• Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk
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    5 days ago

    We’re going through a shaky patch in the UK right now, with fascist wannabes like Tommy Robinson and Nigel Farage rising in popularity. It’s sad because I thought we were better than that but then Brexit happened and I wouldn’t be surprised if our next government was a Reform majority. And if they get in they’ll do everything they can to secure power forever.

    What keeps me hopeful, in the face of this shitstorm, is the sense of community in my neighbourhood. People on my street look out for each other and support each other.

    • als@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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      4 days ago

      My short term goal in life right now is to move from where I live to somewhere with a greater sense of community that isn’t based around being old and white