Wudi@feddit.uk to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 day agoWestern Europeans believe crime is rising despite fall in overall rates, poll findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down12
arrow-up1150arrow-down1external-linkWestern Europeans believe crime is rising despite fall in overall rates, poll findswww.theguardian.comWudi@feddit.uk to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·1 day agoCould it be far right propaganda pushing a narrative that things are worse than they are if they can blame brown people?
minus-squareGoldholz @lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 day agoSupported ofc by media either willingly or out of dumbness
minus-square[deleted]@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoOr being owned by the people promoting the misinformation.
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoBlame brown people, yes … but also: Increase police funding and authority Increase surveillance Increase prison sentences Other “tough on crime” policies All the various noose-tightening, conformity-enforcing policies they love require high crime rates as a justification.
Could it be far right propaganda pushing a narrative that things are worse than they are if they can blame brown people?
Supported ofc by media either willingly or out of dumbness
Or being owned by the people promoting the misinformation.
Blame brown people, yes … but also:
Increase police funding and authority
Increase surveillance
Increase prison sentences
Other “tough on crime” policies
All the various noose-tightening, conformity-enforcing policies they love require high crime rates as a justification.
Of course it is…