That's very true.

I'm with Gary too!

Racism doesn't happen in a vacuum, it is legitimised by those from the top down not the bottom up. Trying to understand the structural basis of racism is far more effective in trying to combat it.

🧵Racism at Anfield today is linked directly to the the rise of the racist right in the UK, the mainstreaming of their politics and recent anti-migrant protests. 3/3

#LIVBOU

🧵This again is a result of dogwhistle racism going unchallenged from the very top. Not just from the harden political right but also from those in government who claim to be "liberal". 2/3

#LIVBOU

Although focused on "anti-migrant disorder", nobody should have any illusions this new central unit will also end up building "capability across forces to maximise social media intelligence" against antifacists, climate campaigners and the left