XXXVI. Prelude to the Upheaval (I)
In short, a few hours after the departure of the "Chinese Paranormal Tours" by train, London turned into a purgatory of blood and fire.
The initial causes of the conflict, with the rapid spread of gunfire, flames and explosions, have become insignificant after a dozen hours.
Because, with this as the fuse, the racial and religious contradictions that had been backlogged in British society for decades finally broke out vigorously and comprehensively!
Since the beginning of the Age of Discovery, with the adventures, victories and conquests of white Europeans, and finally completed the colonization of the entire shijie, and incorporated the earth into their respective territories, Europeans gradually felt that they were the best, and began to look down on shijie, and there was an arrogant egocentrism, believing that Europe occupied the commanding heights of shijie, and white Europeans would rule the whole shijie forever, and other peoples would obediently serve them.
Under this confident European egocentrism, even though the hegemony of Shijie has long since changed hands with the rise of the United States and the Soviet Union, old Europe is still reeling in its former glory, and at the same time, with the help of the legacy of the colonial era, it has no qualms about absorbing the world's resources, which naturally includes human resources, and seems to have no consideration at all about whether its own country can absorb these foreigners with very different cultural backgrounds.
As a result, tens of millions of foreign immigrants poured into Europe to take on the hardest work for white Europeans, while silently accumulating liliang. And Britain is no exception - the British Empire, which planted its flag a hundred years ago, has now actually reversely colonized its own country.
As a result, after decades of "multicultural policy". After absorbing immigrants from all Shijie to supplement the labor force, the number of coloured immigrants living in the London metropolitan area has more than doubled that of white England. It makes the whites exclaim that they have become "strangers to their hometown", and finally begin to look at the different faces around them with wary and even hostile eyes. Later, the dire situation of white South Africans who were forced to flee their homeland after the de-apartheid was lifted, coupled with the unemployment frenzy caused by the prolonged economic downturn and the concomitant shrinking of social resources, further exacerbated the contradictions between different ethnic groups - immigrants wanted to fight for their rights. And the English wanted to drive them out of the land!
In the eyes of most British locals, London has many of the elegances of its past, such as quiet neighbourhoods, pretty houses and cosy cafΓ©s. Nowadays, under the encroachment and squeeze of foreign immigrants, it is difficult to find. London, the capital of Britain, is gradually becoming a place where only poor immigrants and the super-rich liveβso "reclaim" their cities from foreigners. It is the natural mission of every British.
And in the eyes of most foreign immigrants. They have contributed their most precious youth and sweat in this country, and endured all kinds of unfair treatment, some of them did the hardest physical work on construction sites, and contracted a bunch of occupational diseases at a young age; Some people go to the fields to pick fruit in the heavy rain, and they work thirteen hours a day, but they are only paid one pound an hour...... In the end, nothing but neglect and hostility were obtained. Didn't you always say that foreign immigrants took away your jobs? What pampered Englishman could do these jobs other than hard-working foreign immigrants?
As a result, extremist groups in both camps should rise from time to time. Frequent violent clashes quickly led to the tearing and confrontation of the entire British society.
And the British government, which has long been frightened by the war and the economic crisis. But he only knows how to blindly whitewash the peace, and he seems to be weak and incompetent to the extreme.
Over time, either side has lost faith in the government's mediation and has begun to resolve to put the struggle into a "last resort".
A few months earlier, the social situation in London had been undercurrent, like a huge powder keg that could explode with just a few flames.
And now, a spark capable of detonating this powder keg has finally jumped out on its own.
Then, the whole of England, and indeed the whole of Europe, seemed to hear the sizzle of a fuse burning rapidly......
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Hogwarts Theme Park, Hogwarts Castle Rooftop, Headmaster's Office, Scotland Glasgow, Glasgow
As described in the Harry Potter books, outside the door of the Headmaster's office at Hogwarts Castle, there are two guardian stone beasts, one on the left and one on the right, and inside the door is a large, beautiful circular room, full of all kinds of funny little sounds. On the table with slender legs, there were many strange silverwares, belching out small puffs of smoke. The walls are covered with portraits of the old headmasters of the Harry Potter books, all of whom are snoring softly in their frames. There is also a huge table in the room with claw-shaped legs. On a shelf behind the desk sat a tattered, crumpled wizard's hat, the Sorting Hat.
Of course, there is a difference, there is not a proud phoenix here at the moment - because today's genetic engineering is not developed enough, so the theme park can only make a phoenix wax figure to make do - there is no white-bearded archmage Dumbledore wearing half-moon glasses, only the British Department of Polar Development Affairs and Minister of Magic Davy. Potter, and his permanent secretary, Harry. Gordon.
At this moment, they were sitting behind that quaint desk, watching a live video of the riots in London on their laptop screens.
The screen was a horrific image of black and Arab militants killing unarmed white citizens with shotguns and improvised bombs in some of the most intense neighborhoods. The "Knights of Nelson", dressed in black and gold masks, guarded the main transportation routes, building barricades with discarded cars, guard boxes, garbage bins and furniture, and tried to stop the enemy's advance.
In a few blocks where the fighting was less intense, it turned into a big of thugs. Whites, blacks, and other people of color were all happily smashing open stores and warehouses, removing anything that looked in them, and occasionally fighting with each other.
In an interview with the Associated Press, a black looter described himself as an "anarchist" and claimed that the goal of their robbery was "a just redistribution of wealth." But what social wealth has he "redistributed"? According to the Associated Press, the "redistributive wealth" that the black man and his companions looted from a shop was chocolate and cream cone ice cream, and is now crouching in front of the store to stuff them into their stomachs.
Well, let's be honest, it's inconceivable that this brave AP reporter would dare to interview rioters on a burning street, not to mention that she was still a young woman - there was already an unfortunate female reporter who had been brutalized by the criminal syndicate in turn during the interview, and when she was rescued, she was only half breathed.
Moreover, in most of the scenes, there is no reason why the police are not visible. Only in the vicinity of the City of London did the police carry out a relatively successful crackdown with rubber bullets, tear gas and stun guns, successfully crushing thousands of rabble armed with clubs and torches and holding bank vaults. But then, they just set up barricades and held on to the spot, and did not take the initiative to attack and sweep the surrounding blocks, but seemed indifferent to the explosions and fires that spread sharply nearby.
However, at this very moment, David. Chancellor Potter's primary concern is not the safety of the lives and property of Londoners, nor the review of the "multicultural policy" and the pros and cons of attracting foreign immigrants over the years, but the disregard of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet for themselves:
ββ¦β¦ In order to organize Liliang to quell the riots, Prime Minister Mason has rushed back to London by helicopter overnight with the entire cabinet team? Left me alone in Scotland? The minister snorted and knocked on the table, "...... Did he even treat me as a member of the Cabinet? β
ββ¦β¦ Your Excellency, with all due respect, I am afraid that Mr. Prime Minister is also doing this out of practical considerations. Neither the Department of Polar Development nor the Ministry of Magic seemed to be of any use in the midst of such a large-scale riot. β
Permanent Secretary Harry. Gordon raised an eyebrow, "...... And, in the current situation, it's not a good thing to be back in London. Given the poor relationship between you and the Prime Minister, it might be better for you to continue hosting delegations from the Shijie Nation Paranormal Organization here. β
ββ¦β¦ But this is a terrible sign for me! The biggest fear of politicians is being kicked out! Who knows if they will take advantage of my absence, to put some drudgery on me, or even to be a scapegoat...... All right! No matter how much the Prime Minister and the press try to distort the facts and fabricate rumours, the riots in London seem to have nothing to do with my department - unless it's the Antarctic penguins who are causing trouble in the streets! β
After venting his frustration at being excluded from the core of power, David . . Chancellor Potter finally held his head and complained not without frustration, and then finally turned to the most urgent and terrible crisis in England at the moment.
ββ¦β¦ Hey, forget it, I can't control the affairs of the cabinet! Prime Minister Mason can do whatever he likes! But, Harry, what is the situation with regard to the riots in London? Are Whitehall and Westminster still safe? I know that you civil servants have more accurate sources of information. He patted the laptop in front of him, "...... And unlike us pathetic politicians, who have to rely on the news media for intelligence! (To be continued......)