional fine of 1 million euros for every day it failed to comply.


This was the reason for Brexit. I like how the media pretends i8t was a protest about trade policy.

You can do Brexit, elect Trump, elect Orban. You will still be flooded with refugees.

[TheXFactor]

If you like San Francisco, you'll love London.

[Dan Druff]

My visit to London was fine. I was there 4 days (though I left the area for one of them, to go to Stonehenge). I did not encounter any crime, and I did walk around at night and didn't fear anything. However, I did stay on the main streets in relatively touristy areas, plus I'm a tall dude, and it's far less dangerous for me to walk around than a lone female.

Most of my interactions were with foreigners. As I mentioned, it was 100% foreigners running the hotel (at least the ones I saw), and most of the restaurants were also foreign-run.

This was the biggest difference from my sole other visit to London, in 1991. I realize a lot changes in 34 years, but everywhere I turned in ‘91, I heard locals with British accents. Not all of them were white, but they greatly outnumbered the foreigners, aside from the tourists. This time I really didn't feel like I was in England, aside from the familiar sights around me. To be honest, this took away from the experience a bit, as I like to feel like I'm immersed in the culture of the place I'm visiting, and here most of the people I interacted with were just as foreign as I was. I'm not being xenophobic here. I would have been equally annoyed if I kept running into Americans!

Note that the scam pedicabs are mostly operated by Muslim immigrants, which is another reason locals are so mad about them (because it's a form of crime and a nuisance, and these people aren't even from the UK): https://pokerfraudalert.com/forum/sh...0-minute-rides

[1dollarboxcar]

yeah a UK comedian was just arrested at the airport after flying in from Arizona over past tweets... this is a good 6 min watch and definitely worth the time, i guess he is somewhat famous and here is his wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Linehan

Druff better not go back to Europe...!!!

[Dan Druff]

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[Dan Druff]

Graham Linehan's blog about the arrest: https://grahamlinehan.substack.com/p...arrested-again

He is forbidden from posting on X as part of his bail agreement.

[splitthis]

Had Commiela won we would be here too.

[ShawnFanningsLimpDick]

What do you blokes in the UK think of all this? Pretty awful, huh?

It's fantastic. Keir Starmer will be gone in a couple more years when I feared we'd be stuck with him for a decade. I've never seen a government become so unpopular so quickly.

[limitles]

You better tell Trump about this. He'll straighten them out after his failed attempts to ignore the three foundations of democracy.

Rule of Law:

This principle establishes that everyone, including the government, is subject to and accountable under the law. It promotes legal equality and ensures that laws are applied fairly and consistently, preventing arbitrary rule and ensuring accountability

Human Rights and Freedoms:

A strong democracy guarantees the protection of fundamental human rights and freedoms, such as freedom of opinion and expression, peaceful assembly, and association. This includes the right to seek and impart information, which is crucial for an informed citizenry.

Free and Fair Elections:
The cornerstone of a democracy is the right of citizens to participate in periodic, genuine elections through universal suffrage. These elections allow the people to freely choose their representatives, ensuring government accountability and genuine popular sovereignty.

Your boy blatantly caused the Capital Hill riot leaving five dead and injuries to 174 police officers. Your boy publicly claimed (falsely) that the 2020 elections were fraudulent and incited his followers to storm the Capital.

Ask Alex Jones about his experience of spreading falsehoods regarding the deaths of 20 school children and six adults.

The First Amendment does not protect the dissemination/broadcast of misinformation/lies.

[Dan Druff]

les, do you support these speech-related arrests in the UK?

[Dan Druff]

Whole country is a mess.

Security took the side of the protesters here! LOL

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[Sanlmar]

Free speech is the antidote to fascism. If free speech exists, fascism cannot.

Predictive policing enabled by AI will have a similar negative effect.

[Dan Druff]

Honestly I would love to see a law enacted where intentionally blocking the public’s free movement at a school, store, park, street, or sidewalk is an immediately arrestable offense.

I really hate narcissistic assholes who believe their bullshit cause entitles them to block others’ movement or passage.

Start giving automatic 180 days in jail for this, and watch how quickly it ends.

[1dollarboxcar]

called someone online a muppet and caused them stress, so he got arrested... they will probably take his online privileges away too... like he is in the 1st grade

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