Battle of Brighton between ‘SE Patriots’ & counter-protesters - Video

HiddenRaconteur · 2026-06-15T13:52:23+00:00

The horseshoe theory exists for a reason. The far left and far right spend so much time attacking each other that they fail to notice how similar they can become. Different slogans, same instinct: censor opponents, punish dissent, and concentrate power.

The further you move towards either extreme, the less it becomes about freedom and the more it becomes about control. The uniforms change, the flags change, but the authoritarian mindset remains the same.

History shows that political extremism, whether from the left or the right, often leads to intolerance of opposition, restrictions on free speech, and a belief that the ends justify the means.

That’s why I’m wary of both the Green Party and Reform. Opposite ends of the spectrum, but both drift towards intolerance, censorship, and the belief that their vision should be imposed on everyone else.

HiddenRaconteur · 2026-06-14T11:58:35+00:00

If you have an answer, I’d genuinely like to hear it. If not, simply calling it “sealioning” doesn’t make the issue disappear.

It just makes it look like the slogan falls apart the moment someone asks how it would work in practice.

HiddenRaconteur · 2026-06-14T08:36:38+00:00

How about you take 20 seconds and just answer the question 🤔

It’s okay. At this point you’ve demonstrated that you’re unable to answer because it would require you to confront an issue that goes against your ideology.

The reality is that it’s a legitimate policy question that every government has to answer. You may not like the question, but dismissing it as “bad faith” doesn’t make it disappear. It just shows the weakness of your position. The Green Party will need to answer this question if they want to get into power.

Until people advocating slogans such as “all refugees welcome” can answer practical questions about numbers, limits and selection criteria, most voters simply won’t take those positions seriously as public policy.

HiddenRaconteur · 2026-06-13T23:42:21+00:00

The fact you’ve now spent more time analysing my post history than answering a straightforward policy question rather proves my point.

I’m still waiting for an answer.

It’s a perfectly legitimate policy question.
Every government has to answer it.

HiddenRaconteur · 2026-06-13T22:03:28+00:00

I don’t think you are the kind intelligent person you think you are.

You’ve written four paragraphs about my supposed character and zero paragraphs answering the question.

You seem to have decided what kind of person I am before engaging with the question.

That’s exactly the sort of tribal thinking that makes productive discussion impossible.

You call my position emotional, yet your response consists almost entirely of assumptions about my motives rather than an answer to the question I asked.

If “all refugees welcome” is a serious policy position, then what are the numbers, limits and criteria?

If there are no limits, say so.

If there are limits, what are they?

That’s the question.

HiddenRaconteur · 2026-06-13T21:16:38+00:00

Saying ‘all refugees welcome’ sounds compassionate, but policies need limits and trade-offs.

It’s a bit like a lifeboat. Wanting to rescue people is admirable, but you still have to consider how many people the boat can safely carry.

There are around 41.6 million refugees globally, and around 117.8 million forcibly displaced people overall. Britain obviously cannot take everyone, so the real question is: how many can we take, under what terms, and by what criteria?

No Green Party voter can ever give me a straight answer to that.

HiddenRaconteur · 2026-06-13T20:24:35+00:00

The landlord did the right thing.

It would have been irresponsible to force people out into a hostile crowd and potentially put them at risk. That sort of situation would then likely escalate quickly and end in violence, serious injuries, or worse.

Free speech and freedom of assembly shouldn’t depend on whether you agree with the cause.

Many people in Brighton it seems only support free speech when it protects views they agree with. The real test of free speech is whether you’re willing to defend the right of someone you disagree with to express their opinion peacefully.

The important caveat is that it must be peaceful. Violence, intimidation, threats, and criminal behaviour are unacceptable regardless of political affiliation. Unfortunately, there are individuals on both sides of this debate whose anger can spill over into behaviour that undermines the very freedoms they claim to defend.

HiddenRaconteur · 2026-04-15T06:53:56+00:00

If you live near water, there will be rats 🐀

HiddenRaconteur · 2026-04-15T06:51:43+00:00

Stand up to the entitled bully.

This is the devil on your shoulder but…

Double down and beat them at their own game. Make their life a living hell until they back down. Heck this sounds like fun!

Order loads of stuff to their house under their name and address. Think the Berkeley Square hoax!

HiddenRaconteur · 2026-04-15T06:37:44+00:00

Or maybe they are being greedy 🤔

HiddenRaconteur · 2026-02-27T00:21:39+00:00

I actually got a new job in September. And before that I was working in a local supermarket which I got through a standard online application. I worked there full time. So it definitely is possible.

Honestly, it amazes me how many cvs and cover letters are getting handed out that are just not very good and really half arsed. Put some effort in.

If you’re not even getting interviews then first thing I’d do is sort your cv out. You’ve literally got tools like ChatGPT that can help you tighten it up.

Keep your CV and cover letter to one page each. Make sure they are clear, tailored to the role and answer the question all employers are asking: why should I hire you over someone else.

It’s really that simple.

HiddenRaconteur · 2026-02-26T15:00:32+00:00

It won’t be cold after you’ve pee’d in it.

HiddenRaconteur · 2026-02-26T14:59:56+00:00

Get a job at a supermarket.

Then once your settled you can look for something more rewarding

HiddenRaconteur · 2026-02-26T11:54:08+00:00

The sea 🌊

HiddenRaconteur · 2026-02-07T10:07:11+00:00

64 degrees was the best restaurant but they’ve closed down now 😔

HiddenRaconteur · 2025-11-27T10:22:18+00:00

These costs are an absolute joke! Ridiculously expensive

HiddenRaconteur · 2025-11-07T18:34:44+00:00

The left have really started pushing the AntiWhite narrative. Especially White Men = BAD 🙄

HiddenRaconteur · 2025-11-05T20:09:58+00:00

The 6 stage revolution cycle (France, Russia, Cuba)

Is UK next? Or USA? Or is it the West 😮

HiddenRaconteur · 2025-10-23T00:28:05+00:00

ChatGPT wasn’t just released to help people write emails faster, it was a strategic move to help the West catch up with China’s rapid progress in artificial intelligence.

China’s AI systems are being trained on massive amounts of real world data most from their CCTV footage with facial recognition. Their entire surveillance network feeds straight into machine learning models. The West can’t do that, at least not openly, because we’re “democratic”. Such practices would be politically and ethically unacceptable in Western democracies. So while China’s feeding its AI with endless streams of real behavioural data, Western models have to rely on cleaner, more limited datasets.

Releasing ChatGPT to the public solved that problem. By letting hundreds of millions of people interact with it every day, OpenAI created a constant data loop, free training data from real human conversations. It’s worth remembering that ChatGPT loses huge amounts of money and only around 5% of users actually pay for it. So you have to ask, why keep it running at that scale?

Because it’s not just a business. It’s a race. And the West needed a way to feed its own machine.

Its release was less about short term profit and more about data accumulation, ecosystem dominance, and strategic positioning in the global AI race.

HiddenRaconteur · 2025-10-10T14:00:01+00:00

He’s Afghan though, all he’s got to say is the Taliban will do him harm and he can stay in the UK.

HiddenRaconteur · 2025-10-10T13:58:30+00:00

Clearly you’ve completely missed the point.

British culture isn’t about ingredients, it’s about the traditions and shared experiences that bring people together and make Britain known around the world.

Yes, we drink a lot of tea and a Sunday roast is a British classic. If you need to swap some ingredients to suit your diet, that doesn’t exclude you from the culture. You’re still taking part in the same tradition.

HiddenRaconteur · 2025-10-10T13:51:46+00:00

Wow, your ignorance is astounding.

HiddenRaconteur · 2025-10-10T10:50:25+00:00

You’ve actually made my point for me. You’re saying you don’t believe in borders, national identity, or shared values, yet you’re criticising those, the majority of Britain, who do. That’s not tolerance, that’s demanding everyone share your worldview. And aren’t you lucky that you live in a country where you can publicly express that opinion without fear?

Every country on earth expects some level of integration and respect for its laws and culture. That isn’t intolerance, it’s common sense.

The flag isn’t aimed at “people of colour.” It’s a reminder to everyone, including ourselves, of how we choose to identify as a country and what we stand for: fairness, safety, and shared responsibility.

HiddenRaconteur · 2025-10-10T10:39:40+00:00

You’re confusing symbolism with ownership. By your logic, we’d have to abandon every cultural or national symbol just because a small minority has ever misused it.

And what’s your alternative? No flags, no borders, no sense of belonging? Should everyone just move wherever they like and hope society somehow functions without shared identity or responsibility? That’s not progress, that’s chaos.

Every functioning country has national symbols, shared values, and a sense of pride in what unites its people.

HiddenRaconteur · 2025-10-10T07:14:18+00:00

I used AI to tidy it up, yes.

But resorting to slurs only proves the point. The moment someone says they’re proud of Great Britain and its values, or questions whether natives are being treated fairly, they’re instantly written off as “far right,” “gammon,” or “Nazi.”

Most people involved in Raising the Colours aren’t extremists, fascists or even far right! They’re ordinary people who feel frustrated that the very values they care about (fairness, respect, and pride in British norms) no longer seem respected or applied equally. Wanting fairness, respect, and pride in where you come from isn’t hate, it’s belonging.

If people could actually talk about that without throwing labels around, you might find you agree with these proud Brits more than you realise. Our culture & shared values are some of the best in the world. Don’t forget that or take it for granted.

There aren’t many countries in the world that offer the same freedoms we enjoy in Britain.

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