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Fear and Loathing in East London
Aug. 13th, 2009 05:57 amMy whole outlook is being seriously challenged this year and I feel there is nowhere I can talk about it*. Its like someone losing their faith in church and the rest of the congregation condemning them out of hand, or just looking away in embarrassment.
I am a single white native British female. Living alone in inner East London I often feel REALLY scared and powerless; I have little confidence in our so-called forces of law and order -- I really feel that they might look the other way or not even bother showing up till too late if e.g. I got mugged. I've even got to the stage where I seriously think there'd be a chance I'd get into trouble for accusing my attackers! The situation seems THAT frighteningly crazy.
I see or experience incidents *all the time* of flagrant injustice, discrimination and clear breakdown of equal consideration in what USED TO BE a free, democratic society.
Amongst my own peers I feel alienated.
I fear that people like me are 3rd class citizens at best, invisible at worst
*(POST SCRIPT several hours later)
Ironically there is---just been talking outdoors with black neighbours of ten years, Fred Richard and Hyacinth. I never discussed politics/political correctness with them b4 -- they totally agree with me AND SOME. Thank christ fr common sense caribbeans.... and shame on the no-balls white middle classes.
I am a single white native British female. Living alone in inner East London I often feel REALLY scared and powerless; I have little confidence in our so-called forces of law and order -- I really feel that they might look the other way or not even bother showing up till too late if e.g. I got mugged. I've even got to the stage where I seriously think there'd be a chance I'd get into trouble for accusing my attackers! The situation seems THAT frighteningly crazy.
I see or experience incidents *all the time* of flagrant injustice, discrimination and clear breakdown of equal consideration in what USED TO BE a free, democratic society.
Amongst my own peers I feel alienated.
I fear that people like me are 3rd class citizens at best, invisible at worst
*(POST SCRIPT several hours later)
Ironically there is---just been talking outdoors with black neighbours of ten years, Fred Richard and Hyacinth. I never discussed politics/political correctness with them b4 -- they totally agree with me AND SOME. Thank christ fr common sense caribbeans.... and shame on the no-balls white middle classes.
