The British Left’s worst nightmare has come true. The United Kingdom has officially left Europe thanks to a democratic vote championed by the people. Instead of accepting a post-Brexit reality, however, the Left is doing what it does best and delving headfirst into identity politics.
As a result, British Leftists are now wearing safety pins on their collars in a show of “solidarity” with EU migrants and alleged victims of “post-referendum hate crimes.”
Unsurprisingly, the campaign was first popularized by social justice warriors on Twitter. Here’s how it began:
The idea being that anyone against the sort of nationalistic, racist violence we’ve been seeing could identify themselves as a “safe” ally.
— miss pommery 1926 (@cheeahs) June 26, 2016
I’d like to come up with something that can be made by anybody anywhere to pin on their jacket or coat to signify that they are an ally.
— miss pommery 1926 (@cheeahs) June 26, 2016
The Twitter user even resorted to bullying tactics to forcefully advance the SJW agenda.
And anyone who’s pinned up but not pulling their weight – ignoring shit that needs calling out – you’re the reason we have to do this.
— miss pommery 1926 (@cheeahs) June 29, 2016
Being an ally means killing your ego. We don’t make the calls. We just do what we can to implement them.
— miss pommery 1926 (@cheeahs) June 29, 2016
This includes learning how to shut. the fuck. up. when necessary, which frankly is going to be more often than you initially realise.
— miss pommery 1926 (@cheeahs) June 29, 2016
Slowly but surely, the campaign gained some steam, galvanizing sheepish SJWs across the internet.
I’m also wearing #safetypin to show solidarity with immigrants and EU citizens. #HopeNotHate pic.twitter.com/6CSo1cqHFh
— Fuad Alakbarov (@DrAlakbarov) June 29, 2016
Wearing my #safetypin today and every day until I live in a country where I don’t have to anymore pic.twitter.com/3pn9vWmi8F
— Janis Thomas (@JanisThomasMktg) June 29, 2016
Unable to come to terms with a referendum unequivocally against liberal governing policies, the Left is attempting to hijack the narrative of populist democracy and turn into it one of racism, rage, and tribalism.
As Brits across the country celebrate their renewed sovereignty, the Left is launching a campaign to highlight the supposedly racist dog-whistle politics consuming the UK. In report after report, Leftist publications are overdramatizing incidents of alleged “Islamophobia” or “racism” as a means of regaining a lost sense of moral superiority. Leftists are blaming this supposed uptick in racial hostility to the Brexit vote.